Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-07


laue liter, at the expense Of Perry, who took his
scat, having been mistaken IN the man. MI
W. c. Marshal charged Mr.. James Harrington
with living in the Seventh Ward. Harrington
declared his TO be a notorious falsehood. Basil
Brown was astonished 10 hear such language
in a church, If they were in a market house he
would not be surprised, but If they conducted
themselves in such manner. they would not
Get the church again. The Chair called the
meeting TO order and stated the first business
In order was 10 vote for the delegates. T.. :.
Atkinson moved to lay all the nominations on
the table and renominate fifteen delegates.
Rev. James Reed thought there never was
more critical time than at present, aud the
wisest and most practical men should be select
ed He had something at stake, and did not
want to rush into an election blindly. VIM. H
Brown, Jr. did not want to hear any old fog
gyism. resolution was adopted by n vote of
sixty -one to three, irstructng the delegates TO
for Mayor. Messrs. Il. n. Needs, w. III.
Brown, Jr., Annanias Herbert, Sidney Herbert
and L. Il. 5. Miller were reelected as delegates
to the Central Executive Committee, and the
club adjourned.
SIXTH WARD
Delegates were elected in this ward at a
meeting on Tuesday evening, as reported in
Yesterdays STAR.
SEVENTH WARD.
A meeting of the Republican voters of the
seventh Ward was held last evening at Turner
Hall. corner Of AZ street and Maine avenue
MIR. r. A. Boswell was elected president of the
meeting, and Mr.. James Small secretary The
CHAIR stated that the meeting was called for the
purpose OF electing delegates TO the city nomi-
mating Republican con vention, and cautioned
the meeting against electing men as delegates
who were not known. In the selection of del
egates the party should have men competent TO
COMBAT charges against any patriot who might
De nominated at the nominating convention.
Mr.. Reuben Bacon moved that the delegates as
nominated be voted upon separately. Mr.. Will
son moved to lay the motion on the table; which
r wa arri.ad
MIA. Bowen moved that the convention choose
hye white delegates and ten colored; carried
Mr.. Bacon nominated as a delegate Mr. Henry
Nj. Knight, who was elected. Mr.. Bowen nom.
mated Mr.. Sidney s. Baker as a delegate, who
was elected. A. Dyson nominated X. Thomp-
kins, who was elected, as was Mr.. G. S. Bates, s.
II. Middleton, colored, Abraham Dyson, col
ored, Arthur Pannell, colored, Anthony Bow
en-, colored. John X. Pierce, James Thompson
James Small, Isaac johnson, VIM. Beckett
colored, and Henry ID. johnson. Mr.. Wilson
moved that the nominations be declared unan-
imous; carried. Mr.. Anthony Bowen moved
that the delegates be instructed TO vote ..for
their best friend" Sayles J. Bowen. for the
Mayoralty. Mr. Walker asked If the delegates
had been declared unanimously elected The
Chalr said he had so announced, but he did
not take the negative vote on the question, sup
posing 1t not necessary. He said he would put
the question again, which he did, and the vote
was carried. sMr. Seldom moved to Law Mr..
Bowens motion on the table, which was lost,
and Mr.. Bowen said the reason he had made
luis was. lnat Sayle> j. Bowen had
done more for the education of the coll
ored mems children than any other man
within twenty miles round. He was the
man who drew up the bill which allows
the colored men to collect the money due them
He was doing and had done much for the col
ored people, and they owed him a great debt of
gratitude; and will you men Of my race now
stand back from the man who has done all in
MS power for the education of your children 80
Several VOICES" No, never" Mr.. Sullivan
coiored, said he did not like To see a wagon ali
one sided, and he thought the delegates elected
knew their business, and should not he re.
stricted but from what he knew of Mr.. Bowen.
he was good man. The motion of Mr. An
thony Bowen was then carried. The follow
ing We're elected as delegates TO represent the
ward in the General Committee james Col
Inns, as. l.. N. Bowen, Jas Small Charles III
Marshall and John X. Pierce.
AFRICAN NJ. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE
The twelfth regular General Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church as
sembled at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, in
esley Zion Church. About sixty deleg ates
were IN attendance The bishops are all pres
ent, as follows WIN. II. Bishop. Joseph J.
Clinton, John ID. Brooks and Samson T lbot
VIM M. Butler. of Ky, is secretary of the body
The meeting was opened with singing and
prayer; after which, Bishop Bishop delivered
a very appropriate address. About 2O1 dele
gates are expected in a day or two. This BODY
OF Christians have about 25n 900 members prin-
clpally IN the Southern States. After brief
Fourth Day.-Conference met at Q O'Clock this
morning, and was opened with devotional ex-
ercises by Rev. III. Brown, of Inoana Bishop
Wayman presiding. On the roll being called
Kew. Jos. Nelson asked why his name had not
been called, and was ans wered that ne mad nor
travelled six years. and was not entitled TO a
seat. The delegates from the Georgia, Ala
bama, Kentucky, Mississippi. Louisiana. Ne
braska, North Carolina and South Carolina
Conferences We're adm tilted.
The Committee on Itlnerancy made a report
which was adopted after discussion. A petit
tition from the New York Preachers Associa
ton, asking that lay delegations be introdu ceG
introduced into the Church, and that presiding
elders be provided for, was referred.
Rev. DR.. Reyels read new chapter, which
was referred to the Committee to Revise the
Discipline; ann the Book Steward introduced a
new chapter. which took the same course.
Er. Rodgers, OF Philadelphia, made a report
as as 10 the Indebtedness to him for publishing the
Christdn Recorder, &c.
Rev. Bishop Campbell and Rev. A. Handy
were elected to represent the Conference in the
management of Howard University.
A resolution was offered, and after some dis
cussion adopted, requesting the book steward
TO procure a copy of the charter for the Book
Committee within forty EIGHT hours. Rev. F.
weaver asked If IL was not procured within
the time what would be the consequence. Rev
NJ. r. Sluby remarked that he would be placed
on the highest splre in chrisEndom, and filled
with Episcopal darts. A voice" You can't
get blood from a turnip."l GLaughter.1
Rev. H. NJ. Turner offered preamble and res
olutions setting forth that there are over twenty
thousand members OF the church, and two hun
dred and eleven ministers in Georgia, and that
but ten delegates were appointed to this Gen.
eral Conference; that certain rules be appended
or interdicted, that the Southern brethren NAV
have the same rights and privileges as granted
to other Conferences. The object of the reso-
luton is to secure the admission of the Georgia
Missionary Conference on the same terms as
others.l
Bishop Campbell, in the chair, decided the
resolutions out Of order, being unconstitu.
tional.
Rev. Mr. Turner appealed from that decision,
and the question was being discussed when our
report closed.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-An important meet
lumbia, and Provisional Supreme Lodge of the
United States, will be held on Tuesday evening
next. A charter will be granted to form q rand
Lodge in Delaware, and upon its formation
Grand Lodges will have been established in
five States. The membership of the order num-
bers over twenty thousand, and is daily in
creasing German, French, and Spanish
lodges will shortly be established in New Or
leans, and German lodges in Philadelphia. In
consequence Of the applications of the Della
warians for a charter to organize a Grand
Lodge, the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia will elect two new delegates to the
convention which meets in Philadelphia on
the 18th instant, in place of those elected from
Delaware last session. The con vention which
will meet in Philadelphia on the above date
will be composed Of fifty delegates, and will
devise ways and means TO form a Supreme
Lodge Of he United States.
THE ALEXANDRIA CORN ExcHANGE.-The
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