Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-11
M P. CONFERENCE.

uC war iohu "A Hh""A lONH'SAS"N~ W
the Methodist Protestant Church, which
is in session in Alnutt Memorial Church,
Baltimore, on Saturday succeeded in
eIecting about one-half the number OF
its representatives to the General Con-
ference, which meets next month in
Washington. Twelve ministers and as
many laymen are to be elected. The for
tunate members so far are as follows:
Ministers-Presiden F. L. Little, OF
Baltimore Thomas II. Lewis, of West
minister; Hugh L. Elderdice, of West
minister; F. I. Tagg, of Baltimore ; j.
d. Kinzer, Of Georgetown, d. c., and
Walter r. Graham, of Easton.
Laymen-T. Pliny Fisher, of Denton;
J. w. Herring, of Westminster; Comp
troller G. T. Atkinson, of Crisfeld;
Daniel Baker, Of Baltimore, and Thomas
A. Murray, Of Baltimore.
These representatives were elected on
the first ballot. Another ballot was
taken Saturday, but the result will not
be announced until today.
As was predicted a lively debate was
precipitated Saturday morning over
the request for the conference to place its
Endorsement upon the Jackson Grove
Camp Ground project The report which
was adopted after long and spirited de
bate, merely recommended the project to
the "voluntary operation" of the mem
bers of the body and the churches they
represent.
The moral support of the conference
was also extended, "but," says the re-
port, Gin so doing the committee wishes
to state that the conference is in no wise
responsible for the success of the under
taking, either financially or otherwise "
The faculty of instruction recommend
ed that Rev. T. w. Crosby be ordained
on Sunday with the other candidates
whose names appeared on Saturday.
Renewal of licenses to administer the
ordinances were recommended to be given
to f. II. Jones, ID. NJ. Dibble, R. L..
Shipley, F. p Krauss, Clayborne Phil
lips, ]. Ernest Litsiuger, E. E. Parsons,
G.. l. Humphreys and b. A. Bryan.
During the morning session President
Little received into the conference on
trial VIM. B. Elliott, Frank NJ. Cliff and
George F. Norris.
The Church Extension Society recon-
mended the sum of 81, 900 to be assessed
upon the conference district for the next
year for that benevolency.
The committee to which had been re-
ferred the communication from the Bal
timore Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church regarding project to bring
about union of the two denominations
yesterday recommended to the confer
ence the same action as was taken by the
Baltimore Conference that is to request
the delegates to the General Conference
to memorabilia that body to appoint
commission to confer with a similar COM
mission to be appointed by the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church upon terms of union.
The report of the committee also spoke
highly of the fraternal spirit which seems
to exist between the two greatest Meth
odist denominations.
The conference decided to meet on the
first Wednesday in April, 1905, at Sails
bury, Md.
The II o'clock service was opened yes
terday by Rev. Dr. F. T. Little, presi-
dent of the conference. Rev. r. S,
Rowe, of Kennyville, Kent county,
preached the ordination sermon.
At the conclusion of the sermon the fol-
lowing were ordained: Thomas Wheeler,
George E. Brown, George J. Hooker, G.
r. Strausberg and P. w. Crosby. Rev
DR.. +. 7. Little delivered the charge and
blessing. Rev. w. 5. Phillips, secretary
of the conference, conducted the ex-
animation, assisted by Rev. J. w. Kirk,
DR.. S. B. Switzerland and Rev. r. S.
Rowe.
At2:30 o'clock in the afternoon memo
rial services were held. Communion was
first given under the direction of Presi-
dent Little.