American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-21
Reported for the American Republican,
METHODIST PROTESTANT CONFERENCE

mElHODtSl fhO IESIANT CONFERENCE.
THURSDAY, March 90, ls45. The confer
ence met al O'Clock, pursuant to adjournment
and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dan
el Collier. The President, Rev. Eli lIinkle,
presided.
The first business in order was series of res
outions offered on Wednesday, by the Rev
John G.. Wilson, relative to the Book Concern.
They were taken up and debated upon at great
length. Several resolutions of the same nature,
but in different phraseology, were offered as
substitutes, by various members. The substi-
tutes and original were finally withdrawn to
give place for the Rev. Levi r. Reese, who of:
fcred the following, which was adopted with
but little opposition:
ReSolred, That the conference recommend to
the Book Concern to employ Rev. John G.
Wilson as an Agent TO procure loan $500 to
pay the scrip now out and secure the lendees
of the money by pledge of all the books,
plates, and claims Of the Book Concern, provi-
ded that the money when raised, shall not be
disposed oil, unless the full amount be raised,
but returned to those VI no loaned it.; and pro-
vdod, also, that the said loan shall not be
charge upon this conference, or members there
Of but solely upon the assets of the Book Con-
Germ; and provided, further, that the expenses
of said agent be paid by the Book Concern.
A report from the committee on the superan-
uated fund was received and adopted; and the
following gentlemen appointed managers of the
fund for the present conference year: William
Rusk, Thomas Mccormack, Ulysses Ward
John w. Richardson, Charles W. Ridgley,
Wesley Starr, and the ministers in charge Of
the Eat aad West Baltimore stations
Rev. Levi r. Reese offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That this Conference appreciates
the paternal relation existing between the MEM
bers of the Virginia Conference, and the mem
bers of this body, as indicated by the accepta-
BILE visit of the President, Rev. J. G.. Whit
field, and appoint Dr.. J. S. Reese to visit the
Virginia Conference, at its next annual session.
DIR. John S. Reese offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Conference hereby ex-
press its thanks to the reporters of the Clipper
American and Sun, for their continued attend
ance upon our session, and for the generally
accurate manner in which they have furnished
the public with our proceedings.
The following resolutions were also offered
by DR.. John S. Reese, and unanimously
adopted;
Resolved, That the thanks of this Conference
, be and they are hereby most cordially rendered
to the citizens of Baltimore, who have 80 kind
ly entertained lis during this session.
Resotred, That the thanks of this Confer
ence be rendered to the secretaries, for their at
tention to the duties of the office during this
session.
The Rev. Levi r. Reese offered the follow
ing, which he prefaced with few pertinent
remarks 1t was adopted.
/ Resolved That the brethren passed to order
tl,f NIL sc
necessity, be required to prosecute the studio
called for by the rules of this Conference du!
ing the term therein specified, and to appef
for examination before the committee at its al
nual examination.
| DR.. John S. Reese and Rev. Josiah Varde
submitted to the Conference the following p
per, with the resolution appended. 1t wa
adopted.
We have seen two tracts written by the Rev.
f. Stier, entitled, LIST. "Argunents designed to
shew that Jesus is Cod" and Cd. GA few
thoughts in reference to Religion and the
Church of God"
Resolved, That this conference recommend
these excellent tracts to the attention of its
members and the public.
The Rev. S. X. Cox offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the conference approve of the
principles and efforts of the Colonization Socie4
ty.
letter was received and read from WORTH
ipgton e. Sncathen, Esq, of Washington, REF
lative to the publication of the Life and Reco !
lections of his father, Rev. Nicholas Sneathen.
The conference appointed Rev. John G.,
Wilson and Rev. T. H. Stockton a committed
to consider the practicability of said publicay
ton.
At this stage of the proceedings the confer
ence resolved itself into a Conference Mission
airy Society, and after receiving the contribur
tons of the members, at half-past O'Clock adj
journed sine die.
We cannot take leave of this body of Chris,
tan ministers and lay delegates, without ex-
pressing thus publicly our thanks for the uni
form kindness and attention extended to lis
while engaged in the difficult task of reporting
their proceedings. To DIR. John S. Reese.
chairman of several important committees, our
thanks are especially due, for facilities render
ed in copying off resolutions, &c. The session
throughout was characterised by the most
Christian spirit and conversion.
fRep0rted for the American Republican,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
This large and intelligent body of Christian
ministers, met yesterday morning in the Monu
ment-st. Church pursuant to adjournment, and
was opened, as usual, with reading portion o.
Scripture and prayer. Bishop Waugh presided
There was full attendance, as it was ex
pected that the great, and all absorbing ques
ton, of division of the Church, would b,
brought before them.
1t is known to the general reader that at the
last session of the General Conference which
met in May 1914, the case of Bishop Andrew
j gave rise to q protracted and exciting debate
in which portion of the Southern members
took ground for division OF the Church, ane
asked for division OF the Church property
l The General Conference not having the power
to authorize division of the Church, passee
among others, the following resolution:
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