Evening star., 1869-03-13

THIRD DAY-sATURDAY.
The Conference reassem bIed this morning,
ara was opened with devotional exercises by
Rev. A. ID. Dick.
a number Of committees reported.
rev w. n Poisal was continued as a super.
BUmerary
A letter was read from Rev. Francis Brown.
fne colored minister ordained by the Con
ence a few years since and placed in charge ef
church at Charleston. ;. G., in which he states
ne has now a church Of over 2OO mem bers and
50 probafioners.
The papers submitted In reference 70 the
Missionary cause were, after a long discussion,
referred to a special commi:tee-Rav. ID. E
Reese Rev. Il. L. Wilson, b. H. Richardson
Rev. J. X. Nichols presented the report of
eccIesiastIcalrelation COMMITTEES, rec mmending
mat the fraterna messengers be in yited To IA he
the floor at noon; adopted.
hsv II. Bates introduced Revs. j. s. Whit
nelc. OF Va, w. V. Tudor, and Rev. ]. w
Rev. NJ Cox submitted the partial report of
the committee on the wants Of circuits &C
which was laid over
The report OF the Committee on Orders was
made. recommending j. Z Reed, p H. Sweet
J. NJ. Holmes. :. T. Ferguson and A T. Mel
yIn- and they were elected to elders orders
Last evening the Superanuated Fund So
clety OF the Conference held a meeting in the
church. al which Rev. DIR. Soufherland pre.
sided Mr.. Edward Bates. of Esston, Nd
spoke at some length on the objects of the So
clety from the words-"and the chief butler
remembered not Joseph, and was followed nv
Rev. I. ID. Valiant. who managed the finan-
cIal proceedings, and nearly 5000 was raised
by making life members.
The report of the Committee on Itinerancy
was made recommending W. q. Lipscomb
Lu'her J. Cox. for supernumeraries; w. g.
Ames, w. H Lane, J. B. Butler, Otto B. Stray
er, for itineranoy: III. q. e. Hager, Isaac At
kiDs, for the ministry.
The case of W. b. S,rayer was, after some
debate, referred to the Conference.
e. Hager was referred to the President and
received into the itiuerancy.
L he case of George Batey was referred to the
PRESIDENT The case of Joseph p. Wilson, of
New Jersey Conference, recommended py tha
committee 10 be received into this Conference
was brought mp. Action on this case was post.
ponce until Monday. The order of the day
was then proceeded with until one o'clock,
ano tne regular business was continued
Tne cases of Samuel Ciawson and Isaac Ad.
kins were referred to the President
Inc report OF the Committee on Missions was
made In part by the charm an, asking for an
aggregate amount Of -, 900 for the coming year
and received After much discussion the com
mittee was authorized TO appropriate s2,2OO in
this interest.
Mr.. Charles Button, of Lyr rchburg,V Va, then
read paper from the Lynch surg Church of
the virginia Annual Conference, setting forth
tnat circumstances prevented their sustaining
a minister from that Conference and asking a
transfer 10 the Maryland Conference. A com
mlt'ee was appointed TO consider this applica-
TIE order of the day the reception OF visit.
Ing brethren and fraternal messengers) arrived
and Dr. Reeves, Rev. Mr.. CLARK. Rev Mr.
iO'hSI heN. MT. Heard OF the PIttsburg Con.
ference, and Rev. Mr.. Pegram of the North
carolina Conference, addressed the Con ference
Al Iength- The hour of ad ,ournmant was post
poned until clock, and Rev. MI McFerran
was speaking when our reporter left
lNo's-The resolution offered by Rev. l.. w
RATES yesterday, and adopted, limiting the
amount - be expended for missions, fixed the
amount 81 s3,GOt. and not S3O0, stated
APPoINTNENrs FOR TOMORROW
Georgetown Station, ID q. m. Ray T. G
"hitneld. ID. ID; ~ p. m, Rev. Alexander
IarH "th street, Washington, IL a m Rev
Wm Reeves. u d.; "a p. m, Rev. J. l. Sill
gore East washington II a. m, Rev. J. p.
wilson J. p. m, Rev. j. W. Gray Alexan-
orla- ~ a m, Rev. j. Il. NnhoIs: y m
heN ID Nice Lewinsville, Rev. A. ID. Dick
Mount Ollyet, Rev. j. T. Atkins. Bridge
Stree; Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, II a
m Rev j. j. Murray, ID. d.; - y. m. Rev.
ID e. Gushing. Western Presbyterian Wash
IpgtOn, IL a. m, Rev. W. W. Reese: * D. m
b. r. Benson. NJ. r. Church, Georgetown, II
. M, Kew. j. l. MIchaux; * p. m. Rev T.
~ aIIant- West Gsorgetown, p. m. Rev
samuel Clawson. Foundry, IL a. m, Rev J.
y. ward ~ T. m, Rev. VIM. Reeves, d. ID.
Nchendree, ~ p. m. Rev. j. VI Holmes
Cnlon chapel, II g. m, Rev. W. I. Dumm;7G
T. N j. T. Maloy. Waugh Chapel. "A a. m
Rev j W Gray: X p. m. Rev. :. 7. Fergu-
sou last was shIngton, II m. Rev. j. Shrey-
second Baptist Church, Ii a. m. Rev NJ T.
Hysore, \ =. M. Rev A. T. MELVIN. Bap-
'ist church, GeOrgrtOwn. l. a m. Rev. J. ID
hIL zeT- Z. p m, Rev. r. :. Norrls.
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