Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-05
Affairs I'm GeergeteMr.

THE METHODIST PROTESTANT CnuRcH.-
morning paper, in notice OF thedenerl
Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church
10 assemble in Georgetown on Tuesday next,
publishes list which might be mistaken for
tine deIegates to assemble: Those delegates
composed the Lynchburg General Conference
OF 1883, ana are not the delegates to the confer
ence 70 assemble. In order 10 Inform the pub
Tic as iar as we are able Of the position OF the
Metnooist protestant Church, we would state
that the twenty third article of religion OF the
church recognizes the United States as a SOW
ereisn and independent nation. and the Presi-
dent, Congress, &c, as the rulers. At the Gen
eral Conference at Lynchburg, May 10, 1858,
memorial, asking an alteration of the discIp-
lire in regard to slavery; was presented from
Conferences who had previously assembled
in invention in Cincinnati. That General
Conference refused to grant the petition of the
North and West The result was that the
North and West Conferences sent no dele
gates TO the General Conference which was
70 meet in Georgetown IN 1852 and the
conferences in the rebellous States could
not DC represented, even If they had elected
deiegates, because Of the military status. There
being no quorum, that Conference adjourned
subject to the call Of Rev DR.. F. Waters, Pres
ident pro tenn, and in answer to his call the
conference Is to assemble in Georgetown on
Tuesday In November, 1862, the North and
West Conferences held a convention in Gin
cinDati, and declared that the Conferences OF
the States in rebellion, having repudiated the
23d article OF religion, and participated in the
rebellion, must be considered as revolted from
the Methodist Protestant Church in the free
States, which still maintain their allegiapo e to
the constituted authorities of the United States,
and no longer part OF the church, and that by
their act the General Conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church is restored. Itremains
to be seen whether this Conference will admit
the position assumed by the Cincinnati con-
vention, or will declare the loyalty of the
church and remain distinct, or will unite with
the Northern and Western Conferences. Ex-
cept the Maryland Conference, nearly if not
quite all the delegates to the Georgetown Con-
ference will be from the rebellious Statss,
the Conferences in the loyal States all wcnt
with the North and Western Conferences, Il g
General Conference OF which will meet in
Chicago, Illinois, at an early date.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.-Flour-De-
mand brisk at last quotations. Supers, S825;
extras, SIS 5OaSS.75. Sales limited to supply
the local trade. arnin-Wheat in demand;
stock in hand light; no sales reported. Prices
quoted nominally S2aS2.16 per bushel Corn
in good request; no sales of Importance. White
and yellow Sl.20aS 25 per bushel. No arrivals
OF flour or grain reported.
CANAL.-Arrived.- Six Days, with
sundries to Geo. Waters; Fred. Masttns, bark
TO market. Eight boats arrived with COAL con-
signed as follows: To American Company,
32i Is tons; to New Hope Company, 37ii tons;
Central, 11013 tons.
Departed.-Loretto, fish, salt and plaster. to
berland; Severn, do; J. S. Davenport FISH, to
Shepherdstown, and ten boats light
VIOLATING THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES master
of the boat Severn was fined ten dollars by
Superintendent Cameron for Running into the
gaurd lock at Seneca, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal.
PORT OF GEoRGETowE.-Entered
Narcissa, Graves, Baltimore; o. S. Hawiey,
CLARK, New York. Oleared-Schrs. Eudora,
Anderson Boston; w Emory, Harper, Balti-
more H Hobart, Robertson, New York; Gold
finch. Lorch, Accomac; Chanttcleer, Evans,
do; Romeo, Flewhart, Smiths Island; T. Car
Dighton; sloops Native, Evans, Smiths Island,
A Il. Leon, Saunders, Wade's Bay.