Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08


The Conference assembled at 9S this mern-
ing, and Was opened with prayer by Rev. DR..
Rust.
The report of the Committee on Seminar,es
was read and adopted.
The Committee on Temperance made a re.
port. which WAS adopted.
Rev. Mr. Ci-mm presented a resolution ~
favor OF a more stringent enforcement IF the
rule OF the church upon temperance, which
The Conference Stewards disbursed tn mr
apporuonmsnts for the necessitous preachers
and other claimants
Aresoluton was offered that when the Con.
ference a lourn !; be 70 meet al p. m 10 pr.
yate Sc ssioD.
Some member asked the object OF the secre,
session
Bishop Clark said that there was M .a,rs,
crime 70 he covered mp, and said the OBJ 1T
wonld be stated tins afternoon. The resol ution
Rev. Dir Kynett presented the rppor, of The
Church Extension Committee, and made son-
remarks IN relation TO the progress and pros-
poets OF the work, snd made an earnest appeal
for liberal support Of the cause.
Bishop Clarke commended the work in a
few words.
The r-port OF the Freedman's Aid was pre-
sthteG The Rev. Dr. Rusb spoke upon thu
origin and progress OF this work OF the C1urch.
He said religious denominations Were appealed
10 TO send religious instruction 10 the Freed
men, ana after the Mttbodists had done this for
some time, they de- ired to use their owu mon-y
Tor their ow TEACHERS. He related the
perience OF the past three years, during which
one hundred schools have been esta oil he'd. aud
seberal system had been inaugurated with
fstteTIDg prospects.
Bishop Ozark said Dr.. Burt had 'oml led to
state as plainly as he might nave dom tpst the
woIk " a. already showing ITS fru IN the re-
lgious teachers the schools were sending ont
He n leved the elevation OF the race was TO b,
through the race itself.
TIE report Of the COMMITTEE on Periodicals
and Church Literature was next presented and
adopted.
The Committee or the Jackson Square Gen.
WBaIy Cbnich in BALTIMORE presented report.
wbIcn was adopted.
Rev. Dr. McChniock made a quite lengthy
address giving history of the operations OF
the Drew theological Summary at New Jersey
He said that one OF the features of the coustItu-
ton Of the Institution WAS that none of rhs pro
lessons or teachers were allowed TO reas writ
ten addresses. This state msnt was received
with good deaf Of applause He asked OF
his bearers their earnest christian sympathy:
that they send good young men u tho semi
nary; and that they support the Insulation with
The LIE cessary funds.
the report of the Committee on Dickinson
College was presented and adopted.
The first question was then asked-"Who are
admitted on trIal % and the following names
were recommended for admission on probation
W. /. McksDpey, G.. Herbert Richardson, l.
T.. Tay Tor, rhcmss T.. Wilcox, ALFRED E. WAL
lace, IhCs. McClintock, Arthur Foster, Tnos
g. Clark, VIM. Marshall Ferguson, Il. Muuro+
Browning, Benz. Newton Wood ward, Andrew
James Gill.
The committee on the case of Rev o. h
WrgDaD was discharged. Upon the question
Of the passage of the character OF MI Wirg-
appeared that Mr.. Wirgman occupied q par
sOnage which had been assigned TO another
the title TO which was in legal dispute, the
brother being party TO the suit against the
church
The Conference at one O'Clock adjourned.
with the question still pending.