Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-06
Church Conferences.
BALTIMORE ANNUAL coNYHnnNCE OF TEE n

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=. CHURCH.
Yesterday the conference resumed it, session
Of the Fsystte street (Baltimorel church. Rev.
penter, of the West Virginia, and Rev. w. j.
Stevenson, of the Central PENNSYLVANIA confer
enees, were transferred to this conference.
The ministers Of the Washington district,
der, were all passed a. to character, except
Rev. Alfred Jump, of Rockville circuit, who
was charged with gross immortality during the
year 1t was ordered that q court Of nine min
listers be appointed 10 investigate bis case, and
the following were appointed Rev. DIR. 7. N.
Eddy, chairman, and the Revs. w. F. Speske,
France, E. B1hrmsn. W. Downs g. p W Issc i;
and W. 7. l.. Weech. lit Is expected the court
will report to-day.l
When TIE name of DIR. Newman, late chap
lain of the United States Senate, was called,
Elder John LaTshan stated that DIR. Newman,
who had written to him from Japan, desired
the continuance Of his supplementary relations
know if DIR. Newman was suffering from tenn
porary i'll health Mr.. Lanahan said .~he had
suffered fall lately, but he did not refer to it
Bishop Ames.--" Better pass it as 1t is at pres
ent."
At later hour of the Conference, when the
case or supernumerary ministers was being con-
sidered, Bishop Ames made some very positive
expressions Of his opinions in relation to the
propriety Of persons, for their own convenience,
REFINING relation TO the ministry, yet doing
foreign missions, engaging in all m amer of
honest callings (smiles among the pastors),
say nothing about others, but neglectiny to do
the work assigned them. Such persons would
go thousand miles to vote, and we're anxious
to control the church; but he felt it was neces-
gary this matter should be ATTENDED to; "men
who wish TO be appointed must go to work, and
take what the people thought they earned"
Reports of the Preachers Aid Society, Staun-
ton (Va.) Female Seminary, Dickinson College,
the Baltimore Book Depository, and the treas
a 10 E6ucQfiOU
Resolutions were adopted in respect TO the
memory Of Rev. Emile Cook, of France, whose
death was caused by exposure in the wreck of
the Vile du Havre. The Conference was urged
to assist in raising the sum of 5000 for the
benefit of his widow and children, proposed BY
the Metbodists Of New York and elsewhere,
ministers of this Conference, on Monday next
at r. m, Revs. Dr. Crooks, Eddy, Guard and
Tiffany make addresses on his demise.
The Sunday School Union of the Conference
recommended that the presiding elders hold
Sabbath school conventions in their different
districts; referred.
The following superannuated ministers were
continued: Revs. John Miller, Basil Barry,
VIM. PTettyman, I. s. Harding, Q. B. Young,
.. Baer, >: Banting, G. W. Israel, H. Furlong
Thos. Wood, Chas g. Weed. +. 8. Forte. F.
II. Havener. F. w. Shriner, j. l.. Walsh aud
Julius Soper, were continued on trial. j. p. j.
z. kodama was discontinued because his reia-
ton TO the Japan government would not allow
him to be minister of the gospel.
VINO are deacODs of the first class? being the
next item of business, was then taken up, and
ii. 5. France, j. E. Starr, II. X. Savage, W.
NICK. Hammock, G. +. Dorsey, s. NJ. Afford,
Z. l.. Young and II. c. Smith were recon-
mended by the examining committees and their
respective elders.
The deacons of the second class. p. Wonder
smith, g. W. johnson, j. Edwards, W. M. West,
j. p. Wright, A. w. Courtenay, L. G. Muller
j. Il. Hall and G.. W. Cecil, we're approved by
their elders and the conference. The question
who have been elected and ordained elders this
year? ~>s then answered by the reports of the
examination and recommendation of II. H.
Smith, r. F. Bishop, o. q. Marriott, W. G. Her
bert, Jas. cLaren, q. f. Maydwell, A. W.
Rudisill, l.. A. Thirkeld, Il. Kolb, ID. b. Win.
stead and j. ste. Neal.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. Z. CHURCH SOUTH.
In this body in session at Staunton, Va. on
We nesdsy, Rev. j. s. Martin was reelected
secretary, and Rev. Messrs. Armstrong, Coa
and Tyler, were appointed the assistants.