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glad of 1t.
&. s.tt CONCLUDING ExERclsEs. HI
: One Of the members then proposed that
the congregation sing the hymn comnlenc.
ing tsThere Is spot to me mere dear
When that was flushed Rev. Mr.. Wilson
announced the hymn beginning " Together
let us sweetly live, together let US die" which
was sung with extraordinary emphasis. Mr.
Wilson then gave benediciien aud descsad.
ed from the pulpit, and Was Immediately
surrounded by large throng OF men and
women. Some Of the ladies embraced bin,
aud be was well.nigh overwhelmed by the
attentions of the people Meanwhile other
hymns were sung, and the crowd remained
standing in the atsles and Hobbies, seemingly
10th to depart. The opinion was freely ex-
pressed that at the meeting tonight the
mem bership will declare the church to be
hereafter indie pen dent Of the Conference. 4, 4.
:,;se aR. Wilson'S cERTrFIcATs. i haa.
The certificate granted to Rev. Mr.. Will
son reads MS follows: Rev. Joseph P.tWil-
son, having compiled with his official obi
CATION, Is at his own request granted this
certificate Of his good standing asa minister
Of the Maryland Annual Conference Of the
Methodist Protestant Church. Signed Da.
yid Wilson, president Of the Maryland An.
npal Conference. Dated No. s Parki street,
Baltimore, December 8. 1874" The pres.
dent on Saturday published the following
advertisement: " ~ '',.s'-'
it.Rev. Joseph P. Wilson, former pastor of
the Broadway Methodist Protestant church,
having withdrawn from the Maryland An
nual Conference, Rev. S. B. Switzerland, d.
D., is appointed to preach at IL A. NJ. Sun.
day, and Rev. r. Semple Rowe at73P. NJ.
It is stated that the differences between Mr..
Wilson and the Annual Conference have
been of long standing, and that upon the as.
sembling of the next Conference he intended
to place mis- certificate With another religious
body. What bis action will be Ia the pre-
sent situation of his case Is not kRown."
A Pastor Locked Out. a
Rev. NJ. z. Watkinson, pastor Of Bethany
Baptist chapel, on Eager street near Broad
way, proceeded to the chapel yesterday
morning at II O'Clock to hold he usual SER
vice, when he found the door locked and the
church closed, not even the wiuSow-shut-
tiers being open. A few of the members were
standing about the front of the chapel, and 1t
soon appeared that portion Of the congre-
CATION who were rot satisfied to have their
present pastor had adopted that mode of in
ducipg him to give up his position as pastor.
Mr. Watkinson retired when he discovered
the state of affairs, and held religious services
at the hall on the corner of Bono and Miller
streets, which had been advertised on Satur-
day In the Sun to take place, 10 anticipation
Of the difficulty. The chapel remained
closely shut up all day and at night,
not even Sunday school being held
in the afternoon, as usual. Mr.. Wat
kinson was formerly for several years pastor
of the High-Street Baptist church. He has
been pastor of the present charge about a
year. The chapel was built by missionary
efforts of the Broadway Baptist church con.
gregatiop, then under Rev. E. N. Harris
pastor, Mrs. George r. Dodge having been
one Of the principal contributors. Phe late
William II. Jillard superintended the erection
OF the building. II is understood that one
cause of the difficulty is difference of
opinion as to whether the chapel shall occupy
anindependent position or shall be in regular
connection with the Baptist Union.