Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-07
Baltimore Annual Conference.

LEW ISL Re-. y, March - iR>l Jay -
The Baltimore Annual Conference Of the VI.
T.. Church, convened in this place this morn
ing, al o'clock, and was opened by the
President, Bishop Baker, by reading the
cAxu.psalm, and the ~ chap. If John. The
HYMN commencing
Il love thy House, %! Lord,
wa, sung. Prayer by the Bishop. Another
hymn was sung, and prayer offered by w.
Hamilton. J. : Martin called the roll,
and was afterwards elected Secretary, and j..
f.. Armstrong. J. \. McCauley, and }. ).
Gardner. elected Assistant Secretaries. The
hour of meeting WAS fixed at y \. NJ. to
adjourn at l2J j. W. The rules of the last
Conference were read and adopted.
The ioilowin. Standing Committees were
appointed, consisting of one from each Pre-
siding Elders District, viz: Necessltous Ca
scS, Dickinson College Semlnarlcs. Tract
Cause, Colonization, Temperance, Baltimore
Christian Advocate.
The Committee on Bible Cause consists OF
two: Education Board. two: Book Concern,
two; Post Offices. one: Public Worship, two;
Seamens Bethel. Baltimore, two: Oh Pub
fishing Conference Register, two; to Collect
Funds for the same, two.
The following gentlemen. Lay Stewards,
were introduced to the Conference. VIZ: Dr.
Caldwell. and McsSrs. PETER aud Herring.
\ committee appointed by the Lewl,burg
Station. to welcome the Conference to the
Inequalities Of the city was introduced, con-
sistinr uf Col. J. Mcpherson. j. Bierne, esq,
and Mcssr-. Potts. Lewis, and Steward.
The Chairman. Col. Mcpherson, delivered
the following address:
"Nr. PycSil,mt-Fathers and Brethren OF
the Baltimore Conference, as the organ OF
the Quarterly Conference of this Station, we
greet YOU welcome, thrice welcome to our
hearts and homes. Through the labors, un-
der God. of members of Your body, We were
brought into the fold of Christ, and We are
happv that we are members of the old Meth
odist household, aS it exists in this country.
Asa conference Of ministers. You have our
respect and confidence We esteem You the
more. because, regardless of persecution and
threats. YOU stand essentially on the Old plat
FORM and oye "thr old paths" Your posi-
ton to-day is a proud one, and must com
mand the admiration of all candid and true
men. The storm cloud gathered, ITS thun.
ders reared YOU brayed it, dangers, and
stand rs the representatives of Il glorious
principle. RELY ious liberty, the right Of
trccmen. has been maintained by You, and
will be the sole Inheritance Of those that
come after YOU. Had you swerved in your
! duty to Methodism, God, and humanity,
You had not only escaped the assaults made
/ upon YOU rs Il body, but you would have re-
! reived the applause of thousands. This you
I dared not. would not do. lou would have
( been humhrl in your own estimation, and
ultimately, IL We believe. in that Of the good
/ of every land. You have stood n"biy and
proudly while the storm ragged, with your
| eyes fixed upon the bow of promise. sustained
| bv the God of our fathers. and the well tried
principles Of sound conservatism. We
stand with you. and there we will stand.
We fear not the result The God of IVES
! lev. of ASbury and the noble band that with
! them laid the foundation Of Methodlsni,
broad and deep will spread his wings over
YOU and US. We think it fortunate for lis.
/ "a n nation, nay, providcntial that. occupy
ing. H. YOU do, the political centre Of our
/ great and glorious country. You have been.
and are. true to the principles which alone
under God will. or can, prove our safe
guard We rejoice in your prosperity, and
humhlv pray that your success III the future
! nav greatly exceed the past In rhe name
( Of cur STATION and of oar whole Church III
/ this region. we welcome you. And may thr
! Gol IT our fathers be with YOU
Appropriate and feeling responses to the
above address were made 10y Me>srs. llamil-
ton and Nadal.
/ The resolutions adopted by the Confer
cnce on the subject, failed to procure in
time for this mail.
After some conversation on the subject OF
publishing the Register, it WIS agreed to
/ apportion its sale among the Presiding FL
/ dcrS.
The Conference fixed bar within which
members shall sit.
The Western Book Agents forwarded ac-
counts to Conference which wcrc referred 10
! the Committee on Book Concern.
Vacancies in several committees were sup
piled. notices given, &C., and, after prayer
by y. u. Lipscomh, the Conference adjourn
ed till S! A. NJ. tomorrow.
Never has this body met with a more cor
dial reception than it has here. Seldom
/ have the members encountered more liltoil-
ycnience in getting to Conference, arising
out of the condition of the roads. Some
! walked of choice. for miles. One man, Rev.
j. l.. Bromwell, WORKOUT preacher OF tn"
Conference. living in Indiana walked cighty
miles during his travels here.
The Railroad agents, conductors. stage
proprietorS, drivers, and hotel keepers, all.
and singular. seemed To lay themselves un-
der contribution t. further the members OF
Conference on their journey, and to make it
as pleasant a. possible: but there were cir
cumstanccs uncomfortable. The preachers
came in by various means. One, Bishop Ba-
ker, came in OF horseback, to be in time.
Bishop Ames. mounted on "a split bottom
chair. placed in II two horse wagon. without
springs ended ride Of thirty miles. having
bv way Of variety. drove the team or walked
the hills, to reach here by . O'Clock Monday
night.
As the mail is only tri-weekly, the reports
will be interrupted. MORDECAl.
A Brief History of Four Bank Clerks.
\ writer in the New York Tribune states
that in the winter uf 1854 = fuur Young bank