Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-28
washingfon Conference NJ. E. Church

" ashAngtOm Conference NJ. e, Church
THIRD DAY.
Inc conference was opened this morning with
devotional exercises, conducted by Rev. Martin
Spriddle; Bishop Ames i'm the chair Bishons
James simpson and Foster were also present.
o rev: Mr.: Longki1g, Of the New York book
james H: Butler, Alfred Valentine, Louis W.
Coats; Richard A: Reed, Jacob NJ. Gross and
John Bailey were elected TO deacons' orders.
Rev. Mr.. Brice offered resolution requesting
the Bishop to appoint committee to wait on
the President .: the United States and ascer-
tain i it viii be agreeable for him to receive
me conference :. o-s aAsfow at J Q'eoeki adopted
The Conference proceeded to pass i. 'n 'ne
characters of the effective elders, and Benjamin
Brown, p. Il. Of Chesapeake; Rev. James Peck,
OF Potomac; j. II. Brice, Lynchburg; P. G.
Walker, Staunton; Tilghman jackson, Wheel
ing, and Martin Spriddie, Lexington districts,
The characters of the elders were passed.
The reports showed that the church generally
was prosperous.
Rev. w. A. Clayy.of was entered as having
SIhdrawn Ard Joined the A. Nj. 4. church.
MI. MARY Digs, OF Asbury, for the daugh
rers of the conference, presented 500 for neces-
sitous preachers; Asbury, of Baltimore, SIPS;
Orchard street, Baltimore, $50; and the juve-
nile missionary society, of Shepherdstown, $40.
A vote of thanks was rendered.
The recommendation Of the quarterly confer
ence of Orchard steeet, Baltimore, Of Galen
Whlie for deaso1s orders s was cons,deEed and
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and a brother urging that the time had come
(their children being able to ready when parties
who cannot read should not be elected deacons,
the recommendation was not cOncurred In.
John II. Proctor recommended by the Asbury
quarterly conference, was elected to deacOns
orders: Sutton Gross, of Calvert circuit, was
also elected. Wesley Watkins, recommended
by Patapsco circuit, was not elected. Urias
| Muse, OF Northern Neck, was elected.
During the discussion on the above recon-
| mendatiOns It was urged that no one should be
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\ they didn't want a man who would have t.
stammer while christening baby.
| Rev. ;. H. Cumming, secretary of the Mary
| land Tract society. was introduced, and ad
| dressed the conference. He stated the society
| had employed a colored missionary in the city
of Baltimore, who in three months visited near
ly Zoo colored families, and had found but two
i had not in their houses religious reading-ths
| bible. AS much could not be said of the whit.
| people. Out of the whole number, only Is di,
| not attend some church. and only 80 attended
that the colored people were a self-reliant peo
pie, the missionary employed having had til,
power to distribute books and tracts gratuitous
| ~, and yet the people would accept but 81
worth gratuitously, and purchased Sl2i worth.
for this evening. The Sunday schools Of As
will assemble in the basement of Asbury Churcl
| At O'Clock, preparatory to being addressed b.
Revs John X. Brice, p. G. Walker, Win II
Draper. and X. B. Bell. Singing by the child
| rem.
Night service--Mt. Zion, (Georgetown,) Rev
VIM. Dunson; Ebenezer, Capitol HILL Rev
James n. Butler; Roberts Chapel, tAlexandria
Va, Rev. p. H. Matthews; Pisgah Chapel 10tl
and X streets,) Rev. j. L. Evans.
During the morning, Revs. Mr.. Hatfield, o
ference; j. p. Hamer, OF the WESLEY 10
| Church; Peyton BrouI, m. e. Hysore. s.. a
Wilson, Of she Baltimore conference; j.
Roberts, OF Vermont. and Rev. Dr. Chickerinp
Of the Congregational Church, we're INTRODUCED
Adjourned.