Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-18
Maryland Annual Conference Of the
VI p Church.

On Saturday, after our report closed, a letter
from the Benhcense Society Of St. Johns
Church. Baltimore, in relation to aiding the
Lexington church was read, and referred to
special COMMUNICATIONS. :. b. Switzerland, j.
h. Nichols, and ZOllikoffer.
Rev. MIR. Benson offered series OF resolu-
tons looking to the adoption of the envelope
plan for quarterly subscriptions to the mission
AIRY fund.- referred TO special committee-Revs.
II. ID. Valiant. A. Il. Melvin, and j. Tally.
The conference took up the report OF the COM
mittee on the presidents report, laid over Fri
day. The question coming up on the resolution
locking TO the appointment Of a committee to
prepare a pastoral address, ''fOr the purpose OF
inspiring Us with ZEAL" it was adopted.
Rev. =. G. Valiant asked to be left without an
appointment for one year on account OF Ill
health.
The conference selected Broadway Church,
Baltimore, as the place for holding the next
Revs Henry Bruner and j. l.. Straughn were
elected to deacon's orders. Adjourned.
FIFTH DAY.
The session was opened this morning with de-
vOtiOnal exercises, conducted by Rev. j. III.
EllegoOd; DR.. Webster in the chair
The minutes were amended by striking out
the item admitting the name Of Rev. Francis
Brown, OF Charleston, 5. c., to the ministerial
roll Of this conference.
The above action was had upon the ground
Lat all applications for admission into this body
must necessarily pass through the hands OF the
committee ON itineTancy, and no such appiica-
ton having been made, Of course, the item in
question was Illegal.
Rev. j. i. Murray submitted report from
the committee on ecclesiastical Communications
and yisitations, stating that they had received
letter from Rev. III. Palmer and D. G.. Westfal
of the P1ttsbuTg conference OF the Methods:
church; Rev. G.. Il. Barr, OF the HOlstoE con-
feTt nee of VI. p. church, and Rev. John Morris
and ii. Z. +. King. OF the West Virginia NJ. r
conference. Also, that Rev. Thomas Aaron OF
the Louisiana and Arkansas conference, whose
Inission-the building OF a church at Little
Rock-they recommend, was present. and they
also welcome Rev. {. W. Button, OF the Lynch
burg church, rs messenger of the Virginia con-
ference. They recommend that the visitors be
heard at noon. The report was adopted.
The paper submitted by Geo. France, Esq,
with reference to the book concern, was made
the order of the day for tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Rev. j. L. Murray submitted a report from
the Pheb bean Society, CT Baltimore, and after
some discussion IL was adopted
Rev. p. l.. Wilson, from the special commit
t. on the paper from WilliamspOrt and Berkely
mission, submitted a report which was adopted.
A resolution offered by Rev. j. nj. Holmes
relative to the distribution of the conference
funds to missionaries was, after considerable
debate, lost.
The report of DR.. Drinkhouse, from the COM
mittee on pulpit supply outside of the MARYLAND
district, was taken up, and the following places
were recommended to be supplied by this con-
ference if the president finds it practicable -
Lynchburg and Norfolk, Va, and Montgomery
and GIeenville, Ala.
The report of the committee on boundaries
was under discussion when our report closed.