Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-13
METAODG ST EPISCOPAL. CONFERENCE
AT ALEXANDRIA.
From the Washington Star

This body reassembled this morning in the Metho-
dist Church South and the exercises were opened by
Rev. }. s. Martin. Owing to the incemency Of Tho
weather. there were but few spectators present, bu
among the few were several persons from Washing
ton and the Maryland counties.
Rev. ). kepler was, at his own request, granted
supernumerary relation.
A letter was received from Rev. Isaac Gibson, Of
Charlestown, Va, announcing his withdrawal from
the Conference.
Rev. Mr.. Gilbert offered resolution reques ing
Dr.. Doggett to furnish copy of his address to the
Conterence for pubhcatlon. Adopted.
y Ihe question, Where will the next session of the
Staunton were nominated. Rev. n. Wilson and
John Poisal urged Baltimore as a good opening; and
Rev: Mr.. Dice; who named Staunton. Withdrew the
primitive Mehodists of Central Charge and that vi
cinity would welcome the Conference to that city
Baltimore was thereupon unanimously chosen.
The committee the charges against Rev. J. B.
HYDE reported resolution that the charges are in
sufficient, and that they be dismissed.
The report was amended by inserting ''and let his
character pass" and adopted.
Rey. J. S R. Clarke, assistant editor of the Rich
ence, was introduced to the Conference
A call having been made for statistics the Secre-
give as to making up the statistics from Maryland
Mlnans Chapel and Central Church, Baltimore,
n BBladenE?burg Charles Rockville. South River and
est River Circuits were represented and statistics
rom some but not all had been received.
Rev. j. S. Gilbert stated that he felt some decacy
in giving statistics of Rockville Circuit as an effort
was being made to charge him with influencing the
people Of that Circuit He had acted for himself and
the people for themselves
Rev. W. IL. Wilson stated there was large field
for the body IN Maryland, some parts of which had
not been heard FROM but the people there were
groaning to be with this body.
Rev. j. l.. Gilbert offered a resolution that all
preachers from the Valley having taken up confer
ence collections be allowed to retain them, and that
necessitous cases. He offered this in view of the
small pay received by the ministers of that section
last year.
The Bishop decided that the Conference could not
appropriate collection for any purpose but that for
which it was raised.
The roll was called for claims on the Conference
fund, when five or six claims were made.
Rev. g. G. Brooke offered resolutions signed by W.
relations sustained to the coored people have been
greatly changed, yet ministers of the Gospel they
feel it the privilege and duty to continue their eff
forts to advance their spiritual welfare, and decar
ing that they will preach to them, labor with them
organize classes Sabbath schools, kc. and request
ing the lay members to cooperate with the ministers
in this benevolent work.
Bishop Early here stated that the distinctive fea-
tuIe Of the Church was not to meddle any way with
head ''' 'li' i'"'''" "D n0' '0ni' un0ef 'n''
The resolution was adopted unanimously
The case of Rev. Thomas Brown. lately in charge
Of the Independent Methodist Church on NJ street,
Washington, asking admission into the Conference,
was taken up and discussed, but no final action was
taken. The difficulty in that case is that Mr. Brown
is not recommended by the official body of any
Rev L. F. Busey offered a resolution that as n
ference has become impoverished by the late war
that the people of some of the charges and circuits
being in so reduced circumstances they will be un-
able to give the preachers adequate support that
an agent Re appointed to travel at large and make
collections, to lie appropriated for the of such
ministers
Rev. Dr. E. W. Sehor advocated the adoption OF
the resolution in an eloquent speech, in which he
stated that he had behed of the grandes sights
he had ever when the call was made for claims.
Notwithstanding nearly all of this body being needy
and some with soarcely means to travel from one
circuit to another almost eYery one, when his name
was called. answered mo claim." DE- sehoa also
spoke Of the missionary work of the Church. anu took
the ground that the religious associations of the
South formed at present the great conservative ele-
ment of the South.
Rev. J. {. Martin was opposed to sending an agent
out for money outside the bounds of the Conference.
He thought the preachers honld go to work and look
for money from old Virginia and Maryland. He
thought that the circuits would not pay up their
ministers promptly if these resolutions were adopted
After some further debate, in which Rev, Mr..
Brooke stated that he intended to offer an amend
ment to the constitution of the Missionary Society
by inserting one of the Objects TO establish mis-
missions among c0lored people" The resolutions
were referred to a committee,