Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-11
FoU RTH DAY.


The eighty. third annual session OF this Con-
ference was resumed on Saturday, a. the Eutaw
street church, the usual religious services
conducted by Dr. Green; Bis1op Kingsley
presiding.
J. A. MeCauley returned TO he Board of
Stewards the sum Of s65-5O allotted 10 X B.
Barnes, who is now dead.
A communication on the subject of Church
extension was received from Rev. Mr.. Patter-
son, agent OF ihe Church Extension Society
J w. Swope, az his own request, and K VI.
Llpscomb. Were retired 10 supernumerary
relation, and O. =. Wergnan was placed on
the supersnn uated list.
T. I. Wysong applied for location, which
was granted.
On motion of MI GLENN, David front WAS
entered as Withdrawn from the Conference.
A report Oh Dickinson College was Submitted
oy G ID ChenowItb, agent OF that college.
The Conference Stewards reported the fol-
lowing claims Superannuated. 50 25g widows
and orphans, S2,i70, effective. SgS9: total,
s3'Us. Ihe following receipts were aeknowl
edged Baitimore District, Sl,e3320; South
Baltimore District, S672O2; Washington Dis-
trict, S7iO.6S; Winchester District SIS o. :,
chartered fund, So X. Barns, dividend re-
turned, sos 30; total, s3,2ls.36. A dividend of
20 per cent. has been given on each CLAIM
The committee desire, that greater efforts shall
be made in the collections for this fund thar
the preachers present their collections on the
second day of the Conference, and tnar three
ministerial Stewards be appointed 20 the Con
ference representatives ia the Boards. The
report was adopted.
Upon motion OF A. ]. Myers, the Sailors
City Bethel was exempted from paying the
collections made there for the general mission
airy cause into the treasury at New York
The. second question, "Who remain on
Leech. Charles W. Bald win, ana j. :. Byer
were continued.
Luther 7. WeIderman was continued as
deacon.
Chales II. wytencer. Joel Brown, L.R.B.
Rhodes, were passed as elders.
Upon the question of those admitted into
full connection, o. +. Waters was dIscon tinued
AT his own request; q. w. Carpenter was con-
tnued on trial; A. Robey was discontinued at
his own request
Greenleaf G.. Baker William Burris, local
preachers, members OF Foundry Station,
WashiD gton, were passed elders.
j. L. Richards, Baltimore District: VIM G.
Young. South Baltimore District; Joseph b.
SUIT, Washington District: +. II. Carskadon,
Winchester District and George w. Rombnrg
Rockingham District, were elected to deacens'
orders.
John A. III. Moore, whose name had peen
stricken from the roll because OF his being pre-
vented from attending Conference on account
OF The war, was restored to membership and
given supernumerary relation without an
appointment
B. II. Smith spoke at length upon the subject
OF taking up collections for the promotion of
parsonage fund. In this connection a resoIu-
ton was adopted instructing each preacher in
charge OF such circuits and stations where
parsonages are not found 10 organize a Parson-
age Fund Society, the better TO secure the
objects OF the fund and to build up the fund
The Committee on Necessitous Gases,
through its chairman, W. ii. Chapman ap-
propriated 81 ,2C0 for the benefit OF claimants
A committee was ordered 10 be appointed 10
push certain claims for property destroyed by
the war in Washington.
The Tract Committee reported resolutions
or endorsement by this Conference of the OBJ
lects OF the organization. and directing coIIec-
tions to be made in all the churches for thar
body.
Adjourned until Monday, 9 a. m.-Baltinore
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