Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-06
WANT $4,000 FOR
N. P. SEMINARY
Project Launched at the Annual
Conference Session in Baltimore
Yesterday.

Baltimore, Md. April Il In anfici-
patton Of the future demands that will
he made upon the Theological Seminary
Of Western Maryland College, al West
minister. Md. there was launched yestef-
dav at the session of the Methodist
Protestant Conference, IN the broadway
Church. 4 plan 10 raise Sb'l, 900 Tor new
seminary building and to AID ITS cndow-
tnent. The new PROJECT which had ITS
inception in the report Of the college and
seminary. WAS enthusiastically received
bv hc ministers, especially of the younger
srt practically all of whom arc graduates
Of the Institution.
Rev Dr Hugh l.. tldcrdicc, president
Of the seminary, IN an eloquent address,
potutcd to the worthincss of the enter
prise, and said its need was urgent IN view
of the prescnt crowded conditions there
And looking to the prosperous future u
has m sipht Dr FiderdIvce. IN en-
phasizinp the value Of the institution TO
tho Methodist Protestant Church said
that more than 50 per cent of the minis
sters now enrolled in the Maryland An
nual Conference Of the denomination had
received their training IN that seminary.
COLLEGE FREE or pERT
Another item in connection with the
report of the Western Maryland oliege
that ELECTED much applause was the an
nounccment hat on account OF the %3o,u'D
endowment fund which the conference
raised during the last tw0 wears that Insti-
tuition was entirely free Of debt. al The
bonds az indebtedness issued IN fS9S
having been paid. Rev DR.. I T Little
made ringing speech Of lubilatlon, pay
ing special tribute Of praise 70 the
efforts 81 Dr Thomas Fl. Lewis, president
az the college. for his untlrlng efforts IN
freeing II of deht
In the report Of the coInmIttee on the
Church Home IN Westminster J. Pearre
WANT. treasurer of the home, made a
stirring appeal for larger appropriation
for the support Of the institution. and
sud unless 1 was forthcoming the church
enterprise would face n financial Crisis
Mr.. Want asked the conference 10 give
II an appropriation oi sZ,JOo lor inc
corning conference year
Indications point to a very few changes
among thc ministers of the city ~ this
session. but quite a few are anticipated
throughout the territory President
Warner Yesterday pointed 70 the inpend-
ing crisis ~ the matter Of filling the
charger this year on account oi shortage
pf ministerial talent, due largely 70 the
var He sand that no less than . minis
ters from outside the Annual onterence
would have to be secured 70 complete his
plan Of appointments
NE SOUTH FAvoRs UNION.
That The me- rnbers of tho Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
4rr heartily III favor of the unlhcatIOn 81
the two branches 81 Methodists was ap-
| parent YESTERDAY. when the conference,
| alrnos; ~ a BODY. applneled when Lay
man NJ L. Walton of Woodstock, Va
| announced during a stirring appeal IN sup
! port nf j resolution relative 70 he ANAL
| gamati0n. that -ectionaiI-m vas dead and
| that the North, F.a9t. south and WcS'
! should not remain A. separate unit:
| among the Methodist branche~
All boundaries should De eliminated,
| firmly declared The speaker. brnachIng tn
| subject FOR the first time IN public, since
| the beginning 81 the conference. and
| will tell you, brethren, that The ahurci
unlficatlon is strongly opposed BY oul
own Hot~e of Bishops.
| This attack Wa made IN support of
! resolution which had been presented fCl
the purpose OF approving oI the progress
| made bx he commission 81 hurcf
| Union Later. however, upon tDe motoT
OF Rev T. " Bond, presiding elder of III,
/ Alexandrl4 district. . clause IN the reSolu
ton was stricken out Il read, That VT
heartily approve OF what has been tenta-
lively accomplished BY the commission
w to tine present tune. The reIna ndei
OF the resolution was lett intact, and the
prevailing ,p.ru Of the church was pre-
sented anqaestlonably in the last para
graph, v hich read That the conference
appreciates the work oi he commissioners
and indorSes IL general plan Of reorgani-
zaylon. and thar they might have the
blessing ol the AImighty Cod upon then
work that they might bring about church
uuhcatlon as speedily ss possible.