Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-16
THREE CENTS.
reported for the Baltimore Daily Commercial.l
MAX LAND ANIMAL CONFERENCE or
THE NJ. u. CHURCH
SECOND DAY-rHrpsnlu

4 sECOND DAf-FHURSDAY.
| Conference met at 30 A. NJ. yesterdo D.
Eversole in the chair ~ 20
An hour was consumed in devotional e,ercisss
after which the regular business was entered ,no
/ the President in the chair
The call of circuits and stations was made for tho
presented Rev G. u ttleton made Te,H 70 be
tor the appointment of preacher to new district 70
| be known as Asbury Circuit.
The examination of official character was ogo;r
taken up. and tho following were passed:
L. w. 4 Fates + es3e shTeeye; j. r. Whiteside R. S.
S 4. Hoblitze r. Wilma, s. B. SuheTanPdi TiaiPio8
D. Dick, 6; S. Battersby. J. W. GRAY. j. E. L EweII
Dr. Z; I; Ewell, James Thompson; W. S. Hammond,
J. Il. maloy, Il. W. Burrls Oliver Cox, j. B. Jones
". W. Reese, W. D. Litsnger. W. q. Holmes J.
Clay Il. J. Day. A. t. Melvin, /. VI. Hawkins. Hen
ry NICE, J; D. kinser, 5; J.. Graham, G; D. Edmond
Dennis, T. D. Valiant
The President stated that he had communication
IN relation to the Rev 3. F. Benson which would be
referred to special committee.
Rev. :. 3. Sutherland presented the following
paHner, which was adopted unanimously:
,Hhereds, IN the agitatOnS and excitement through
ThIcn the nation mas recently passed, some of the
churches have been either rent in pieces or else
snaken 70 the centre, and all of them subjected to
eore Iriai' ana whereas n time of rest having now
come which affords all the ecclesiastical orraniz9nns
Of the lend favorable opportunity of calmly survey
ing their past career, both before and during the
civil strife and in the light of that retyosnect IN
lntelbgenty indicate future actiOn and whereas
there have been within our pae occasiona uttarooo
suggesting, IN certain contingencies the expedigncv
of merging the Methodist Protestant Church in snIn
other ecclesiastical body; and Whereas originating
with these suggestions, there are cOnjectures and
rumors ahoat which calculated to render our
position ana purposes doubtful or ambiguous with
tue community, and thereby hinder our propress.
therefore, be it resolved, by the MaryIand Annual
Conference of Ministers and Lay Delegates of fSs
MainodlSt Prote'tant Church, in conference assem-
]. That we hereby sincerely express our profound
gratitude 70 God, that throughout the past nofyyth
standing the pressure upon US, in cOmmon with that
bFp0 hl.1
to keep on their in their degotcdness TO The one
great 4ad exclusive work which the Lord Jesus
CHRIST has committed to his ambagSadors-that of 70
cOncl!iug to God
.. That we hereby also render tribute of unfei,nad
thHnksglTing for tho manifest tokens of His annro
hotion upon the line Of duty which We have Inns roD
scentiouSly and undeviaiiney pursued; and tbnf II
humole dependence upon His continued support.
II Is puT purpose, whatever may come TO go forward
N the same path and to abide by the same ca linz
8 Ihat our past experience fully establishes In 5ur
mlndS ooth the pety and the wisdom of our fathers
in laying down the broad distinctive principiee oF
our Constitution and Discipline as based unon 10
velation and human rights and as eninpntIv adanIa
10 promote the happiness and usefulness of ali Chris
tian people. ~ 0''i''
T. That, with these convictions deep in our bsa...-
4t continuing to hold fast and maintain intP ~ t{
I5octFi4eS, the GoOernment, and the Name of he
Methodist Protestant Church. u 'ne
The President announced the foIlowiu cor,r,ttoo,
l.. W. Bates, and I. D. Valiant l' l. ""ters'
On the case of Rev. Geo Ste-,or'sor-C D c,.l.
land ". NJ Strayer and J r. Murray. '' - ""'-'i-
q On n starr Church-W, D. Massey, j. 3. Mathews
and L. A. Newman. '"'
The Conference thOn adjourned until 2.3OP. NJ
Afternoon Session.-The Conference was onanod
with DEVOTIONAL exercises 0P0Neu
r1v. rev. I; D. Valiant read the report of the Book
arrdd lor the past year. which appropriately
hey Rey Z p. Bach, of the Presbyterian Cbu ccb.
9di@ rotegtaateutted the Decades was nfro nfrn
nSea 10 lhe conference and was invited to address
a aG II ot The Conference College, upon "Clcr
n The official characters of P. L. Wilson and w. T.
DUNN were passed. - -
,,enos dne committee to Thom referred certain
circuit, IN the case of Rev D. SIarncer ,S
mltted report which vas adopted 10 The effect thai
SohIerence has no Jurisdiction in hematter and thaE
tho conduct Of key. d. A. Shermcr has b"en rcri M
and legal Mr.. Hhermer's character was then nassed
ms freSldenI announced the following as tEe
cohulItee on the Presidents annual cOmmuni, on
toR; koyS. IL. ?. Jordan and D. Bowers, and .Iohr
b; Nichols. OF Anne Arundel county '0-'l4
>, Inc SPECIAL committee the accounts of w y
E1ent@i appointed at the last Conference. reported
tha he accounts were correct and Just and the re-
port was referred to the Committee on starr Church
,frateInaI, communications read from tho
Virginia and West Virginia COME renccs --'- '4'
rev. u "; Bates, from the COMMITTEES in the caso
ot Rev w. IL. hopkins, reported that he deserTeJ
the Seyerest cenSure for The irrcgInar 1nsHno i 81
%hlch ne lett the Conference and the charge TO which
nI' vas rassgned 3ad that his name be erased from
A letter was read from Mr. Hopkins, eypressinc- ro
STet i2r the manner in which he had acted and stat
s s fH1 ne acte IN ignorance OF the requirements of
Key D. b. Reese thought it best to act mercifullv.
"nlLe protecting the Interests Of the Church
Rev. >. b. SOutheraud did not thin, tho -a,or. or
the committee was sufficiently strong in tic nyrroS
SONS. II was an outrageous case, and deserved the
seyereSt condemnation. ~ 'H'
Rev. W. Nj. Strayer explained n few oF tbo nv
Church. -' "-'i0 III charge oI starr
After other remarks, the report of the committee
Journed. "'''