Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-01
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFER-
ENCKH.
IN. Baltimore Annual Copfsreues.

The Baltiuiore Annual Csnfsreues.
The eighty-eighth session OF the Baltimore
Annual Conference OF the NJ. 4. Church as
sembled In Baltimore on Wednesday al the
Eutaw street NJ. y. church; Bishop Matthew
Simpson In the chair. Rev. J. II. Q. Dosh
slstant secretary; Rev. q. q. Baker recording
secretary, Rev. J. B. Slit statlcian, and Rev.
W. 2. Ward reporter.
A resolution was offered In reference to the
dissatisfaction prevailing as TO the dlstribu-
ton OF the conference collection, that the
effective men received more than was really
Just, TO tho disadvantage Of the other claim
ants, and hence proposed q new basis Of dis
tributlon; which, after several motions, some
discussion and one speech, was adopted.
TIE Rev. II. sllcer DID, then made rep
resentation OF his district, and gave very
favorable account Of Il, and took the oppor-
tunlty Of saying that though the conference
requested him, having been fifty years In the
ministry, 10 preach q semi-centennial sermon,
that for good reasons, which he stated, he
would not be able to do II, but at some time
Just before be was worn out he would under
take II. East Baltimore district was then
represented by It's presiding elder, Rev. John
| Dlehl. lie stated that they had q prosperous
year. Rev. L. +, Morgan, DID,, Of West
Baltimore district made favorable state
ment Of the work under hls charge. Rev.
James A. McCauley, DID, gave an enconrag-
Ing report Of the Washington district. The
preachers had labored with zeal, and success
FULLY, aud numerous conversions had taken
place. All the pleachers were enjoying good
health. Three Of the superannuates, Reys.
Alfred Griffith, Job W. Lambeth and William
Hamilton, ID, had died during the year.
On motion, Friday, at II q. m, was fixed
as the time to elect delegates 10 the next
General Conference, to be held in Brooklyn,
N. Y. next May.
washinEtea Methodist Episcopal Confsr-
ence, tCoiorod.l
Tho ninth session OF the Washlngtou-an-
nual Methodist Episcopal conference (col-
ored) met at Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church, In Baltimore, on Wednesday, Bishop
James presiding. After the preliminary ser
vices the bishop administered the sacrament,
assisted by the presiding elders. Benjamin
Brown was reelected secretary, and r. II.
Robinson and W. @. Echols assistants. After
the appointment OF the usual committees the
second question was considered remain
on tri1l1 viz J. II. Butler, A. Valentine,
Lewis Coates, J. W. Mason, r. A. Deed, J.
NJ. Gross, John Bailey, II. Stein; WIN. Tates,
discontinued. Fourth question taken up
Who arc the deacons viz Osborn Carroll,
q. b. Williams, Daniel Collons, q. Price, W.
@. Cooper, II. Steele, James Scott George
Dardls, and samuel Dayldge, transferred to
Louisiana conference. Fifth question con-
sldered--Who are elected eldersi viz; II.
Adams w. J. X. Williams, W. II. Draper, N.
II. Brown, L. Hammond, Q. W. Walker, N.
Watkins p. Brown, A. Posey, NJ. Calender,
made effective. The bishop introduced 10
the conference Bishop Wayman and Rev. d.
W. ID. Schuremau, Of the African NJ. r. con-
ference. Adjourned with benedlctlon by
Bishop Wayman.