Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-05
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BATH AaasEsE ANSgAF. CONFERENCE OF
FEE VI. L. SfsERCgT.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Conference was opened at A. NJ. with devotional
eTefcises eoH1aGiGteG ny rev 4. d Myers:
nectiOn q deacon.
The stewards distributed to claimants tho dividend
of the Conference fund-3Ila per cent.
The following named preachers. who have not
acted with the Conference since 1861 were announced
as discontinued Chas. A. Joyce. P. II. Whistnor, NJ
q Balhers, A. G. flahariy, i. w. Haslett, Lewis r.
Jones, David Harris, Bernard Hupp. L. Bratt, J. n.
TIE examination Of effective elders was taken up.
and the following were passed L T. Morgan, j. a.
McCauley B. ?. Brown, W. II. Chapman 7. Sewall
speafo. G. a Heed d.: J. j. arsen r. r Murphy Tf W
krebS, I. 4. Morgan, W. Pretty nan, S. V. Leech,
W. T. Ware. E. D: Owen, II. McNemar. s. II. Cum
mings, S. Y. Blake, c. C. Cronin, I. Myers. J. NJ.
The fifteenth annuairepor of the Baltimore Female
College was presented and referred to the Committee
on Education.
On motion of Dr. sewall, it was determined that
when Conference adjourn, it DO SO to meet st p NJ
D. D.
A communication was received from Rev. c. 3.
Tippett IN relation TO the American Methodist His
"rica Society, which was referred to the Centeuery
Committee.
The examination of cfeotiye elders was resumed,
and the following passed in the Washington District
Nadal, 3. n. Brown. NJ. Goheen, j. II. NJ. Leucon J
\. Davis, " Hamilton. G. V. Leech, NJ. A. Turner,
Cornelius, +. S. Cassidy, II. c. Wesfwood, G. W
Feelemcyer, ", Il. I.aney, John Bear, 7. T. Wysong.
=
Hoover.
G. V, Carpenter and Andrew Robcy were. on mo-
ton of MIR. Lanahan, continued on trial.
J. T. Richards, of Baltimore District, was elected
s. ii. dickson, NJ. Goheen and NJ. A. Turner were
gran ted sUpeTnumeraTy relation without appoint
mcnts and Il. W. feelemeyer and W. II. Laney were
granted the sane relation with apP0ntmcnt.
Rev. John Lanahan, Presiding Elder of the Vir-
Einia District, then gave %!StoTy ot nis work Tor
the past year He went to the work with the inten-
tion, and hope, Of facilitating the return o. the
withstanding some personal hostility was shown him
Mt first, he continued to hope they would again
together. During the progress Of tie war be was
satisfied this would be the result. and those who came
through the lines were recogni lied. From interviews
with the leading men at the close of the war. he felt
confident hey would return, and believed a majori-
ty, OF about three-fourths were in favor of such
course: But another feeling arose. and hostility was
ence, but toward the Methodist Church.
The people were infamed and the preachers alien
ated by the wild statements which were circulated.
a church at Winchester. Virginia. He preached in
the church, and announced that regular service
would be hold atterward, and went with brother
Creyer to Introduce him to the public lie did not
anticipate that any one would dispute his right to
occupy the church. Soon after they were seated in
the pulpit a minister came up and said: Gentlemen,
come to notify you that you cant preach Mr..
Ia; asked him by what authority he spoke;, to
which he replied that the church his When
asked he recognized the authority Of the Methods:
Episcopal Church. he made no reply, hut wrested
the hymn-book from the hand of Brother Chever,
and proceeded TO preach.
When he had concluded, Mr. L. requested him to
Ss the people to stay, but he paid attention. and
after dlslSsng the congregation he with about half
OF them, ieit The General IN command at Ninches-
ter vas present. ana next day was appealed to by
Mr.. Il. to prevent renewal Of such interruption.
That officer said he would station guard of soldiers
protect them, but Mr. L. preferred milder course
and asked him merely to send note to the minister
requesting him to desist from further interruption.
This seuled that difficulty. At Berryvle, about ten
miles from Winchester, a similar difficulty occurred.
The preacher occupying the pulpit there, q young
named w. Hedges, brought in party of MoSby's
men, who drank whisky and created considerable
disturbance, cheering for j eff. Davis, &c.
Military aid was again invoked and by a mild but
firm course the rights of the people Of the Method
ist Episcopal Church were protected, and this
preacher subseq uently acknowledged that he did
wrong. This, too, called installing preachers
with bayonets He satisfied that the preiudices
created in the minds of the people IN Virginia could
not last and that they would finally return.
J. l.. Gilbert having gone into the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, he was entered withdrawn, and
on motion of DR.. l.. I. Morgan the statement of Mr.
Lanahan in regard TO the difficulties in Virginia, as
well as in the particular of Mr.. Gilbert, who
was regarded as having grossly deceived this Confer
ence and his Presiding Elder entered upon the
minutes.
Drs. Crook and Curry, of New York, briefly ad-
dressed the Conference upon the objects of the Cen
tenary Committee.
The characters of W. W. Holiday, E. Richardson
J. H. Swope, II; Smith, J. R. Wheeler and J. Ii.
Hobbs were passed effective elders.
Revs. Z. II. Haynes and j. W. Grant, from the
Virginia Conferences of the NJ. L. Church South,
oa admitted to this body, the former as an elder,
nnd M Tho +, ter as an elder elect
Rev Geo. Cr,H,ssfeld was also recognized as mem-
ber of this body.
Conference then adjourned.