Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

conference and the conferences of the M.
E. Church South and the Methodist Prot
estant Church to withdraw stations from
localities where one is weak and one or
Doth OF the others are strong, to the end
that all of Methodistic affiliations may con-
centrate instead of uselessly expanding the
same in the effort to maintain feeble in
dependence.
The association approved of the reduc-
ton of the hours of the publishing agents
or the Book Concern from nine to eight,
and passed resolution extending support
10 the proposed student conference. open to
al the students of the world. to be held at
Mountain Lake Park June to 80
For Book Depository.
Mr. SummerfieId Baldwin of Baltimore
offered a resolution and advocated it in
convincing talk; calling for the establish
ment of Methodist book depository in
Baltimore. The new president Of the as
ISOLATION will appoint committee to be
composed of three from each district to
consider plan to accomplish the object
of the resolution.
The conference once had depository.
which. the resolutions say. by a succession
Of untoward events was dissolved and the
property and other assets are in process
of distribution among the stockholders.
Addresses were delivered on the follow
ing subjects: Business Methods in Church
Management" Mr.. Walter Kirwan, Co
lumbia avenue, Baltimore; Temperance"
Mr.. Finley c. Hendrickson of the Cumber-
land bar; The Time Limit" ex-Congress-
man Milton G. Urner of Frederick; my
Own Spiritual Culture Mr.. Thomas G.
Deford. Gainesville.
Wants Common Sense Management.
Mr.. Kirwan said he wanted to see less of
so-called faith exercised in church man
agement and more common sense. He
said church finances receive paltry con-
sideration and & = handled in many of the
churches just as they we're a quarter Of a
century ago. That can only mean failure.
for the buSneSS-like manner must obtain
or else fail to accomplish results, just
as in secular affairs
lis il any wonder churches are waning
when the pastor is made packhorse? In
stead of devotng his entire time to the
spiritual needs and comfort Of his church,
he is devising schemes, not plans, but
schemes. l say, to raise money wnh winch
to defray the ordinary or current ex-
penses, including his own salary by hold
ing fairs, suppers, bazars. pink teas ana
entertainments of insolvable character.
IF an official member is unwilling to de-
vote the time necessary to care for the in
terest of his church he should resign and
make room for some one who will There
Is no room in the officiary in well-goV-
erned church for either drones or wall
flowers
would Restore Time L1u1L.
Mr. Uraer made spirited address on the
time limit and urged its restoration and
return to the methods and practices of the
Methodist fathers. He gave brief his
torical review of the time limit it being
two years from 1904 to 1864. when, until
1888, it was made three years. Then five
years was set, and later the time limit was
entirely abrogated. Mr.. Urner said he IA
vored three years. The ministers do not
have the same graces and the same slfts,
but they do the best they can. The time
limit eliminates friction and modification
and it gives variety. One of the ideas of
the Methodist Church is connectionalism
I'VE are not Congregationalists." declared
Mr.. Urner, but the spirit of the times is
to destroy connectionaliSm. on Whlch the
Methodist Church Is founded
Mr. Urner referred to the proposed con-
solidation of the Methodist Protestant.
United Brethren and Congregational
churches. all nearly as old as the Metho-
dist Church. as one of the fruits of having
no time limit. These churches. because OF
this. Mr.. Urner said. had grown but little.
Addresses were delivered yesterday after
noon by Rev. Theodore S. Henderson, field
superintendent of the general conference
and John T. Stone of North
Baltimore
Officers for Next Year.
The following officers were elected:
President-Walter Kirwan, West Balti-
more.
Vice presidents-J. S. Rawlings, Balti-
more; J. T. Stone, East Baltimore; c. w.
Heabod, Frederick district: Arson s. Nay
lor Washington, and DR.. John Neff, West
Baltimore
Secretary-Thomas G. Deford West Bal
timore.
Corresponding secretary-E. Don Hoff-
man, Baltimore.
Treasurer-Dr Herbert F. Gordas, Balti-
more.
Executive committee-G. Lane Taneyhill.
Baltimore; W. G. Conn. East Baltimore; s.
L. Lambkin, Frederick: G. w. F. Swart-
Zell Washington. and G. B. Timanus, West
Baltimore
The association considered favorably
resolution to fix a time limit MIR. e. Is.
Timanus of Laurel, brother of Mayor IL
manus of Baltimore. took an active part in
the deliberations of the convention.
Last night Bishop Mcdowell was enter
Schilling Mrs. Schilling is president Of
the Maryland department of the Woman's
Relief Corps Besides the bishop, the
guests were Rev. DR.. NJ. F. B. Rice, pre-
siding elder of the Frederick district; Rev.
W. w Barnes, Rev. B. F. Clarkson and
Rev. ]. w. Fleming.
The annual banquet of the Dickinson Col
was held at the Queen City Hotel last night.
Covers were laid for twenty-seven. Rev.
DR.. j. St Clair Neal Of Madison Avenue
Church. Baltimore, was POSTMASTER Among
the speakers were Rev. DR.. Harry s.
France Trinity Church; Rev. George c.
Bacon, Douglas Memorial Church, and Rev.
A. H. Zimmerman. all Of Washington:
Rev. ]. P. Wright and Rev. D. II. Carroll
of Baltimore.