Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-01
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BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE vi. E. CHURCH.
RST DAY S PROCEEDINGS

FIRST DA1 . EhOOEEDlNbS.
Conference assembled at A. NJ and was opened
with devotional exercises conducted by Bishop Scott
assisted by Reys. VIM. Prettyman and Isaac Collins
The roll was called, and fair attendance of minis
terS ascertalned.
The business hours were fixed at from to O'Clock
Revs Thomas Myers, W. H. Chapman and E. D.
Owen, were appointed a committee to nominate the
| several committees Of the Conference
Bishop Thompson was introduced to the Confer
ence, and it was announced that Rev. A Z. Gibson,
late of the Brqadway Church, had been transferred
The rules of the last Conference were adopted for
| the government of this.
| Revs. W. S. Edwards and W. F. Speake submitted
Whereas, The discipline makes it the duty of the
Bishops to fix the appointments of the Preachers
and whereas there has grown up in some sections
custom of effecting appointments through private
negotiations between the laity and preachers which
we regard embarrassing to our superintendents as
well as injurious to the harmony and prosperity of
the Church; therefore;
ResolOed, That while, as Conference. we are al
ways ready to extend Christian welcome to brethren
of the Conferences who apme among us in accord
ance with the, order and discipline of the Church
to share the labors of tinerant fe we are alto
gether opposed to, and hereby our dsapnrOvaI
of what known as special transfers, preachers
brought among us from other conferences for the ac-
cOmmodation OF particular charges in pursuance of
previous and private arrangements unauthorized by
the Discipline and who have no purpose of fully
identifying themselves with our work
Resotred. That we hereby respectfully renuest the
presiding Bishop to make no special transfer to this
Conference.
This elected considerable discussion which was
participated in by Reys. 7. SewalI, A. J. Myers, E.
P. Phelps, and n. j. B. Morgan Upon motion Of
the latter the subject made the order of the day
for II A. NJ. tomorrow.
Rev. n. j. B. Morgan moved the appointment of a
committee OF hVe to consider the question of estab
fishing Book Depository in Baltimore; adopted
Bishop Thompson stated that in view of the intro
ductiOn of the paper by Messrs. Edwards and Speake
and the remarks Il had occasioned he deemed it pro-
per to state that the transfer of Brother A. F. Gibson
had been made by him without consultation with
Mr.. Edwards said he had no thought of affecting
the case of Brother Gibson.
Mr., Gibson said that his selfrespect compelled him
to ask bishop Ihompson TO reverse the transfer and
restore him TO the East Baltimore Conference 1t was
known TO several of those present that his transfer
had been made, although without the knowledge of
Bishop Thompson, for the purpose of arranging
certain appointments and, consequently he preferred
being sent back to East Baltimore Conference where
he would occasion no trouble about his appointment.
MeSsrs. Sewall and Lanahan regretted this state of
affairs and the former offered a resolution cordially
welcoming Brother Gibson back to this body with
which he was formerly connected The resolution
was adopted by a rising vote
Rev. NJ. W. Walsh, of the North Carolina Confer
enee was lntroduced The Bishop said he believed
upon the great question of the Union.
me supsr9umferary fey relations Of J. n Hank j. R.
ued without appointment, and that of A. j. Myers
with appointment
The superannuated relation of J. L. Bromwel was
continued.
Also, the following: B. Barry, j. Sewel A. Griffith,
I. S. Harding, R. Barnes; ]. Bunting W. Champion,
P. U. lipscomb, and c. Parkison
The relation of G; McElfresh was changed from
superannuated 10 effective and that of w o. Iums-
den to Osupernumerary with an appointment
1t was announced that J. A. Turner had died du-
ring the past year. and memoir was read
An application was received from W: T. L. Weeeh,
former member of this Conference for readmission
His credentials, from the Wesleyan Church, at
mitted.
The Bishop announced the following as the com
mittee on the subject of book depository in BaIt-
mOre:-J. A. McCauley, 3. NJ Brown, J. ii. Swope.
w. S. Edwards, B. p. Brown.
The annual report of Dickinson College was read
from which it appears that there are lS students in
the College and grammar school classes-an increase
five on the previous year.. The general good order
and application of the students is gratifying. and
there is a marked Improvement in this respect The
endowment fund Of the college is S91, $40 and the
funded debt S27 $50.
The Conference then adjourned.