Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-03
The Baltimore Annual Conference Of tkt
Methsdist Episcopal Church.
SECOND DAYS PRoCERDTN6
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The following committees were announced
On Investigating Charges Against Mem
Maybury Goheen, S. V. Blake and q. Park,
son.
On Dickinson College-Thomas SewelI, W.
Prettyman. w. Krebs, ". NJ ID. Ryan and J.
On Periodicals and Church Literature-P
~. Lpscomb, Isaac Collins, b. II. Nadal, I. A.
morgan and w. T. Clemm.
and s. V. Blake.
On Iemperanee-J. w. Start. d. p. Brown,
and w. II. Holiday.
On Bible-w Krebs. T. $. Cassidy, and w.
s. Edwards
On Postofices-C: q. Linthicum, O. q. Gro
Q On M statisties~s m i B. Cummings, q N. Leecp
and r. Rear.
On Reporrs-Thomas Myers aud H q. West
wood.
To Receive Missionary Money-A. J. Porter
and ]. ii. M. Lemon.
To Receive Money for Educational Purposes
T. J. Sergeant and W. Hobbs.
The Bishop laid before the body certain writ
ten charges and specifications against the Rev.
John Thrush in charge Of McKendree station
in Washington city The charges are brougb.
by John q. Harkness, of w Washington. ans were
referred TO the committee on the subject.
Rev. Mr.. Thrush presented series of law
points, bearing on the charges preferred agains:
him, which were partly read, when, on motion
OF the Rev. Thomas Sewell, the further read
Sing was dispensed with, and the paper re-
ferred to the committee on the subject /, js
fact that Mr.. Harkness had severed his con-
nection with McKendree station previous to
prefer ing the charges
The Bishop laid before the Conference a
communication from the United States Chris
han Commission, endorsed by 5. Griffith,
Esq, Chairman for Maryland, and by the
Rev. Isaac p. Cook, of Baltimore, in reference
to the extreme want of an active and energetic
preacher in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry,
Va, which was referred to the Bishop and his
The order of the day. the REPORTS of the STEW
ards, was then taken up. On calling the roll,
the different Conference collections were an
nounced and handed in The returns from the
Washington district were as follows :-Foun-
dry, no returns; Wesley Chapel, Sll9 95; Ninth
street, no returns; East Washington, $3.50;
McKendree and Fletcher, SlG0 Union, S32:C for-
such, $40; Ryland S14 so; Waugh, 1921; Provi-
dence, SIP; EbeneZer, Asbury and Mount Zion,
Sandy Spring, Bladensburg, Prince Georges
and Charles, no returns; Georgetown, $6t.40;
West Georgetown and Tenallytown, SI4; Pa
tapso, SIS; Ellicotts Mills, $50; Elkrdge Land
ing, $40; ST. Mary's S2l.l5-making total for
the district OF S5l950. The returns OF the Bal
tImore district amounted TO 30 0S9 20, and those
of the Virginia district TO S17i.55. To these
sums, it is supposed, there will be additi ons
from the churches from whom returns have
not yet been received.
The different claims OF members and appro-
priaions for necessitous cases gave rise 10
considerable debate, and while the subject
was under discussion number OF claims,
principally OF private nature, were disposed
Additional papers in reference to the charges
preferred against Rev. Mr.. Thrush by Mr..
Harkness, were referred Every paper pre-
sented in the case of the latter gentleman was
met by him with points OF law. He contended .
that evidence was being sent to the committee
that had been taken by parties not properly
authorized under the rule of discipline to per-
form that duty. He also contended that the
testimony had been taken at the dwelling or
John c. Hardness, a house that he Mr.. Thrush)
could not enter. All the evidence had been
taken e1parte; he had no opportunity of cross
questioning witnesses. For these and other
reasons he objected to the testimony going be-
fore the committee, but he was overruled, and
the papers took the direction as indicated above
THE charges against Messrs Lanahan. NadaI
and Thrush grow out Of matters connected
with the Mckendree station, in Washington
city, and promise to give rise to much interest
ing eebate when the cases come properly be-
fore the body.1
Rev. Mr. Clemm moved a reconsideration OF
the vote taken yesterday by which all papers
connected with the charges and specifications
preferred against Messrs. ianahan, Thrush
and Nadal, were referred to the committee on
charges, that the entire matter may be
brought directly before the court OF trial. the
Proper tribunal indicated by the rules Of dis
cipline to dispose OF the cases. After consiG-
erable debate, the motion prevailed, and the
various papers connected with the charges
preferred against Messrs. Lannahan, Thrush.
Nadal and Davis. referred to a separate conrt
of trial, in each case said courts, on motion OF
Rev. J. N. b. Morgan, to consist Of fifteen
members each.
The case OF Rev. Mr. Thrush was first taken
of trial sn be 1s b. 9T6sTeS s that the
the president to be named by the Bishop The
court was then constituted as folloWs:-Rsv
Il. M. Brown, president; Revs. Messrs. Nay
bury Goheen, w. A. Chapman, B. p. Brown,
David Thomas, Chas A. Reid, Isaac Collins,
s. V. Blake. @. Parkison, Thos. Myers, VIM.
Prettyman, Thomas Sewell, G. McElfresh, W.
H. Laney and J. W. Start.
The Bishop laid before the Conference aG-
dtional charges, preferred against Rev. T. II.
Nadal by VIM. A. Cook, OF Washington. MIR.
Nadal expressed surprise and indignation, and
avowed that this was the first time he had
heard of these charges.
Rev. Mr. Lanahan took the floor, and pro-
ceeded at length to animadvert upon the mo
tiyes of the party making the charges
Mr.. Nadal followed in explanation OF his in
tPrcourse with Mr.. Cook, and was followed by
other members, who spoke in the highest terms
of MIR. Nadal; when, on motion of Mr.. Ian
ahan, the Conference refused to entertain the
charges, only two members voting Ior theic
reception.
The Conference, at ~ o'clock, sd oUrned
until o'clock tomorrow morning.