Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-02

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rHIkD DAY.
The opening services OF this conference in
Baltimore yesterday were conducted by the Rev.
The Rev. H, Nice, of the Methodist Protestant
Church, vas admitted into full connection, and
after answering The usual questions satisfsceo-
fhe eonmii.ee s on G ne case Of the Rev. @.
Croesfeid reported no complaint against him,
his character passed, and he Was made effective
4, T Thse an - Se u1 Ws.,, red,
mended for election 10 deacons' orders? was
tnen considered Rev. j. j, Jones, j. O. +
Wilson, and J.; Scarver we're passed by. H.
B0llsley, b. y. Cronites, Wm. CriAith, jams
w. Howard: W. T. George, and G. B. Potter
Next, What local preachers are recommended
from Rev. J. 8. Deale's district, J. Harris. from
Rev. DR.. Slicers district, aud Thomas Watts,
from Rev Dur. L. +. Aorgan's district, were
Other reports were acted on, and the hour of
II O'clock having arrived, they proceeded to
DELssArrs TO rHx GENERAL coxrR.rxcp
The result was follows:-Rev. l.. F. Nor.
gan, ID. d., received 143 votes; Rev James A,
McCauley. ID. D., 1876; Rev. H. Slicer, d. D.,
Beale, d. D., 121, and Rev. T. g. Eddy, d. D.,
Rev. W. Fl Holiday, Rev. w. B. Edwards. ID.
D., and the Rev. DR.. A. L. Gibson were elected
reserves.
conference adjourned.
Electoral Conference Of LImvmeu.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO The GENERAL
CONFERENCE.
The electoral conference of laymen of the NJ
E. church asse mb!ed yesterday morning i'm the
Sunday school room of the Eutaw-street NJ. f.
Church, in Baltimore, for the purpose Of elect
ing two delegates to represent the interests of
lay men OF the Baltimore conference in the gen.
eIal conference Of the M; E. Church, which as
sembles in Brooklyn in May. This will be the
first time IN the history Of the Methodist Church
OF this country that lay delegates have taken
part In the proceedings Of the general confer
terest manifested in the assembiage Yesterday.
The election resulted in the choice of Summer.
held Baldwin, Of Baltimore, and VIM. r. Wood.
C csnS s OF wssn,ngt1n alternstes, j. w. Ran
Washington C0nferenee-Colore
In the Washington Nj. E. Conference, in Bal
tmore, Yesterday, Bishop James in the chair,
fuil connection. Alexander Posey, Jr, was
elected to elders orders. The Bishop appointed
q court OF trial In the case Of James Washing
being charges against him, his case was also re-
ferred to the above court OF trial Rev Mr.
Ross, Of the Presbyterian church, was intro
importance Of preparing against the crusade of
Roman Catholicism among our people. The
question Of local preachers for deacons' orders
was taken up and the following elected, viz:
Jessie Wilmington, s. Pinckney, James Arm
strong, George BriscOe, j. jenkins, w. Green.
and j. Sutton. The societies presented to the
conference various sums. among them washing
ton, 500; Georgetown, $50; Alexandra, SIS.
i HueE TIME-PIEoE-The large clock at the
English Parliament House is the largest one in
the world The four daIs Of this clock are each
twenty-five feet i'm diane Ter. Every half minute
the point OF the minute hand moves nearly seven
inches. The clock will 20 eight and half DAYS,
eating any neglect in winding it up. The mere
winding up Of the striking mechanism takes tive
hours. The pendulum Is fifteen feet long; the
wheels are Of cast-irOn; the hour bell is eight
feet high and nine feet in diameter, weiphino
nearly fifteen tons, and the hammer Alone
weighs more than four hundred pounds.-Boston
Hdreler.