Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-26
The Warrington Conference VI. L.
Church.

OPENING PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
1hls conference composed OF the ministers OF
the eolored Nj. Z. churches of the District OF
Columbia, the state of Maryland, and parts OF
virginia convened in Asbury church, corner
OF llth and X streets, this morning.
Bishop James called the conference to order,
ana the sacrament was administered, Rev. DIR.
EDDY leading in PRAYER.
After the calling OF the roll, Rev. BENJAMIN
Brown, jr., was elected secretary, with Rev. y.
ID. ) Hall, recording. and Rev. c. s. Key, sta
tistical secretaries. The hours of meeting were
fixed at from TO II O'Clock.
The board of stewards was selected as follows:
X. +. Bell Jos. Dansbury, Joseph Henry. H. A.
Carroll, and w. $. Wilson, and the board was
made the committee on necessitOus cases.
The presiding elder and the preachers of this
city were made the committee on public wor-
ship.
Benz. Brown, jr.. Beni. Robinson. and ". F.
Wilson were appointed the committee on edu-
Rev. b. Robinson was appointed the commit
tee on the wOmens foreign missionary society
rev. Dr. L. >. Eddy addressed the conference
THE MISSIONARY WORK OF THE CHURCH.
ana after referring 10 the appropriations made
by the missionary board, he urged that the
preachers should, in going on the circuits and
charges, take up the collections Systematically.
and see that the children of the SUNDAY schools
are organized into societies. He said if each
child III the NJ. r. Sunday schools should pay
one cent per week, the amount would exceed
the total amount pail into the missionary fund
last year. The members OF this conference hal
OF the church, and now they should aid the
society. The membership should give according
to their ability, not by average, and he related
that when an appeal was made in a church Ior
one dollar from each member, it obtained from
nine. million brother subscription to that
amount only.
Bishop james said that since the great change
IN the condition Of the colored lace the church
had expended some half n million of dollars in
paving their preachers, building churches Sc,
the missionary society pating over three hum
bred thousand OF that amount. There are over
200 coo cOlOred communicates, and the church.
as it was called the old mother church. had
aided them, and it was the duty of those com
mumcants to do what they could. He knew
that they were building churches, extending
circuits, &c, and they should continue to DO 80.
They had their educational interests-the edu-
cation OF coOred men tor the ministry of whom
they now have 100 preparing. These interests
should not be forgotten, but he would urge
them to make the missionary cause feature.
The missionary board had authorized the es-
Enlistment of
MISSION IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA
ana he believed there were those present who
would see coiored conference i'm the center of
that continent. He believed that that continent
would be converted, and that many of the chill
dren now would see il. He asked their PRAYERS
for that enterprise, and that the right men NAV
be selected to go there.
Rev. Mr.. Price was appointed on bisbop's SAL
airy, and other committees were appointed
Bishop Simpson, Rev. DIR. Seaten, OF the A.
NJ +. church. Rev. G. III. Mytnger and Rev. G..
w. Cooper, OF the Baltimore Conference, were
introduced.
The missionary sermon was appointed for To-
morrow afternoon, and the preachers aid .oci-
ETY. will hold meeting in the evening
he Following appointments were announced
FOR tonight :-Asbury, Rev. T.. Hammond; Mt.
Capitol Hill, Rev. s. Aquilla; Pisgah Chapel
10th and l. streets, Rev. %. CARROLL.