Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-08
The Baltimcre Annual Conference Of III G
Methodist Episcopal Church.
SIXTH DAYS PRoCEEDrNes-TCBspAY
from the Baltimore Sunl

From the Baltimore Snn.l
Bishop CLARK announced the following eom-
mittees on the centenary OF the hsthsdist
Episcopal Church: Rsvs. Thomas Sewell, N.
May bury Goheen; Laymen- Messrs. j. r.
SooE, Ihos. Armstrong, Henry w. Drakely,
IL =, Emory and Thos. Davis. To preach the
sentsnnapy , sermon, Rev. VIM. Hamilton; AL
Bishop Ciark also announced the following
rs the examining committees for the year 1855:
Ksss; WIN, d; Laney. N. L. Hawley, 8. V.
man, John w. Start, John W. Cornelius. FOR
the second yesr-Revs. B. N. Brown, J. N
pavisrJ. II. Swope. For the third year-Rsvs.
John Thrush, N. II. Sipes, ,. V. Leach. For
the fourth year-Reys. j. A. McCauley, J. s.
Cassiday, Chas A. Reid. On candidates for
local Geacons-Rsvs. Hsrbury Goheen, W. +
u. GLENN, }. w. Graham. On candidates for
local elders orders-Revs VIM. Hamilton, J.
II. Nd Lemon, T.. u. CTonin, Jas. A. McCauley
ana VIM. II. Chapman. 4ss
On mo,ion OF the Rev E. p Phelps, Rev Q.
Parkint en- had his relation changed 10 that OF
superannnated
Rev. b. H. Nadal, chairman OF the commit
tee on the state of the country, submitted q
resolutions:
Reso!r.d, That we love and honor the Amer
lean Union, IL possible more than ever, and
give cur hearty and earnest sympathy 10 our
government and our soldiers in putting down
the rebellion.
Rcsolred, That we cherish the hope that tho
emo OF the war VIII be the end Of its cause,
Rcsotrsd, That we congratulate M&yland
upon her recent deliverance from slavery, and
III nly believe tnat she will soon be richer and
happier uDuer the new constitution than she
was under the old.
Resolved, That the passage by Congress OF the
constitutional amendment forever excluding
slavery from the States and Territories of the
nation meets our hearty and grateful appro =
val, and that we congratulate the Legislature
OF Maryland upon its early concurrence in
that amen dment.
The report was signed by four members of
the committee. The Rev. ]. Peyton Brown
OF the same committee, presented a minority
report, based entirely on quotations from
scripture, and avoiding entirely allusion TO
the war 1t concluded with the following res
Olntions:
Resolred, That we owe and pledge exclusive
allegiance to the Government OF the United
States, in war and in peace; and its constitu-
tlonai administration in every department
thereof; and that we, therefore, atfectionately
eXhort our people, W no, by position, kindred
or interest, may have been tempted to sympa-
thize with those who seek he overthrow Of this
Government. to heed the word OF God, as above
Tecited, and not TO esteem loyalty thereto as
optional-a matter OF taste, sy mpathy or pref
erence-but as OF Divine Injunction, and as
in nvolying the res storation OF our national uni.v
peace and prosperity or in the language OF the
Discipline, to use all laudabe means to enroin
oos dIence TO the powers that be
Resotrtd, That Wa Will not receive into the
Conference, or elect 10 ministerial orders either
from the local or itinerant ranks, any man Of
kn0rn dtsloyalty. o.
After some discussion, on motion OF Rev.
Thomas Sewell, both repofts were adopted by
the Con ference.
The committee on the rule in reference to
slavery adopted al The last General Conference,
made y report, recommending the adoption OF
the rEle. The report led 10 a lengthy discIs-
zion, during which the entire question OF sla-
very was fully discussed. when, without taking
vote, The turther consideration OF the subject
was deferred until to- day.
Rev. B. II. Nadal, president of the court of
trial ON the charges prepared by the Rev. Mr..
Lanahan, against the Rev Mr. Davis, present.
ed the result OF the trial, which although ac-
quitting the accused OF the general charge OF
immortality. recommended him 10 the eensure
OF The Conference. Rev. Mr. Davis gave notice
OF his intention to take an appeal The report
was adopted.
The charges preferred against the Rev Mr..
Thrush, by Rev. John Lanahan, were then re-
ferred 10 the court of which Rev. DR.. NRdal Is
president.
resolution was offered censuring the Rev
Mr.. Bull. and providing for the appointment
of a committee to take the matter into censid-
eratlon. The alleged offense committed by the
Rev. Mr. Bull was that during the disc eussiop
on slavery he used the expression "that he hsa
rs ruck faith in the divinity OF slavery as he
had in the divinity OF Jesus Christ" The chair
appointed the Rev. Messrs. N. J. B. Morgan,
Il. b Brown, John I.anahan, Elisha p. Phelps
and VIM. Hamilton the committee.
Mr.. Bull. in explanation, remarked that
what he meant by saying that he had as much
taith In the divinity OF slavery as in the di-
WHY ol JESUS CHFist; WAS ihat SiaVery WAS
AS clearly taught in the Bible as the divinity OF
Christ.
The conference then adjourned.
FINANCIAL.-The currency act, as amended
Just before its passage on the 3d instant, con-
templates the apportionment of national bank
circulation. The Comptroller of the Currency,
now the Secretary OF the Treasury, the Hon.
Hugh McCulloch, issued yesterday acircuiRr.
of which the following is an extract:
''All persons, therefore, who contemplate the
organization OF national banks other than
those whose papers have been filed, or whose