Evening journal., 1912-03-14
Mefhodisfs for Popular
Government in Churches

to the attention of the next General
Conference (1912) the endowment OF
Barratt's Chapel and secure such
legislation as will result in attaining
the fifty thousand dollars (S5O.O0O)
for the fund.
Resolved End That these dele
gates urge the General Conference to
request the Bishops at the various
annual Conferences over which they
preside, hereafter % present the sub
iect of this endowment and have the
annual Conferences take such action
as will secure the raising Of the
funds necessary for this endowment"
Commend Temperance War.
A resolution offered by the Revs.
W. G.. Koons, w Il. Gunby and Robert
Watt was adopted commenting w. II.
Anderson, superintendent OF the
Maryland Anti-Saloon League, and
Cyrus =. Keen, his assistant, for their
fight against the liquor traffic IN
Maryland, and pledging support of
the local option bill pending before
the Maryland Legislature.
I'VE hope that a sufficient number
Of the Maryland Legislature may have
backbone enough to be men," the
resolution says "and say once and for
all TO the corrupt liquor traffic hands
Off and pass the measure to which a
clear majority of the Legislature is
pledged"
Anniversary Celebrations.
At special session yesterday af-
ternOOn. called for hearing Salisbury
aud Dover District Superintendents'
reports. Wilmington Conference lis
tened to a report from the Rev Al
fred Smith. secretary of the Church
Temperance Society, which is in
debt $4,000 and wishes the various
Conferences to make up the deficit.
Mr.. Smith asked Wilmington Confer
ence TO set the pace, and took up an
envelope collection Of pledges and
cash.
Following the business session,
came the afternoon program. the an
niversary Of the Board of Education,
with Or. G. w. Preityman presiding
and Dr. Nicholson as speaker.
AZ the Frcedmans Aid Anniversary
In the evening there was an audi
encc that filed church aud Sunday
school room. Tho congregation gath
esod after an Informal reception held
by the ministers just before. the meet
ing. In the Sunday school room, and
the spirit Of good fellowship and old
time Methodsm was prevalent
DR. Vaughan S. Collins was chair
man at the anniversarv assisted by
the Rev Frank c MacSorley pastor
Of McCabc Memorial Church The
choir gave special music. DR. Col
Inns said that helping the black man
at home was just as necessary as
enthusing over the black man In AZ
rica
Dr. !. O. Spencer. president of Nor
gan College. said that the negro
should be given "all the education he
will hold Ho spoke OF the many
colored graduates now making a rec
ord for high ability in The church
and in the nation Or Morgan said
that nver SAC coo has beon raised Of the
$50 goo necessary to secure an equal
amount from Andrew Carnegie for
the college Tho offering last evening
was for this purpose.
Dr. NJ. G. B. Mason. who was born
n slave on Louisiana plantation
/ gave an eloquent plea for his race He
raid the negro d'd not como Il
/ America OF his own will. but wa'
brought here The work OF tn,
Freedman's Aid Society he stated
was not only training teachers fo
the cOlored people OF this country
but was forming constituency e
save Africa
This afternoon will be the auni
versary Of the Woman's Home Ms
r'onary Society with Mrs Vaughan S
/ Collins presiding and Mrs w. T. Me
] Dowell the wife Of p'shon Mcdowell
as sneaker Mrs Mcdowell is th'
vuest oe Mrs II. f. Pickles while II
the citv
The Fworth eaRre anniversary u
hold th's evening. With the Rev Mil
ton McCann presiding Dr p Ran
dali viii be the speaker.