Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-01

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Tut BALfInoRE ANNUAL CoHFrpIscsior
rms MEruopmr, EriseoPAL cHuneH -Cchlersnce
assembled yesterday morning at nine o CLOCK a.
the Butaw street church, aud was called 70 order
by Bishop Levi Scott After prayer and resai ing
members answering. Rev W: Y kdMeres vss
70 .eleoted secretary, ard H. " Westwooa as,
sistant secretary. fhe hour Of meeting was hxed
al nins A. M, and Of adjournment at one p m.
ion motion, Rev. Thomas Myers, W, II. Chap.
man and Z. D. owen, were appointed commit
tee TO nominate the several oommutees; blshop
Thompson was then introduced by Bishop Scott
TO Inc Conference. Bishop 7. announced that
Rev, A. 4. Gibson, Of the Broadway Church, had
been trAnsferred from the Bast Baltimore Con-
ferenoe to this Confidence The rules governing
the last Conferences Its daily sessions were then
adopted as the permanent rules for this Confer
ence. The following was then submittedi
whereas this discipline makes II the duty OF
tho Bishops to ak the appointments OF the
preaehers and whereas there hs. sroWp up N
through private negotiations between the iaity
and preachers, which We regard as embarrassing
to our superintendents as well as Injurious 70
the harmony and prosperity OF the ehureh;
Pssoivsd, That while, as Conferences, we are
always too ready TO extend q Christian welcome
TO brethern 81 other Conferences who come
among a. in accordance with the order aud dis
cipline Of the church TO share the labors OF our
itinerant life, we are altogether opposed to and
hereby express our 'diaapproval Of what are
known as special trdnsf.rs-preashers pIougnt
rhodaiion Of particular charges, In pursusnse OF
previous aud private arrangements, unauthor-
lied by the discipline, aud who have no purpose
Of fully Identifying themselves With our worn; .,
tho presiding bishop TO mako no special transier
wA. Y. sPEAKE.
On motion Of N. J. d. Morgan, 1t was post.
poned until TO day at II o'clock.
Rev. N. J. D. Morgan offered motion that a
COMMITTEES Of ave DO appointed BY the chair on
tho establishment Of book depository IN ms ~
city, Messrs Brown and Harding TO act Win the
same; which was adopted.
Bisbop Thompson said the transfer Of Rev. A.
r. Gibson had been made without any conier =.
ence on his part with that gentleman, and that
aid on the subject o. z special transfers."
After some discussion Rev DR.. sewan moved
that Rev. n. X. Gibson be cordially welcomed
% Into the confsrence; which vas sarred;, ~,
ference, was introduced by the Chair, who stated
that Brother Walsh was in sntire sympathy with
this body on the subject OF the Union.
v.r ss e ssPHSne j. Hank, R. Sfhnssr, 4
N. BAer, without an appointment, and A. j.
Myers, with an appointment. The eighth cues.
tion Of the discipline was then taken up, and tns
characters OF the following were passed, hno
their relations continued as superannuated
preachers! J. l.. Broomwell, y. Barry, J. sewall
A. Griffith, T. 8. Harding, X. Barnes, BunthnR'
W. Champion, 7. ID. Ldpscombe, Y. .hhsson
and j. H Ryland. The superannuated relation'
OF c. McElffesh was changed to effective, and W
O. Lumsden TO . supernumerary, with an AP
pointment On the calling Of the name Of hev;
J. A. Turner, It was announced that he had dise
during the year, and memoir Of him was read.
The application Of Rev. W. I, L. Weech, IIou
Nassau, n. p. asking to be admitted to the Con
ference, and NO objection being made he was ad
mitted.
The Chair announced the appointment OF tn
members Of the COMMITTEES on the subject OF
N. Brown, J. II. swope, W. s. Edwards, B. p
Brown.
Rev. H. NJ. johnson, president OF Dickinson
College was then introduced by Bishop Scott
He declined making any remarks until the re
port Of the college should DO read and acted upol
by the committee The report was then read
from which It appears there are this yearat IN
Institution 1855 students, and that the good orde
aud studiousness Is gratifying. The hnaneia
portion was dwelt upon at considerable length
the endowment fund being e9l $40, aud the iund
cd debt or, $50. After the reading, on motion
the report was referred to the committee on Dick
inson College Adjourned. r"1r.