Evening star., 1914-04-07
CHANGES IN STATIONS
BY N. {. CONFERENCE
Appointments of Interest to Mem.
bers of the Denomination
in Washington.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spetldi D>pattn 10 Inc star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. April among
the most important changes made in the
Washington district at the Baltimore
Conference Methodist Episcopal Church,
here today are the transfer OF Rev. ID.
S. Martin from Frostburg, Nd. to Dunn
barton Avenue. and Rev. E. c. Gallaher
from Ryland to Arlington. Baltimore.
Rev. DR.. W. L. Mckenney, former dis
trict superintendent. succeeds him.
Church Organ Topic of Discussion.
The conference was engaged until after
II o'clock last night in a discussion of a
question of the disposition of the Balti-
more Methodist, the organ of the confer
ence. which has three-thousand-do dollar
debt. W. V. Guthrie, the publisher. made
the proposition that he would continue
subscribers in the Baltimore conference.
A number opposed the plan, but those
favoring it won by large majority.
Rev. Joseph Dawson. pastor of Center
Street Methodist Episcopal Church. this
city, announced to the conference that
the bill for the repeal of the blue laws
for .A1legany county failed al Annapolis
yesterday for the want of constitutional
majority. The conference then arose and
sang the Doxology.
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Church. and A. S. Mowbray. pastor of
North Capitol Church. were appointed as
the conference trustees of the Anti
Saloon League in the District of Colum-
bia.
Report on Sunday Dissertation.
The report of the committee on Sabbath
observance. DIR. John F. Goucher, chair
man. was read by Secretary Porter in the
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Ohio 1t says: Sunday conditions at
Chesapeake Beach were found to be very
bad-open gambling. liquor selling. and
other forms of Sunday desecration. Evil
dence was obtained of these violations of
the law and warrants sworn out for the
licensees Indictments were promptly found
by the grand jury. and that same week
the licensees came into court, pleaded
guilty, and through their counsel. J. B.
Gray, pledged themselves to put an end
to it. Credit belongs to Sheriff Hall and
States Attorney Parran of Calvert county
for faithful performance of duty in these
cases. Arthur Dowell and J. Briscoe
Bunting without compensation, looked
after the legal end of the proposition.
The report further says: I'VE enter a
protest against the shameful conditions
prevail in the Capital city of our ma
ton With moving picture shows and
vaudeville performances in full operation
on the Lords day, the citizens of Wash
visitors are shocked in their moral sensi-
bilities by the refusal of Congress to deal
with a condition long since grown in
tolerable.'
State of the Church.
The report of the committee on the
state of the church. precipitated a dis
cussion The report was read by r. l..
Wright secretary. and it offended with
the statement "The evangelistic note is
less and less sounded" Rev. DIR. Don S.
Colt and Rev. DIR. \. S. Nicholson es
pecially took exception and there was a
motion to expunge the sentence. Rev. DR..
Wright, upon being called to explain told
of the tendency of many preachers to
take up the social service side. making
evangelism secondary. This caused Rev.
i r. Bayley of Govans to declare that
after the conversion of 5000 at the feast
of pcntecost they Immediately went to
work on social service lines. The report
was recommitted.
The book depository for Baltimore is
assumed by action of the conference and
on first call :, . shares of $40 each were
subscribed by members. The capital
stock ia s:yntauD. and. DIR. Richardson said.
Il was the intention ultimately to Increase
tbis To StOO,UU It was proposed to
establish branch repositories in Washing
TON Cumberland. Hagerstown and other
cities of the conference.
Hey !. o. Wrishtson. Baltimore, pre-
scented the annual report on city evange-
liZation.