The national Republican., 1867-11-16

Reports were received from Committees on
Street Preaching, History Of the Churches, and
Condition Of the Colored People In Maryland
and adopted and ordered to be printed.
The following resolutions were presented In
relation TO the latter:
Resolved, That the small number Of tho col
ored people who In Maryland profess tho faith
and adopt the practice Of our church call for SO.
rious and earnest inquiry on our part as to II:
causes
Resolved, That In the interchange Of counsel
and aid, which all our churches occasionally
need, our ministers and brethren should be es.
pecially careful to meet tho wants, expressed OF
implied, Of their colOred brethren for co opera.
tion In labor.
Rev. RI. Gillette spoke to the report, and ad.
vocated the adoption Of some measure by which
tho colored Baptists here might be assisted.
They are now In helpless condition, and re.
quired the direction and instruction of their
more experienced white brethren.
Revs. Mr.. Nelson, Adams, Cram, Hewlett,
Williams, Kelly, (colored) Bowie, and Others
made remarks upon the resolutions, which wore
subsequently adopted.
Unfinished business being called for, Mr..
Crane announced his desire to have an amend.
ment offered by him to the constitution last year,
increasing tho amount Of yearly membership Of
the club to twenty dollars, passed over. He did
not think the present condition Of the churches
would justify the adoption Of tho amendment at
this time.
The following standing committees were ap.
On Finsnce-w. V. BOuic, A. Kendall, and
| W. 7. Foster.
Sabbath schools-w. Z. Hatcher, james p.
Frumss, and r. 7. Warren.
| Publication Colportage and Bible Distribu.
tion-J II. Hewlett, s. R. White, DR.. r. G. Lee,
digest Lottsis-J. F. wsi.hampel. cha,. Tyler,
and William Miller.
Visitors Of Columbia COllege-E II. Gray, A.
D. Gillette, O. Q. Meador, W. +. Nelson, S. II.
Merrick, r. Fuller, and ]. W. M. Williams.
City Mission and Outdoor Preaching-R. B.
Kelsey, G. M. Cole, and II. Schneider.
Colored People-A. D. Gillette. J onn Berg, II
Taylor, Thomas Jones, and Wm. F. Nelson.
| History Of the Church-A. RothwelI, @. W.
Samson, Geo. P. Nice, o. +. Flippo, and W. S,
| Crowley.
On motion by Mr.. Berg, II was
Resofred, That the growing disregard for the
Lords day In our land should arouse every
Christian to earnest prayer and effort for the
prevention Of so great q calamity.
A vote Of thanks was extended TO tho friends
In Washington Who had entertained the associa.
tion during Its sittings. Also, to the reporters
Of the Washington press and the baltimore and
| Ohio railroad for courtesies extended.
| The committee on the timo and place for tho
next annual meeting, reported, recommending
that the next annual meeting be held at the
High street Baptist church, Baltimore on the
second Wednesday of November, 1878, at 10
o'clock a. m, and that the annual sermon be
preached by DR.. Samson, Of washipgton-Rev.
W. E. Hatcher, Of Baltimore, his alternate.
The report was adopted
On motion by Mr.. Gulick, II was resolved that
we recommend the churches Of this association
to observe the second Lords day in January
next as day Of special thanksgiving to God
for the blessings which have attended our labors
during the pact year, and Of earnest prayer for
the moro abundant outpourings Of the Holy
Spirit upon US during the present year.
On motion by Rev. Mr. Gillette, 1t was re-
| solved that We recommend the churches to OBJ.
serve the last Thursday in February as a day Of
prayer for our educational institutions.
On motion by Mr. Crane, a resolution was
adopted calling on Rev. J. NJ. NJ. Williams to
| furnish copy Of his annual sermon for publica.
tion.
Mr.. Gillette introduced Rev. Mr.. Hill, a col.
ored preacher from Liberia, who addressed the
association upon the incidents of q nineteen
years experience as q missionary in Western
Africa. At tho close Of which the association
adjourned nne die.
FoURTH WARD JOHNSON DEMOCRATIC AsD
| CONSERVATIVE CLUB This club held meeting
at the residence Of A. Gleeson, In the Fourth
ward, on Thursday evening, Mr.. George @. W.T.
son chairman, and John Hogan secretary.
After several names had been added to tho
roll Of membership
Mr.. Edward Qunlan observed that 1t was use.
less to have an extensive roll Of membership and
SO few at the meetings Of the club, and moved
| that the roll be called and tho absentees noted
| Tho request having been complied with, nine.
teen members responded.
| Mr.. Gleeson remarked that Mr.. Owen Thorn
| was absent because of illness.
| Tho Chair having been called up, made o
speech, In which be asserted that the Demo-
cratic party would make a clean sweep at the
next electioui they would then blow their horns
| early, and be at the polls before tho negroes
would. He dwelt forcibly and severely upon
both the engineers Of the Fresdmcn's Bureau
and Of the City Hall, and urged the necessity Of
Debating the City Council clique at the next
election. The almighty negro had been the cry
| during the past four years, and what was he,
after all A voice. "0urang. .outangi that's
ALL" lie would have oil members punctual
and energetic.
| On motion of Mr.. Giseson, Msssrs. A. Glee.
son, Edwin Quinlan, Dennis Murphy, Thomas
Welch, and Michael Connell wero appointed q
committee to secure larger hall for the club.
Mr. Murphy announced that the Committee
on the Constitution and Bylaws would report
at the next meeting
Mr. Wilson said that, judging from the census
returns Of the Fourth ward-which showed that
there arc IA, 46i white and 300 colored people
| in tho ward-if the party would be true, the
negroes could be defeated next June,
Adjourned
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.-Robert Howser
Amelia Tyler, and john 0'Leary for being
drunk and disorderly, were arrested by officers
Of the First precinct, and fined 81 each by Jus.
tice Tucker.
Emily Boswell, Catbarine Boswell, and Sam.
uel j. Wilson were arrested by officers Of the
Fifth precinct, for disorderly conduct, and fined
50 each by Justices Harper and Hazard.
Moses Whitaker, Ann Wright, Margaret Clary,
aud VIM. Hughes, charged with disorderly con.
duct. had a hearing before Justice Morsoll. at
the Fourth precinct station, and were fined 50
| each.
Thos. Eagans for being drunk and disorderly,
was arrested by Officer Marks, of tho Eighth
precinct, and sent to the wOrkhOuse by Justice
Gull.
R. P. W. Garnett, Joseph Bradley, George
| Smith Hanry Wilsnn Jamea HoFriann Hfro n,