Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-11
NJ. p. CONFERENCE.


the Maryland Annual Conference IL
Rev. I. Fl. Lewis, OF fredericksburg,
Nd, yesterday afternoon, so aroused
some Of the older ministers that they
londly chsered Rev. j. Earl Maloy
when he told The president that Dl.
LeWis's remarks we're very disappoipt.
ing. Rev. Mr.. Maloy's disappoini.
menr. which many Of his colleagues
seemed TO share, had It's origin from
the fe~ details which pr. Lewis pre-
ssnted. In long address Rev. Mr..
Maloy went into the proposal to ANAL
gamate the Methodist Episcopal, the
Methodist Episcopal South and the
Methodist Protestant Churches. His
opposition to the report as presented
by DR.. Lewis provoked no retort from
the president Of Western Maryland
College.
DR.. Lewis had been requested sew
eral days ago, to lay before the con-
ference his conception, a member
OF the union commission, OF the pre-
sent status of the negotiations. He
agreed to do so. and The time was set
for Yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Lewis began by reviewing the
progress Of the movement since its
inception and its subsequent approval
in nnmiatakable terms by the general
conference of the N[ethodis' Protestant
Church. He recalled the three dsy
meeting in Cinrinpall. laying special
emphasis upon the claim that no
union would be effected until every
menber OF The church had IN oppor-
tunity to register his deliberate iudg-
ment upon the proposition.
The concessions made at Cincinnati
that amounted to most were made BY
our brethren Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Conference.
Rev. Mr.. Mallory and those who
supported him wanted to know some
thing about those concessions. He
said, and tears we're in his eyes when
he said it, that his lifelong friend,
DR.. Lewis, had proved TO be big
disappointment in that particular ad-
dress. Why" he said, he hasn't
told us 4 single thing about The term Of
the agreement.
Referring "a 4 statement that nr.
Lewis might have been a bishop, he
cried No bishop Tor nc--hoi even II
The timber from which lhey ara hiiill
be grown aud cut from oar own for
rstS.
President Sheridan vas III the Ch:r
when he business SESSION nrehed. he
announced committee 10 consider
HE stains ii The negotiations 11T union
1irh Tie New Jersey Conference, u
report al this conference.
The rrpor! an missions, WHICH was
next presented. started another dehaie
hctwetn Rrys. r. T.. Little aud I. Al.
Lewis, who were opposed la each
other III such 4 heated disriiS-i1n Sat
nrday morning. The rePnrt asked for
higher assessments, which vas aifenn-
n,i7ly opposed by Rev. Mr. Little AMI
As earnestly supported by Rev pf.
Lewis.
The contention hinged on the way
in which money Tor missions MAS ra'4ed
and reported 10 the conference hy min
iatGrs.
Rev. ". ). Phillips offered snl,s'i-
luie, providing for raising The SnW''u
outside Of the present 5000 asses
mrnl. hy missionary campaign,
which was passed with strong vote
against il.
The report Of the committee on
church benevolrncn was then Offered
and adopted. pr. Joshua Herring
spoke on the report with particular ref
erenct 10 the Church Home. tle said
that only IS, goo Of debt remained on
the property, which is worth so 600
Tie new members 81 The conference
Hho had been recommended for adj
mission on trial, we're introduced
President Sheridan extended welcome
to The young men They were Messrs.
Lewis Henry I1sIYn, Vivian A, Miller,
Robert Wood Coe, Reuben Young
Nicholson, Charles Walters Anderson
and William Colltna Alumtord. The
report OF the superannated committee
was then submitted. The report on
young peoples worl; vas presented i'm
mediatsly after the opening Of tae
afternoon session. The report recon-
mended the amalgamaiion Of the Sun
day school and Christian Endeayor
societies under onr directing and sn.
prrviSng board. Rev. f. l.. Benson.
of Washington, made an address. in
Which he pleaded for greater interest in
Christian Endear0r work. The report
vas adopted.
Violations Of the Sabbath were
severely condemned in the report Of
the committee on moral reform. Open
moving picture parlor- in Washington
AMI other cities We're particularly
criticized, ani other Iorms of Wee were
treated in no uncertain terms Pnliti-
cal candidates favorable 10 liquor III
lerrsts were condemned. President
Taft ) peace treaty was indorsed, to-
Eetler with The Lord i Day Alliance.
and lhe policy uf the Anti. saloon
Lsagne. This later started discus
sion, and is ratification was bittcfly
opposed hy Rev G. NJ. ElIerdire. He
said that local option, viewed from The
STANDPOINT Of Christianity, is morally
wrong ami politically Inefficient. Rev.
q. ". HaddaNay argned moment
later that the local option principle vas
efficient, and should be Endorsed The