Evening star., 1920-04-08
|CONF FERENCE SEATS
WOMAN DELEGATE
FOR FIRST TIME

Mrs. Scott Duvall of Chesaco Park,
Baltimore. was seated today as the
first woman delegate to the Maryland
Protestant Church, in session at the
First NJ. 2. Church.
The seating of the first woman dele
gate In the ninety-two years history
of the Maryland annual conference
followed the unanimous adoption by
the conference of resolution max :
ing women eligible as trustees and
delegates to the conference.
Presented to the conference by the
newly elected president, Rev. DR. ] H.
Straughn, as 1.-The first woman dele
gate to the Maryland annual confer
ence," Mrs. Duvall was escorted to the
rostrum by Rev. DIR. T. o. Grouse of
Denton. Md. and President r. H.
Lewis of Western Maryland College.
The 800 male delegates to the con-
| ference rose as one man to pay their
respects to the first woman delegate.
and there was much applause as Mrs.
Duvall blushingly smiled her appre-
citation and took her seat
| Rev. G. 1. Humphreys Secretary.
Rev. G. l. Humphreys, pastor of the
local Rhode Island Avenue M. P.
| Church. was elected unanimously to-
day as secretary Of the Maryland an
nual conference Of the Methodist
| lITOteStaut SnuTCH, ne ndNtHS HciO
previously the position of first assist
! ant secretary.
Rev. c. p Nowlin of Belair. Nd,
was elected treasurer for 1921, and
Rev. J. A. Dudley of Pocomoke, Md.
was elected conference steward for
1921. These elections were taken up
today as unfinished business from
| yesterday afternoon. when DR..
Straughn was elected president Of the
conference. The new president of
| the Maryland annual conference be-
gan his ministry. in this city as pastor
of the Mount Tabor NJ. =. Church,
| where he preached from 1901 to 1901.
He is pastor of st. Johns Church, Bal
| timore
Rev. L. F. Warner, Rev. T. H. Lewis
and Rev. w. o. Atwood were today
appointed by DR.. Straughn as a con-
| ference committee to visit the con-
ventions of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church and Methodist Episcopal
| Church South, now being held in this
city.
| Religious Work in Army.
| Chaplain 3. w. Beebe of the Walter
Reed General Hospital was introduced
| to the conference and briefly told the
| delegates of the religious work being
done for the enlisted men in the Army
He said he came at the request of the
| education and recreation division OF
the general staff.
Religion is being emphasized ir
the Army today" Chaplain Beebe said
l.. Q. Watson of the Federal Coun-
ell of Churches, said that he wanted
| to see all Methodist bodies one body
and this statement was greeted with
| applause from the delegates in the
auditorium.
! The report of the Maryland educa.
| tional endowment society was read
and approved, and the reports of the
| forward movement commission and or
! the interchurch world movement were
| on the schedule for today sessions
! Devotional services today were led by
Rev. c. Z. Dryden.
AT this afternoons session the pro-
| gram called for the reading Of reports
from conference messengers, on WON
ems organizations, and the Maryland
Bible Society. the Maryland Tract So
! ciety.
| The Ladies' Aid. of which Mrs NJ J
| Brewer is president, is serving lunch
to the delegates every day in the
| basement of the church
Tonight the delegates will attend
| the Asbury Memorial meeting to be
held at the Mount Vernon Place NJ. Z.
Church South.
Rev. E. d. Stone preached the con-
! ference sermon on The Power of
| Christian Evangelism" at the First
Church last night. The conference is
| to extend through next Tuesday