Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-26
METHODIST WORK IN UNISON
JOINT CONFERENCE PLAN FOR
BALTIMORE CONFERENCES.
Fine Reports Filed at Roanoke Meet
ing-Protest Against Randolph
Macon College Plan.

ROANOKE, Va. March 26.-The one
hundred and twenty-fourth session OF the
Baltimore conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South was opened yes
terday by Bishop A. w. Wilson. The re-
| ligious exercises were brief and the con-
ference was soon down to business. Rev.
j. E. Armstrong was reelected secretary
and Revs. S. II. W. Burruss, H. A. Brown
and J. Harry Smith assistant secretaries.
The session had not been more than
opened when a communication was read
from the Methodist Episcopal Church on
the subject of a better understanding be-
tween the northern and southern churches
where their territories overlap in the
bound of the two Baltimore conferences.
The paper was signed by Rev. w L. NC
DoWell as chairman Rev j. W. +. sun gun
olson. Rev. j. F. Heisse and Rev. M. r.
| B. Rice as committeeman.
Overture From M. e. Church.
The paper sets forth that last April. in
Cumberland. Md. the presiding elders of
| the Baltimore conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church were constituted q COM
mittee to consider the establishing of bet
| ter relations between the southern church
| and their conference where the two
churches seem to conflict In the same
| territory This committee now asks that
| a committee of five be appointed from the
southern church to meet a like committee
from the northern church to form a joint
commission. whose business will be to de-
| These commissioners are to report back
| to the conferences the conclusions the
Joint commission reaches. and any agree
ment reached by this commission is to
be reported to the committee on federation
OF the two general conferences.
The paper was heard with close atten-
| ton. It will be submitted to special
each presiding elders district.
In the meantime special committee ap-
pointed year ago to inquire into how
violated the spirit of federation in certain
sections of Virginia held meeting at the
Ponce de Leon Hotel. but the conclusions
of that committee were not announced.
Baltimore Districts Report.
The eight presiding elders made their
| reports.
Rev. DR.. B. w. Bond of the Baltimore
district said there had been more than
400 additions to the church in the year.
Central Church, Baltimore, is contemplat-
| ing erecting a new Sunday school room.
The most noteworthy fact Of the year was
the consolidation of st. Johns Independ
ent Church with Emmanuel Southern
Methodist congregation, forming st.
Johns Emmanuel and putting a 100000
property and a fine congregation in the
hands of the southern church. Rev. DR..
H. D. Mitchell is the pastor.
DIR. Bond said that Frederick City, Md,
| wanted a parsonage. which hints at the
relations its pastor. Rev. Paul Tyler, is
about to enter.
Washington District Building.
Rev. J. A. Anderson Of the East Balti-
more district made brief report. stating
the conversions in the district numbered
about 200.
Rev. e. v. REGISTER Of the Washington
district reported considerable activity in
| church building. including a young peo-
| pies building at Alexandria to cost $685.
900. Mount Vernon Place Church, Wash
ington has provided an eligibly located
site for a new church. at q cost of $4,000
and is ready to build whenever the gen.
eral committee supplies the funds. On
Fairfax circuit. under Rev. F. A. Strother
one church has been built. another Is I'M
der construction and another Is being re-
modelled. The OccoQuan Church has been
| remodeled and the church at Dumfries
| completed. He reported 500 conversions
for the year, with 500 accessions.
Rev. G. 7. Tyler reported the Winches-
Rockingham. Rev. J. r. Auden. in whose
| district the conference is held, reported
over 1000 conversions and eight churches
built or dedicated.
new i. D. lLdiflDeTt the youngest OF the
elders. gave a fine report from the Lewis
burg district. Covington. Va, has led in
building-a $25. GOO church and a 5000 par
sonage in one year. Hinton, w. Va, has
dedicated q $1,000 church. Durbin. W.
Va. has dedicated a new church. He re-
| ported 700 conversions.
| Rev. w. II. Wolfe of the Moorefield
district said snowdrifts six feet deep
were still to be seen in his territory.
Randolph-Macon Protest.
AS the morning session was about to
close the church ownership Of Randolph
Macon College, live issue at this confer
ence. suddenly broke upon the body in the
form OF a paper, signed by Revs. Collins
Denny, E. v. REGISTER and F. ]. Pretty
man, bristling with protests against allow
| ing part Of the college system to pass
| from the church's control.
The occasion of this paper was the late
| action of the Randolph-Macon College
trustees in putting the Woman's College
| in Lynchburg. Va. on the Carnegie foun-
dalton. The paper was given to the board
of education of the conference with In
structions that Friday at 10 o'clock the
matter be brought up for discussion. This
will likely be the most spirited debate