Evening journal., 1912-04-12
TWO BIDS FOR
CONFERENCE
Milford and LynChburg Want
Metho list prOtsStantS
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DIR. LEWIS DENIES
ACTIVITY IN ELECTION

two cities yesterday put in Their Dlus
for entertaining the next conference.
Lynchburg, Va, extended Is invita-
b tion with the warm assurance that
Strue Southern hospitality would be
Al bestowed upon the conference which
III for many years has not met in that
# #Southern city. AS the Maryland Con-
- ference only has several points IN
&Virginia, this fact will have weight
81 i'm the choosing.
Milford, Del, also gave the confer
hence an invitation. A new church is
Nbeing built there and in the last year
a #beveral hundred persons we're added
4 TO the congregation.
II is felt that the holding of cam
81 &kerence i'm that city would greatly AID
81 The church Both invitations, as re-
4. uuired by the conference rules, were
M laid on the table for "a hours. no dis
( sussion being allowed. Other invita-
III ions are expected but, due TO the
81 election of delegates TO the General
|# conference yesterday, it is thought no
81 action will be taken on these invita-
* tions before Saturday, and they may
# bven be passed over until Monday
N Dead Roll Called.
A silence fell oyer the restless
81 trowd in the auditorium when, at the
"a conclusion of the business session in
3 he afternoon, DR.. Bowers announced
he calling of the dead roll. That
solemn and dignfied service, which
: marks the conference tribute TO its
nonored dead is one of the most i'm
Is .lressive of the many services held.
+ THAT the men whose names have been
,dded to that sombre roll may be kept
II mind by their conference brothers,
he entire roll is called each year.
d One hundred and sixteen names are
&$bn the roll Only one name was add
< ID this year, that of the Rev. j. ID.
W [inser. a superannuate minister. The
s. Rev Solomon A. Hoblitzell, who died
xz ust before the calling of the dead
|<8 oil at the last session Of the confer
2# nee. had a memorial read OF him, as
81 id also Mr.. Kinser.
< One of the most touching of the
many tributes paid to their dead by
he ministers was that made by the
white haired former chaplain of the
Maryland Legislature, Rev. ]. E. Ma
81 oy. one of the oldest members o. the
b body
Nearly 100 of those 116 names
ave l lived to see added to the death
OIL" he said Friends l entred with
ave gone to the ministry above, and
when l Join them It will be to find
nany of my former friends"
A resolution TO hold a memorial SER
3 ice Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
which wreaths should be placed
IA mon the graves of those ministers
one time members of the confer
nee. was referred to a special COM
nlttee. which was authorized to ar
ange the program.
Ir. Gray HOnOred.
A glowing tribute was paid the Rev
w. Gray, for fifteen years a men,
er of the Maryland Annual Confer
nee. by the ministers Of the confer
nee. when the Rev. DR.. f. T. Tags
aid his request before the conference
hat he be placed on the superannuate
st His case was referred to the
uperannuate committee.
The local committee Of the enter
ainment of the General Conference
equested that the Maryland Confer
nee ask the finance committee to lay
he same assessment as that of four
ears ago for General Conference ex-
cnses
The Rev. Or. c. II. Beck, secretary
nd treasurer of the Home Mission
BOARD of the Methodist Protestant
hurch. gave some striking incidents
# the advancement made by that
,oard in its work throughout the
ountry.
That the work Of the Anti-saloor
.eague in Maryland would be carried
IN more energetically than ever was
he substance of an address made by
he Rev. DR.. Charles NJ Levister, thu
ew assistant superintendent of thu
maryland Anti-Saloon League.
For Work in Japan.
"Now is the time for the church I
M leize the opportunity for Christia
Asork in Japan" said Rev. DIR. Fred {
Kline. secretary of the foreign mis-
ion board of the conference.
Dr. Kline, who for many years wa
missionary in Japan, told of the eN
ension of Christianity in the islam
mpire
In reply TO the statement made con
erning the presidential election an
is activity in connection with it, ID
Fl. Lewis, who for years has bee
regarded as the leading member c
he Maryland Conference, requeste
lhe privilege Of the floor and asserte
4 had not engaged in electioneerin
.77N ctivities. although the election wa
4 oily contested and the various SUI
1 porters worked hard for their cand
ates until the last ballot was cast
..ks DR.. Lewis maintained he had take
o part in the struggle. That some c
pr. Lewis friends, knowing how h
cit regarding the men up for ele'
ion, had used what they supposed
e his views 10 influence votes f
heir candidates was asserted by SON
u e + the men. hut if this was done, d
sewis contended, it was without h
M # nowledge.
~ onfidenee in DR.. Lewis.
WI The Conference. to show its conf
ence in Dr. Lewis, adopted a resoll
ion denouncing the Objectionable a
liz M ertion.
The Rev. c. p. Newlin was re-elec
d treasurer and the Rev. r II jon
teward The Rev. J. II. Straughn,
j Humphrey and G. J. Hooker we
8 eappointed assistant secretaries.
z # The Rev. DR. George W. Haddawa
M Mastor of Starr Church, was appoint'
4 81 hartman of the committee on churC
xtension, one of the most importaI
odies in the conference He succeei
DR. Bowers, who by virtue OF his ele
on as president was unable to sery
pr Haddaway was formerly a memb
S4 the finance committee.