Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-15
MARYLAND CONFERENCE, N. P. CHURCH.
Raltimore Nh lima 7tb 1907

MARYLAND CONFERENCE, N. P. CHURCH.
Baltimore, Nd, June 9Th 1907.
The quarterly conference of the Metho.
dist Protestant Church of Alexandria.
Dear Brethren: Tbs resolutions
passed by your quarterly Conference,
held May 2Sth, 1907, have been re-
ceiyed.
In reply will say | deeply regret the
conditions existing in your church pre-
yious to this conference year and the
consequent withdrawal of certain of
your members, and in compliance with
your request will make the following
statement:
After an interview with a committee
representing those Withdrawn / had
an interview with your pastor, Rev.
G. |. Humphreys, and two Of your
official members as to the possibility of
an adjustment of the trouble aud the
return of those withdrawn.
On later date MAY l6tb) at my
request committee of three from the
church and similar number from the
body Withdrawn met me in the Alexan-
dria NJ. P. parsonage, at which time, in
the interest of peace and harmony, |
submitted the following propositions
with the request that each committee
accept them aud report them to their
respective bodies for adoption
|. That the election at the annual
meeting to stand. Brothers Greenaway,
HantzmOn and Summers to take their
places in active relation with the Board
OF Stewards.
2. That resolutions from the church
to be adopted expressing regrets for the
occurrences OF the evening at the annual
meeting and its disspprovsl of any action
not in harmony with religious meeting.
3. That in view of grievances arising
from the ruling of the chairman, he, 10
the spirit of christian fraternity and hsr-
mony, make amends 10 the afflicted
parties.
The committee representing the church
accepted ell there propositions, while
that representing the body withdrawn
rejected the first proposition.
| then supplemented the first PROPOSE
tion with the following;
That all stewards of the church re-
sign and a new board be elected.
The president of the conference and |
one from each side be committee on
nominations, the united church 10 stand
by said nominations.
This was accepted by the committee
from the church, but rejected by the
other committee.
! then proposed the following:
That all stewards resign and a new
board be elected by the United Church.
This was accepted by the committee
rom the church, but rejected by the
,tber committee.
| then made the following proposition:
That committee on arbitration be
appointed, consisting Of three ministers
If the Maryland Anuual Conference,
me to be named by the church, one by
ne body Withdrawn and the other by
he president Of the conference, their
lecisiOn to be final.
This was also accepted by the corr
nittee from the church, but reiscted by
he other committee. You therefore see
hat the committee from ..ne church con-
ented to every Prop" sition made by the
resident OF tbS conference looking to a
econclllat'Cn. The committee from the
ody Withdrawn offered substitute for
ne first proposition, which was rejected
y the church because it was extreme
nd unreasonable.
The constitutional provision in the
iOok OF Discipline, Article 4, prevents
he president of the conference from
the body Withdrawn as
lelhodist Protestant Church, except by
he consent of the nearest quarterly con-
'rence, and have kept strictly within
ne bounds of the law 10 this respect,
OF having given that body any Official 4
.cognition. have not nor can take :
ny steps toward supplying the pulpit :
" the Sabbath services of the body |
ithdrawn.
| am Yours, Fraternally,
]. NJ. SHERIDAN,
resident Maryland Anu al Conference. l