Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-16
Maryland Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church.


Methodist Protestant Church.
Especial Correspondence Of the Evening Start
WESTMINSTER, Nd, March 16, 1So.-After
my report closed yesterday, the amendment
offered by DIR. Bates, with reference to the
union Of East Baltimore and Washington Street
Stations, THAT the President Is not TO under
stand that the Conference would endorse the
appointment to said station Of any minister who
has just flied his constitutional term i'm either
East Baltimore or Washington Street Stations"
was agreed to, and the report Of the Committee
Rev. w. W. Reese was left without an APP
pointment, at his own request, for one year.
Rev. o. Lowther, fraternal messenger fyom
the West Virginia Conference, NJ. p. Church,
took an affectionate leave OF the Conference.
Dr: j. j. Murray offered a resolution respect
ing the Missionary appropriation and the assess
mehts for that cause for the coming year;
adopted.
A paper with reference to the Bible cause,
was read, amended and adopted.
Rev. ). Clawson was lett in the hands of the
President, to be employed by him during the
year.
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.
Key. ID. A. Shermer offered a resolution on
the observance of the Christian sabbath which
was adopted, as follows:
"Resolred, That the Invaluable gift of the Sab
bath-a memento of the finished work OF crea-
ton and OF the sublime work of the Redemp-
tion-demands OF every Christian grateful
Observance-the avoiding of whatever would in
terfere with the sacred devotion that becomes
it, and jealous concern for its preservation
against the efforts of the ungodly to pervert il
to weekly recurring dissipation and revelries
and thus to change the blessing to a curse.
,"Resolred, That ii is important, In arrange
ments for camp meetings, that their superinten-
dents discOuntenance and, far as possible,
prevent their being made occasions for Sunday
steamboat and railroad excursions, by persons
who, under color OF conveying people TO camp,
would defeat the religious designs OF such meet
ings."
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which, after some debate was tabled-the Con-
ference deciding that they had no jurisdiction.
DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE.
in the Electoral College, to- day, the following
ministers and laymen were elected on the first
ballot to represent this Conference in the ensu-
ing General Conference, which meets in Balti-
more, in the church corner of Aisquith and
Fayette streets, in May next Minister'S. b.
Switzerland, l.. w. Bates, J. j. Murray, Angus
Laymen-Gaven Spence, John w. Richardson.
DIR. j. w. distinguishing five ministers and
eight laymen to be elected.
The Conference adjourned before the second
ballot was announced.
SIXTH DAY.
The session this morning was opened with
religious services by Rev. j. 4. Darby.
The report on official character was taken mp
and favOrably considered and adopted.
The paper referring to Cecil Circuit laid on
table yesterday, was taken and referred to the
Quarterly Conference of Cecil Circuit.
The report on the Presidents parsonage was
submitted and adopted.
+. r. Kent, ESQ, was continued as agent.
Rev. j. Il. Murray submitted a paper from the
Quarterly Conference of Kent Circuit asking a
change so far as Circuits concerned i'm the
mode OF delegates to the Annual Conference;
adopted.
The vote of yesterday uniting East Baltimore
and Washington Street Station, was recon-
sidered and the item of Union stricken out
The report of the Committee of Publication of
the minutes was adopted.
OTHER DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFER
ENCE.
The Conference temporarily adjourned for
the meeting of the Electoral College, DIR. A
Webster in the char. The second ballot having
been counted il was found that the following
ministers were elected ID. +. Reese and L. ID.
Valiant. Laymen, j. L. Dodd, Joseph Graham
and j. w. Thompson.
Conference resumed its business again.
Rev. j. Il. Murray chairman of Committee on
Literature, presented his report, which was
adopted item by item. Report of the Conference
Stewards was read and recOmmitted.
Rev. ID. w. Bates, chairman of the Committee
on Missions, submitted a report. Adjourned.
afternoon Session.-The Conference was opened
with religious services by Rev. ID. Wilson. The
Electoral College resumed its business. Third
ballot was counted and John q. Clark and +.
j. Burdett were elected. No ministers were
elected on this ballot. On the next ballot III. F.
ZOllicoffer and j. Roberts were chosen as Minis
terial Delegates.
The report of Committee on Missions was
further discussed and adopted item by item 1t
was still under discussion when this report was
closed. r.