Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-04
The Baltimore Annual Conference of tn G
Methodist Episcopal Church.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
From the Baltimore American


The members Of Conference reassemoled in
the Eutaw.street Church at Q O'Clock. and IL
was opened with devotional exercises by the
Rev. VIM. +. Sp-ake
4 ne blshop announced the following COM
OF the Conference:
On the State of the Country-Messrs B. H.
Nadsl, T. a. Morgan, b. R. Brown, william
T. Speake and j. Fl. Swope.
On the Change Of Rule on Slavery-Messrs.
Thoe. Sewall, b H Nadal, Thos. Myers, W.
NJ. D Ryder and Chss. A. Reid.
On motion of Rev. ]. N. B. Morgan, the Con-
ference proceeded to select a court OF trial,
under the rule of discipline, for the trial OF
Rev. John Lanahan, on charges preferred
against him by Rev. Mr.. Davis. The following
members were selected as the court:-Rev. b.
II. Nadal, President, and Revs Messrs. }. A.
w. Krebs, T. A. Morgan, E. ID. Owen, f. :.
Cassidy, W. T. GLENN, W. II. Holiday, s.
Leach, II. McNamara, Littlejohn F. Morgan,
Bishop CLARK announced the following ques-
uon OF the discipline, viz:-'s Tho remain on
trial - The only name on the list was that OF
rai II; y; Widsimsn. IIn The gentleman, who was
present, retired, when a lengthy discussion
ensued on the merits Of his case chiefly turn
ing on the loyalty of Mr.. Waterman to the
Government OF the United States rumors hay-
ing been put in circulation that he was 8 dis
loyal man. During the discussion these
mors were fully disproved. On motion Of Mr.
Nadal, Mr. Widerman was invited into the
conference, when, to the question, "Are you
in sympathy with the So called Southern Con-
federacyl" he promptly answered in the neg
atiYe; and 70 the question, Are you In perfect
symp athy with the Government OF the Uuited
States, especially in the present struggle = he
answered in the affirmative. On motion, the
connection of MT Widerman with the Confer
ehce was continued.
On motion OF Rev. J. W. b. Morgan, the
court of trial formed for the trial of Rev. Mr..
Lanahan, was also charged with the trial OF
Rev. Mr.. Davis, on charges preferred.
On motion of Rev. J. N. B. Morgan, q court
of trial. to consist of eleven members, was
Iected for the trial OF Rev. Mr.. Thrush, on
charges preferred by the Rev. John Lanahan:
The following members were selected as the
court: Rev. VIM Hamilton, President; Reys.
Messrs. T. T. Wysong, ]. l.. Gilbert, Robert
q. Linthicomb, ] W. Hobbs, J. II. Swope, f.
f. Shipley, Bennett H. Smith and s. III. Gum
mIngs.
The third question, "Who are admitted into
full connection 2" was then taken up. OF a
list OF eighteen only Rev. Messrs q. III. Myt-
niger, A S. Smith, Joel Brown, Ezekial Rich
ardson and l.. B. r. Rhodes answered These
gentlemen appeared before the Bishop, and
after being addressed in a very able manner,
the usual questions were propounded and
severally answered satisfactorily. The ques-
tiops in reference TO loyalty was also pro-
pounded, and answere1 1 in a manner that sat-
isfied the Bishop and the Conference, except
in the case of Joel Brown.
On the question being propounded to Mr..
Brown, that gentleman replied that in the true
acceptation of the word he was loyal man; as
a Christian he felt it his duty to support the
powers that be, although opposed politically to
the party now in power; his sympathies were
decidedly to the South, although ne doubted the
policy of the course pursued. He also said that
he was opposed to the war being carried on by
any one
After the withdrawal of the applicants pro-
longed discussion ensued, in which all the
points ia the character Of Mr.. Brown were fully
brought out
On motion, G. II. Mytinger was elected to
Deacon s orders.
On motion, the Rev. Joe. Brown was also
admitted to deacons orders by a very decided
vote.
The cases of the othersapplying for deacon's
orders were postponed.
The Rev. DIR. johnson, President Of Dickn-
son College, addressed the Conference on the
subject of that institution, after which the
Conference ad ourned