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CONFERENCE ADJOURNS.
Methodist Protestant Ministers
Finish Their Work.


to learn what changes had been
made in the various charges of the
Maryland Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, which con-
tonight, crowds began TO assemble
in front of the church at o'clock,
and long before the time for SER
vice the spacious building was filled
to overlooking. The appointments
were announced simultaneously in
both the Methodist Protestant
SChurch and the Methodist Episcopal
Church, where the overflow had
teen accommodated. While there
We're no changes in the larger and
more important pastorates, the to-
tai number amounted to 80
There were five changes in Balti-
more pastorates- c. P. New
lin comes to Hampden, Rev. c. C..
Day to Patapsco, Rev. w. E. Grove
to Waverly, Rev. Ronald Taylor to
Wilton Heights, Rev. ]. w. Brown
to Evergreen land Rev. WE. Wright
to Violetville
While the general belief among
the delegates was that there would
not be many changes, due to the
fact that the president had been
reelected, nevertheless, the ten
sion grew very strained when DR..
Sheridan left DR.. Little on three
occasions to run the conference
while he was closeted with dele
gates. The announcement of the
few changes caused a general sigh
of relief to escape the assent bly, and
when it was seen that the changes
were confined mostly to the smaller
charges the relaxation in the ten
sion was very pronounced. 1t is
understood that the new pastors
will take charge of their status aft
er Easter.
The ministerial choir made its
final temperance this morning, when
it rendered a sacred concert at the
devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. William D. Litsinger. Rev.Dr.
Little, who presided, as DR.. Sheri-
dan was busy with the appointments
in pleasant congratulatory speech
praised the singing preachers, stat
ing they could not be equaled as
musical leaders for a religious gath
vi The oh 70
lead the singing at the summer con-
ference to be held in Westminster
this summer.
Under Il discussion of the super
annuates Rev j. W. Kirk, of St.
Johns Church, was requested to
read to the conference a paper
which hetsubmitted to the Balti-
more ministers at their last meet
ing.
Conference adjourned Temperate
ly while the Church Etension So
ciety held its election and heard re-
ports. Rev. w. J. Trout was elect
ed president, Rev. B. F. Riley, first
vice-president; Rev. L. B. Smith, sec
rotary, and Mr.. T. H. Bartlett, tres.
The ministerial relief association
was discussed in the afternoon ses-
sion.
Following Dr. Lewis talk on
Church Union," delivered yester-
day, set of resolutions stating the
exact position of the members OF
the conference regarding the ANAL
gamation were drawn up and signed
by lie of the delegates and will be
presented to DR.. Lewis, who is one
of the Methodist Protestant Com
missioners. The delegates are will
ing to favor church union, but state
in the resolution certain principles
which they insist must not be given
up by the Methodist Protestants, as
follows:
Whereas we believe the General
Conferences Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South and the Metho-
dist Protestant Church have ap-
pointed a commission for the formu-
lation of a basis of union of the
above mentioned Methodisms, and
Whereas we believe that our
commissioners would be glad to
know the feeling of their various
J constituents upon the general sub
ject; therefore,
Resolved, That we must respect
fully petition our commissioners to
do their utmost to have the impor-
tant points of our policy Incorporate
ed into the proposed base of union,
namely:
J. 1. The right of the local church
to elect its own officiary.
> 2. A form of appeal from the
stationary authority of the annual
conference.
3. The idea of democracy which
! makes anAefficient representative
governmenp and the officers of the
organization elective.
President Sheridan announced the
I following appointments:
Accomac-H. S. Johnson.
Alexandria-S. w. Rosenberger.
Alnutt Memorial. S. Bowers.
Amelia. r. Wright.
Baltimore-H F. Wright
Bedford-F. NJ. Cliff.
Belair-H. L. Schlincke.
Bethany-P w. Crosby
Broadway. H. Stratum.
3rooklyn-W. S. Hanks.
Buckeystown-L. F. Warner.
Calvary. r. Carr.
Cambridge. l.. Ward.
CampbelI-Unsupplied.
Cannon-H. B. Jester.
Caroline. t. Bailey.
Cecil-C. NJ. Zepp.
Centreville-R L. Shipley.
Cherrydale- w. Coe.
Chesa peaka-h B. Dupay.