Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-04
baltimore Annual Conference OF the
ME Church nouth

This Conference commenced It's session In
Baltimore on Wednesday. Bishop McTyeire
opened the exercises BY reading the fourth
chapter Of First Corinthians, Rftor which
the hymn commencing, "And arc VIC yet
alive, was sang, and prayer was offered by
the bishop. Mr.. Martin was then reelected
secretary, aud Rev. W. Gwynn Coo statlstl-
cal secretary. .#....
Tho annual exhibit Of tho Publishing
mouse At Nashville, was read and referred,
sa,u report presenting very prosperous
condition Of The house. Also, a communI-
cation from the secretary Of tho board OF
domestic missions. Rev. VIM. Perry called
for Written Ieporta from missions within the
bounds Of the Conference. Tha publiehed
report OF me board o. domestic missions was
also received aud referred.
The rules Of order adopted at the last con.
ference were readopted. sE9.FTIfT --TT-rH
The fifteenth question OF the general min
utes was called, Wis "Aru all the preadhers
blamelcss In their life and Official admlnis-
tration1" On making thls call the Bishop
delivered very interesting address as TO the
passage Of ministerial character.
Rev. Samuel Register, ID. D., presiding
elder Of the Baltimore district, reported pro.
gross Ia hls work, and explained the circum-
stances under which he was elected 10 tho
presidency Of tho Maryland Agricultural
College, and on his retirement a number OF
addresses were made indorslng DR.. r. In tho
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AT the second days session yesterday the
religious services were conducted by Rev. +.
! NJ, Mills, after which the roll Of the confer
| ence waa called. This concluded, the ques-
tlon Of care all the preachers blameless In
their life and official ADMINISTRATION" was
Rev. J. 8. Martin, Of TIE washington dis.
trlot, was the hrst name called. Mr.. NJ.
stated that during the late war 10 churches
In his district had been swept away by van
dai hands, and another had been converted
into q fortj that during the past four years
there has been but one board Of stewards for
the entire district. This year the district
has eighteen appointments. The Sunday
school Interest Ia being attended 10 With
commendable zeal, aud the churches which
had been destroyed during the war are being
re-establlshed as rapidly as the limited re-
sources OF tho district viii admit OF. Tho
preachers hayo sacrificed great deal In
accomplishing this result, and are CRATE
full TO say that they have the hearts and car
Of the people; that the woods are sometimes
converted Into temples OF worship, and on
such occasions the loss Of thechurch Is for
gotten. ~
He concluded his remarks by saying that
dGriug the thlTty,ayo years Of his connection
With the Washington Circuit he never wilt
nessod such an earnestness on the part OF
the ministers In that section 10 faithfully
discharge their duiles, as has been exhibited
during the past year, and he was gratlfed
10 state that the last reports OF the Quarterly
Conferences demonstrated the fact that
fraction less than one thousand persons'hs,c
been converted at reyiyals.
Afler the character OF Mr., Martin had
been passed the name Of w. s. Baird, OF tho
Winchester district, was called aud fils char
actor passed. The name OF Z. r. Bussey,
Of Rockingham district, was next called.
Mr.. Busscy represented the district as not
being In as prosperous condition a. Il was
4 ono year ago. .."f ."Hs = TH..
Tho next name called was that Of Dabney
BAN, Of Roanoke district. He stated that
there had been during the year a steady but
not rapid growth Of Methodlsm In that dis
. tTlct, 10 some sections marked aud 10 others
ouly perceptible. The spiritual condition OF
the Church Is lmproyingj family religion, by
many, Is habltually neglected. p, go
The character Of s. 3. Roszell, OF the East
Baltimore district, was examined aud passed.
J. II. Waugh, OF the Lewlsburg district,
/ stated that the support extended tothe preach
} ers in that district for the past four years
has shown a marked Improvement over that
Of former years, and he was OF the opinion
that Ia future the district would much sought
AFTER by preachers fond Of country life. One
. church has been erected In the district
during the year aud another ls In course Of
erection. The character OF Mr., W,was passed.
{ | Tho next candidate called waa ]. o. Dice,
I OF South Branch district, whose charac-
ter was passed. The conference shortly
y AFTER adjourned. -l.s ..l .,.. II.