Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-03-13

nal, the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist, .
who has been sick here, was sufficiently re-
covered to appear in Conference yesterday.
He has appointed agents in the body to re-
ceive subscriptions for his capital paper.
EIGHTH DAY.
Conference re-assemDled at O'Clock,
and the session was opened with reading
and prayer by Rev Saml Rogers.
ADMISSION.
JOS TIolcombe, of the United Brethren,
preferring the church government of the
Methodist church was admitted as an Elder
on application of Elder Waugh. He had
letters from the Bishop of the United
Brethren church, and personal testimony
i'll the Conference to his high worth and
great fitness for an Elder.
ACQUITTED.
The committee of nine for the trial of
charges against Rev VIM r McNeer, of
Oakland High School, reported through
Rev S REGISTER, their chairman, that af-
ter careful Investigation they find him gull
ty of nothing His business accounts were
not clearly fixed, but the only trouble in
them was solely from want Of business
knowledge and not from any moral obli-
guilty.
Norval Wilson-Then you acquit the
party.
Mr.. Resister-Yes.
Mr.. Coe-Then now apply for his loca-
ton.
The Bisllop-As many as favor that appli-
cation raise your hands.
There was an unanimous raising of hands.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMO
The Committee on Memorials reported
as follows:
On the memorial from Lewisburg dis
trict, to ask General Conference not to to
disturb the relations of that district to this
Conference. The committee recommend
that Baltimore Conference memorable
General Conference to that effect, and ask
General Conference not to disturb the linn
it's of Baltimore Conference.
On the memorial from Roanoke district,
for a restoration of the prohibition in the
book Of discipline of the tratfick in liquor
by members of the Methodist church, the
committee report that General Conference
be memoralized to that effect, and couple
the recommends ion with the opinion that
the Church should be in the front in the
now in the country for doing
away with the pestilence which destroys
mind and body.
The committee recommend memoriali-
ling General Conference against any
change which will modify or impair the
system of the Met. odist church.
The report asks that the delegates from
Baltimore Conference be instructed to
press all these views ON General Confer
ence.
The report was adopted.
EDUCATION OF MINISTER'S.
The committee on the education of min
listers made a report on the subject, which
after some discussion and alteration, was
adopted in the form of a plan providing
that one clerical and one lay member
from each district shall be appointed to
constitute preachers Educs tional So
eiety, of the Baltimore Conference - and
there shall be an executive committee,
of 5 clerical and 8 lay members, two-thirds
of whom shall reside in Baltimore, which
is to be the business location; the funds
ara to be collected in each district and dis
tributed by the executive committee to the
young men studying for the ministry, in
proportion to the amount contributed by
The district from which the recipients
come; and this society is to be kept be-
fore the D ,ople in a standing notice i'll the
g Episcopal Methodist of Baltimore.
OF AFFAIRS WITH TIE
NORTHERN METHODIST CHURCH.
On motion of DR. Poisal, resolution
was adopted that Baltimore Conference
unite with South Carolina Conference in a
memorial to General Conference, asking it
to take such steps as will result in the SUBJ
of all questions of rights of prop
Ell between the Methodist Episcopal
church and the M. E. Church South, to the
arbitration of impartial and disinterested
persons.
Rev Norval Wilson-Do we consent to
any concessions?
Rev Mr. Carson--No we ask that tn
whole matter be submitted to arbitration
Of impartial persons.
THE WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.
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the question OF erecting an addition to the
WESLEYAN Female Institute. including
chapel, reported in favor Of it. The ad
ditiom is to accommodate so pupils. The
report adds that it will not embariass the
institution or render Conference liable for
any expenditure. The report was adopt
ed.
lion VIM Mines, Jr., in the discussion
of the matter, said lie came tn Conference
with unfavolable impressions regarding
the Wesleyan Female Institute, but since
his arrival he had changed his opinion and
felt it due to DR.. Harris to say that he had
found the Institute all he could wish.
Staunton was growing city ana III ten
wears would haye 25,000 Inhabitants, and
it was important tine Methodist church
should have such an institution us this
was at this point. The building was now
GOO Slndll, dilu Gilclc WcIo AOui J'.olS it'-
dies in room, though the Principal had
rented rooms III the vicinity to accommo-
date the scholars. This school gave 45 per
cent Of it's profits to the Conference. and
ad been managed with such tact that it
had never asked a cent from Conference.
He stood here ready to say now that he
WAS proud of the institution and that Rev
VIM A Harris was the most competent
man to manage it.
T. J. Magruder, Of Baltimore, said he
had visited an entertainment at the Insti-
tute, the other night, and had never heard
a finer, either in his own or other cities.
Some debate showed that the property OF
the institute was held by the trustees for
the conference, il it's charter ad been APP
Piled for from the legislature, in the name
Of the Conference, there would, a member
thought, have been trouble about it.
The report was adopted. The addition