Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-07
BALTIMORE M. E. CONFERENCES.

The Baltimore Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church began its annual session of
This year on Wednesday morning, AZ Eutaw
street Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop
Kingsley presiding.
The devotional exercises bore their customary
solemnity, Scripture reading by Bishop Stmp.
son. and prayer by Rev. Isaac Collins.
The roll OF the Conference was called by Dr.
Edwards, 40 members answering, IS being
absent.
Upon the nominations for secretary, DR. Ed
wards was named. but he declining, Rev b.
N. Brown was elected secretary.
The following transfers were made to this
Conference:- IS. L. M Conser, OF East Balti-
more; William M. Osborn, William q. Mullen,
OF West Wisconsin,; A. Longacre, G.. q. Nor
gan, of Philadelphia Conference. ID. w. Ar.
mold, who has been South since 1861, was re-
admitted member of this Conference.
j: N Hank Withdrew from the Conference
and from membership with the Methodist
Episcopal Church. indicating his intention by
letter Of attaching himself TO the Epispocal
Methodist Church.
adonse1 rules .o, OF me previous
session, and the usual committees directed TO
\ be appointed.
w. II. Chapman, S. L. M. Conser, J. X.
Wheeler, and T. Myers, were constituted a
committee on nominations.
T Myers was made chairman of the Board
OF Stewards, In place OF O. T.. Wergman,
The hours for the assembling OF this body
were fixed at a. m. TO IL n p. m.
The following named We're continued az su-
pernumeraries Andrew j. Myers, A. -
Hank. w. ii. Hyland. Al Goheen, NJ. A Tur-
ner, I. ;. Wysong, W. o. Lumsden, ). II.
The announ cement of the death OF y M DicK
son was mace by n. j. Il. Morgan. accompa-
MED by appropriate remarks.
J. L. BromwelI. b, Barry, A. Griffith, T s
Harding, lsaac Collins, &. Il. Young, James h
Bunting. II Leber, r. ID. Lipscomh, J. Bear
ana q. Parklson were contin ued in the list of
superannuated ministers.
w. II. Chapman fttingly made known the
death OF James Sewell, and w. Prettyman the
death of X. Barnes
The case of David Trout was laid over
j. X. Efhnger withdraws from this body and
from membership with the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
nuated relation, accompanied with an appoint
ment.
The report of Isaac p Cook. treasurer OF
the Educational Fund of this Conference, was
read and accepted. The resignation OF Mr.
Cook, as treasurer, was temporarily laid upon
table that time might be allowed TO induce him
TO Withdraw II. The total amount in rested is
s19.O7S.74.
The gentlemen who were transferred from
other Conferences to this body were formally
presented to their brethren by the president.
The following named persons were passed
upon as Elders: p. Lanahan, l.. J. Morgan, J.
a. McSauIey, A. A. T; Gibson, W; S; Edwards,
A: Morgan, NJ. L. Hawley, j. H. SwOpe, ].
w. Start, Z. E. Shipley. q. w Hobbs, j. W.
Cornelius, and T: Myers. of the Baltimore
superannuated list. W. H. Chapman, w.
Holiday, X: k. Murphy, j. Sargent w M
ID. Ryan. w. r. Speake, s. V Leech. III.
McNemsr, +. s. Cassidy, w. T. L. weIch,
T. ID: Owen, y. q. Cronin, J. w. Hoover, and
w. II. Laney, of the South Baltimore District
n. j. b. Morgan, B. Peyton Brown, B. n
Brown, +. s. DeHass, George V. Leech, VIM
krebs, j. II. M. Lemon, VIVA. Hamilton, Jas
M. Bayliss, Job w. Lamden, VIM. Il. Ed.
wards. George NJ Berry. ]. X. Wheeler, A. J.
Porter. Alfred III. Ames, and G. q. Markham
OF the Washington District
Mr.. Blake moved that a committee of five
memb bers, together with the stewards, be ap-
pointed, who should prepare and submit a plan
OF life insurance ofpreachers. The committee
was appointed, as follows: DIR. w b Ed
wards, B. Peyton Brown, 5 V. Leech, T. A.
Morgan, a q. Gibson, and all the lay stew
ards.
Upon his motion Mr.. b. Cant spoke at some
length, detailing the advantages of the pro
POSED measure, and was followed by Messrs
Collins, Blake, and Morgan
The following lay stewards were appointed:
b. II. Stinemetz B. G.. Cant, and ]. H Cad
den.
t12K p. m, the Conference adjourned
Bait. AmeTIcdR. 7h.