Evening journal., 1912-04-16
LYNCHBURC
CETSNEXT MP.
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES to General Confer
eHCs of Church Also
Named

E LAUREL, Del, April 16.-Orators
representing the three cities bathing
for the next session of the Maryland
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church, in session here,
yesterday unloosened their arts or
elocution upon the delegates. To such
good purpose did they harangue the
assembly that two ballots were re-
auired to decide the convention city.
Lynchburg. Va, was chosen, and
when il was announced the delegate
from Chestertown, Md, its closest
competitor for the honor, moved to
make the acceptance unanimous. Mil
ford, the other city which had run
pretty strongly on the first ballot, teli
far back on the second.
Lynchburg's First Bid.
The Southern oratory had won the
day. The second ballot showed Lynch
burg So. Chestertown 81, and Milford
8. Lynchburg presented its claim first,
and it's hospitality, which for % years
had not been extended the conference,
was declared to be waiting the wish Of
conference.
den of Eden, in the midst of the land
flowing with milk and honey, where
preachers should be glad to CO. sucn
was the picturesque language OF the
Chestertown delegation in its plea be-
fore conference. As "a big strapping
1S-months-old baby" the congrega-
ton at Milford, which has only re-
Gently been installed, through its dele
cation asked the conference ito help
the baby" by coming to this young
charge All the orators we're warmly
appauded by the audience. z
Delegates To Baltimore.
On the eighth ballot the list of dele
gates to the General Conference
which meets in Baltimore, May IL
was completed Fourteen ministers
and fourteen laymen were to be
chosen, and the balloting started Fri
day. Four ballots we're taken yes
terday. The fourth ballot, taken
Saturday just before adjournment
was not reported until yesterday
morning. and then it was ordered
thrown out, as a quorum was mol
present when it was turned in.
The fifth ballot resulted in no cleo
bv any candidate One minister and
three laymen were elected on th'
sixth-the Rev. T. r. Woodford anC
Messrs. J. w. Herring. A. B. Stin'
and T. ID. Bowers. The seventh bal
lot added the name of the Rev. DR.
J. W Trout to the lost of clergymen
completing { e list
On the eighth ballot F. P. Adkin
was elected. The alternates, minister
and FIVE laymen were ordered selecte
from the highest names on the frs
ballot of those having more than 2
votes who were not elected.
Here is The List.
The complete list of delegates is:
Ministers II. Lewis, W. r. Ora
ham, H. l. Elderdice. J. S. Bowers. T
T. Little, F. T. Tagg. J. NJ. Sheridan
}. W Kirk. W. S. Phillips. G. w Had
daway. F. C Klein. F. T. Benson, 7.
Wodford and j. w. Trout.
Laymen-Daniel Baker. Fl. K Mul
Ter. T. p. Fisher. G. w. Dexter. DR.
B. Jones. DR. E B. Fenby, j. Bib
Mills. H. r. Lewis, F. NJ Wilson.
F. Harper and F. p. Adkins.
The report of the Rev. DR.. Thoma
Fl Lewis, president of Western Mary
land College, requesting the sanction
Ct conference for the plans to erec
a new $4,000 recitation puilding TO
the college was adopted DR. Levi
stated he had raised S25,000 of tn
amount. II is probable that work o.
this building will, be started in tn
coming summer.
A memorial to the general confer
ence was introduced asking the forma
tion of a Methodist Protestant brot1
erhood The memorial requested. tha
if this proposition should be turne
down by the general body the Mary
land Conference should form a broth
erhod of its own. II was adopted.
To Wipe Out Deficit.
The question of wiping out til
heavy deficit which occurs in th
funds of the Church Extension 81
ciety was freely discussed. It wa
pointed out that each year the d.
mand on this fund kept on increa'
ing, while the amounts contribute
did not keep pace.
The deaconess work was presente
by Miss Evelyn Jefferson, accon
panied by Miss Nettie Perrin, the on
two representatives of that order
the conference.
The Rev DR. F. T. Tagg In an al
dress urged the necessity of formir
a deaconess' home. Dr. Tagg pa
a fine tribute to the Lutheran De-
coness' Mother House in Baltimoi
for the training gi-'en the deaconess
Of that denomination.
The announcement by Dr. Tagg
his resignation as editor of Il
Methodist Protestant forestalled VIII
had promised to be a lively arg
ment. Several of the members
conference have taken exception
the editorials appearing in that p
per regarding local option and prob
bition.
Sunday before Thanksgiving wa
adopted as a day to be observed 4
the benefit of the church home
Westminster. Md.