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Mr., Turton also reported a bill to trim and
gravel street north. from Pennsylvania avenue
70 Iwsnty-third street west; passed. Also, bill
passed Also, biHt grade and gravel Twenty
second street west, from to l. streets north;
passed Also, bill to repair gutter and alley in
Mr.. Van Reswick reported bill to alter the
grade Of part of street south; passed.
Tie joint resolution from the upper Board
granting the ProPrietors of Dan Rice's Great
adopted -. "''
priately referred
The Board insisted on its amendment to the bill
rate seal -, WI
Mr. Powell, from committee on claims. repo,ted
resolution committingtb the Board 90 ainst refund
nayS9 ~
Mr.. Meade offered a resolution instructing the
committee on Improvements to inquire into the
eTPedlency OF abolishing the contract system in
cleaning streets and alleys referred to committee
Oh Improvements. AID burned.
You've MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocrArros.-The
meeting OF this Association last evening was well
attended, and its deliberations Of an Interesting
character. After the customary opening exercises
participated in with general earnestness and
warmth, the Presidents monthly report was made.
and showed the following transactions of interest:
The Saturday evening prayer meeting recon.
MERGED with encouraging attendance, the COM
n
prepare card, setting forth localities Of churches
and times OF religious service; preaching at the
Asylum has been resumed the Association had
been offered and have assumed the charge of the
Presbyteria Mission School on Capitol Hill and
II Will hereafter be known Mission School No
s. course OF lectures at the Smithsonian Institn-
u .n mas bsen begun, OF which Capt J H. simp-
Mr., o. c. Wight then read IAN interesting and
able essay, eliciting profound attention his sub.
Ject being christianity and Science" If we had
space we should give some detail Of this excellent
review OF the history of the worlds progress I'm
science its relation to Christianity and the force
with which the lecturer concluded that all true
sGienee would conform to the teachings of religion
MT fnees, at the conclusion, stated as q matter
or fact that nearly all the men of science i'm this
country are evangelical Christians
Mr.. Burton was elected to membership. and
~ Messrs Burns, Myers, Langftt, Clute and Dr. N.
III; uipoe Were introduced as new members and
saluteo py the association with the accustomed
welcome during five minutes recess
.Dr. j.. Han Moore moved the appointment of a
committee TO apply to Congress for an act Of in
corporations which was agreed to unanimously
and Messrs j. II Bradley, jr., Henry Beard and
Jerome T. Chase appointed.
Mir. Van SantvOOrd was invited on motion of
MIR J p. Chase, to address the next meeting on
the subject of mission Sunday schools
Mt. Knees moved a resolution apprOpriating
S2O to aid in getting "a house for the Western
MISS on school with the same conditions as a D.
preparations for other schools under the direction
OF committee consisting of Messrs MorseII
Richards, Miller, Rhees, Beard Jordan, Daniel,
WOO Woo'e sn tucHet' Stnemetz, Knight, LumPkn,
ms was agreed TO, with proviso offered by Mr.
White, that Mission School No 3 shall be de.
barred the use of the amount appropriated to it
until the treasury shall be sufficiently replenisbed
TO meet both these demands
ON motion by Mr. Norton a committee on OPEN
ar preaching was appointed, and consist of
Messrs. Wight Fort Ballantyne Middleton Fer
Suson. w God and White
committee to make arrangements with the
ladies' for holding festival, was on motion by
MI; Knees appointed, and are as follows:
Messrs X bees, Magruder, Moore, GRIMES Fox
Iucker, Knight, Walton, Lumpkin, and Gulick
Last year the Association was aided to the con-
siderable amount of more than 200 by the festi-
vail and this is, of course, an important matter
MIR. Beard then read memorial to Congress for
an act OF Incorporation; which, meeting the ap-
proVal OF those present, was signed by several of
the oucers, and Will be generally signed by the
members CT the Association and pres. nted to Cor
gress.
-, A committee was appointed on motion of Mr..
Norton, to take charge of the devotional meetings
TWiss, Norton, Daniel, Ker, and Rggles
The meeting was, throughout, marked by dig
nifty. prudence, and becoming courtesy; while all
seemed free in the pleasant bonds Of Christian
fellowship.
THE BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE
AFRICAN NJ. f. CHURCH -Fliday.-Bishop Payne
In the Chair. Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. l.. Hammond.
ne second QuesIlon on the general minutes
was taken up, viz: that preachers are admitted
on trial? Isaac |. Pendell, Alex. Johnson, Isaac
Kendall, VIM. William, J. r. Henry, were re-
commended from their respective quarterly con-
the Conference. They were referred to the COM
mittee for examination.
George T. Watkins and Dennis Davis. of Balti-
more, were recommended for Deacon's orders,
they having served as local preachers for four
years. On motion, they were elected. George II
Waters was discontinued on account of inability
Bishop Payne introduced to the Conference
Rev j u. Butler, of the Lutheran Church, and
he was invited to seat within the bar of the Con.
ference.
The appointments were then announced for
Sunday.
Saturday-Bishop PAYNE in the chair. relio,ons
services conducted by Rev. ID. w. Moore Revs
w. b. Edwards and j. NJ. Grandin of the NJ F.
church, were Introduced to the Conference The
religious character Of the preachers were exam
lned and passed. The relation of Andrew Mas
sey as supernumerary, was continued. Ri. Rev
Bishop Payne, of the p T.. Church. of Cane
Painas, Africa, was introduced to the Confer
ence, and took seat by the presiding officer and
after spending some time listening to the deliber-
ations, he rose to take leave Of the Conference
Tine presiding officer proposed to the Conference
that they engage in PRAYER for the Bishops safe
arrival home to his field of labor When PRAYER
was over, Bishop Payne rose and delivered a short
and effective address, in tire course OF which he
recommended to the Conference the importance
of rming missio on in Af,i "a At the close of
pressive Of the regard felt by the Conference for
Bishop P which was adopted by all unanimous
rising vote. The Conference then resumed the
regular business. and at O'Clock it adjourned
The pulpits of all the colored churches were
filled Yesterday by the members of the Confer
ence. The following anniversaries are announced
to take place during the week :-Wednesda af-
ternoOn, at O'Clock, the Conference Literary
Society; Thursday afternoon, Sunday School; Fri
day afternoon, Missionary Society.
The McVIcKER CONCERT at Willards Hall,
this evening, seems to be the talked-cf event OF
tn day among the elite of the Metropolis. OF the
little Prima donna the New Orleans Delta says:
1.-The astonishing musical precocity Of little
Mary McVicker is wonderful Her child like
simplicity Of manner. united to a degree of clev-
erness intelligence and nairete, produce the most
fascinating combination Of attractions. She is a
perfect little genius, and sings with the dscrim-
mating, cultivated taste of graduate of the Con-
servatoire, and seems to have reached that degree
Of capacity TO grapple with the difficulties of
music at one step, which itrequires years of study
in one who HIS mere talent to develop OF
course, when we say the difficulties of music, we
do not mean the mere mechanical business or
the facilities acquired by incessant practising of
scales and the other exercises of the voice but the
inuitive perception of all the delcacies Of music
and natural Intelligence which guides her, ir-
respective of rules and regulations custom, and
precedent Nothing could have been more in
imitable and cunning than her singing of aCom-