Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-14
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
At ALEXANDRIA,
IFrom the Washington Star.
SIXTH DAY-TUESDAY.

From the Washington Sdr.]
SIXTH DAY-TUEsD4Y.
Yesterday, after our report closed
Rev. S. S. Roszell presented $446. as donation
from the ChatswOrth Street Church, Baltimore for
the relief of ministers who have labored in destitute
fields, and not received the due reward for their
labors, and also $500 from the NJ Street Methodist
Church, IN Washington; for the same purpose.
Rey. }. s. Sutton, of Hilton Conference was intro
duced.
On motion of Rev. N. Wilson, the month of Sep
collections
The character of t E. Carson was passed.
a vote OF thanks was passed to the churches that
have taken up Conference collections during the
year.
To-day the Conference is in secret session. and it is
4nderStood they are acting on the case Of Rev. Mr..
Bennett, who expelled from the Conference last
year for immoral conduct. the case now coming up
on an appeal for new trial, on which, if granted
additional evidence will, it is said be offered
= 1t is expected that tomorrow the business of the
Conference will be closed up, and that tomorrow
night the appointments will be announced
The Conference being in session with closed doors.
engaged IN the examination of character upon the
arrival of the committee deputed to wait upon the
President of the United States the doors were opened
Reys n. Morgan, L. r. Veitch S. s. Roszell s Re
gister. DR.. I. +. Bond and John Boswell comnosed
the committee, and they were ACCOMPANIED bv Hon
John Hogan, of Missouri
Rev. N Morgan, Chairman of the Committee
made verbal report. stating that himself and aSso-
ciates who were deputed by the Conference to wait
kindly received. He said that after extending to
the President the greetings of the Conference and
heartily
cordially In restoring and maintaining tranquility
throughout the country, particularly in the section
where the members of the committee labor he had
called attention to the troubled state of affairs in the
section represented by the Conference and the agi-
taton among the people in consequence of their be-
ing erected from their churches by the military au-
thorltles stating that he and other ministers had
been already dspossessed and others were undergo
ing process by which they would be dispossessedi in
snort time, II nothing done. and that the mil
ltary had informed the people that the order for
ejectment emanated from the President himself To
TINS the President had asked when the order first
swered, The first week in September" and the mil
Itary had been acting under it ever since although
no member OF the committee had ever seen it.
1t was then suggested bv member of the commit
tee that they lay before the President brief but full
eXposltion OF the cases of cjectment and that him
self and Brother Hogan convey the same to him
which vas assented to; and he presumed the matter
would be fully investigated, and they relieved from
Mr.. Hogan made brief address, saying that the
President stated that the only order he had any knowl
edge OF was one from the War Department some time
ago referring to some church in the Valley of Nir-
ginia, at Winchester, perhaps. which had been
referred to the commander of the department, Gen
Hancock, to investigate and report, and as he had
heard nothing further of it, he had supposed the diff
hculty was satisfactorily settled.
The President then referred to the delicate nature
OF church difficulties, and thought the Government
The committee suggested that in cases where thew
were elected by majority of the congregation they
preferred pe9ceably to withdraw; but objected to
dlSpoSsesslon by a minority. MIR Register remarked
that in his district the opposite church party did not
contain any white people. They are all negroes.
The President said that there should be an investiga
ton OF the facts and the Government would not act
arbitrarily. The committee thought this was all
which could be asked
Mr.. Hogan then related an incident, showing the
wise policy of the President On settling church diff
hculty IN Missouri, and said his desire seemed to be-
from his remark to-day to restore the churches to
thelr t % before the rebellion and then let the
After remarks by Rev Messrs. Roszell and DR..
Bond, resolution of thanks to Mr. Ii ogan was adopt
ed, and no further action taken
1t is understood that the above committee will
present to the President the written statement of
their grievances as suggested in the interview this
morning.