Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
SUMWALT NAMED
PRESIDING ELDER
Many Surprises by Bishop at the Close
of Methodist Conference at Cum
berland Yesterday.

which will protect every state and locality
In Its valid enactments. against the liquor
traffic and that a copy Of this resolution
be sent to Representative Pearre"
Rev. Frank r. Isaac. conference treas
| urer. made his report. The benevolent col
lections amounted to S12S,O15. The largest
eign Missionary Society, and $1,10S, in the
Woman's Home Missionary Society. The
largest contribution was for missions. being
$3.50 while the Woman's Missionary So
ciety (home and foreign contributed $32,-
los. The contributions for benevolences by
districts were follows:
Baltimore. $41 ,995; East Baltimore. S19.-
! SsS: Frederick. $11.27S; Washington, $685.
sos; West Baltimore. $40, 965 Rev. A. A.
BirshelI was transferred from the Whining
ton conference and Rev. c. ]. Price was
transferred to the West Virginia confer
ence Rev. c. E. Dudrear of Washington
was placed on the superannuated list
Controversy Settled.
The joint commission. consisting of Revs.
R B. Ward, c. B. Graham, L. W. Roberts,
]. S. Robinson and c. H. Lakin of the West
Virginia conference. and Revs. M. F. B..
Rice, w. W. Barnes, W. A. Koontz. c. H.
Richardson and John Edwards of the Bal
timore conference, to adjust the contro-
versy between the Baltimore and West Vir-
ginia conferences regarding the occupancy
of certain territory within the geographical
boundary of the former, reported that
meeting held at Mountain Lake Park
1t developed that Grantsville is within the
bounds of the West Virginia conference ex-
cept the Mount Zion appointment. which
was given to the West Virginia conference
by mutual arrangement nearly thirty years
ago. The West Virginia conference con-
coded that Swanton. Blaine. Gormania and
Bayard within the limits Of the Balti-
more conference, but that the work had
been taken up and developed by the West
Virginia conference and had II not done SO
the two conferences would have nothing to
contend for along that part Of the Western
Maryland railroad" To disturb the exist
ing relations Of that work to the West Vir-
glnia conference would not improve the
condition Of the work itself and would seri-
ously embarrass the work in the Oakland
district of the West Virginia conference.
1t was finally determined that the bounda-
~ be SO changed as to include the churches
and congregations now in the Bayard,
Blaine. Gormania, Grantsville and Swaaton
circuits within the West Virginia confer
eIce.
To Enlarge Preachers Powers.
The conference voted in favor Of a reso-
luton by Rev Charles E. Ely memorable
ing the general conference to amend the
discipline of the church that the preacher
in charge. whether on trial in the confer
ence or ordained local preacher be author
lied to administer baptism The same
preacher now can perform q marriage cere-
mony. but cannot baptfze. The resolution
went through without discussion.
A resolution sent up from the laymen's
convention brought about some discussion.
1t recountS useless expenditure of money
in territory where the Methodist Episcopal
Church South may be strong and the Meth
Odst Episcopal Church weak. or the re-
verse and asks that a plan be devised for
q withdrawal and the conflicting interests
arbitrate. This brought forth a statement
from Bishop Mcdowell, who said that he
had encountered this very trouble in confer
ences before. but in Missouri a plan had
been formulated that had worked well. 1t
was a policy of simultaneous withdrawal
from the two places at once. A joint COM
mittee of two conferences meets and agrees
to recommend Withdrawing from towns In
question The essence Of the matter is
that 1t Is done In pairs. Getting the case
dealt with in pairs relieves all friction.
The spirit of the resolution was approved
by the conference and the matter was re-
ferred to the presiding elders, who will pro-
cure the Missouri plan and adapt 1t to local
conditions. The matter will he finally de-
termined by the next conference.
The full list of appointments is as follows:
Baltimore District.
Rev. ]. c. Nicholson. presiding elder. An
napolis First Church, G. w. Miller; Mary
land Avenue, ]. L. Walsh: Annapolis cir
cult, ]. W. Hammersley; Baldwin Memorial.
o. e. Lang; Baltimore, Bennett Memorial,
F. A. Killmon.- City Station-First Church,
Il. F. Hall, "; A. Haggarty; Oxford, W; A:
Mute Mission, D. E. Moylan; superintend-
ent of Eutaw, E. L. Hubbard. Fort Avenue,
w. E. Bird; Grace, Hampden, B. w. Meeks;
Guilford Avenue, J. P. Hand; Epworth.
Ralph Pearce: Madison Avenue. J. st. Clair
Neal; Mount Vernon. B. F. Devres; Mount
Vernon Place w. F. Sheridan; Park Place,
Strawbrldge. c. E. Guthrie; Patterson Me-
mortal, S. w. Graff1in; Roland Avenue, D.
B. Winstead Roland Park, w. v. MALTA
lieu; South Baltimore, K. G. Murray; Twen-
ty-fourth Street J. W. Edwards: Wesley
Chapel George L. Jones; Woodbury. Ave-
nue., V. A. Lonier; Baltimore circuit, j. l.
Winger. L. c. Cawde, w. E. Cairley, ]. E.
Snyder; Calvert, H. E. R. Reck: Chestnut
Ridge, A. A. Bichell; Curtis Bay, to be sup
Piled Glyndon, F. G. Watson; Hunts, H.
". Burgan; Leonardtown, E. DaugIerty;
Magothy and Mount Carmel. Henry Nice
Mount Washington, Joel Brown; Reisters-
town, w. Nick. Hammack; Smithville, W.
]. Meeks; Solomon's, Jeremiah 1. Winger
der; Swindell Memorial, U. c. Parrish; St
Mary's, H. R. Muller; West River L. M
Ferguson John F. Goucher, president Of
Woman's College, member of city station
quarterly conference: John B. Van Meter
professor Woman's College. member of
Roland Park quarterly conference; H. H.
Clark. chaplain United States navy, member
of First Church. Annapolis, quarterly con-
ference; l.. T. Waterman, agent Maryland
Bible Society. member of city station quar-
terly conference; Hugh Johnston secretary
of trustees Woman's College, member Of
city station quarterly conference; w. w
Davis. superintendent of Mountain Lake
Park and dean of schools member of Madi-
son Avenue quarterly conference.
East Baltimore District.
Rev. w. L. Mcdowell. presiding elder.
Aberdeen. L. A. ThfrkeId; Baltimore Ap-
pOld, G. W. Hobbs; Bohemian Mission, F.
B. Chada: Boundary Avenue, j. W. Ham
mersley: Broadway w l. McKeuuey: Cam
ton Street, w. c. Babcock: Caroline Street,
r. r. Isaacs Chester Street. William
Sheers: East Baltimore. Fl. D. Mitchell:
Exeter Street, r. E. Benson: Greenmount
William Harris: Hartford Avenue, j. l.. Nc
Lain: Highland, A. B. Wood: Homestead
Conrad Hardecker; Italian Mission. Fran
cesco Guglielmi; Jefferson Street, A. F.
Campbell: Madison Square. J. II. Ensor;
Milton Avenue, J. H. Hyatt: Montford
Avenue, Z. s. A. Havener: North Avenue
w. F. Roberts: North Baltimore c. s.
Bigss; Orangevile, j. T. Hart: Waverly,