Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23

and suggestions en- the question of denomi-
national union that are presented to the
conference and duly report thereon. Action
by the conference in the matter will there
fore probably be delayed for several days at
least.
The representatives of the United Breth-
rem ChuI ch Rev. DIR. William M. Wheatly,
secretary of the board of church extension
Of his denomination, was introduced to the
conference and he was acquainted with the
fact that the body had decided to hear him
and the Congregationalist representative
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The secretary announced that commune
cation the subject of church union had
been received from the Baltimore Methodist
Episcopal conference, but its contents were
not diVulged. 1t will Oe read when reported
from church union.
The first business after the noon re-
cess was the election of editors of the
two UNCONVENTIONAL papers. Rev. S. T.
Tagg of Baltimore, president of the con-
terence, was reelected editor of the
Methodist Protestant and Rev. DIR. NJ. l..
Jennings of Pittsburg, the present editor
OK the Methodist Recorder, was also re-
elected, both by unanimous vote.
Conference Committees Named,
The session opened at $50 o'clock this
morning with devotional exercises conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. E. S. Brown of Iowa After
the calling of the roll and reading of the
minutes of Saturdays session President
Tagg announced the appointment of the
following regular committees:
Publishing interests.-W L. Wells, W. M.
Strayer, A. l.. McKeen. G. M. McManiman,
J. J. Barge, ]. Allen Holt. William Drury,
c. A. Benjamin. E. E. Massey
Course of study-W. w. Lineberry, S. B.
Tredway, ]. E. Goar, J. M Gill A. ].
Richardson c. A. Stewart, S. R. Harris, B.
F. FARRELL. ]. s. Adds.
BOnuda rpS-W Z
D. q. Helwick. Richard Pacey, T. J. Og-
burn, Daniel Baker j. NJ Fonda, w. B.
Goucher, A. A. Hicks.
=, Revision.J W. Gray, J. L. Mills, ]. A.
SeAy, a. b. Purdy, e. L. Whitaker, A. l..
Reynolds, G. B. Moore, F. A. Murray, E.
M. Allen, Rufus Williams, A. W. Steuart
Certiticates-W. A. Bunch, R. S. Nc
Garety, ]. l.. Scarboro S. S. Fisher, c. F.
Hour, j. NJ. Fodge.
Foreign missions-C. D. Sinkinson, w. r.
Graham, M. l.. Jennings, j. F. McCulloch,
s. ]. Geddes, NJ. c. Jackson, ]. w. Herring.
T. H. Crenshaw. A. E. Leary, c. w. Wa
terman, J. W. Kidd.
Journalism. H. Bentley, c. A Cecil, T.
H. Jeffers, J. r. Lenhart, ]. P. Morgan, j.
w. Murphy, ]. D. Cathell, ]. A. Grinell, j.
M. Wills.
Fraternal reiations-A B. Purdy, E. W.
Price. A. J. Altman, NJ Gingeling, J. G..
lockwood.
Judiciary-T. H: Lewis, ]. L. Barclay, D.
-.
rison, w. c., Adamson, F. X. Breerly, Prof.
w. w. Tapp, T. P. Fisher.
Educational. l.. Reynolds, ]. D. Kinzer,
Geo. Shaeffer, M. d. Helmick, r. M. An
drews, U. S. Fleming, r. 7. Pickens, ]. N.
Warfield. Prof. w. C. Faust.
Ministerial education-G. r. Brown, ]. F..
Bailey, J. M. Holmes, M. F. Tiff, ]. D..
Williams. DR.. G. T. Atkinson. DR.. R. H.
Speight G. B. Brown. G. G.. Shirley.
temperance. C. Poston, ]. 3. Denton,
NJ. l.. Smith, ]. A. Moray, James Irwin, G..
W. Michael. G. w. Newell.
Finance. Med. Radford s. Q. Hooper,
A. E. Leary, ]. l. Vincent, S. w. DUNCAN,
A. NJ. Rankin. T. j. Stickler.
Y P S. c. &c. F. Swift, c. e. Shep-
pard, c. L. Queen, William Porter. B. F..
Save, ]. c. Roane, w. Mearns.
Ritual-W. M. Strayer b. w. Anthony, J..
F. McColIoch. ]. f. Clarke, J. A. Selby, T.
J. Stricken, T. P. Fisher, William Drury
Horam Horn.
Communications-W. l.. Fagg, w. w.
j. l. Sw.ndler.
Sabbath observance-s E. Matthews, L.
! M. McGraw, j. w. Wilson D. c. Atkins, A.
| I. Nelson.
Presidents report--R. T. Tyson, E. s.
Brown. w. D. Goar, j. H. Roberts. DIR. 1. ~
Mclean
Home missons-H L. Elderdice, J. C. Nc
Cain, c. Fl. Hubbell G. B. Lane, Eli Yocum,
Samuel NJ. Hall, r. r. Headly.
Sunday schools-G p. Miller L. A. Smith,
]. NJ. Knowles, ]. c. Coons, H. E. Moreland,
w. +. Pickett, DAVID A. Dun.
Statistics-C o. Stubs, ]. r. Lenhart, j.
| w. Kirk. L. A Smith. A. w. Rucker, Stew
art Beers. Fred. Smith,
Asks for Committee of Conference.
A communication was received from Rev.
VIM. Fl. Roberts, DID,, LID, stated clerk
of the general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, and secretary
| of the inter- church conference on marriage
and divorce, asking that representatives be
appointed by the general conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church to confer
with members of the inter-church confer
| ence on the question before It. commit
| tee on moral reform was appointed, to
| which this communication was referred
Communications were also received from
numerous conferences In regard 10 boun-
| daries, and were referred to the committee
| on boundaries.
| Rev. Dr. J. E. Gilbert of this city, general
secretary of the American Society of Re-
| ligious Education, was permitted to address
| the conference the work of his organi-
cation. DR.. Gilbert said proper attention to
spiritual education was not being given
| by educational institutions of the country
| and asked the cooperation of the Metho-
/ dist Protestant Church in the work OF dis
| seminating literature intended to better
/ fhoSa conditions Dr Gilbert was iuyftad