Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-17
Meah0dist Protestaae Charch.

Maryland Annual Coufereace e the
Methodist Protestaae Church.
Especial Correspondence of the Evening Start |
WESTMINSTER, MD, March Is, 1sso.-After
my report closed yesterday, the Conference con-
tinued the consideration OF the report Of the
Missionary Committee. The item appropriating
$3.50 to the Montgomery Avenue Mission was
adopted; the Conference concurrng also in the
committees report granting to Alexandra tEal
Mission, $500 NiHth-street Mission, $50; Pa l
:apeco Mission, $500; Tiaskin, $500; Harper's
Ferry, s2oo: Salisbury, $500; with the proviso
that they make the improvements they have ir
view, Adjourned to meet at IL p. IN.
NIGHT Session.--Rev. l.. w. Bates o.,ened the
Conference with religious exerr',ss
Additional items Of the Customary Commit
tees report were eoncurred in, as folows:-St.
Micnaei 800; williamsport and Berkeley, 500;
Lower ,ussex, sloe; Potomac, 500; LIE "istown,
II Supplied by the Conferences, Sl0O; Choptank,
East Washington, Newark, n. j., and Harmony
Missions, no appropriations; Frederick City
Mission, referred to jefferson Benevolent So
ciety.
| Superannuated Claims, submitted a report, and
it was laid over for twenty-four hours under the
| rule.
| The agent, p l.. Wilson, of the Western Ma
ryIand College, addressed the Conference in
| behalf of the college interests.
Rev. j. T. Murray offered a resolution .'ttat
DIR. II. +. ZollIckoffer l.. j. Cox, Dr.. Dr. j. w.
| Herring. and Rev. E. j. Drmkhouse are herebv
| requested to incorporate themselves as a Board
| of Trustees of the Educational Endowment 80
1
| eording to the Act of Incorpor alton" Adopted.
| The Conference then resolved itself into the
| Home Missionary Society, and proceeded to the
| election of officers, after which a handsome
| collection was taken up. The Society was then
| d SOLVED and Conference met and adjourned.
| SEVENTH DAY.
| Conference opened this morning with religious
services by Rev. j. NJ. Elderdice.
The report of the Committee on Missions was
| continued, referring especially to the as sess-
| ments OF money upon the several circuits and
| stations of the Conference for missionary pur-
| poses. This portion was adopted.
| Rev. ID. Wilson presented a resolution sett ng
| off Union Bridge, Carroll county, Nd, as a
| mission, to be called Union Bridge Mission,
| which he urged in some very pertinent remarks,
followed by Rev. r. s Norris on the same side,
Rev. L. w. Bates in opp's ton, and also by Rev.
| ID. w. Bates in same direction.
The resolution was laid upon the table and
the report OF the Committee on Missions was
adopted.
Rev. d. Bates, Chairman of Committee on
| S; boath Schools in the Maryland District, sub
| mitted their report. The committee recon-
mend-lst. greater care IN the selection OF the
| propriate legislation be had by the General Com
| feI ence to place the schools Immediately I'M
der the control of the Book Discipline. Sd, That
held on the first Wednesday and Thursday
nights during each session OF Conference, and
that Rev. II. ID. Valiant be President, Rev. r.
s. NoIrs, DIR. II. +. Zollickoffer Vice President
and Rev. l.. j. Drinkhouse, Secretary of the
convention that these officers select the subjects
port shows that within the jurisdiction Of this
Conference there are 10 Sabbath Schools, 1886
te: cheers, 10 293 scholars, 80, 116 volumes in the
| lbaries. The report was amended and adopted.
Rev. +. j. DrinkhOuse, chairman of the Com
mttee on the Presidents salary, submitted a re-
| port, and 1t was adopted.
| NasewangO appointment on VAUDEVILLE cir
lit was disconnected from that circuit and at
tached to Snow Hill circuit.
Rev. b. +. Benson, Missionary Steward, pre-
scented his report, which was adopted.
The question as to clothing the representa-
tives to the General Conference with conven-
| tional powers was under discussion when the
hour of adjournment arrived. 1t was made the
special order at TX p. IN. Adjourned.
afternoon Ssssion--Rev. A. ID. Dick offered the
Resolved, That missionaries with no appropri-
alton, in case Of deficiency, shall have an equal
claim on the Conference Steward with ministers
| who travel OH circuits; adopted.
| 1t was moved that the balance OF the Virginia
| fund, now in the hands Of the treasurer, be paid
to the President of the Conference, to apprOpri-
! ate according to his judgment; carried.
The order of the day was taken up and dis
cussed by Rev f. j. Drinkhouse and Rev. w.
J. j. Murray spoke in eloquent terms in its
favor.
; DR.. A. Webster addressed the Conference, and
Nichols.
The resolution was then adopted, and Confer
ence adjourned to meet at Y p IN.
Night Session.-Conference was opened with
religious exercises by Rev. j. N. Elderdice.
Rev. d. w. Bates, from special committee
Church, made a report; which was adopted.
The report OF the Committee on the Presi-
/; Report of Committee on Superannuated
Claimants was received and adopted.
j. E. Maloy, Steward of the superannuated
Fund, made his report adopted.
Rev. ID. Bowers, at his own request, desired to
be left without an appointment for one year.
, Rev. W. N. Poisal was granted a. super
numerary relation, and also Rev. Alfred Baker.
r. j. Bartlett presented the following resolu-
ton THAT the superintendents of circuits,
} quested to establish home missionary societies
at all points under their superintendent, more
especially in the Sabbath schools OF their re-
, spective charges" Adopted after considerable
Rev. L. w. Bates moved that Queen Anne's
circuit be put under the superintendence Of the
minister of Centreville Station; adopted.
: Rev. H. Nice presented q resolution rendering
the thanks Of the Conference to the various rail.
road and steamboat companies who have ac-
commOdated the members thereof with free re-
turn tickets; which was unanimously adopted.
resolution was adopted requesting the re-
representatives. to the General Conference to use
their influence to have the word " superinten-
dent" in our Book Of Discipline, charged to
this Conference are hereby rendered to the sec
retaries; adopted. -
Resolutions OF thanks to the citizens of West
minister were adopted.
The Conference agent for the Western Mary
land College, Rev. II. l.. Wilson, has secured
$500 for the college during the session Of the
1t was moved that Kent Island be made a
mission, and 500 taken from Tiaskim Mission
adopted. o''
The President announced the appointments
low. W
Ord. j. Murray offered most fervent prayer;
ana the Conference then adjourned sine die.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
| Mstions-East Baltimore, j. I. Murray; West
i SaltimSre, :. >. Murray, d. D., T: McOrm,
1 Il ma Thop.
Washington Street, j. Shreeve; Starr Church.
b. X; ;. Norris; Lexington Street, j. 4. Reed, A
richards, II. p. Jordan; Georgetown T., w
Bates, w. 9. Lipscomb; Laurel, w. M. Strayer:
salem, .. ID. b. Suayer: Newtown, j. E. Maloy:
Nice. . 0!
circ,Gts-Anne Arundel, c. Sivern, j. w.
charlton, q; NJ. Thompson; Belair, ID. NJ. SHEER
man, j. q. Heetzler; Baltimore, ID. w. Bates.
ID; C. Hargood, l.. j. Cox, sups; Bedford, g. ID.
Eqm1nston, one to be supplied; Black Rock, A.
w Mattlin; Clarksyille, j. z. Darby; Caroline.
.. Glawso1; Cambridge, w. ii. Lane; Cecil, H.
=. Eversole, H. Bruner; Chesapeake. j. w.
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