The Washington times., 1908-04-05
MethOdiStS Hold Service
After Rapping Carnegie
The Rev. Mr. MunhaIl Scores Skeptics and
the New Woman"-Ministcrs Will Preach
at Many Churches Today

In striking contrast to the spirited
episode of the morning session. wien con-
ference members openly criticised the
alleged undermining influences OF Andrew
Carnegie's gifts to churches which
would deny sectarian affiliations, the
first weeks session of the Baltimore
annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church closed with evange-
listic exercises at Hamline Church last
night.
The short but caustlc discussion
which followed DR.. c. w. Baldwin 8
resolution to take certain funds from
Dickinson College because 1t had pro-
fessed no sectarian control, in order 10
share in the Carnegi' pension distribu-
ton, was one of the topics of CONVEX
sation following adjournment yester-
day afternoon.
That Bishop Cranston found 1t neces-
sary to interrupt the rapid-fre debate
between delegates, and to say that none
of their words must be taken as a con-
ference criticism OF Mr.. Carnegie until
so voted, was taken 20 indicate the
serious aspect of the criticisms had they
been allowed to continue.
Bishop Not Pleased.
Bishop Cranston said that he depre-
Gated the whole matter. and seemed re-
lIeved when the Dickinson CoIlege-Car-
negte matter was referred to a commit
tee which is not to report until the next
conference. Some ministers expressed
similar views last night, while others
seemed to agree with DR.. Baldwin and
DR.. T. Marshall West. who insisted that
the matter should be threshed out, and
that Dickinson College should be de-
MED further aid on account OF its having
gone on record as saying that II was
not directly affiliated with the Methodist
Church. thereby gaining a contribution
from the Carnegie fund for the ad-
vancement Of teaching.
1t was during this debate that Dr.
Baldwin said that the manner in which
Mr.. Carnegie was insisting upon non
sectarianism was having a bad infiu-
ence, and DR.. West charged that the
Carnegie gifts were virtual brides that
were gradually undermining church
institutions. and placing them beyond
UNCONVENTIONAL control.
Assignments for Today.
Visiting ministers attending the con
ference will be heard in forty churches
ing and evening services today. The
corrected list of assignments, announced
last night. is as follows:
The first named minister will preach
at the morning service, the latter al the
evening service:
ANACOSTIA:
Elmer Pearce.
II. D. Mitchell.
CALVARY:
William Sheers.
DOUGLASS MEMORIAL:
G. w. Hobbs.
DUMBARToN:
4 4 N N G SIasF9
FOUNDRY:
w. S. Edwards.
J. M. NJ. Gray.
GoR3UCH:
A. z. Burgess.
GRACE:
]. T. Marsh.
HAALINE:
9;3O-Iove Feast. c. W. Hobbs;
11:O9-Bishop Earl CraustOn;
P. NV. F. Anderson.
HAMLINE MISSION;
J. f. T. Gray
MChENDfSEE-
J. St. Clair Neil;
l. T. Waterman.
METROPOLITAN:
G. w. Miller;
c. D. Taylor.
NORTH CAPITOL:
q. 7. Weede.
W. D. Parry.
RYLAND:
B. F. Devries;
w. z. Bird.
TRINITY:
w. l. McRenny.
A Il. Thompson.
UNION:
Fletcher Watson.
J. A LETTERS.
WAUGH:
James P. Wilson.
Thomas e COpes-
WESLEY;
John R. Edwards.
3.00-Ordination of deacons and
elders William Sheers-
DISTRICT JAIL:
2:45R. G. Koontz.
WILSON MEMORIAL:
NJ. II. Courtney.
J. H w Beale.