Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-31
Methodist Conference Begins
Session at Baltimore.
BISHOP HAMILTON IN CHAIR
Nearly 500 Delegates Present at
Opening This Morning.
TO SETTLE MATTERS OF WEIGHT
Control of Woman's College Likely
to Be Discussed-Anniversary of
Board of Foreign Missions.

BALTIMORE Md. March 3i.-The
one hundred and twenty fifth annual
conference Baltimore of the Methodist
Episcopal Church opened in Broadw ay
Church this morning. Nearly $40 dele
gates and visitors were in attendance.
bishop John W. Hamilton Of Boston pre-.
sided over tse session.
The sacrament Or the Lords supper
was observed at o'clock and at 10
O'Clock The conference held short bust
ness session.
The anniversary of the board Of for
eign missions will be celebrated this even
ing al O'Clock. The real work of the
conference Will begin al the session to-
morrow morning.
The balance of the program is as fol-
lows:
Thursday-2:3o pm. anniversary of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs \. Fl. Eaton presiding. Rev FL. d.
Mitchell. musical director; address by Rev.
iOr. IL. ) Colt. pm. anniversary of
conference claimants; music by choir OF
Second Presbyterian Church 8 pm, an
niversary of Epworth League at Fayette
Street Church.
Friday-S:30 am, devotional exercises.
a n4-, conference session. $50 pm.
anniversary Womens Home Missionary
Society. Mrs. W. G.. Mcdowell presiding
address. Our Japanese Work on the Pa
cific Coast" by Mrs. John w Hamilton;
JnSecration Of deaconess by Bishop
John w. Hamilton. pm. lecture by
Bishop Hamilton. "Some Persons of
Quality at Boston"
Saturday-S:30 am, devotional exer-
anniversary of Freedmen's Aid and Sun
day School Union; music by Clifton
Church choir.
Sunday-9:30 am. conference love feast
III am. public worship; sermon by Bish-
OPP John w. Hamilton. 3 p.m Bethany
Church. corner Calhoun and Lexington
streets. ordination of deacons and elders
and memorial service. pm, anniver-
sary of home mission and church extern
sion: music. morning and evening. nv
Broadway choir.
Monday-S:30 a. m, devotional exercises
? a M, conference session. 8 pm ami
versary of the board of education: must
cal program by Grace Church choir, Mrs
Jennie Lind Green, organist and musical
director
Tuesday-S:30 am. devotional exercises.
am, conference session.
Control of Woman's College.
1t is not at all unlikely that the desire
of some of its supporters and friends tn
take the Woman's College of this city
from under the control of the Methodist
Church VII be made known and discussed
at the session.
The object of those who wish to have
the college free from UNCONVENTIONAL con-
'roi Is TO secure part of the Carnegie
pension fund for college professors Mr..
Carnegie. who believes that denomina-
tional sectarian colleges or institutions
do not offer the broadcast educational adj
vantages, has stipulated that none of his
pension fund shall go to professors in
church institutions
In the last few days pressure has been
brought to bear on the former steel mag
nate TO have him change his plans with
regard to the fund SO that teachers i'm
sectarian colleges can receive the money.
But from all accounts Mr.. Carnegie is not
10 be changed in his opinion of church.
controlled institutions and will not let any
OF the money go to sectarian schools.
Argument for the Change.
Several members of the faculty of the
Noman's College feel that If being nomi-
nally under church control will keep the
college from getting share of the Car
negie fund, the best thing to do is to take
the school from under control of the
church The argument is that while vir-
tually the school is not dominated by the
church. If being controlled in name is To
prevent a large sum of money going to its
faithful teachers. the best thing to do is
10 cut the school off from church lines
entirely
A strong movement is on foot to sever
the connection between Dickinson Col
lege and the church. SO that all of the
members of this faculty. too. may enjoy
nuated professors Nearly all of the mem
bers OF the faculty will be present at the
conference to indorse the severance and
quite number of the ministers are
known 10 be in favor of the college ac-
cepting the conditions of the Carnegie
foundation.