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Baltimore Annual Conference of the
Episcopal Methodist Church.

| This body convened on wednesday, btn INST
in Trinity Church, corner Of Madison avenu
and Preston streets, Baltimore, and was opene'
with devotional exercises, conducted by Bishol
Pierce, the presiding officer.
Upon proceeding to business, John 5. Mar
| tin was reelected Secretary, and James r
Armstrong Assistant Secretary.
Bishops Early and Doggett, If the Ep'sc ppa
Methodist Church, We're present, and were IN
troduced to the Conference.
The President announced the committees.
The examination Of official character wa:
then proceeded with
S. REGISTER Presiding Elder Of Baltimore Dis
trict. gave an account of the work In his dis
trict
Similar statements were made by }. ). Mar
tin, Presiding Elder of Washington district
L. +. Busey, Presiding Elder of Rockingham
district: j. s. Gardener, Presiding Elder OF
Roanoke district; j. Hoffman Waugh, Presl-
ding Elder of Lewisburg district; j. c. Dice,
Presiding Elder of South Branch district; and
by w. G. Eggleston, in behalfof the Winches-
ter district
The death Of Rev. f. r. veitch, Presiding
Elder of Winchester district, was appropriately
announced by Norval Wilson.
s. REGISTER and S. S. Rosze presented PIE
amble and resolutions looking to the endorse
ment of the action of the late General Confer
ence of the Methodist Church Southin changing
the name to the Episcopal Methodist Church,
and in regard to admitting lay representation
at the conferences.
The resolutions were made the order OF tho
day for Friday, the Sth inst, at Il a. m.
The President announced that telegram
had Just been received from Nashville, commu-
nicating the sad intelligence of the death OF
Bishop Soule senior bishop Of the church,
which occurred at 3 a. IN. yesterday, and then
proposed that Conference adjourn with prayer,
which was offered up 10y Bishop Early.
Rev. Peyton Harrison, of the Presbyterian
Church. was introduced to the Conference, and
met with a cordial reception.
SECOND DAY
The Conference was opened with devotional
exercises, after which Bishop Pierce called the
body TO order.
The annual report of A. ii. Redfjrd, book
agent at Nashville, Tennessee, was presented
and read.
The following were reported as having iavo-
rably passed examination and we're admitted
on trial: Rufus H. Wilson, j W. Jordan,
Walter W. Watts, of Baltimore district IL.
Monroe Strickland, Rockingham district Ro-
bert II. G. Pccran and Alexander NJ Cooper,
Of Iewisburg district William Marshall Helm
err. James 7. Smith and SilaS X. Snapp, Of
South Branch district.
Alfred A. Eskrdge and d. II. Parish for
merly Of the East Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; j. Newman
Hank, formerly of the Baltimore Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Charles c.
Linthicum and 4. b. Frampton, formerly mem
Der Of this body and Sylvanus Townsend, for
merly of the Philadelphia Conference, were adj
mittcd to membership in this body.
The Bishop then asked the second question
of the minutes "Who remain on trial p The
following were continued: Isaac W. Carter,
John A. Kern. Milton A Taylor, Benjamin F..
Ball. James r. Vanhorn, John 4. James, Chas.
W. Cooper Robert II. Elliot George H. Will
liams was discontinued at his own request.
The Rev Bishop Early announced that there
was committee present from the Virginia
Conference to.confer with a committee Of the
Baltimore Conference in refeBonce 10 the diyi-
sion Of the Baltimore and Virginia Conferences
into three conferences, the privilege having been
mond The following were appointed thee
mittee on the part Of the Baltimore Conference :
Revs. Samuel Rogers, John l.. Gilbert, David
Thomas and John Iandstreet.
TO the question, Whoare admitted into fall
connection p the following deacons were re-
ported on favoraby and elected elders Lew
is C. Miller, Ellis H. Jones, Vim. r. McNeer
and Allen \. 7. Neall
The names Of the superanuatcd or worn-out
preachers were then called. Noryal Wilson
was changed. at his rcqusst, from superanuatcd
to that of supernumcmry. 4. W. Wilson was
also changed, at his request, from supcranuated
to supernumerary. Elias welty, at his own re-
quest, was changed from supcranuated to eifec-
tive David Trout and +. VI. Mills were con-
timed on the superanuated list.
The names Of the supernumeraries were then
called, and the following continued ii. llott-
man, Ct. t. jefferson, j f. Bean, Joseph \.
Spangler. Dabney Ball, John Poisal and J
II. Temple were changed, at their request, and
made effective.
The Rev. Mr.. Bull stated that those members
Of the Conference and visitors who had como
by way Of Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the
Orange and Alexandria, Virginia and Tennessee
and Hampshire railroads, and who had paid
full fare, would be carried back free.
THIRD DAY.
The Conference was opened with religious
exercises.
To the question, Who are the elders Of one
year p the official characters Of the following
were passed, and they were cotinued: Allen
A. p. Neal, Addison Weller, Joseph Cricken-
berger, Charles J.. Cameron, William MELON
aid and Wesley Hammond The Rev. Messrs
n. b. Madison and T. j. r. Trippe, were re-
ceived by transfer from other conferences.
The Rev j. r. Maxwell and Rev. NJ. G.
Balthis were admitted into full connection, and
passed for ordination to deacon's orders. Revs
Bernard Hough and n. r. Poole were contin-
ued Revs Isaac W. Carter and John A. Kerr
were elected TO deacon's orders.
The order Of the day, the resolution offered
by :he Rev. Samuel REGISTER, on the first day
Of the session, proposing to change the name Of
the Conference to Episcopal Methodist" was
taken up. Without debate, the question was
takSh by yeas and nays, and resulted as fol-
lows-yeas 104, nays none.
On motion, it was ordered that absent men,
bers be allowed to record their votes on their
appearance in the Conference.
The second order, being the resolution offer
ed by Mr. REGISTER, 10 admit lay delegates to
annual conferences, was then taken up. There
was no debate on the subject, and the vote by
yeas and nays resulted as follows: Yeas l04,
nays none.
The Bishov announced Rev Messrs. Norval
Wilson, REGISTER and kepler as committee
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