Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-18
Maryland Conference Methodist Prot.
estant church.

CONCLUSION OF Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
After our report closed yesterday of the pro-
ceedinRs OF this conference, in session at the
Congress street church Georgetown. Dr. Drink
house introduced Rev. Mes-rs Pointer and Will
son, messengers from the West VirgiRia con-
ference. who gave a brief HISTORY Of the prDs-
peTity Of the church Ia that section of the
country, and expressed themselves as fayora
10 The union OF the two conferences.
EVENING SEssION.-The conference reassem :
bied at 90 O'Clock as an electoral college, Rev.
Dr. Switzerland, Of Starr NJ. p. church, Baiti-
moro, presiding, and proceeded to the election
Of alternate delegates 10 the general conference
with the following result: II. @. Cushing, r. ).
Norris, j. I. Murray, j. X. Nichols, r. ID. Va
liant, Of the ministers; Calvin Spencer, Jas. A.
Kennedy, r. g. Price, Charles Billingsles, and
F. q. Waters, Of the laymen.
On the conclusion of the counting of the bal
lots the college resolved itself into a conference
again, with the president Rev. DIR. Wison) in
the chair.
The following committee on church property
was announced Revs. L. W. Bates, ). h. South
erlaDd, and ". 3. Zollicoffer.
The committee on supersnDu2te6 claims
made report requesting donations To the
amount OF $4,000, which was laid on tie table
temporarily.
The report of the steward of the super lnnu-
ated fund was submitted, showing that his re-
ceipts had been $3.50 o6, and the expenditures
1874 O3, on hand for distribution, S5l;. As.
After benedichon the conference adjourned.
TO-DAY's SESSION.
The morning services to-day were conducted
By Rev. II. g. Cushing.
schools was taken up. The first item which
requests our delegate TO the general conference
II propose an amendment of the law so that the
Ofhcers and teachers OF the sabbath schools
shall have the right to vote for the election of
sabbath school superintendent, gave rise to a
long discussion, but was finally adnpteh. The
otner items OF the report, referring TO the inter
natonal uniform lessons, and a more earnest
effort to secure the early conversion OF the Sab
bath school scholars, and recommending q COM
m l1L TO hold five SUNDAY school institutes
during the year, we're adopted.
The committee on the relation Of the Rev.
FRANCIS Brown, cOlored reported that in their
opinion he was an unststiOned minister of the
Methodist Protestant church within the bounds
OF the Maryland district, and suggest that his
name be reported in the minutes as an unsta-
toned minister. ard resident pastor of the col
ton. s. e.. Adopted.
Dr. J. L. Murray offered a resolution request
ing the general conference to make provision
by which annual conferences NAV appoint min
listers or professors or agents in educational.
Institutions, and as editors of religions period
lcals and newspapers, and as chaplSins, &C.,
without such appointment changing the rela-
ton or such minister to the annual conference.
Adopted.
The committee on temperance reported that
1--WE rejoice in the general awakening on the
subject OF temperance, and especially in the
vigorous and determined efforts now making TO
incorporate public sentiment against the LIQUOR
frame INTO the laws of the land, and we recon-
mend our ministry and lsity TO support these
measures with becoming energy and boldness
and second, that we memOrialIzs the general
conference to give US such ecclesiastical legis-
iatiOn as will protect our churches from The
reproach brought upon them by those members
who engage in the liquor traffic" Adopted.
DR.. DrinkhOuse introduced Rev. y. Peyton
Brown, of the NJ f. Church. and he was invited
TO a seat in the body.
Dr. DrinkhOuse, from the committee on eccle-
slastical communications and VisItatious re-
ported, recommending the appointment OF fra
tefnSi messengers 10 the North Carolina. BlIti-
more, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia confer
ences. Adapted.
Rev. Il. 5. Rowe, conference steward, male
ms report OF the funds of the churches re ceiyed
ana disb1Tsed, which was adopted. He also
recommended the adjustment of the confer
ence collection. which was followed by a resolu-
ton offered By Rev. X. s. Norris which pro-
posed to change the constitution of the confer
ence so as 10 cover the recommendation of the
ton to the general conference TO seek repeal
OF the law to take up conference collections.
Adopted.
At the close Of our report the conference was
discussing the merits OF the report of the com
mittee on literature, one item OF which seeks to
establish theological edIcs'iOnal board. The
item which required the applicants 10 the con-
ference for educational aid to abstain from the
use Of tobacco brought out some loud denun-
cations OF the practice OF IDdulgIng in the weed
at the churches, to which the conference is in
v1ted; and il was stated that this l. one great
cause of the difficulty in getting invitations
from the best churches to hold the annual CON
lefences, and that a large percentage OF the
inmates Of the insane asylum at stanton Va
had lost their minds BY the use of tobacco.