Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-01
THE MODEL. MINISTER
Bishop Foss Talks Instruct
lively to Candidates.
TRIBUTE TO LANAHAN
ELDERS REPORTS IN N. E CON-
TERENCE AT BALTIMORE.
Encouraging Statements From Revs.
Naylor and Wilson-Laymen Favor
Restoration Of Time Limit.

all converted man, the speaker SAID, ADD
| ing that he had a conviction that one Of the
| sources of weakness of the church today
| was the dilution of spiritual power by the
| presence of number Of unconverted MEM
bers.
There have been abroad, and are now.
evangelists whose rose water presentation
| Of truth brings people into the church with
out conversion" he said. 1T is not enough
for man to admit that Jesus Christ is the
Savior Of men. That Is the first step. But
he must go farther. He must be converted
and must have the witness Of his CONVEX
sion In his heart. He must be holy man.
Not a perfect critic-not holy terror-but
holy man; one who. like Paul. became all
things to all men that he might save.
What you are will settle what you are
to become" the bishop continued. address,
ing himself directly to the young men stand
the Christian ministry will not depend upon
what you attempt, but upon what you are"
Encouraging Reports.
Encouraging reports of progress in their
respective districts were made by Presid-
ing Elders H. r. Naylor OF the Washington
district and Luther B. Wilson of the West
Baltimore district. Summarizing the work
Of the year, DR.. Naylor said there were
1000 more Methodists in the churches; that
the churches themselves had been improved:
there were more children in the Sunday
schools; that larger gifts had been made to
benevolent objects; that more real har-
mony existed in the societies; that there
was smaller Indebtedness on church prop
erty, and that a higher type Of spirituality
prevailed than ever before in the history of
the district. He reported the establishment
OF church societies at Mount Pleasant and
on the Conduit road leading out to Cabin
John bridge, near Washington and of an
otner suburban charge near the eastern linn
Its of that city. and of the purchase of
sites for the erection Of churches for the
nrst two congregations. He also said that
the new church building erected for Foun-
dry congregation at a cost of about s21O-
900 would be dedicated April To- During the
year 1904 was collected by the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, $1,000 by the
Woman's Home Missionary Society and
sl3'ooO was paid on church Indebtedness.
Tribute to DR.. Lanahan.
DR.. Wilson paid an appreciative tribute
to the memory and services to the cause of
Methodism of the late DIR. John Lanahan,
whose death occurred during the year and
who had been at the head Of the book de-
pository for many years. DR.. Lanahan's
name had been called sixty-five times dur
ing his life in open conference, Dr. Wilson
said, and as many times the answer was
returned, Nothing against him." Continu-
ing, the presiding elder said: IF suffered
my love to speak in praise of my dead
friend l should recount how, through long
with his faith for the strengthening of
MethOdisms foundation. and l should ven
ture to assert that not only his own age
is debtor to him. but that for the integrity
of his character and work he deserves well
of our ecclesiastical posterity''
A pleasant little incident of the session
was the presentation of a purse of money
to the retiring presiding elder of the Fred
erick district. DIR. w. l. McKenney, who
finishes his term of office with the present
conference, by Bishop Foss on behalf of
the ministers of that district and as an ex-
preston of their profound affection for him.
Candidates for the Ministry.
The conference went into executive ses-
sion after the presentation of the general
reports to hear the report of the board of
examiners and committee on ministerial
qualifications. The candidates who pre-
scented themselves during the session for
deacon's orders included F. R. Bayley
Charles Girelius, B. w. Meeks, A. B. Wood
]. H. Brunges L. NJ. Ferguson, G. L. Jones,
Charles E. Ely and U. 8. Wright.
Dr. Johnston and Woman's College.
1t was reported that Rev. DR.. Hugh John
ston, the present pastor of the First Church,
who is transfer" man from another con-
ference. whose term expires this year and
whose successor is to be another trans
fer" man, Rev. Henry Raul of New Haven.
conn.,, Will De PROVIDED Tor by being made
financial secretary of the Womans College.
1t is understood that the college will create
the office and will ask the bishop to con-
firm the appointment DR.. Johnston in 1t.
The duties Of the office will require it's
holder to travel from charge to charge
presenting the needs of the college and
making special appeals for the increase of
the present endowment fund of $500, co.,
The salary will be paid by the college.
Address on Korea.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Baltimore conference cele-
brated its anniversary during the after
noon. An address was made by Rev.
George Heber Jones, M. D., Of Korea He
said the annual cost of plumes for milli-
merry purposes was $5s.OO0.OOO. with that
amount" he continued. 81 could free
Korea. He touched upon the war between
Russia and Japan by saying that no matter
which nation Is the victor Korea will profit
spiritually. for the country will be opened
and Christianity will have a chance to scat
ter Its blessings with the advance of civili-
ration.
Laymen in Session.
Resolutions protesting against the Jim
Crow law, the Poe Acknowledgement amend
ment. the seating Of Read Smoot or any
other member of the Mormon hierarchy,
and against the liquor traffic were adopted
by the Laymens Association of the Balti-
more conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at the eighth annual meeting of
that organisation held in the lecture room
of Fayette Street Church yesterday after
non and evening. The organization also
indicated its desire for the restora ton of
the old fve-year time limit in the pastorate
of the church.
Some Problems of the Rural Church,
were considered at the afternoon session.
the discussion being opened by Mr. Lewis
M. Bacon. Mr. Bacon also made a strong
speech Of protest against the Jim Crow
law and Poe amendment, saying that his
record as democrat was too well known
to be open to question and that he op-
posed the measures referred to because
he felt that they would initiate against
the development of a higher type OF cfti-
zenship among the race against whom
they were directed, and that they were
contrary to the principles of Chr tan ty
Mr.. ]. 8. Wilmington spoke In the same
strain, saying that he was a democrat
and that he had come from a sIave-hoId-
ing family; that he had both inherited
and acquired prejudices in regard to the
colored race. but that he was strongly
opposed to the measures enacted. as he was
convinced that they would be subversive to
all true progress among the members of
the race, and as he felt that they were
contrary to the teachings upon which Chris
tian citizenship rests.
1 w. F. Roderick was elected one of the
vice presidents for Washington district and