Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-07
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
METHODIST PRoTESTANTS' SEES
SION AT SALISBURY, MD.
Interesting Reports Heard-American
Bible Society's Work-Growth OF
Missions-Church Extension.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
SALISBURY, April Two meetings
were held Wednesday evening in the Meth
od!st Protestant and the Presbyterian
churches in the interest of Sunday schools
and Christian Endeavor, addresses being
made by Revs. c. X. McCaslin, ]. II.
Straughn S. w. Haddaway and others.
The conference opened it's second day
yesterday morning with devotional exer-
cises conducted by Rev. ]. l.. Nicholas.
After the call to order Rev. l.. 7. Wider
man. agent of the Maryland Bible So
ciety. spoke in the interests of the society,
saying that so great had been the demand
for Bibles, particularly in foreign fields,
that the society was in want of funds and
he urged that efforts be made by the
churches to increase their assessments.
While much being raised for the
missionary cause the society which fur
nished the foundation in the Bible should
not be left neglected.
The society rejoiced in the growth of mis-
sions and there were thousands being
Chrlstianized. That heroic leader Oyana,
had Christian wife. Methodist. and his
children had been baptised in that faith
and the influence has spread.
Church Extension.
The Church Extension Society held
meeting with Rev. John w. Gill, president,
and F. A. Holland, secretary.
Rev. ]. d. Kinzer of the board of man
ayers submitted the report 10 the funds
noting the churches assisted. Some discus
sion took place on the question of loaning
the money from the investment fund, but
the report was adopted.
The officers were elected as follows: Revs
]. NJ. Gill, president; ]. L. Straughn and j.
w. Trout. vice presidents; Messrs. f. A.
IL n11a and Ilar1 lot cnpraa tlrX- ng
treasurer, respectively; Rev. j. ID. kinzer,
j. S. Bowers, G. w. Haddaway and F. I.
Tagg, and Messrs y. T. Meginnis, T. a.
Murray. j. w. Chapman and j. NJ. Gilbert,
managers. The society adjourned.
The standing committee was appointed as
follows: Rev J. D. kinzer, J. l., St2ughn'
w. B. Cselton and w. G. Baker.
A Service of Prayer.
At II O'Clock the service of prayer was
held.
Rev. DR.. Lewis read paper recounting
the services of the veterans of the confer
ence-Rev. Drs. S. B. Switzerland, J. ].
Murray, David Wilson and w. S. Ham
mond-each of whom after fifty years serv-
ice is now inactive, with expressions of
love and sympathy, which was adopted.
Z. c. Mckoskey, c. p Nowlin and II. N
Veasey were appointed special committee
on the church home
Dr. Lewis surprised the conference by
the presentation of ten volumes of minutes,
records etc. covering the history of the
church from its incipency and organiza-
ton to 1904 completely. He gave resume
of the contents. saying that from the first
meeting of those excluded from the parent
church in McKeans school house i'll Balti-
more they now had a running account OF
some of the proceedings TO late day. He
expressed the hope that the church would
continue to make history, and that It's
record in the future would be one TO be
proud of.
A special committee Revs. ]. E Nichol |
son and ]. w. Balderson and DIR; j. W.
Herring. was appointed to formulate the
expression of the conference
Committee on Appeals.
The committee on appeals was elected,
Revs. ]. d. Kinzer. w. NJ. Strayer and j. l..
Mills and Messrs ]. w. Herring, NJ. A
Davis and ]. y. Warfeld
The session was resumed at 2 o'clock,
when Rev. DIR. Mills reported from the
trustees of the conference as TO how the
funds were invested, etc. The trustees
whose terms have expired are j. l.. Mills
j. NJ, Sheridan. ministry; X. watts ana l.
A. Murray. laymen.
The report of the governors at the Theo-
logical Seminary at Westminster was pre-
scented by Rev. DIR. kinzer, showing that II
was in a fourishing condition. having
twenty-five students, of whom seven Will
graduate in May and numerous improve
ments. The report was referred.
Rev j. w. Balderson reported on the
presidents report, expressing qualification
at the success noted by him-the CONVEX
sion of near three thousand souls. the rails
ing of over eighty-siX thousand dollars,
thirteen thousand over last year, and the
general advancement made.
Question of Union.
The question of electing a commissioner
to represent the conference in the move
nent for union with the Congregationalists
and the United Brethren came up, and after
much discussion Rev. DR.. T. H. Lewis was
elected with DIR. Herring as alternate.
A letter of sympathy ordered to be
sent to Mr. II. G. Grimes, the delegate from
West Washington, who was recalled by the
death of his father while on his way to
conference.
Rev c. Q. Bacchus moved that the next
conference be held on the first Wednesday
in April, 1906 Carried
Rev. c. S. Arnett asked TO be left without
appointment on account of Affections.
Granted
On motion the name of Rev. A. A. Bich-
ell was stricken from the rolls.
Yesterdays Session.
At yesterday afternoons session of the
conference request from st. Luke's Church,
asking a contribution of $1,000 was re-
ferred to the committee on church ex-
tension.
Clark Memorial Church requested the
loan of j. S. Bowers for the year, and the
request was referred to the committee on
fraternal relations. st. Johns Indepen-
dent Methodist Church requested the loan
of F. T. Benson. 1t was referred to the
same committee. ]. c.