Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
NJ. P. CONFERENCE
CLOSES BUSINESS
Appointments for Ensuing Year
Announced Last Night.
PROVISION FOR NEW CHURCH
Money for Edifce to Be Erected IN
This City.
PLEA FOR INCREASED SALARIES
Reports of Committees and Boards
Read and Disposed of-Next
Meeting Place.
PLEA FOR INCREASED SALARIES

Kew. Dr. L. II. Lewis, president Of West
ern Maryland College, presided over the
closing session Of the Maryland annual
| conference Of the Methodist Protestant
| Church, which began at the Rhode Island
| Avenue Church at 7:30 o'clock last even
| ing. When he called the meeting to order
| the main auditorium, the adjoining Sunday
! school rooms and the balconies were
crowded to their capacity.
, Rev. 8. B.. Switzerland of the superan-
| nuated list made short address at the
| opening, during which he declared that it
| was one of the pleasures of his life to be
| able to tell the members of the conference
| that he had been able to give the best
years of his life in the service of the con-
| ference.
Rev. ]. D. Kinzer of Baltimore made a
| motion that the assignments by the presi-
| dent be read twice, and from different parts
| of the church, so that the audience would
! be able to hear the list as read. The mo-
| tor prevailed
The report of the committee on education
| was read. 1t stated:
I'VE have read with much interest the
| report from Western Maryland College SUBJ
| mitted by the vice president, w. r. Nc
Daniel. and most heartily commend the
judicious and faithful service he has rem
dered during the absence of the president.
His administration has been in every re-
spect satisfactory, and he and the college
are to be congratulated upon the increase
in the student roll
we regret that the endowment plan in
augurated at the last conference was tenn
porarily interrupted. and trust that con-
dtions will favor an early and efficient re-
sumption of special effort to provide for
this needed fund.
I'VE congratulate the alumni association
on its splendid work for endowment, and
rejoice to report the hope that $4,000 will
be raised by commencement day, 1907.
Westminster Seminary.
I'VE congratulate the board of governors
of the Westminster Theological Seminary
upon the excellent report herewith sub
mitted, and especially invite our people to
carefully read it. 1t is gratifying and en-
couraging to know that the student roll is
the largest in the history of the institution.
We congratulate the conference and
the church upon the steady increase in
the number Of our students at the semi
nary, and upon the further fact that while
men and strange doctrines have found their
way into some of the schools of the
| prophets. our teachers have been true to
the standards approved among us. We
express our qualification that the endow-
ment fund of the seminary has gone be-
yond the 5000 mark, and that the perma-
nent scholarship fund has received con-
sideration and some substantial addition
I'VE congratulate the board of governors
upon the enlarged building which doubles
the capacity of the seminary. and we are
rejoiced that 5000 of the proposed silver
jubilee fund has been secured"
Continuing the report sets forth:
1t is interesting to know that forty
seven charges in the Maryland conference
have paid over $1,000, and that there are
eighty-eight yet to be visited. We again
call upon our pastors and churches to CO.
operate with the board of governors and
President Elderdce in the prosecution of
their well matured and promising plans
q he
standard of the curriculum and approve
the plan proposed in the report of the board
OF governors. We cannot close this re-
port without some expression of our appre-
citation of the wise, painstaking and eff
hc1ent services of Revs. DR.. H. L. Elderdice
president of the seminary. For ten years
he has occupied with success this impor-
tant and responsible Office"
In conclusion it was recommended that
the usual assessment of 81. 800 be laid upon
the district. and that Rev. DR.. Elderdice
De assigned as president Of the seminary.
The report was signed by Revs. T. o.
Grouse w. B. Judefind. N. o. Gibson and
IN. Mayfield. DR.. Charles Billingslea and
Daniel Baker.
Church Extension.
The report of the committee on church
extension stated:
I'VE have carefully considered the report
of the board Of managers Of the Confer
ence Church Extension Society, and would
recommend the adoption of the first and
third Items Of the report. Referring to the
second item. we would recommend that the
$62 80 paid by the board of invested funds to
the Bethany charge on ground rent be ap-
propriated from that fund to that pur-
pose; that the fourth item of it's recommen-
datlon relating to the borr owing Of money
to pay and deficiencies in appropriation, be
ADOPTED. to become operative at the next
session. and with these changes recommend
the adoption of the report as a whole
ha
prfated to the Baltimore charge on the
new church enterprise at Towson be paid
to the treasurer Of the Church Extension
society. to be held as part of the building
fund for the enterprise named. We have
also carefully considered the report of the
Church Extension Society of the District of
ence pledge to the new church enterprise
of Washington the sum of $1,000. to be paid
in three yearly installments. on condition
that they proceed to build church and
that the District of Columbia Church Ex-
tension Society raise $1,000 and the board
of home missions appropriate 81 600 and
that the report of the Church Extension
Society Of the District of Columbia be
adopted.
I'VE recommend. further, that Cherry
dale, Va, be placed in charge of the Church
Extension Society Of the District of. CO.
lumbia and under the care of the pastor of
the Potomac charge.
I'VE have read with interest the report Of
the Church Extension Society Of Baltimore
ana are especially grained with the SpleQ-
did progress Of Waverley charge"
A number of changes in boundaries were
recommended and adopted.
The Appropriations.
The appropriations were as follows:
Amelia. salary, SIS; Baltimore circuit, new
church at Towson. 5000: Bethany, salary,
500; Broadway. as pledged last year. $3.50:
Cannons, salary, $50: Christ Church, pro-
vided they raise $500. 500; Crumpton, SAL
airy. $50; Conquest salary. $50; Deer Creek,
salary, $50; Denton, salary. $50: Ever
green, salary, 500; Georgetown. Del. pro-
vided they raise 500 on debt, $50; Freder-
icksburg. salary, 500; First ChArch on in
terest. $50: Harrington, on debt 500; Har-
per's Ferry, salary. $50; Keen Memorial pro-
vided they raise $500 on debt, $1OO;~I.aura-
vile. salary, $50; Lewes. salary, $lOO; MIL
ton. on debt. $50: Montgomery, ,alary, $50:
North Carolina Avenue, interest, $50; Pay
son Street, purchasing ground, $iOO: Poto-
mac, on debt 500; Powellviile salary. $40.
Quantico. salary. $50; Reliance, II they raise
$500 on debt 500: st. Johns, Canton. to
be used under the direction OF the Baltimore
City Church Extension Society, 500; ST.
Lukes. balance on 81 900 debt, $500: ST
Michaers. on debt $500, on salary $50:
Snow Hill, on debt. provided they raise
400 300. West WlluningfOD IN debt efn0.