Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
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Hereford-w. J. Meeks and John German.
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Patapseo Station-Wiliam Rogers.
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G. ". Heyde. chaplain Seamen's Union Bethel.
member Of Broadway quarterly conference
Frederick District.
Rs Wa NJ. F. B. Rice. presiding elder. Baltimore
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Resolutions expressing thanks to Rev
Charles E. Guthrie. Secretary Booraem
and other members Of the special COM
mittee of Hamline Church In charge OF
arrangements for the conference. were
passed unanimously. The appreciation or
the members OF the conference for the
kindly treatment accorded them by Bishop
Cranston in his rulings was also embod-
led in resolutions passed later Inc ON
GERS of the conference and the repre-
sentatives Of the press were Included also
In the resolution of thanks.
Afternoon Session Yesterday.
The feature of the afternoon session
was the effort Of Rev. DR.. c. Herbert
Richardson to have laymen admitted on
an equal basis with the ministers to the
annual conference to participate in the
election of presiding elders. This brought
about a long discussion. at the end of
which the motion was laid on the table
DR.. Richardson. in presenting his reso-
luton. stated that twelve years ago, In
April, 1896, the conference adopted a res
olution offered by Rev. DR.. G. c. Bacon
declaring 1t to be the opinion Of the Bal
timore conference that laymen should be
admitted on an equal footing with the
ministers. This memorial. it is said, was
never acted favorably upon by the gen.
eral conference. but it still stands as the
attitude of the Baltimore conference.
Rev. E. T. mowbray of Cumberland
made an address against the admission
of laymen into the annual conference for
any purpose whatsoever. He remarked
that those branches Of Methodsm which
have done this have not prospered. He
cited the Republican Methodist Church.
which was started many years ago in
the south. He pointed out that this
church did not last long and Is now al
most forgotten. He cited the case of the
Methodist Protestant Church. Rev. Mr.
Mowbray pointed out that when this
church was organized some Of the strong
est men Of the Methodist Church, such as
Snethen. Thomas H. Stockton and otheys
went out, taking with them strong and
influential congregations.
Rev. A. F. Campbell of Baltimore stated
that il laymen were allowed to come into
the conference to elect the presiding
elders it would not be long before they
would vote to do away with the presid-
Ing elders altogether. and then one of
the principles to which the ministers Of
the church hold most tenaciously-that of
general SUPPLEMENTARY of the timer
acy-would go. He then moved to Law
the proposition on the table The motion
prevailed On a show of hands.