Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-26
IN THE CHURCHES.

have been officially announced as IoIo"s'
The western conference at Winona Lake
Ind, June 1926; the southern conference
at Lookout Mountain, Tenn, July lilo, and
the northern conference at Silver Bay on
Lake George, N. Y, July 22-31.
The Winona gathering will be the hrst
of these conferences to be held in the west
though this will be the second year for the
southern conference and the third for the
one at Silver Bay.
The purpose of these conferences, as re-
ported, is to afford a practical training
school for missionary workers in Sunday
schools and young peoples societies and to
combine with such training the facilities
for rest and recreation that most Christian
workers are obliged to seek in connection
with their brief summer vacations.
The list of speakers for the conferences
of 1904 is not yet complete, but among
those who have promised to assist on the
programs of one or more OF these CONFER
ences are the following: Rev. John e.
D.. Mr.. Samuel B. Capen, Ii. D., Mr.
John r. Mott, Mr.. Robert e. Speer, Mr..
John Willis Baer, Rev. Charles L. Thomp-
son, D. D.. Rev. E. E. Chivers, D. D., Rev
D. D., Rev. A. L. Browne, Rev. E. H.
Dutton. Rev. William NJ Bell, D. D., Rev.
A. w. Halsey, D. D., Rev. Willis r. .Hotch-
kiss, Prof. T. H. P. Sailer. Phi. D., Messrs.
.. )
s. Myers, John w. Wood, Don o. Shelton,
S. H. Hadley, M. E. Trotter and Harry
Monroe.
1t is expected the missionary secretaries
for young peoples work of the leading mis-
sionary boards of America will be present.
In addition to these, an invitation has been
extended to leaders and workers in ma
tional, state, district and local Sunday
schools and young peoples organiZa tons.
Missionary secretaries and other leaders
who are in closest touch with church
tivties have come, it is stated, to regard
these summer conferences as one of the
most effective agencies for the equipment
of young people for leadership in mission
airy work in the local churches.
Reduced railroad rates and combination
of other favorable conditions have made it
possible, 1t Is said, to offer the benefits of
these conferences to representatives of
Sunday schools and young peoples societies
for but little more than half of what ordi-
narily would be the expense of such vaca-
ton privileges.
Additional information concerning these
conferences is being furnished by "the
young peoples missionary movement" 1856
9Th avenue, New York city.
The Baltimore annual conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church begins its 10th
session in that city next Wednesday,
Bishop Fitzgerald presiding. The thirty
eight charges of the Washington district
have, with few exceptions, asked for the
return OE tnelr respective pastors, ana all
have requested the return Of DR.. H. r.
Naylor to the presiding eldership of the
district.
At a recent largely attended quarterly
conference of the Hamline charge, corner
9th and p streets northwest resolutions
commendatory of the administration of it's
pastor, DIR. Lucien Clark, and that of DIR.
Naylor as presiding elder, and asking for
continuance in their respective positions,
were unanimously adopted by standing
vote. And DR.. Clark has been the recipi-
ent of expressions of hearty concurrence in
the sentiments of the conference on the
part of others who were unavoidably
absent. A like concurrence of feeling, it
may be sad prevails throughout the MEM
bership. probably the largest of the de-
nomination in the city. DIR. Clark has
endeared himself, 1t is said, to his people.
young and old, by a jealous, faithful and
impartial discharge of the varied duties of
the pastorate. None of his many able
predecessors has been wiser in admins
tratfon. more acceptable in pulpit dis
courses or more conscientious and impar-
tial in the important matter of pastoral
visitation. This is the verdict of the con-
gregatton.
The annual members meeting of North
Carolina Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church was held Monday evening March
Il BY unanimous vote the return of the
present pastor, Rev. A. Norman Ward. was
requested. John 6. lockwood was elected
confer
ence, and w. B. Marche the alternate. Of
hcers for the ensuing year were elected as
IolioWs: Board OF trustees, w. B. Marche
j.; r. Ferguson, w. A. Dodge, w. G.
H. E. Martyr, A. B. Slime, Charles Council
mann. Oden A. Carrick A. p. Seller. j q.
lockwood, Geo. s. Dodge, Charles Davis
]. A. Boarman
The twenty fourth general conference Of
Methodist F.niSrOna1
Will meet in Los Angeles, CAL in Nav next
In regard to the organization of the denomi
nation in this country the Northwestern Ad-
vocate prints the following facts. For MANY
years after Methodism began in America.
all the preachers who could attend met to-
gether in annual conference These. how
ever, were not formally organized into a
church until the close of 1854, when, at the
call of Freedom Garrettson and others.
about sixty ministers met at Baltimore De-
cember "A, in Lovely Lane Chapel Thoma 8
Coke, whom Wesley had appointed super
intendent OF the Methodist societies in
America, presided. After several days' de-
liberation the Methodist Episcopal Church
was organized, and Francis Asbury was
elected and consecrated Superintendent
In view or the forthcoming conference in
Los Angeles. the first in four years. the
following statement of the work of this
churchs missionary organization is given
These facts were prepared by the officials
and are. therefore. regarded as authorita-
public through the regular channels of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The total membership in foreign confer
ences has grown from 1S2, 1o4 In 1899 to
2l6.4i6 in 1903, an increase of 81 372. or !.
per cent. The regions most fruitful in
accessions to membership have been: Korea
(from 1897 to 500. the Philippines (from
a handful to 7.S42), northwest India
(from 34,469 to 42,612) Gujarat district
Bombay conference (from 3443 to 1O9S5).
The number of Sunday school pupils has
grown from 191,917 to $50, 15S, a gain of
3S. PAL. or 10 per cent.
During the quadrennium now closing the
missionary society has expended Si947.-
1912 on domestic missions, this amount
being used in experimenting the scanty
salaries of over 1900 Methodist pastors
who are at work in very needy fields, In
affordEg special emergency relief to few
such from time to time and in providing
the entire salaries of few men who are
at work in regions where their work is
supervisory and where such contributions
for self-support as are made go to local
pastors.
Domestic mission work Is carried on In
fifteen languages; 1t touches practically
every state and territory of the United
States and the noncontiguous regions OF
Porto Rico and Alaska. An appropriation
for work among Korean emigrants in Ha-
wall was first made during the present
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