Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-03
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BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE M F. CHURCH.

THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS. 80
Conference met at A. NJ and was opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Rev. Thomas
Revs. W. Hamilton. W. T. D. Cemm. w. S. Ed
wards and C. B. Young were added to the Committee
Revs. T. Sewaii. j. A. McCauIey, B. P. Brown, B.
H. Nadal, and W. B. Edwards were appointed
Rev. n J. Morgan called up the report of the Com
atm It arranges all the details for the conduct of
the financial affairs of the church, and. among other
things, provides that the expenses of lay stewards
shall be paid out of the Conference fund.- that they
shall be admitted to seats within the bar of the Con-
fecting their duties. Unmarried superanpuated
preachers are to receive 500, and married men
a renort of the Board of Lay Stewards of the FL
nance Committee was presented, recommending that
each preacher have his life insured for the Of
SIS 0O0 thus enabling an adequate support to be Sc
cured for the families of deceased preachers The
subject elected some discussion, and on motion of
Mr.. Sewall the recommendations were ordered TO
people and preachers directed to it. .
Mr.. Nadal presented the report of the Comnitte
| on Church Extension, recommending the organlza-
ton of an auxiliary society in this Conference The
report was adopted and officers elected, after some
retary Of the Parent Society.
Mr.. MeCauley. from the committee on the question
of establishing Book Depository in this city, re-
ported adversely, In view OF the nauspicous charac-
\ ter OF the times.
made some remarks upon this subject indicating that
| an arrangement would shortly be made by which a
i
} at some bookstore in Baltimore.
W. Daniel was elected trustee of the educational
fund IF Dickinson College, in place of Chas j. Baker
"IH Kew TboS Myers presented paper in relation to
temperance. in which it is stated that there are 2Q66
places in this city Intoxicating liquors sold
it was referred to the c,mmttee upon that subject
The Of Wate Tske9 o the dr Ts Snd
Joseph B. sttt and ds Owen Joel BIZ Brown
| and L. R. B. Rhodes of the third year. were passed;
D. Shipley of the fourth year was ss Pasu MaV Lra
| j. A. Moore, and A. P Bouth, entered as with
drawn, not having acted with the Conference since
| 1861. j. Left was located at his own request.
The characters of effective elders were taken up
when Rev. j; B. Morgan was passed. As presi-
an account of the condition of that field of labor.
| There had been about 12OO conversions during the
year, the most extensive revival being at Reisters-
town, in Baltimore Circuit. place famousin Metho-
| dsm where about $50 persons had been converted.
This revival had been in progress for about three
The missionary collections Of the District for the
year would amount to about $4,000, increase of
900 over last year. There general peace within
its bounds. The Conference then adjourned.
SOME PROVIDENCE CAPITALISTS have just estab-
lished mandatory in Manayunk, Pa, near Phila-
delpha, which by certain chemical processes, con-
verts forty cords per day of poplar maple and pine
paper paper The Manayunk % Wood Pulk CO. has a work:
ing area of ten acres, $45O00O invested in buildings
and third as much in stock. The process Of making
paper pulp from wood was patented in England in
1885 and Mr. Burgess the is now interested
sOlely IN tn1s MaIayunk mill. Inc wood Is chopped
up fine, and put into boilers, of which there are ten
holding two cords piece In these boilers heated
| chemical preparation, by which the cellular forma
ton of the wood is destroyed and the ibrne pre-
| served. The action of heat and chemicals reduces
l the wood to a perfect pulp, and from the boilers
passes through strsiners and bleachery, coming
white and ready for the paper makers. To suppl,
the mills with water reservoir has been made hold
ing 5,500000 gallons. Thirty thousand pounds of pull
s are made every day. One hundred and fifty hand
find employment here.
TIE Supply OF EMERY.-The worlds supply o
emery mas within short time been (prospectively
\ | doubled. Hitherto two places-Cape Emeri, in tn,
( | Island of Nazos and the neghborhood of Smyrna
| have furnished nearly ali the emery used. A few
years ago mine was discovered an North Wales ant
another, perhaps the most important deposit of tn
kind in the world, has just been found Chester
Massachusetts, This latter yields emery of the fines
I kind and which does not rust upon exposure to tn
| air It is also reported to be capable of doing
third more work than any other emery in the world
Its nom liability to oxidation also gives it great
periority This mine is now worked or preparing 70
work and instead of Turkish" emery being the ia
" yorte brand American" is likely to take its place
SEsTEScED-The President Of the United State
has approved the proceedings findings and sentence
Z | of military commission which have convicted En-
| carnacion Escalepte. Innez CAIRO and Alcario Bal
. | denado. citizens of New Mexico, on the charge
numbering two citizens of the United States and
Il fenced ito be hung" It is ordered that the sen
q tences 'be duly carried into execution on Frida,
3 March O. 1855, at such hour as the commanding on
ear Of tha district may desigpete,"