Evening journal., 1907-03-25
Wilmington Conference To-
day Stirred by MatTOR to
Appoint Visiting Com
mittee Thete
CHARGE PROF. MITCHELL
WITH HERETICAL TEACHING

BY Telephone to the Evening Journal.
Smyrna, March 25-An attack upon
the orthodoxy Of the Boston School of
Theology caused quite a stir at the
Wilmington M. r. Conference session
this morning. 1t came up when the
report Of the Board of Education was
read providing for a board of visitors
to the school as follows: w. IA S.
Murray, L. e. Barrett and II. c. BurlSe.
Mr. Lightburne objected to sending a
committee to visit the institution which
he asserted had strayed from Method
list doctrine in taht its professors were
teaching higher criticism in manner
detrimental to the church. Mr. Light
bume moved that the names of the
committee he stricken from the list of
visitors to the conference. which would
withhold the recognition Of the confer
ence from the school as a school Of the
church.
II. C. Turner suggested that Mr..
Idghtburnes name be added to the
committee This was followed by
long discussion, during WHICH it de-
veloped that Prof. H. C. Mitchell. of
the school, had been teaching higher
criticism and other doctrines regarded
as heretical and that the Board Of
Bishops had refused to confirm his ap-
pointment to the faculty of the school
although the trustees had continued
him i'm the chair. It also came out
that the Central New York Conference,
of which Prof Mitchell is a member,
had appointed a committee to arrange
for his trial After much discussion
the Lightburne motion to eliminate the
committee was lost.
At the afternoon session the subject
will be reopened. when DIR. Watt will
offer a resolution endorsing the action
Of the Board Of Bishops in refusing to
confirm thee lection of Mitchell, and
also instructing the visiting committee
Of the conference to protest against the
retention of Prof. Mitchell in the school
faculty.
H. S. Dulaney ased TO be pltced on
the supernumerary list. He viii locate
at Fruitland. where he has business in
terests. ~
A memorial service followed the regu
lar business session this morning. At
it memoirs were read as follows: On
the Rev. T. j. Norris. by J. p. Otis;
ON Mrs. J. A. b Merritt by w c. Poole;
on Mrs Elizabeth +. ritlow, by c. A.
Hill: on w. r. Hammond by w. l.
S Murray; on Bishop McCabe, by T..
j.. Martindale.
SMYRNA. March 25.-sunday was the
biggest day Of Conference, hundreds Of Wis
itors nocking TO the churches and listening
to the sermons preached by the various
clergymen. as well as the mastery effort
of Bishop Berry at Asbury, who chose as
his subject 20. That 1 Might Find Him.
in part the Bishop said;
Dear brethren, II is only when we look
forward to the day of the unclouded vision
that we can endure the burdens and trials
Of this present life, and. anticipating that
vision. we "glory in tribulauon also"
Bishop Berry lkened God to a kind and
loving father, rather than a stern, mailed
warrior as sometimes pictured, saying
that when the visor and helmet Of stern
ness was remved from his countenance
His children knew Him as He was. In
conclusion, the speaker held his hearers
spellbound with burst Of remarkable
eloquence, saying. Mine eyes shall be-
hold. For such a vision I impatiently wait
for such a vision I look forward with
fA--t'+@
throbs with an inexpressible longing; fol
such a vision-for just one smile from His
lips-I will make any surrender, carry
any burden, welcome any defeat, accept
any privation, endure any pang' and
20 through any sorrow. Mine eyes shall
behold No longer shall look toward
Him with dim and uncertain gaze. But
with clarified, unclouded perfected, rap
turous vision 1 shall see Him-shan see
Him face to face"
The report Of Statistical Secretary II. A
G. Westerheld, which viii be ready to-day
embraces many matters Of the greatest In
terest to the Methodists Of Wilmington
and the entire State A few Of the figures
which will be presented are as follows;
Wilmington District
Number Of full members, $3.50; Sunday
, schools, rs; number Of scholars. 1lSSsi
number OF churches, 6s; probable value