The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

4 few minutes after 10 o'clock las
night the l24th session of the Baltimer,
annual conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church was declared adjourned
with the announcement Of the assign.
ments Of ministers and other officers Of
the body. The conference will hold It's
18th session in Broadway H. T. Church
Baltimore.
Records for attendance at Hamline
Church were broken at the night session
Hundreds Of men, women and children OF
the Methodist faith in Washington, and a
few from Baltimore. tried to gain ad-
mission TO the church 10 hear the read
ing Of the appointments.
Bishop Earl Cranston read the assign
ments
Probably the most important question
acted upon yesterday was that Of restor-
ing the tve-year pastorate.
In the afternoon, Rev. c. Herbert Rich
ardson attempted to pass a resolution
giving the iaity an equal voice with the
ministers in the election of presiding eId-
ers. The resolution met with much oppo-
fition. and was finally laid on the table.
Or. Richardson was out of the room at
time his motion was debated. When
returned Re declared he had not re-
ved fair treatment lie called for an
al from the decision of the chair, oc-
d by Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol \ vote
taken, and the chair was upheld in
sder.
Establish Five-year Limit.
The closing day of the conference be-
gan yesterday morning at $50 o'clock
with the devotional exercises, which have
been regularly observed. Al o'clock the
session was called to order, Bishop
cranston presiding
After being discussed nearly four hours
Monday afternoon. and having been be-
fore the members of the conference since
the opening day. it was decided to limit a
pastorship to five years. The question
has been the subject of more discussion.
and is considered Of more Importance
than any .other measure brought before
the convention.
Rev. J. P. Wright made a brief address,
IN which he said the 'no-limlt system. 3"
while probably beneficial 10 the small
churches, was detrimental to the larger
charges, which supported Methodism.
Rev. DR.. Hugh Johnston said: 'sThe
settled past0rate would settle us. The
church is more important than the minis
Try The ministry was made for the
church, not the church for the ministry. %
The abolition of the no-limit system. q"
said Rev. a. F. Campbell. is detrimental
10 the young minister"
motion TO limit a speaker TO five min
utes was objected to by Rev DR.. NJ. f B.
Rice. who said that five minutes was too
short time for a man TO answer such
vdsaries as these. The motion was car
Tied later
Addresses were made by Rev. DR.. G. c.
Bacon. Rev. DR.. T. L. Watson, Rev Dr.
Fletcher G. Watson, Rev. Or. W. W.
Barnes. and others, the majority of the
speakers being in favor OF the time limit.
Bishop CranstOn announced the question
should be postponed or vote taken. The
vote was taken, resulting in 10 for the
aIlfnatLVe and 4S for the negative.
Address by Mr.. Sims.
Bishop Cranston introduced Represent
ative Sims. of Tennessee, 20 the clergy
men He said in part;
THE exclusive legislative power for the
area Of the District of Columbia has been
vested in Congress. ana such legislation
while local in application, is national in
scope, as to origin, purpose, and example.
The friends Of the saloons take this view
point.
And the contentious made by them is
that the conditions here are ideal. What
can we expect in our fight for prohibition
from people who say they oppose Hnuor.
and yet contend that the conditions in
Washington need no remedy? do not
regard the movement in restraint of the
liquor traffic as a wave. II is a growth
There is no more reason why this ques-
tlon should be submitted to the people of
the city to vote upon than that any other
measure should be handled in the same
way
We are up against it now. The com
mittee having charge Of my bill are men
from San Francisco, Minneapolis, Chi
cago. Milwaukee. st. Louis. Columbus
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. One
of them has twenty-six distlIeries in his
district And this is a pure coincidence. ="
Following the adoption Of the report Of
the committee on local option and prohi-
bition, James I. Ewin read the greetings
10 the conference from the members of
the Anti-Saiocn League.
The report of the committee on tenn
perance and prohibition was read. in
which DR. Z. /. Watson condemned the
army Canteen and recommended the es-
tablishmeat Of local option rs a means
OF reaching sections where prohibition for
the present is impossible.
an address was made by DR. John F.
6Qucher president OF the Woman's Col
lege, or Baltimore. lie told of the work
OF the college in the last year. OF the
advancement in the work and the scope
OF the institution under his charge.
tne committee appointed 10 investigate
tne conditions Of the Eutaw Street NJ T
Snurch Baltimore, which has asked
through its pastor, for an endowment
iund, recommended 10 the conference that
a committee OF I'VE be appointed to look
into the matter, and report on conditions
az the next annual conference.
LeV ". 4 KOCntZ read the repOrt of
the Episcopal fund committee. and Rev
J. I. Wlderman gave the report of the
committee on sustentation. The reDorts
were adopted.
Rev +. K. Issac presided the latter
Ia@t Of the morning session. In the an
senee Of Bishop Cranston.
Recess was taken at Il o'clock. in order
10 allow the delegates 10 attend tba
funeral Of Rev DR. William II Chan
Ead7, superaEnuate of the conference
Who was fatally injured FRIDAY nirbt IN,
beinS knocked Down and run over bv