Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-01

YouRrH DAY.
The conference opened this morning with de-
votional exercises conducted by the Rev. r. p.
Bell.
Samuel Rusten, Joshua Webster, and John
p. Dehaven, local ministers, were recommend
cd TO deacons' orders. Samuel Rursen was re-
iected, and j. webster and j. p. Deh2ven were
elected. w. Obediah Roby and Thos. Wright,
to elders orders.
Rev. z. Paddock, OF the Wyoming confer.
ence. and Rev. DIR. A. Wallace, Of the Nfetho-
dist Home Journal and Phiiadeiphia confer
ence, were introduced to the conference.
meeting OF the next conference. Orchard street
and John Wesley, Of Baltimore, Md; winches-
ter and Lynchburg, Va. were nominated.
chosen by vote Of IS out OF 100.
A resolution to change the time Of the con-
ference was rejected. Another resolution, about
renting and building parsonages, was tabled.
Revs. JAS. A. Jones and Mark Bell, OF A. NJ.
T.. Church, were introduced.
Sister johnson, of Marlboro circuit, pre-
sented $40; Sister Hutchings, Of John Wesley
son, of Calvert circuit, Sl2.50, in behalf of the
daughters of conference, for the needy and def
cient preachers Of the conference.
The committee on temperance submitted a
report recommending renewed efforts and a
public meeting be held during the session.
Rev. DIR. Chickering addressed the conference
on the subject, and presented a number of
Bishop james said that statistics show that
the people OF this country pay annually
500 600 600 for bread and S25e,Oe0, 900 for
tobacco.
The report was adopted.
The committee on education submitted re-
port recommending that contributions be made
for the Biblical Institute, Saratoga street. Bal
more, and that care be taken that imprope
books and papers be not introduced in th.
school.
Mr.. Round, principal Of the Centenary Bibli-
cal Institute in Baltimore, addressed the con-
ference and presented the report. He stated
that many who had the requisite gifts had not
the learning required by the times, and urged
that the members Of the conference take more
interest in the institute.
Bey DIT o. n. Tiffany was introduced and
addressed the conference. Rev. T. Mitchell, of
Virginia, and Rev. Mr. Shannon and Rev. Dr.
Green, Of the Baltimore conference, were in
trOduced.
THE APPOINTMENTS FOR TOMORROW
were announced as fOllOws:-Asbury, IL O'ci'k,
ordination Of DeacOns)-Bishop James; 3, Rev.
5: w. Lewis; TX o'clock, Rev. Martin Spridel.
Jr.; 3, Rev. l.. ID. Snowden; *, Rev. ". v.
Carroll. Ebenezer-11, Rev. w. II. Cook; 3,
Rev. w. 5. Wilson, ordination of the elders;)
~, Rev: w. g. Cooper. Union Bethel-11, Rev.
Chapel-l1, Rev 5. l.. Evans;7X, Rev. A. Dem
mis-. st. Paul's Chapel Qslamd)-1OT, Rev
Thomas w. Booth; ~, Rev. James Scott. John
Wesley Connecticut avenue)-11, Rev. A. VAL
entine; Y, Rev. n. Watkins Galbraith Chapel
o. street)-11, Rev. John Hughes; TX Rev. A.
Weems. Wesley Chapel ID street southwest
II, Rev. 5. Wing; ~, Rev. George Jackson
18th street Baptist.,H, Rev. J: d. S. Hall.
Baptist-11, Rev. 7. Adams; *, Rev. ID. Cal
lens. Ebenenezer (GeOrgetown)-11, Rev Jos
Henry; I, Rev. b. Clemens. Roberts Chapel
!Ale1andria), Ill, Rev; II. Steel ~, Rev. A. b.
Wilson. Wesley (Baltimore)-Rev. +. Ham
mond and ii. Carroll, and Asbury (Baltimore)
Rev. Z. Lawson. Adjourned.