Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-10
MARYLAND Annual Conference Methodist
Protestant Church.

Maryland Annual Conference Methodist
Protestant Church.
The forty first session Of the Annual Confer
snce of Maryland district Methodist Protestant
Church. was con vened in the Congress.street
Church, In GEORGETOWN, at O'Clock this moru.
ing, and was called 10 order bv the President
Rev. DIR. $. Ii. Sutherland. Rev VS. Ham.
mond was Secretary. After reading the l6th
and singing the 54sth hymn and prayer. Revs.
VIM. Dale and W. w. Reese were appoint ID a
Committee oD Credentials.
Rev. L. w Bates having been called TO the
chair, the President read his annual report
from which 1t appears that the MARYLAND Ills.
trict has enjoyed q great degree OF prosperitv
during the year-no charge having retrogradet.
and many having largely Increased their mem
bersnlp. he refers an appropriate terms to the
deaths Of Rev. Francis Waters and Rev N
Bursess speaks IN terms Of Commentator of
the Western Maryland College. and of the
, Wo,h ~ .ue Jay deiesates, and makes sugges-
nons oe 70 increasing their usefulness
AT the conclusion Of the report the charac. er
OF the President was passed.
Inc Conference agreed TO meet daily at 9
O'Clock a. m. and adjourn a O'Clock ID. m.
The characters of the following ministers
Were passed:-Rev. ID. L. Reese, John Elder
ulce, j. NJ Elderdice. L. W. Bates Rev. II. p.
ReT Key W;:1r MsIray' Rev D. w BATES
W Shermer, Rev I. ID. Valiant
The name OF Rev. J. W Everist was called,
and NJ being On the superannuated list his case
was IfFIIcu 10 tue COiHfnltttc Oh SupeTduHu.
ated Gases.
When the name Of Rev. Francis Waters was
called, Rev. J. J. NJ urray. OF West Baltimore
announced his death in appropriate terms
The cases Of Rev. A. Baker aud John Nor.
gan Were referred TO the Committee on Super.
nuated Gases.
At II O'Clock there was a recess for few
minutes, after which the m Getting was callpd 70
order to listen 10 the annual sermon The il1th
hymns was sung and prayer was offered.
The text, from which the Rev. j. 7. Muir
ray preached, was first Corinthians, third
chapter, 9th verse; 1--WE are laborers with
God DIR. Murray delivered an interesting
and eloquent sermon. Prayer was offered and
hymn sung, when the sacrament was admin.
is'ered The Conference then adjourned to
meet tomorrow at a. m.
THE POTOMAC FRoNT-The dri wing rain and
wind storm which prevails to-day, put a
camper on business at the river front.
Scarcely sail can be seen, and only The regu-
lar movements of the Potomac Ferry steamers
and tug-bcats give life and motion to our
harbor. The oyster dock at the foot of tn
street was enlivened yesterday by the arri val
of two schooneIs. loaded with choice bivalves
from IreInla, consigned to Messrs. Turner &
Son, while at johnson wharf q fiue lot of fresh
hsn, including several dozen shad. arrived
this morning for Thomas Reagan. The steamer
Columbia. Harper, for Baltimore steamed off
this morning with passengers and freight, and
the steamer Arrow, Stackpole, made her usual
trip TO Mount Vernon and Marshalls Landing
having on board q considerably decreased
number OF passengers for the home OF Wash.
ington, but a full mail for the landing.
THE RAILROAD CAsBs.-Judge Olin, hold
ing the Equity Court has not yet decided the
case of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad agt
the Corporation, application for Injunction to
restrain the latter from grading street north,
and thereby covering the track Of the road, J
but Is expected to render his decision SD ertIy.
There are Yet one or two cases against the Rail-
road Company pending in the Criminal Court,
charging nuisance in making streets impass-
able, &c.