Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-09
The BaltlmePe Annual Conference Of N q
Methodist Episcopal Church.

SEVENTH DAYS PRocEEpINes-wRpNEspL
[Reported for the Baltimore SUM-
The Conference was opened with appropr.-
ate religious services by the Rev. Samuel V.
Leach.
The committee on seminaries presented
their report, In which the various colleges
and seminaries under the charge of the Confer
ence, were reported as being in hourishing
condition.
Rev: Mr.. Cauiey presented the annual re-
port loi the stewards. The collections during
me year Were, from the Baltimore district,
S2,iNS6; washington district, S622 So; Virginia
district, sl4 a5 additional from other sources
Io'; from chartered fund S25, making q
total of s3,6e2 IA. The claims were renorted
at S9,l43 SO. The committee recommsd divi-
aends to those voted as neeessitions cases OF
32& per cent on the amounts voted. The re-
port was accepted, and the committee proceed.
ed to divide the funds.
Rev J.. N. b. Morgan, from the committee
appointed on the case OF Mr.. Bull, made q
report severely censuring Mr b. for the
Language used by him yesterday in reference
TO the divinity of Jesus, concluding with
resolution that Rev. Mr.. Bull ought to va
cate, and II he refuses to do so, then the Bishop
ference.
during which Mr.. Bull explained that he
meant no blasphemy, no disres pect 70 the Deity,
but what he did mean was that slavery W as as
clearly recognized and tolerated in tn Bible as
was the divinity of Jesus Christ.
The report and resolutions were fRally
adopted by vote of ~ 10 93
Rev. John Thrush presented a paper asking
10 withdraw, for the present, the charges pre-
terred by him against Revs. John Lanahan and
b. III. Nadal.
Rev. John Lanahan urged strong objections
against such a course, as did also Rev. Or.
Nadal, when Rev. Mr.. Thrush withdrew the
papers.
sented a report, giving a detailed statement OF
the operations OF these schools. The report
was adopted
The report OF the committee on missions was
alsor ron ri NJ In uinr
priations are recommended: To Seamen's
Bethel, $3.50; Hanover street, $3.50; Gorsuch
Chapel, 1900; Waugh Chapel. s20O; West
Georgetown. $500; Bladensburg, $3.50; Prince
Georges, Sl0O Charles, Sl00 ashngton dis
trict, S2C0-makiDg total OF 600.
Rev. John Thrush again asked leave to with
against Revs. John Lanahan and b. II. Nadal,
which, after suitable explanations on both
sides, was granted, and the courts OF trial
raised In both cases were dissolved The reIs-
tons OF Messrs. Lanahan and Nadal were then
continued.
The order OF the day, the resolution on con-
curing in the new rule Of the General Con-
ference in reference to slavery, was taken up.
The debate was resumed and continued for
several hours, when finally the question was
taken by yeas and nays on the report OF the
committee recommending a concurrence in the
new rule adopted by the General Conference,
resulting as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Isaac Collins. Thos. Myers,
Thomas Sewell, B. II. Nadal Henry M. Sipes,
John Thrush, John Newton Brown, J. H NJ
Lemon, George V. Leach, John w. Cornelius,
William H. Laney, q. Mcdaniel Henry Q.
Westwood. A. j Porter, George M. Berry, &.
PaTkison, John Lanahan, William F. Speake,
j. N Davis, John H. Swope, G. w. Hobbs,
Ezekiel Richardson, May bury Goheen, j. NIB.
Morgan, Harrison Mcnamara, E. p. Phelps,
Charles McElfresh-27
Nays-Messrs. A. ]. Myers, James Bunting,
John III: Ryland, John W. Bull, John Baer,
Philip ID. Lipscomb, w. T. ID Clemm. Little
ton f. Morgan. James F. McCauley, Joseph J.
Largent, r. r. Murphy, William Krebs, a.
Sumerfield Hank, Samuel FL. Cummings, VIM.
Prettyman, William b. Edwards, John L. Gill
bert, Charles G.. Linthicumb, Saml V. Leach,
William II. Holiday, Bennet H. Smith, j. w.
T. Graham, f. E. Shipley, Joel Brown, G. II.
Mytinger. b. Peyton Brown, r. II. Lipscomn,
q. Q. Cronin, Francis =. Cassidy, W. K.
Boyle, +. A Morgan, William H, Chapman,
Samuel V. Blake, W. Franklin Ward, H. N.
Sipes, William E Edwards, Marvin L. Han
dy-37.
On motion of B. II. Nadal, 1t was resolved
that the vote should be left open, SO tina: those
members who go desired mightrecord their vote
during the session OF the Conference.