Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-19
Maryland Conference M. r. church

conference reassembled in Baltimore yester-
day, Dr. j. L. Murray i'm the chair. The OPEN
| j. L. Straughn.
THE COMMITTEE ON SABBATH SCHOOLS
recommended that monthly prayer meetings be
he'd in each Of the schools, that the practice OF
memorizing Scripture BY each scholar be at
once restored that Rev. X. Scott Norris, DR.
r. Swentzell and Mr.. l.. B. Bates be appointed
proved Sabbath school books "a a ouide for
those selecting libraries: that uniform lessons
be used in all the schools; that the annual con-
ference Sabbath School convention be contin-
ued, and that X. Scott Norris, +. Swentzeii.
and DIR. T.. j. DrinkhOuse be constituted COM
mittee on arrangements. The report was
adopted.
THE BOOK CONCERN
SHOWS debts OF S10,650.5S, and credits to the
amount of 50 ,G95.9S, leaving cash balance of
s65i. 20 in the hands OF the Book Directory. The
assets are to the amount of Sc, 62s.9j, while the
liabilities reach S105-32. leaving the present
value of the Concern 81, $3.50.
The special committee to whom was re.arred
certa m papers in reference to
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE CHURCH PROPERTY
LAW,
reported that in their judgment the articles as
amended should receive the sanction of the
body. The changes which it is proposed to rec
Ommend to the general conference are first to
extend to the female members of the different
charges OF the church the right of voting when
the congregation contemplates to sever its con-
nectiOn with the Methodist Protestant Church:
and, second, to amend the articles of incorpo-
idtAOu 81 dc W StCtlTt 10 the MetlOuiSt PrOteS-
tant Church the church property of a congre.
CATION who may have severed their connection
with the church. The first alteration is recon-
mended for the reason that in MANY instances
large number of the female members of a charge
have paid for the church property, and when
few designing men, who contributed but little
Tor its sustenance, wish to transfer it to some
other denomination, they may do so without
consulting the women. The second alteration
is favored on the ground that the property for
which the conference has paid sometimes passes
out OF its hands by vote of the members
The conference then adjourned until half
past o'clock i'm the evening.
AT THE EVENING SESSION
the selection Of the time and place of the next
conference was proceeded with, and on motion
OF Rev. L. ID. Valiant, Georgetown. ID. c., was
chosen as the place, and the second "Wednesday
in March, 1874, AS the time of the meeting of the
next annual conference.
Rev. Nj. j. Langh0rne, and Q. w. Button. of
the Lynchburg Vrginian, fraternal messengers
from the Virginia annual conference, then ad-
dressed the conference, and explained the en-
barrassing position of the Virginia district and
asked for ministerial supply from this confer
ence.
The conference then adjourned and resolved
itself into superannuated fund society, Dr.
d. Evans Reese, president ex-oficiO, in the
chair The following were elected as officers of
the society: President, DIR. ID. f. Reese presi-
dent ex-OfficiO; Vice Presidents. Dr. T. i.
DrinkhOuse and Rev. III. G. Cushing; Treasurer
Dr. ZOllick offer, and other officers.