The Washington times., 1903-04-03
DR.. NAYLOR EXPLAINS
UNION OF CHURCHES

ingtOn district this year, but many of
The churches have been greatly strength
cuaG.
North Capitol has paid $4,000 on her
Indebtedness. Douglass Memorial has
paid OF the entire debt of its parson-
age-S2,o Gee. Seventy souls have been
converted there
Wilson Memorial has completed
comfortable parsonage at cost Of
$500. most OF which has been sub
SERTED.
'ADacostta has subscribed and ex-
pended $4,000 in furnishing its audi
forum. Trinity took advantage Of cen
leunial by clearing OF 5000
On the Gaithersburs circuit TWO good
churches have been erected at a cost OF
$1,000, What has been heretofore X
Street Mission viii IN the future be rec
ognized as Bradburn Memorial
At a cost OF more than $4,000 a beau
tiful building as home for aged Meth
oGists has been erected. other buildings
/ opened are the Sibles Memorial Hos
pital, costing $4,000: the Deacoucs5'
Home and superintendent residence,
/ costing s25.500: Rust Hall. 20 be used as
q national training school. costing $780,
/ 600.
/ in closing We can say. not boastingly.
! hut gratefully. Methodism never had so
| firm grip upon the Nations Capital as
she has today"
The Rev. L. L. Watson reported on
the Wesley bicentenary. The provisions
( ara Thar HE coDF,rs-,,r .,.1a- - 7-.,1-.--,
/ as Wesley yeur; that Monday. April 6,
/ be designated as Wesley day: that May
20. by request of the Itinerants' Club,
! be set apart for Il study OF the life
and work Of the founder of Methodism
that the Baltimore conference, Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South. and the
Maryland conference, Methodist Protes-
tant Church be requested to appoint
| committees of three to cooperate with
a like committee OF this body TO arrange
for mass meeting 10 be held al Music
| Hall, or some other suitaSie place OF
the afternoon Of Sunday. June IS; ina
/ Assem- biies OF the same nature be heIC
I, / IN Washington and other centers: that
EpwoTth Leagues be requested 10 STUDY
the life of Wesley: that fund be rails
/ ed, 10 be known. as the Wesley Biceu
! tenaTy fund, one-half to go to the Ioca
= church. the ether half TO Preachers Ait
2 Society
Three members of the Washingto,
conference tcoIored) were introduced
'. The Rev. Or. Ernest Lyon. pastor O
= John Wesley Church, acted as spokes
2 / man. The Revs. ". ". Barnes. T. II
West, and Don S. Colt were appointet
/ q committee 10 convey the greetings .
the conference to the Washington con
ference. which will meet next week
: DR.. Wilson for Presiding Elder.
It was said at yesterdays session
,, that the Rev DR.. W l. Mcdowell hat
5 withdrawn his name as a candidate fol
4. the presid tng eldership of the West Bal
timoTe district. From the pTesen
. status of affairs the Rev. Dr.. L. B
Wilson, pastor Of Foundry Church
Washington, D. c.. seems TO be TIA,
most promising candidate for the posi-
ton. Dr.. Wilson was formerly pre-
siding elder Of the Washington district
and through his experience and na tura
ability as 4 leader. is conceded TO b
o admirably fitted 10 assume the cloa
q Of responsibility DR. Baldwin will re
. | linquish.
i matter Of general interest concern
ing Dr.. Wilson's prospective appoint
/ LlenJ Is FOUND N the TacI tnat he
Q president OF the National AntI-SaIoc
b League Other national officers Of thi
= organization are located in Baltimore
g and If Dr. Wilson is By appointment
- stationed here the national headquarter
= OF the league viii move with him. Con
2 siderable significance is attached there
d TO, since Baltimore would thereby be
l. come uhe center OF the most powerful
=. | force opposing the saloon in America.
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