Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
Report of the Treasurer.

Report of the Treasurer.
| Early in the session Rev. Frank r. Isaac,
| the conference treasurer, reported the be-
nevolent collections for the past year as fol-
| lows Baltimore district, S37,245; East Bal
timore district $16,610; West Baltimore dis
| trict, $1S,434; Frederick district, $S,25S;
Washington district. S2G.300.
| Immediately after this report A. w. DAVIS
| of Piedmont, w. Va, declared that the
committee on the state of the church was
| incorrect in it's statements made to the con-
| ference yesterday regarding the condition
| to was printed in The Star yesterday. In
stead of the church being in decline, Dr.
| Davis said, it is enjoying healthy growth.
! He moved to reconsider the vote of yester-
! day and to strike out that portion of the
report referring to the church's retrogres-
sion.
| This brought out vigorous protest from
| DR. w. A. KoontZ, chairman of the COM
mittee. Dr. Koontz maintained that he
| had not included the statistics of 1903 in
| his statement.
The report, however, was then recon-
| mitted with instructions to cut out the op-
| jectionable portions.
| The revised statistical report for the year
| 1905 was then read. This showed the fol-
! lowing figures on church membership: Pro-
bationers, 4,141, increase 342; full members,
| 46 SOL increase 15S; deaths 631, increase 10;
| total enrolment, 81, 633; total probationers
| and full members last year. O,JO2. showing
| ers 103. The number of baptisms is given
! as: Children, 1895; adults, 213. Sunday
| school membership is 1874, an increase of
| LOG. The value of church property is estl-
| mated at So, 9T6, 735, an increase over last
| year of $S4. 3S5; of parsonages, $o21,5oo an
| increase over last year of $50 $40: present
| indebtedness on church property, s261,795,
| decrease of AZ
The number of Epworth League chapters
| is given in this report as 222, an increase
| over last year of 13; active members T.
345. a decrease over last year OF 80; Junior
| chapters, 107, a decrease OF ID.
The following conference ofhcers were re-
| elected for the ensuing year: Statistical sec
retary, Emery Bennett; treasurer, Il. Il.
Isaac.
| Second Report on State Of the Church.
AT this point the committee on the state
of the church reported what Is left OF the
report of yesterday" and asked the confer
! ence to pass upon 1t again. The reframed
| report was more favorable than the former
| in that the statistics showing decline IN
| the last five years were entirely absent The
| fine organization of the church in the con-
| ference was dwet upon and was called al
| most perfect" 1t was stated that the re-
| vival spirit is still operative and the fu-
! ture bright in this respect
In the new report 1t was stated also as
! the general conviction of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church that child is not born
| into the kingdom of God but must wander
| world before he is saved. This belief, it
was stated, is against the teaching of the
| church doctrine.
| Rev. J. P Wright of Baltimore moved
| that the report be amended so as to read
| that the children are born into the church
| 1t was urged by some that If this amend
| ment were made the report would not rep
| resent the general conviction. The amend
| ment was carried, however, by a large ma
| jority
| The conference instructed the committee
| on Sunday observance to incorporate IN lts
| report instructions to the ministers of the
| conference not to contribute sermons and
| notes in Sunday school lessons to Sunday
| newspapers. After earnest discussion this
| order was passed by vote of 63 to a.
Statistical Showing.
| The statistical secretary, working with
| the committee on the state of the church.
| reported the following comparative figures:
| Total increase of the year 1905 over 1900
| All benevolences, $6.130; conference claim
| ants $3.50; sustentation, S27S; support for
| pastors presiding elders and bishops, 81 ,693;
current expenses of church, $3.50; current
| expenses for Sunday schools. So. IA; grand
| total in finances, S26O12; total Increase in
| church membership, 2.015.
The report of yesterday which was pro-
tested against, gave the comparison for the
| years 1890 and 1903, and is, therefore. not
| altogether discountenanced by the new re-
port. 1t showed a decline for these inter-
vening years.
| Just before the conference adjourned sine
| die the bishop read the following ministe
| rial appointments for the ensuing year:
Baltimore District
| Presiding elder, c. H. Richardson.
| Annapolis Church. G. w. Miller;
| Maryland Avenue, j. L. Walsh.
| Annapolis circuit. M. Hammersley.
Baldwin Memorial; w. c. Curley.
| Baltimore city-Bennett Memorial w. c.
! McHammock; City Station First church,.
| II. f. Rail- and w. w. Costen; Oxford, e.
| G. Sugg; Deaf Mute Mission. ID. E. Moy
| Ian: Eutaw Street, j. P. Wilson; Clifton.
| J. T. Ensor: Fort Avenue, w. F. Byrd:
| Grace Hampden, James McLaren; Guilford
| Avenue F. G. Watson; Ingram Chapel, H.
| Z. r. Peck: Madison Avenue, J. st. Clair
Neal; Mt. Vernon, b. F. Devries;. Mt. Yer
non Place, w. F. Sheridan; Patterson Me-
| mortal, s. w. Graffiin; Roland Avenue d.
B. Winstead; Roland Park, w. v. Malta
| Strawbridge, C. e. Guthrie: Twenty fourth
street. C. G.. Guelius; Wesley Chapel ]. NJ.
McGray; Woodbury.. v. A. Lorien.
| Baltimore circuit. j. d. Wenger and E.
Curtis Bay. Geo. Evans: Glyndon. F. G.
| Watson: Hunts. j. H. Brunges; Magothy
and Mt. Carmel, unsupplied: Mt. Washing
Enpwn 4 e sase
| b. w. Meeks; South River. J. w. Fleming:
| Swindell Memorial. M. r. Lowe; West
| River, w. d. Beall and r. B. Jones Supply.
East Baltimore District.
Presiding elder. II. s. France; Aberdeen.
| X. G. Murray: Baltimore city-AppoId. G.
| w. Hobbs; Bohemian Mission. L. d. Chada:
| Boundary Avenue. J. T. Hart: Broadway
". @. McKenney; Canton Street. w. c.
Chester Street. VIM. sheers: East BaIsi.
more Station. H. d. Mitchell; Exeter Street