The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-05
Reported for Tire Baltimore SUM-
Baltimore Conference cg the sa'sEo0-
dist Episcopal Church South.
: IKST Day.

This body composed of nearly 200 minister's
and lay members, met Wednesday morning
pursuant 10 appointment, 1T Trinity chuTct,
corner Of Madison and preston StFeetS' b'L'A-
The President Bishop Wishtman) opened
the exercises followed by prayer by Bishop
Early and ReY. Eoryal " Ilson.
The roll Of clerical and lay delegates was
then called and the Conference organized by
clectiuc Rev. John ). Martin secretary, who
nominated rs his assistant Kew. James l..
Armstrong and Rev. ". Gwynn Coe us sta-
tistjca secretary.
bishops Early and DogEett, and Or. Mcfer-
rim. missionary secretary, were then intro
duced.
Bishop Wightman made IN earnest and
forcibie address. expressing has pleasure AT
meeting the Conference again. ana ms earnest
hone that the session would he attended with
religious interest and revival power.
The rules of the former session We're then
adopted and the hours Of y. III. and /. NJ
fixed for the opening and adJo"FhineAt VI Ihe
Conference.
The following committees we're then ap.
rointcd. On puDiic worship, post. Office, lite
rary Institutions Sunday schools, tempe
rance, Bible cause, 10 receive missionary mo.
nav, publishing interests, Joint board OF
finance publishing minutes, ON the colortd
people, aud on church eNteh son SaIh con-
inittees being mainly composed OF one t'tr It
and one lay member from e%ch VtcS'"'hS
elders district.
Rev Drs. Green, Starr, Brown, II endelson
md McTccr, were then introduced 10 me oo"-
ference.
Rev. Dr.. McFerrin presented Il report r,'E'-
tive to the missionary interests; which VI :
referred to its appropriate committee.
Dr.. McFerrin followed in an earnest speech,
asking attention 10 this important interest
The examination OF the character OF the min
listers was then commenced, and Baltimore dis
trct. Rev. DR.. Register, =. t., was called. Mr..
Il. gave q very tlatteriug report of the work
under his charge, and the characters Of the
preachers of the dis trct were All passed, fol-
lows Samuel Register, =. T., w +. Munsey,
ID. D.. j. Poisal, J Newman Hank, l.. ID. HuS-
ton, d D., A. ". Wilson, D. II. Parrish, T..
K. Smith, Thomas W, Brown, George II. Tim
merman, j. p. Hall, W: II: Wilson, 5. KEEP
Ter, William A. Mcdonald, Elias Welty, Jas.
Z. Armstrong, Robert Smith, Benjamin L.
Bali, William X. Boyle, Lewis T.. Miller, and
William J Perry, Il. NJ.
The East Baltimore and Washington dis
trcts were represented by their presiding
elders i'll Il fionrishing condition, and the cha
| racter Of the preachers passed, rs follows:
East Baltimore Districts. Samuel RosZel,
u. D., presiding elder.-Jason +. Etchison,
Isaac w. Cunter, J. W. Bull, J. n. Spangler,
Francis A Mercer, James Higgins, X. b.
| Frampton, Lewis II. Jones, J. Hervey Dula-
! ney Sylvanus Townsend, Joseph j. Edwards,
| Alfred a. Eskridgc, Joshua NJ. Grandin, ana
| D. Thomas.
Wustinqtom Dhtrict.-Johu S. Martin pre-
| siding elder.-W. V. Tudor, Il. Il. ). HouSh,
r NJ Mills, John Landstreet, Wesley Ham.
| mond, H. H Crenshaw, L. J.. Kreglo, Adam
| g. Dolly, q. G. Linthicum, David Shonf,
| James H. Wolff, John ID. Blackwell, Ed. Il.
| Henry, F. Q. Tebbs, Henry l.. Johnson, +. Is.
Smith, ]. r. Maxwell, Joseph ii. Temple
Sundry notices were then given out, and
| the Conference adjourned Tor The day.