Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-06
THE METHODISTs.

Yesterday was the Ihlrd days session
Of the Maryland Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church nov being
held In Washington.
The frat business taken up was the
reading Of tho annual report OF the Wash
lngton and Alexandria branch of The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
and tho report showed the finances o.
the organization to be 10 good condition.
The annual report of tho Western
Maryland College at Westminster was
made by its president, Rsv. De-. Lewis
There are 245 students, 2 In excess Of
the number enrolled the preceding ses-
sion.
Rev. d. ], Kiuzsr, president OF the
board Of governors of the We-tm ns'er
Theological Seminary, made tina annual
report for that institution. he stated
hat SO students are In attendance and
that the present year had been ssuccsss-
ful one.
The election OF trustses Of the confer
ence resulted as follows Rev. T. T.
Little, Rev, 8. J. Smith, Rev. J. II.
Roberts and Rev. G. A. Benjamin.
1t wss announced that the following
would be ordained for the ministry San,
day; Messrs. n. G. Clorsh, @. M. Ell
derdice, W. p. Roberts, l. 2. Smith,
q L. Bunce and }. 7. Bailey.
Bisbop Mcdowell had q busy dag al
Cumberland, Md, yesterday. He pre-
sided over tho executive session of the
N. E. conference Ia the morning aud In
the afternoon he attended the meeting oil
the laymen, delivering 8 short address,
aud then he conducted the conservation
ceremony Of tie desconesses. Besides,
20 bald cabinet meeting and his usual
reception.
The entire session Of tho conference
was secret. TIE characters of csndi-
dates for !Es ministry we're passed upon
snd the results Of the examination made
known.
The following we're admitted on trial /:
Albert E Ogg, Harry G.. Spencer, vii.
son It. Jsrboe, Benjamin / Mc0o van.
O. Leroy White, Louis o. Carroll and
William Fletcher Casey.
The following will be ordained on
Sunday TO be travelling deacons Edwin
r. Fellenbaum, James A. Haugh, Wal.
ter G. McKenney, Daniel L. Enui, +;
local deacons, Charles W. Lsnhau,
John A. ahSskey AID Albert E. Ogg.
TIE conservation Of deacoresses took place
az the anniversary Of the Homaus Foreign
Missionary Society Ia the afternoon.
The lsymen took mp The resolution sent
down by the conference calling for increased
pay for numher Of pastors, N tier which
hes been uppermoSt 10 the present co fer
epce. The resolution was faVorably reported
and sd pied without dissent
A resolution was adopted that conference
collections to be used ex lnsively for the
benefit Of the veterans Of the church and
their widows and orphans aud that the
funds Of the Preachers Aid Society should
be augmented to the sum.
A resolution was sdopted 10 secure 90
agreement on the part OF the Bait NOR. con.
ference and tie confereu es Of he Methodist
Eplscopdl OuuTcn cOutn anu tue Metbodlss
Protestant Church TO withdraw stations from
localities where one Is weak and one or both
OF tn others gre strong, 10 the end that all
Methodishc affiliations may Concentrate in.
stead of uselessly exPending the same in the
effort 10 maintain feeble iEde Evidence.
The association conlidered iayorably a
resolution to FIX time limit.
The following officers vera elected:
FFesident-WRlter KiTSan, West Balti.
more.
Vice. Pfesidents-J. 8. Rawlings, Balh.
more; J. T. Stone, East Baltimore; c. w.
Heahold, zEfedeticiC district. Apsop 5. Nay.
Iet, Washington. aud DR.. John Eeo, Wea
Baltimore.
SscTst,ry-Ihauss O. Dssbri. West Bali.
more.
seUrrspoudina ssSFsssr5--E, Don Hcf.
s1sn, Ratttzore.