Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-20
THREE CENTS.
reported for the Baltimore Daily CommerciaI1
MAN \ LAND ANIMAL CONFERENCE or
THE VI. r.. CHURG,u

Conference met at 8 A. NJ, and. after srsrdirc
M nour IN devotional exercises proceeded to busi
as aGT M5 La5Pshone of the Virginia Conference.
Inc Inc P President announced fraernaI messengers
70 the NIrglnla Conference L. w. Bates T. ID TSI-
iant and "; NJ. Straver; to the West Virginia ca al
ference, }. l: ward, D. Bowers, and J. 7 Murray.
A commIinieation from Rev. Andrew g. Cross on
the SuhIect OF Temperance was read.
Rev. Jas. NJ. Elderdce, from the Committee on
Statistics presented the report y"
The only item OF unfinished business being the re-
port OF committee appointed to confer with Jefer-
Shermer. chairman of the committee made yerbaii i
report, ana the committee continued for another
year.
The report of the Committee on Temperance was
taken up which urges, by resolution all ministers Of
the Church 10 apply themselves diligently to the
task of inculcatng, particularly in the MINDS of the
5GSSng' SnI' 7 hatred "a OF TINS monstr9us vice.
Duruen the minutes with the printing of any more
Suc3 resolutions as this was merely repetition Of
resolutions which had been adopted again and again.
Jhls reason he moved to lay the report upon the
table. which was carried P W
The else Of Rev. NJ. j. Langhorne was taken I'M
agG, on motion, referred to the President ''
Inc report of the Committee on Starr Churcb vvos
taken up and, after some discussion was laid on The
Key' d. Wilson presented the report of the cor,-
nliGe 10 whom was referred the pappr oF Pn,- H.
alefs, IN relation to the Centenary of American
apart Of the months of September and October fnS
special services commemorative of the Centenary
year 1t Is further proposed to raise $500 GOO urin
the year for the purpose of paying IS per cent Of be
debt on Mission churches in the Conference; also To
add S0bJ to the fund of the Superannuated Fund So
cety for investments the remainder of money raised
70 constitute fund to be invested for the benefit Of
the BOOK concern. The following persons are re-
commended as Board 0 f Directors, to promote fhe
carrying out Of these objects DR. j. J. Murray r
D. Valiant; p L. Wilson, j. 7. Murray .Tohn Coates
James Bond. Handsomely engraved certifcates are
to be given contributors of s. and upwards accom-
nan1ed by Iu!l photograph group fthe members Of
Iae present conferences and to children who contrib
ute 81 and upwards, Il neat medal with the face of
john Wesley upon It, The report was laid cr tbe
The report of the Committee on Literarprs uvos
taken, and pending its consideration the hon f
ngdns I4e electoral college arrived, and Conference
The college was organized by the election of Rev
Luther j. CoN rs the President, and Rev s. B. South
erland as Secretary. 1t determined that the col
t'ge was entitled to one lay delegate and one minis
terIal delegate Tor each thousand members renre
senlea anG as ~ IN mere was membership reported of
upwards oi 9OJ the college proceeded to chose nine
delegates Of each class. Before the ballot was con
Guided, the hour of adjournment arrived, and The
body adjourned until 2. NJ. '-'0
AJter"oon &esTion-Ihe College rr-assembIed NJ
the appointed hour, and the count of the ballots was
proceeded with. AtIS0 P. NJ, the result was "n
nounefd and it appeared that the following had been
chosen: Ministerial delegates-Rcvs. S. B. SoutE-
Bates Lay deiceatCs-W. D. Massev %y'S al3 R 4. Nv w.
thcws Gen. Ecorge Nickers, and John W Richard
SON. Another ballot was taken and resulted in the
Rev. James X. Nichols; lay delegate josepb fib5T
4 third ballot only resulted in the additional selec
ton uf Rev. h. j. Cox as a ministerial delegate.
z. NJ. ~ ''o' "' '''o
;Ajgh Ssssion.-Upou subsequent baIlotings. the
f2liowinT delegates were chosen: Mnisteria-RGv,
Lay. Graham, L. J. Cox, Jr. Dr. Bingsley Dr.
j. Wilson. H.
The following were then chosen Alterna les. Minis
'Grlai-D. Wilson, J. K. Nichols, b. W. Bates d 4
,hermer, DR., H. +. HolIickoncr, D. L. Reese, ] +
MlbH[ray' lbnr5yy' r. Z C4iihns and as Eyer9e; Lay-R
J. I. Raslen. ~
The College then adjourned.