American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-20

The following named ministers "ele ie!'
without appointments at their own request; ).
w. Porter, L. A. Collins, J. w. Penual, Isaac
Webster, S. Remick, Thos. II. Stockton, Au-
gustus Webster, Frederick Ster, Thomas NJ
Flint,
The Conference, after hearing the appoint
mcnts, adjourned at ! 10 o'clock, without
transNcting any further business. Prayer by
Rev. A. Webster.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Conference met at O'Clock, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. MIR. wright
Rev. Mr.. StieI presided.
The first BUSINESS IN order was the report OF
the Book committee, which on motion of Rev
]. S. Wilson was taken up. The first two
items were adopted, and the balance laid upon
the table.
A report and resolutions from the committee
appointed to epa,,,i,e the report of the Book
committee were offered and adopted.
Dr. John S. Reese then offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That this Annual Conference has
entire confidence in the present Book commit
tee, and believe that as that committee is per.
fectly acquainted with all its affairs, IT is i'm
portant that the same should be continued
The Conference express the hope that this
resolution be satisfactory to the committee.
A report from the superanuated fund was re-
, ceived and adopted. The report states the a
mount OF collections to be S5ll.96.
Rev. S. h. Cox was elected to Deacon's or
ders.
Revs John Morgan, William Fisher, Reese
| Norris and James NJ. Haynes, we're elected to
| Elders orders.
Rev. Thomas NJ. Flint was, at his own re-
quest, placed on the unstationed list OF minis
! tiers.
| Several reports from minor committees ap-
pointed during the session were received in
the course of the afternoon, and appropriately
disposed Of
The Conference, at six O'Clock, adjourned,
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton.
Methodist Episcopal Conference. The Confer
ence met yesterday morning pursuant to ad-
iournment. Bishop Waugh presided The
unfinished business of the previous day, being
the case of the Rev. Mr.. Harding, was taken
up and brought to a close. The Conference
decided by large vote, only fifteen in the ne
gative, that he should continue suspended until
he complied with the rules Of the Church, by
manumtting his slaves.
The Conference then proceeded to the con-
sderation of the affairs of Dickinson College,
which our readers will recoliect is located at
Carlisle, Pa, and is under the control Of this
large body of Christians. The affairs Of the
College, we are pleased to learn, are iii a high
ly Furnishing condition. Previous to the ad-
iournment, the Rev. MIR. Powell, Agent of the
Philadelphia Sabbath Association, addressed
them upon the importance Of more due OBJ
servance of the Lords Day. At the conclu-
sion of the address the Conference adjourned
until this morning at 8 o'clock.
ITEMS OF News. The Louisville Courier
states that the valuable present to Mr.. Clay,
which was reported to have passed that city
from N. York, was nothing more than box o.
preserpes.-The manufacturers, merchants,
and shippers of Pittsburg, have determined not
to employ hereafter, persons known as "steam
boat runners. Snow fell to the depth OF
some inches at Albany, Utica, &c, on Friday
Miss Jane Brady, twin sister of Gen. Bra
dy, U. S. A., died at Sunbury, Pa, a few days
since, aged 81 years-An Ice house at Cam
bridge, Mass, was burnt down Oh Thursday
night!-Rev. J. P. Thompson, of N. Haven
has accepted call from the congregation W or.
shipping in the N York Tabernacle. -The
First Presbyterian Church in Utica has given an
unanimous call to the Rev. Thomas Branerd,
pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Phi
ladelphia. -The Hon. Abbot Lawrence has
presented the Rev. DR.. Sharp, of Boston, with
$1,000 towards defraying the expenses Of his
European tour, so says a Lowell paper
The American Republicans of Albany have
nominated Judge Jacob Lansing for mayor
ON the reception of the news Of the pass
age of the Texas annexation resolutions at N
Orleans, salute of 26 guns was fred
The State Convention of Louisiana has agreed
that from and after ls4s, the seat of govern.
ment of that State shall be removed to some
point not less than GO miles from NJ Orleans
"A Mr.. Dance, of Iowa, has recently beer
found dead in a timber lot near his house. 1t j:
supposed he was shot by the brother Of Miss
Lowe, who had fallen a victim to his lcent
Gus arts.
New JERSEY STATE IMPROVEMENTS. The
bill for the sale of the Governors house ant
lot, and for the building ofthe fire proof Office
for the Secretary of State, Clerk of the SUI
preme Court, Clerk in Chancery and Treasurer
passed the Senate on Friday afternoon.