Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-21
Maryland Conference M. p. Church.


The Maryland conference OF the Methodist
Protestant church closed its lsbors in Baltimore
yesterday.
During the days session the resolution re-
curing the treasurer OF the missionary society
to withhold the requisite funds from those mis-
sions which refuse 10 deposit with the missile n
airy society deed of trust of or other valuable
security for their church property, came up a.
unfinished business. DIR. j. +. Murray offered
a substitute, which, after a lengthy discussion.
was adopted: ssThat all beneficiaries of the fund
be required TO give approved security for the
moneys contributed, by some legal obligation,
and in default Of such security they shall be
debaIred from any benefit of the missionary
fund. That this rule, without exception, shall
be operative immediately
ON mo ton OF Or. S. b. Switzerland, Revs. j.
l.. Suauehn and Henry Bruner were elected to
elders orders.
The report of the committee on missions was
then read and adopted, item by item. Among
the items were the Following That Ninth street,
Washington, be continued as a mission, with
an appropriation of>S200; that Carroll mission
be discontinued; that the Potomac mission be
granted an appropriation of 500; North Caro-
Ina avenue mission, Washington, 500; All
Saints mission, Sl00; Alexandria mission, $500.
The report recommends the formation OF juve
lie mission societies.
After the usual resolutions of thanks and other
closing business had been disposed OF, the pres
idcnt of the conference, DIR. ID. Evans Reese
ascendoo the pulpit, and after making a fen
feehng remarks, read slowly and in clear
voice, the following
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS:
p. Evans Reese, d. D., president
wssa Rs,;,frs Rs' Rs,es Mu,,ay D. D.
Row; Broadway. J. p. Wilson; Washington street,
sna g. bnp5mE 70 sree r. B. sohf
yordon and A. Richards, supernumerary assistsnts
n. Holmes; Georgetown, d. G., T, D. Valiant, VIM.
Z. Lipscnmb; sup~rnumsrary assistant; Lagrel,
Jone.; Westminster W s Hammond: Salem, Phi.
adeiphia T. Wilma; First Methodist Protestant
to Se npSsa 3 p q GH%
fci,s8ss f ls1 SrSad. NVFres GRAZ D. su
yam Belair ,. Roberts, a D. Melvin; Baltimore,
sShG LHsa Gsfaiu Bedford t. t.y
Cambridge; to be supplied; CECIL, VIM. 7. DUNN,
cord, W G. Ames; DSrchester, c r CocSei. T. o.
FFTOSSss Frtaerisk nc Ts5sGson CT Fa5ing
H%SarS D. Rdons a ana BE B s. 'a aud
B b. ev % assistant Je.rsHn Preer
ham, Ieipsic, j. Eideriice; Kent r ssots; Se pa
Moore nsG9 p Pl cFsss
&c Gushing; PoeOmOke. WI, NseGcr: scmeT
a M sA p w F sessrs g.
:;'s7 Tss Effss RssH Sa pssS
4 Tsgg GIsfr' ws s9Gw nm uL,,s
Hsah1iIls c o Melvin; campbeii, to be 1 snpped,
VsaSt charans & AsOSsf nt p p
Washington, +. J. Drinkhouse; Newark, n J., u.
Wilson, NJ d: Potomac, a. ". Mather; Accomac,
ID. Lits!nger; SALISBURY. J. II. Kinzer; Harper's
Ferry, ii. 4. MiskimmOn; Patapsco, J. f. T. Ewell;
leland, III. Brmner; Peach Bottom, ". J. Floyd;
Hampton and White Grounds. W n. Lane; North
Carolina Avenue Mission, " sshington, to b. sup
piled; Otter, Va, to he supplied; Conference Mis-
sionsry. a. Webster, ID D.; Principal of the West
J. h Nichol; College Agent, p: Light Wilson:
loaned 10 the Board Of Missions, J. f.. Darby; Su-
neranuaies, John EldeTtice. J. 4 McFaden, d q
Eweii, Thomas Lee, II J. Day, +. NJ. BRYAN, T. ".
Everett
After an impressive prayer had been delivered
by DIR. y. u. Murray. the conference adjourned
TO meet in Georgetown Oh the second Wednes-
day III March. 1874.