Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-10

| sexes, and all ages and conditions in life
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE MARYLAND Dis
| TRIcT OF THE METHODIST Protestant CBuRcB
Inc conference met, pursuant to adjournment.
| yesterday afterooon-rev. w. Robey presiding
and Rev. ]. t. Murray as secretary
| The exercises of the session commenced by read
apab,aP portion sn e., OF ssrlPtures beginning " How
and the singing Of hymn after which PRAYER
was addressed to the throne of Divine Grace by
| Rev. j. X. Nichols y
The following delegates reported themselves or
the part Of the clergy :-Revs Eli Henkle d. F.
| Reese, Josiah Warden, q. d. Hamilton J. w
Exeris,, X. I. Boyd; Frances Waters, Jas. X.
| Nichols, John ID. Elderdice. John r. Nichols.
| w Robey, A. :. Eversole. J. VI. Elderdice L.
w. Bates, Alfred Baker, :. b. Sutherland, II. p.
s Jordan, + l.. Mclean; J J. Murray, ?. l.; vii
| Daum Jno. Morgan, ID. A. Shermer, w. II.
Wright, David Wilson, T. D. Valiant II. J Day,
W w; ReineSk, F. swentzel, T; NJ. Bryan, Oliver
I Faden, Theophilus Burton. J. NJ. Denniss ]. H.
Ellegood, Il. G. Drinkhouse, J. F. whiteside
Jeremiah Clay; Thomas Lee, J. T. Murray, w. S.
Hammond, ;. III. McFaden, B. +. Brown, n. s.
| Greenaway. III. c. Cushing, Il. A. Moore. c. Ever
| sole Jas Thompson, Daniel Bowers. A ID. Dick
| w. 6. Holmes. Augustus Hammond C. H Little
ton, D. T. Ewell j. T. Ward, Robert Livingston,
| Il. C. Ewcll, and b F. Benson
u On the part of the lay membership :-Messrs d.
10 1, tMoli 1,' d. " Hammond; p NJ, Flint,
Joshua Conner, John J. Smouse, s. ii. Bateman
J. w HooPman, James I. Richardson, :. A.
Hoblitzell, J. w. Cochran, E. 3 Grant, John
Jones, }. ID Marker, J. W. White, Jos. Libbey,
| J. Graham, VIM. II. Hoghlett, James Harrison
John Ia. NichodeInus, John Staunfer, DR.. J w.
h henins, "a w Charleston; w c; Lipscome, J.
CisTke StenbS. S MeiVln' II Joyce John ;:
| Mills, w. d. Massey, F. ]. Bartlett
On motion, the following resolution was report
| ed and unanimously adopted:
| Resotrsd, Fhatthe perintendent Of this station
| (Rev. David WILSON, be requested to conduct the
exercises of the Union prayer meetings, and that
| prayer he restricted to three minutes
| Mr.. Zollickotfer offered the following resolu-
| tOns:
RsSotred. That in the death Of our beloved bro
ther, Rev. +. :. Wright this Conference has lost
an amiable, deeply pious, and efficient minister
ana that we give thanks to Almighty God that the
Uospel which he so earnestly preached 10 Others
was his strong consolation in dying hour.
hsSotred. tUrfhsrmoys, That the Conference
hereby express its most atfectonate regret and Of
fer It's coincidence TO the bereaved widow and his
now iatherieSs son; and. furthermore that il offer
10 The widowed mother of deceased brother
our coincidence, hoping that she shall find i'm the
grace OF God full support to sustain her in her
| afflicted bereavement.
MIR. Zollickoifer addressed the Conference brief
Of the deceased.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Rev. w. L. Wright offered the followiny.reso-
luton, which was adopted
hssoLred, That all unstationed ministers of tie
NJ. r church, In the Maryland district who NAV
attend during this session Of Conference be emit
tled 10 seats as visiting members and preachers be
admitted to seats within the bar without the cere
mony OF formal introduction
| The Conference then went into the examination
| of official character
The duties of the President were read by the
Secretary from the Discipline, the President hav-
ing vacated the chair
In answer to the usual formula of questions
Rev. Mr.. Robey stated that he had endeavored To
discharge the duties of his office. Whether he
had done So to the satisfaction of the Conference
he did not know; that he had discharged those
duties to his own satisfaction, he could saw that
he had not. In his hours of dependency he had
endeavored to obtain in the privacy of the closet
that strength of purpose and devotion necessary
10 enable him to render a good account of his
stewardship.
The question being taken on the character Of
the President, it was unanimously passed
| Mr. Roby then resumed the chair and the re-
mainder OF the session was passed i'm examination
of the official character of the superintendent and
assistant ministers Of the various circuits of the
district.
The name Of Rev. F s Wright, deceased. being
called, the President and Rev. Mr.. Nichols Of
Newton station. bore eloquent testimony to his
fdithfulness and usefulness as a minister of IN,
church on earth
A few minutes were then devoted to settling the
question OF the daily sessions and ID was finally
agreed that there should be two sessions each day
OF conference.-the morning session 10 commence
at 9H O'Clock, a IN, and close AT l2h D. M, and
the afternoon session to commence at 2I d. m
familiar verse was sung by the congregation
and closing prayer was offered
After which; the conference adjourned
SECOND DAY.
The Conference met at SIX o'clock and spent
the first hour in devotional exercises which were
| presided over by Rev. DR.. Murray and were par
tciPated in with much interest by II present
At 9h O'Clock the Conference vas called to
| order by the President, and thcreup n proceeded
to the consideration of business
| The roll having been called, the credentials of
delegates were presented, and the following named
| Caulk- ii. Il. Gernhardt, Richard p Darby CHI
w, Dennis James Henderson, A. NJ. Shoop.
| The Conference resumed the examination Of
| onlclal character (Which had been interrupted by
| the debate consequent on motion to proceed to
FIX the hours of meeting and ad ournment. yester-
day afternoon;l and the characters Of Revs J. NJ.
| Dennis, j w Everist, Il. ID. Valiant. d. II. Ewell,
;. Williams, James X. Nichols, Jno r..
Nichols: w. :. Hammond, Christian Eversole.
| j. ]. Ward, Geo. ii. McFaden, c. ii. Littleton
| and others, were successfully passed
Upon the conclusion of the subject of official
character, the President announced the usual COM
| mittees.
| Barton. OF Cambridge station asking to be placed
on the list OF unstaioned preachers of tue Confer
ence on account of pecuniary embarrassInents.
| On motion, the application received. 1t was
| then moved that the request be granted; where
| upon
| Mr.. ID. Zollickofer hoped that the Conference
| would not be precipitate. He hoped that the ap-
| phcant would not be sent out among the local
preachers II his character was not up to the mark
| Af'er short statement from the President, who
endorsed the moral character OF the reverend gen.
teman, but in behalf of the church stated that he
thought the gentleman wrong in blaming the
| itnerancy for his misfortunes The chair would
state That he knew that the applicant had left
Tue ltlnerancy and gone into business affairs, and
| then came back again to the itinerancy. He would
say this much for the sake of the church.
The question was then taken on the request to
be dismissed, and was unanimously agreed to.
Rev. j X. Nichols introduced TO the Conference
| Rev. Mr.. Grler, of Alexandria. who was invited to
| a seat, as visiting minister. within the bar.
| Rev. L. w. Bates moved that the rule requiring
| a1ofinai examination of superannuated ministers be
| suspended, as several superannuated members Of
| conference were not present; not agreed to.
| letter was received from Rev A. Baker FAC
eonpanled bya certificate from his physician con-
hrning the necessity of the application, requesting
| To be placed on the superannuated list; which was
referred to the committee on superannuated claim
| ants.
On motion his official character was passed
| Also, one from Rev. T. l.. Mclean (now super
annuated) requesting to be continued on that list
for another year; same reference.
Official character also passed
| And the Conference adjourned.
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