The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-30
SAYS METHOD|STS
SHOULD SUPPORT
SCHOOL BETTER
Dr.. Richardson Provokes
Debate in M. E. Con-
ference.
In MEMORIAM SERVICES
Tributes Are Paid to Minis
ters Who Died During
the Year.
In MEMORIAM SERVICES

The first ripple of anything like dis
cord to disturb the meetings of the Bal
unore annual conference of Methodist
ministers, now in session at Foundry
Church, occurred today as the result of
an assertion by Dr.. c. H. Richardson,
presiding elder of the Baltimore dis
trict, to the effect that the Methodists
OF the Baltimore conference would do
well to support the Latin School Of Bal
timore IN better style than they have
been doing.
The statement brought a retort from
DIR. M. f. B. Rice, of Baltimore, who
said he would like to have some figures
regarding the matter before that report
went before the country at large.
At this point DR.. F. G. Goucher, presi-
dent of the Woman's College of Balti-
more, took the platform and gave fig
ures regarding the question in dispute
DR.. Richardson's Report.
Dr. Richardson's report was the
business that opened the session this
morning, after a brief time spent in de-
votional services. Completing his de-
tailed report of the condition of the
churches in his district, Dr. Richardson
said:
The total enrolment in the Baltimore
Latin School so far is 165 for this year,
one more than last year. It may be OF
interest to add that Of the 127 day stu
dents only 4S, which is 3S per cent, are
affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and Of the 3S boarding students
only II. which is 45 per cent, are so afil-
lated. OF these IT only come from the
boundaries of the Baltimore conference
The Methodist people of Baltimore,
and Of the Baltimore conference as a
whole. could well support much more
cordially than they do this institution
with great profit to themselves and to
it,
Speaking of the woman's College of
Baltimore, DR.. Richardson said:
She needs, pressingIy needs, at Ieas.
SSoo,oOo to wipe off this Indebtedness.
make her present absolutely solid, and
her future secure beyond peradventure.
! AT the conclusion of this report DR..
Rlce said he would like to have some
! figures on the matter. and fntinnated
that the small attendance at the Latin
| Schoo1 might be accounted for hv tba
large number of Methodist girls and
women at the Woman's College
DR.. Goucher Explains.
Dr. Richardson said this might be true
and added that he saw DIR. Goucher, the
president of the college, entering the
church, and that he might be able to
say something about the subject being
discussed.
| Nothing can be said In truth about
| the college," said DR.. Goucher, unless
1t be congratulatory. 1 want to say for
! the benefit or this conference in the be
ginning that 46 per cent OF the women
in the Woman's College are Methodists.
Bishop Moore, the presiding officer
OF the conference, then gave notice that
a committee had been appointed to iE-
| ye5tigdte the matter of the West Viz
ginia conference, occupying fields within
The boundaries of the Baltimore con-
ference. me committee. as announced,
consists Of W: S. Edwards, W. A.
| koontZ, Joel Brown. D. G.. Miller and
j. A Price. It will meet this after
| noon.
Candidates for Full Connection.
The candidates for full connection
with the conference were announced as
follows: r. ]. Nicholson. William C.
Harden, G. A. Luttren and Arthur II
Mckinley. They will be passed on this
evening.
/ The report of H. S. France. D. D.
presiding elder OF the East Baltimore
district, was then submitted, showing
that in his district the Sunday schools
and the Epworth League are doing ar
unusually good work There are IL GlC
Epworth Leaguers and II 900 Sunday
school scholars in his district. Conyrr.
stons numbering 725 were reported -
the district during the past twelve
months.
In Memoriam Service.
The special order at II O'Clock was
the in 2nemoriam service for the mem.
bers OF the conference who died during
the past year. The dead ministers. with
those who pronounced their memoirs. -
were as follows: Charles D. Smith. OF
Baltimore district, memoir by Durbir
q. Smith; G. w. Feelemeyer, of East
Baltimore district. memoir by John /.
Walsh; George v. Leech, of Washing.
, ton district. memoir by Joel Brown; J
b. Stitt and S. S. Wilson. of Frederick
district, memoirs by L. A Thir1keld.
The memorial addresses were preceded
by a short service Of prayer and hymns
At O'Clock this afternoon the min.
listers. with their wives, left the church
and marched TO the White House. where
they were received by the President al
) 2;30 O'clock.