The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-07
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BALTIMORE CON
FERENCE OF THE III. E.. CHURCH.


WINCHESTER, VA, March s.
FIFTH DAY.
The Conference opened with singing and PRAYER
conducted by Rev. Norval Wilson.
! The journal was read and approved
The Committee on the Tract Enterprise reported
resolutions favoring the continuance of the agency.
The Committee appointed to consider the pro-
priety of changing the time for holding the Annual
Conference, reported adversely.
Resolutions favoring the establishment of Sun
DAY school paper were referred to the Publishing
Committee OF the Baltimore Advocate
The Committee on the Seamen's Bethel of Balti-
more, reported the Bethel as in prosperous con-
dition.
The Committee on Colonization reported. en-
dorsing the enterprise of African Colonization.
Ihese reports were read and adopted
permission to retire from the Conference room
was given to the Committee the case of James
n. Davis.
Resolutions from the Blacksburg Quarterly Con-
ference were presented to the Conference request
ing the Conference to instruct its delegates to the
General Conference to take such action as will
BRING about final settlement of the agitation of
the slavery question. These were referred to a
committee OF seven members of the Conference in
connection with the seven lay-stewards. General
memorials from Port Republic, Staunton and other
places, were also presented and referred to the
same committee, petitioning the Conference to
effect separation from the Northern Meth. Epis
Church.
Said committee consists of John Bear, 5. Regis
ter, j. Lanahan, S. S. Russell, j. n. Davis, A.
Buhrman, }. s. Gardner and the Lay Stewards.
The Conference proceeded to fix the place of its
next annual session. Invitations were received
from stanton, Alexandria, Lewisburg, Fayette
street city station; Alexandria was Withdrawn in
favor of Fayette street; Lewisburg was withdrawn
In favor of Staunton, which place was chosen by a
vote of So to 40.
Various committee reports were presented and
referred.
Rev. Charles Collins, D. D., President of Dickin-
son College, addressed the Conference upon the
affairs of that Institution.
Revs. b. Arbogast, Principal of the Staunton In
stitute, A. j. Myers, Jno. S. Martin, Norva Wilson
and Others, discussed the prOpriety adopting reso
luton pledging the Conference to lift collection for
educational purposes in every charge within its
bounds. Rev. j. p. Durbin, D. D., explained the
original plan OF endowment, which to open
the college to students only when 81 90 600, as an
endowment, raised. The original plan has
been partial failure, and the Doctor urged the
Conference to aid the college as far as it possibly
can in securing support.
The report Of the committee as whole was
adopted.
Rev. John P. Durbin D. D., Corresponding Sc
cretary of the General Missionary Society of the
NJ. E. Church, addressed the Conference upon the
claims OF the missionary enterprise The address
OF DR.. Durbin was listened to with marked atten-
ton.
The Committee in the of Rev. James ~
Davis reported resolutions indicating said minis
ter from the charge of NAL administration of disci
piine His character was approved by the Confer
ence. In connection with this case, the Presiding
Bishop decided certain points of disciplinary law.
At the proper hour the Conference adjourned.
The pulpits of Winchester were occupied on Sab
bath by the preachers of the Baltimore Conference.
Rev. Bishop Matthew +. Simpson preached at IL
O'Clock A. M. in the NJ. E. Church, which was
densely crowded. After the sermon the large class
of ca ndidates for Deacon's orders were ordained
Rev. DR.. j. P. Durbin occupied the same pulpit at
3 o'clock. The ediice again crowded. After
the delivery of the sermon, the candidats for FL
ders orders were ordained. Rev. Isaac Gibson oc-
cupied the pulpit at night. The churches of the
town were all well filled with attentive congrega-
tions.