National Republican., 1873-02-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
THE NEWS OF THE CITY YESTERDAY,
Annual Conference orthc Methodist Bpi-eo.
pal Church Commencement Of Howard
University Law Schocl-The Plastcrcr-'
AssocistIon-Judse Smells oplnion on
GIft Enterprises.
WASHINGTON ANNUAL METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
Appoirtn,cnt Of Cemmittees-scScrniA Ad-
dresses Made.


The tenth session OF the Washington Annual
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
convened In Asbury (M. E.) church yesterday
morning. THIS conference embraces the Dts
Maryland. Rev. Bishop Z. s. James presided,
and after devotional exercises and the adminls-
tertng OF the sacrament OF the Lor'ls supper, the
conference proceeded to business. The list Of
delegates was called, consisting Of iOe members,
and elghty-onn responded to their names. Mr..
Benz. Brown, IT,, was chosen secretary-asslst-
ants, J. ID. :, Hall, recording secretary, and Q.
q. Key, statistical secretary. The conference
nxed It's hours Of meeting from a, m. 10 10 m.
A board Of stewards was then elected as follows
r. 2. Bell, Jas, Dansbury, Jos. Henry, IT, A. Car
roll and W. =. Wilson. The stewards were made
the committee on necesstOus cases. The presld.
Ing elder Of this district and the preachers Of the
city were made committee on public worship.
The following committees were appointed ;
Robinson, W. 7. Wilson. The old committee on
church extension board was Teappolnted. Com
mittee on Bible cause-Jamos Thomas, Walter
Cook and N. N. Carroll. Committee on tract
cause-Messrs. Lewis, Bowman and Lane. Com
mlttee on freedmenb add. L. Evans, w. T.
Harris and X. Steele. Committee on temper
snowden. Committee on Sunday sohools-D. r.
johnson, Alfred Valentine and W. A. KenneTly.
Committee on Womens Foreign Missionary
society-Mr. Robinson. r. II. Ebert was ap-
Rev. DR.. =. =. Eddy, DID,, general missionary
secretary Of the NJ. 4. Church, was then intro
yucca hnu maue EXTENDED reInArka on missionary
work, the good that had been accomplished and
what further II was hoped to attain, but urging
the conference for more extended help In the
great work In which they were all engaged.
Bishop james satd that since the great change
had taken place with the cOlored people OF this
country his Church had expended fully $50, 900
In colored missionary work. II had been well
expended, and the results were most cheering.
They had now At least two hundred thousand
communicates, and the colored people were
coming up TO be great help 70 the Church; lie
appreciated their services. They were building
churches; that was right lie babe them go and
continue to build. II they could not erect fine
ones, build them plain; anything SO they would
worship. lie hoped they would continue theli
interest In the cause. They had now one hun.
dred young men studying for the ministry, and
before the year terminated he wanted TO heaI
that another hundred had entered for the same
purpose. They needed missionaries for Africa
and they must be procured. He believed that
odist conference established In the centre oi
Africa, transmitting the light Of religion to more
than two million darkened souls and evangeliZ
Ing that great country.
The following committees were appointed
Bishops, Rev. Mr.. Price; post once, A. ]. weems
local preachers, Mr.. Hammond. The rules whlct
governed the conference at the last session wert
| adopted for the present one. Mr.. Charles Price
| was appointed marshal. II was decided TO hav'
the missionary sermon preached to-day In Asbur,
church, at . O'Clock, and the preachers meeting
take place In the evening. The following as
| slgnment OF ministers was made, and the,
preached last night In the respective churchel
Zion, (Georgetown,) Rev. A. weems; Ebenezer
Capitol Hill) Rev. =. Aqullla; Pisgah chapel
,Tenth and X streeta,) Rev. O. Carroll. The con
ference then adjourned until this morning.