National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-14
METHODIST PROTESTANT CON:
FERENCE.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The conference assembled yesterday morning
. O'Clock, and opened with divine service, COZ
Quoted BY Rev. W. n. Strsyer.
Revs. D. W. Bates, H. @. Cushing !. SWen'
sell, W. B. Usilton, and J. F. Cfesney wer
elected committee on appeals.
Rev. R. S. Rowe was elected conference steward
The reports Il DIR. Zollicofer IS treasurer Of tn
centenary fund and treasurer Of the parsonag
]. +. Lasseiie was elected missionary steward
J. E. Maloy was elected superannuated fun
J. W. Gray was appointed . COMMITTEES on st,
Rev. S. B. Switzerland reported on the reque,
OF the First NJ E. church, Of Washington, ash
ing that the Law Of the church which refers to tn
reception Of new societies and to the dedication
of churches be defined Is follows:
We define section /, article of the constttu
previously not Methodist Protestants. TO suci
believers already united as religious society o.
cnurch OF some other denominations TINS
clear to the committee, inasmuch as It il required
BY this section Of the law that such society ~
church, to be received o church, shall einDraSe
the principles Of religious truth held ~ .ne 10 4;
Book of Discipline. In this case these procee1-
fngs are to be followed by request to the ires,-
emit Of circuit or station to be recognized as an
N. P. church, and then the final question OF nc.
ceding to the request is subject 70 the DECISION OF
the most adjacent quarterly conference.
But this law is inapplicable to the North Caro-
lima avenue mission: First, because those who
sireadv Methodist Protestants; Second, because
at the time they applied for . missionary they
were not united together as religious society or
church. They had no formal union: no church
existed. In evidence we submit the fact that
they were subsequently organized as . church by
the presidents appointee. For the authority Of
the church we ei!e the law on page e5, section 5.
For the authority Of the annual conference to ap-
point home missionaries, or to organise missions
fu.rr ~nIyN ttA
consent Of either an adjacent or remote quarterly
conference, We cite pages IS and 70 Of discipline
Second, in explaining the conference rule on the
dedication of churches. The rule is found IN the
dedicatory ritual. page 200, which reads: If the
collection shall be sufficient to relieve the house
from debt &c. The rule, therefore, does not re.
to the dedication Of the church."
The report was laid on the table under the rule
Of order which called for the examination of OH
eial characters.
A resolution was adopted repeating all restric-
lions on the payment of missionary appropriations
Dr. Drinkhouse, of Washington, submitted the
annual report of his church, Ninth street. giving
its history, and stated that he made the report to
vindicate himself and his church, which had not
received any appropriation from the missionary
committee during the last year. 10.
The missionary committee felt that they were
ton Was passed requesting b. Drinkhouse to
strike from the report the portion which was 3D.
jectionable to the missionary committee.
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elected president for the ensuing year, was read.
and he was asked in what relation he desired to
come into the conference. he replied that lie pre-
sumed he would have very active one.
DR.. Murray offered the following: -
Resolred, That this convention, composed OF
ministers and delegates from all parts OF the state
of Maryland, fully favor the adoption of the bill
known as the local option bill, now pending before
the Maryland Legislature.
The resolution was adopted.
J. W. Charlton was elected secretary Of the
conference.
The conference then resolved itself into the gu
perannuated fund society, with DIR. Drinkhouse in
the chair
Rev NJ. c. Gushing offered a resolution amend
ing the constitution of the society SO that any
years shall be permitted, should he SO elect, to
retire without detriment to the claim on the gu
fund, Which, on motion, was laid over
for one year.
A vote of thanks was passed by the society to |
Mrs. Henry II. Sweeney for the contribution of
$50 volumes OF the work entitled Rock Farm |
to the supcrannuated fund. |
evening.
The conference then resumed its usual business, |
and the following announcement was made for
Georgetown NJ p. church, II o'clock, ]. H. |
Hull; $50 o'clock, DR.. F: SwentzelI; Ninth
Brndiey: S:s5 o'clock, j. F. Lasseie. First Wash
ngton NJ. p. church, II o'clock, Rev. J. J.
Poynter, West Virginia; $50 O'Clock, Jas. Thomp-
Rev Wilson, oeaeS T. As DanSar
ton street NJ; Z. church, Georgetowr. II o'clock,
Rev. J. r. Nichols; 130 O'Clock, S. T. Graham.
West Georgetown NJ. f. church, IL o'clock,
Rev. ]. Shreeve; 40 o'clock. ]. s. Waugh. Ham
lin M. +. church, Washington, IL o'clock; Rev.
H. y. Cushing: 7:so o'clock. !. L. Reed. Gorsuch
chapel, Four-and a half and L streets, Washing
ton, Ii O'Clock, r. Wilma. Potomac NJ. 2.
church, Mt. Olive. II o'clock. Rev. X. L. Lewis;
Walker chapel, $50 o'clock. w. Z. Amcs. Luth-
eran chapel. Georgetown, il o'e,ocR, Rev. }. NJ.
80 o'clock, J. B. Butler. MI Vernon
Place NJ E. s., II O'Clock, S. B. Southc rland, ID.
D.; 80 O'Clock. J. ID. Kinscr. West Baltimore
station, IL O'Clock, w. T. Dy2p. TYelfth-strset
n. E: church, II o'clock. ". NJ. Stfayer; $50
o'clock, J. L. Maloy. Alexandria, Va, Ii O'Clock.
F. Bensoni 80 o'clock, ). B. Jones. West
Pyesbyterian church. Washington, DIR. D. A.
Sheriier, at night. Union Chapel NJ. E church,
Il O'Clock, D. W. Bates; $50 O'Clock, W. J. Nee
pier. Waugh chapel N. E. church, IL O'Clock,
J. T. Cochel. Union Wesley (cOlored) NJ. +.
.hurch, II o'clock. J. q. Sullivan; 80 o'clock d.
Y. Gilbert. Lutheran church, Capitol Hill, J.
u. Holmes. 80 o'clock.
The conference then adjourned until a. m. to-
lay.
EVENING SESSION.
The superanuated society met at 80 o'clock.
The attendance was very large, and an able ad-
Iress was made by Rev. b. F. Benson.