National Republican., 1873-02-28
WASHINGTON ANNUAL METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
Remarks Of Rev. DR.. Newman, Blshop
James, and Othcrs-Thc Preachers Aid
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Tha second days session Of the conference OF
the II. E, Church was held yesterday morning in
Asbury NJ. L. Church, Rev. Bishops Edward
James and +. =. James presiding alternately. The
session was opened with devotional exercises,
conducted by Rev. Philip Scott. Rev. DR.. j. T..
Newman, d. D., was introduced to the confer
ence, and delivered few remarks, In which he
gave hts eIPerienGe IN the south more PaIieu.
In that section. On motion Of Mr.. Tilghman
Jackson, vote OF thanks was returned DR.. New
man for his remarks, Mr. Cole, agent for the
Maryland state Bible Society, spoke Of the &C.
tion OF the conference last year. and said that IL
II was disposed TO make further contributions he
would receive them. Rev. J. II. Z. DOsh, OF the
Detroit conference, and Rev. Mr.. Betz, OF the
Michigan conference, were introduced. The
question, "Wh0 remains on trial7" was asked
and answered as follows: William II. DunsOn,
Richard 7. lawson, Alfred u. Wilson, George
Jackson, Simon Mann, Patrick Raine. The ques-
tOn, "Who are deacons :" was answered as fol-
lows Benjamin Clemmans, X. K. J. Warner, d.
?. Johnson, wm. 7. Harris, Andrew J. Weems
Samuel Agullla, Daniel Aquilla, Henry COllens,
Thomas W. Booth, Jacob Owens, Lemuel Mas
tens, Solomon Wing, Henry Williams, David
Jones, John Trlgg, Chas. Lewis.
The president then introduced Bishop WAyman,
Revs. Joshua A. woodland, Daniel Draper and j.
W. Beckett OF the African NJ. l.. Church. The
following were elected to elders orlers: Osborn
Price, VIM. c. Cooper and Robert Steele. The
question, "WhO are the supernumerafy preach.
ers, was asked; aud the relations Of Rev. PhilIp
Scott was changed from supemumcrary to effect
I've preacher. Rev. Mr.. Hemingway, Of the Yir.
ginla conference, and Reys. s. y. Baker, II. ID.
Moler and W. c, Mullen, Of the Baltimore con.
ference, were introduced. The following were
admitted into full connection: James II. Butler
Alfred Valentine, LOmls W. Coates, Richard A,
Reed, Jacob NJ. Gross and John Bailey After
the class had been examined In the book OF dis
cpllne the conference decided TO question them
on the use OF tobacco, when 1t was found that
the entire class,with one exception, was addicted
TO Its use.
Bishop James lectured the entire conference
on pOlluting their mouths with such vile stun az
he termed It, lie hoped those using II would
abandon II, live with clean mouths and die so,
The session then closed for the day. In the
afternoon, at . O'Clock, the missionary sermon
was preached In Asbury church, by Rev. Ephralm
lawson. The Preachers Aid society meeting
was held In the same church, In the evening, al
1870 O'Clock, at which addresses were made by
Rev. Messrs. J, Peck, u. Brown, sr., H. II. Rob
lnsOn and Philip Scott. Services were held in
the following churches last night, and sermons
delivered by the following clergymen: Mount
Zion, Georgetown, Rev. A. ]. Wheeler EbeneEer,
Capitol Hill, Rev. W. W. Leeward; Roberts
chapel, Alexandria, Samuel Aqullla; Mount Pts
gah, Tenth and II streets, Rev. Chas, Brce,