Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-21
Methodist Protestant Conference.


Methodist Protestant Conference.
In orier to get the earlics. and most au
thentic news Of the doings of this body, We
sent down q special reporter to the Confer
snce. We are not able to make room for the
full report he has given, bat will give tho
most interesting part.
Among the resolutions passed are the fol-
lowing:
or churches to be detrimental to our spiritual
welfare therefore
ResOlved, That We hereby recommend and
urge the necessity of the members and friends
OF The Methodist Protestant Church through.
out the district 20 fully abstain from, and also
to use their utmost endsavors to prohibit, the
use Of the same during the hours Of divine
worship.
The committee to whom was referred the
subject of dancing, reported emphatically
against it, and stated tn ut those guilty Of this
act should be considered fit subjects of
church discipline.
TIE committee to whom was referred the
subject of lotteries reported as follows:
Essolred, That il is the opinion of this Con-
ference, that the system Of lotteries is great
evil, founded in ipjustice-usually, if not ne.
cessarily, carried on with deception and has
been the ruin, pecuniarily, of thousands,
leading them TO tho commission of evil.
Resoived, That it is the settled and pro-
tan should IN any way lend his aid to their
encouragement.
By resolution, the salary Of the President of
the Conference was rsised to 500.
Rfs0lred, That os a Conference, We will
cordially cooper ate with tho agents of tho
American Bible Society, and use all proper
efforts to extend the circulation and promote
the stu iy ofthe Holy Scriptures in our harges.
The following letter was presented by Rev
ID. L. Reese:
WASHINGTON CITY, D. C.
A: the regular monthly meeting of the
Youths Home Missionary Society of the Meth
Cdist Protestant Church, Of Ninth street, held
en- Sabbath afternoon, March ii, 1855, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted
RtsOIUed, That the Youths Homo Mission.
AIRY Society of this church appoint Rev D. E.
Reese their agent TO the ensuing session of
the Maryland Annual Conference Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church
ReSolved, That the agent DO, and is hereby,
Instructed to present, in the name of the So
ciety, the sum of $50 to the Home Mission airy
Society of said Conference.
ResOlref, That the agent be also instructed
to present TO the Home Missionary Society of
the Conference the symPathies of this society,
AID the assurance that their best endeavors
shall be used to send up to the Conference, at
IFS annual sessions, all the material aid in
their power. j. AUG JOHNSON
EDWIN STEER, Sec'y. President
On motion of Rev. Dir. Warden, the thanks
of the Conference were rendered to the society
for the sum named and transmitted
AT o'clock, the spec al order was called
for, and the Conference went into committee
Of the whole On the state Of the church.
Dr. Cox, President of Madison College, took
the stand in behalf of the College, and made
feeling and beautiful speech in its behalf
Dr. Cox was followed by Rev. d Wilson, in
few pertinent remarks, which he concluded
by Offering the following resolution, which
was passed:
Rssofrsd, That we will each use our best
sndeavors as superintepdents Of circuits and
stations to sell one limi, ed scholarship at least
in our respective fields Of labor.
Mr.. Sutherland then made a few remarks
in which be gave his unqualified appreciation
to the resolution of Rev ID. Wilson
Rev. josiah Warden was next called on, and
in ono OF bis most numerous speeches, set fort h
the claims of the College in a most effective
manner, ard then collected for the benefit of
the College about 500, all that he said was
needed at that point Of time. Most of that
money was contributed by the ministers them
selves.
The Conference then adjourned till o'clock,
when they met and remained in session till
after midnight.
TIe following ministers wero placed or coz
tinued on the superanuuated list Rev Messrs.
Ell Hinkle, Josiah Warden, Z. d. Hamilton,
I l.. Mclean, II. p. Jordan, and Alfred
Baker.
The following are the appointments for the
ensuing year:
john W EVEREST, President.
East Baliimors-Jesse Shreeve.
Anne AIundel-W S. Hammond.
LIST Church, Westinghouse be supplied.
Alexapdria-J. L. Murray.
GeOrgetOwn-S. y Sutherland
Pipe Creeh-Dr. L. SweItzel, and J. A.
McF aden.
Baltimore Circuit-R. S. Norris, and J
Thompson.
Deer Creek-H C. Cushing, and W Reinick
COncord-J. NJ. Elderdice.
KENT. Roberts, Z. EVersoIe, Dr. T. Wa
ters, Sap. Assistant.
Queen Anne's-H. P. Jordan, and D. Bowers.
IslbOt-w. Roby, and q. s. May.
Prince William. NJ. Dennis.
Ninth street, Wsshington-P. l. Wilson
Trough Creek-W. &. Holmes.
Williamsport-N. :. Greenaway, and f
Brown.
Snow Hill-John Morgan.
New Town.. W. Bates, and E. W. Jones
CarOline-W. i. wright.
DJrchester-R. I. Boyd.
New Market-W. L. DUNN.
Alleghany-J. F. Whiteside,
Accomac-Ore to be supplied.
lIarper's Ferry. b. Nichols
Cecil Elderdice.
Sussex t. A. Moore-one to be supplied.
Brckmakers-D. A Shermer.
Howard ID w Bates, A. Hammond
| Salem Circuit j Clay.
CUNT eElcrd r J DriBkh0uss.
| PGtGDsr -OHTer Cox
Cambridge IL Day, one to be supplied
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