Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-06
CnNFERENCEs

Ia the b Iii nOre NJ. E. Conference
in Washington Saturday Rev. G. w.
Bsldsio, of Baltimore, sprsng q ssuss-
tional resolution to vi hdrsw the sup
port of hs Baltimore Conference from
Dickinson and transfer q large endow-
ment to the Womsn's College OF BslIi-
more. This brought about the most .
bitter and spirited debate during the
present session of the conference. lur-
ing the discussion charges OF sguossic
sympsthies on the part of some OF the
authorities of Dickinson we're made.
II was also charged that the institution
had forfeited its right to church support
by taking advantage of the benefit OF
the Carnegie Foundation and declaring
itself nonsectsrian. At times the
speet hes became so acrimonious that
Bishop Cranston took hand and very
sharply called the ministers to order.
He deemed 1t necessary to rebuke some
of the members for the bitterness Of
their addresses, and his rebuke had the
desired effect. The endowment fund
amounts to 1856 l0S OF. aud it yields an
income of s., 9O2 81.
DR.. w. s. Edwards then moved that
instead Of taking immediate action on
The resolutions they should be referred
to committee of seven TO report on
Monday. DR.. Richardson moved to
amend by having the committee report
at the next animal conference. This
amendment Was carried. Bishop Gram
ston will spoint the committee tsday.
Matters-of routine business took up
the rest Of the cay, and at night evan
gelistic services were held.
Assisted by three of the presiding
elders, Bishop Cfauston ordained class
of IL ministers to be deacons and elcers
liz the church yesterday afternoon ct
Wesley Church. Two of the IL wero
ordained descons, and the other 10 wefo
made full elders.
The two candidates ordained to the
order of defc na, we're Rev. c. L. Hub
bard and Rev. J. W. Flynn.
Tbs candidates ordained were Rev.
Frederick ). Mumford, Rev. John p.
Hand, Rev. Wilism O. Parrish, Rev.
Edgar O. Powers, Rev. Richard 81. K.
Gill, Rev. William @. Harden, Rev.
Elmer E. Pearce, Rev. Henry w.
Bergen, Rev. Daniel + Moylan and
Rev. Conrad Hsrdecker.
A lively discussion was precipitated In
the Methodist Protestant Conference at
Snow Hill, Nd, Saturday afternoon,
over the recommendation VI the com.
mittee on literature. The trouble grew
out of an item directing the pastors
throughout the conference to introduce
the Methods. Protestant, the church
osper, into the home of every member
of the congregation through q personal
canvass.
Rev. F. O. Klein after q heated de-
bate moved to strike out this recomen-
cation which wss seconded. but there
WAS such a storm OF protest from the ed
itor of the church organ that Mr.. Klein
finally withdrew his motion and accepted
40 amendment which modified the
language of recommendation.
The bslloting for delegates to the gen.
eral conference was continued and 1t
will not be before tonight that tho list Of
26 is completed. The ministerial dele
gates elected so far are: Revs. 7. 81.
L1vis, J. NJ. Sheridan, F. T. Tsgg, Il.
L. Elderdice, F. T. Little, J. M. 9Th
and J. W. Kirk. The lay delegates so
far are: State Comptroller Herring, T.
P. Fisher, Daniel Rsker, w. o. At
wood, State Senator J. FrsDk Harper
and L. w. Hurley. Six ministers and
ssven laymen are yet to be elected. An
other ballot was taken IN the afternoon,
but the result will not Dc made kno1R
until Monday.
The conference accepted the invitation
of Clarke Memorial Church, st. Paul
aud Twenty seventh streets, Baltimore to
hold its session there next April.
The following were recommended for
ordination, aud they we're formally or
dsined yesterday morning. Revs. Oar
roll Maddox, james ID. Smith, Eben n.
Baldwin and W. L. Hoffman. Those
licensed to administer the ordinances
sre Revs. B. L. Rice, n. B. Jester, W.
N. Jett and George E. BevaDs.