Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-17
Maryland Conference NJ. p. Church.

conference H.. II. Cnurcn.
After our report closed yesterday, the confer
ence proceeded to select the place and time for
holding the next annual conference, which re-
shifted in the selection of the Star church. Bal
timore, On the second Wednesday of March,
1875,
To-DAT's PROCEEDINGS.
Conference reassembled this morning The
consideration of communication from Salem
church, Philadelphia, being the special order
OF The day, at 10 O'Clock, a motion to postpone
was lost, and the conference called for the re-
port of the committee to whom the papers were
referred, who reported that f'this conference
and being unable to give it permanent relief,
we accede to its request for an honorable with
drawal from this conference"
Rev. j. w. Charlton moved to amend by
striking out '' We accede to It's request" and
inserting We have not the jurisdiction to
grant their request"
sorting the words proposed so that the report
would read, 1--WE accede to their proposal"
&c.
The amendments were both lost. The report
was then adopted.
DR.. Drinkhorn introduced the representa-
tlves OF tie Pittsburg cOnference-Drs Hull,
Br1ndley and Lucas-who als addressed the
conference, and advocated the union of the two
conferences.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
convened directly after the opening religious
services, conducted by Rev. Henry Bruner, and
proceeded to complete the election OF deIegate
to the general conference, which was announced
as follows; Ministerial delegates-Drs. l.. w.
Bates, 5. Il. Southern, David Wilson, ID. A
Shermer, +. j. Drinksrd, ID. w. Bates J. W
Charlton, w. s. Hammond, W. NJ. Strayer,
DIT. j. j. Murray, and DIR. II. z. ZOll Golfer.
ny, X. 5. Griffith, W. b. UsiltOn, John G.. Clark,
j. w. Thompson, o. Hammond, Peri Wilmer,
A. Donaldson, L. A. Newman, and 5. S. Ewen
4 FINE IMPROVEMENT ON SEVENTH STREET.
A hpe iron-fTont store has Just been completei
for Messrs. W. W. Burdette q Co, the we'll
known dry goods merchants, near the corner of
Ith and X streets, which, in size, completeness
OF arrangement, and elaboration of design L. A
credit to the city. When the Board of Public
works commenced to pave and improve 7th
street MIR. Burdeste, the enterprisng proprietor
OF TINS property, resolving to keep pace with
the improvements, demolished his old store and
after purchasing large lot In the rear, extend
ing out to X street, commenced the erection of
an entirely new edifce. The new building il
L-shaped; the 18th street part being p feet front
and 100 feet deep, and the street part % feet
mont and 100 feet deep. The basement is feet
high, and well lighted, and is arranged for
heavy goods. first story is IL feet high,
and has show-windOws and entrances on both
Ith and X streets, and is fitted up very COM
piete with entirely new shelving and counters
of tasteful design and handsomely Ornamented:
Inc second and third stories of the seventh
street part are arranged for the selling and
making up OF carpets, &c. The upp,r stories
OF the street part are TO be used for the dress
making and millinery branch OF the business
The front of the building is all of iron of orig
NAL design and very highly decorated. The
front doors recede seven feet from the front,
making very large and elegant show. windows
which are filled with polished plates of 81 ASS
eight feet wide by twelve feet high. The front
is painted in parti- colors, and greater portion
OF the carving Is giided. w. 3. Downing &
Bro. did the carpenter werk; Bartlett, Robbins,
* Co., the iron work; George Turton, the LEX
WORK; George Hardness, the piastering; George
Kirk, the painting; all working from plans pre-
pared by and under the direction of the archi-
tect, James h. McGill. The building is a fine
specimen of modern store architecture.