The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-09
The Baltimore AnnutI Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church

The fourth days meeting OF the t"ehtictn
session ofthe Baltimore Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South was
| held at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
| Episcopal church last Saturday bishop +.
NJ. Marvin presiding, and Rev. ). ). MARTIN
! secretary.
The question "Who remain OH trIal!"
| was asked. and it was answered by Robert
! NJ. Williams, John X. Andrews, Alfred {.
| Gcarhart. Charles f. Simmons, John f.
Baggs, John d. G. Hanna, John Wesley
Shreye, Osca +. Burgess, Thomas G.. hewitt,
j. Asbury Register, Rufus n. Wheeler, and
| N. p. scanlon.
Daniel l.. Bush was discontinued at bis
| own request.
! The third.year class was then called, and
the character Of The following being favora.
bly, reported upon they were passed to the
! class Of the fourth year J. Timothy Smith,
John c. Scdwick, Henry c. Pitzer, Lafayette
Fox, Oliver G. Beall, w. L. Lynch, John
! Hannah, Robert Ross, Gotleib Meyer, and
James 4. Williams.
| The question "What travelling preachers
! are elected elders ?" was answered by George
w. Lightncr, S. &. Ferguson, and John.
| Harmon.
William j. Reed, a local preacher Of Fin.
castle circuit, was elected 10 deacon's orders
/ george Ii. w ltIuuS, VI S'Suil,
was elected to elders orders.
! j. X. Smith was transferred to the Georgia
/ Conference.
The parchment Of Rev. T. n Conrad,
local preacher of the Roanoke district, was
presented to the Conference, as he withdrew
! from further service.
| The consideration Of the character Of min.
! listers was resumed.
/ Mooriield district being called, Rev. David
! Thomis, presiding elder, reported good de.
| gree of success. Three churches had been
erected on which there was small debt.
! \ parsonage had been built, and the church
at Moolticd repaired. The devotional eXer-
rises both in city and county have heen kept
alive.
! When the name Of Rev. s. r. Swapp. Of
Franklin, was called the Presiding Elder
stated that Brother Swapp met with tue mis-
fortue Of having his horse stolen, and 1t was
sold. The brother received from the party
who had purchased the horse another With
the understanding that he was to keep 1t II
mis- own was not returned.
The Bishop: 1t was not such bad swap,
after all.
The Presiding Elder: He had, however.
incurred an expense of about S100.
The character OF the ministers OF this dis
trict was passed until the name of +. Is. Dun
can, of South Fork mission, was reached.
The elder reported that he had left his work
last October, first informing him that he was
afraid TO attempt spending the winter in the
mountains on account Of the health OF his
wife and his ewn. His character was passed,
and he was transferred to the Florida Con-
ference.
The characters of Revs. Norval Wilson,
Thomas B. Sargent, Henry Hoffman, Z. 5.
Z. ScXias. William II. Whcelwright, j. W.
Tongue, w. Fl. ID. Harper, Jason 2. Etchi-
son, and Thomas Briley were passed, and
they continued on the Superannualed1lst.
Rev. }. 5. Martin, presiding elder OF the
Rockingham district. asked for supcran-
nuatcd relation for Rev. "A. A. E>kridge.
Mr.. E>k;idge spoke briefly and feelingly,
saying that he had been in the active
ministry tor folty.five years. His crcui,
contained twenty.four appointments, re.
during three hundred miles of travel. In
his first year Of service he had received four
hundred converts in the Church. He felt
when it was said that old men were MOI
wanted, although he could preach as long
aud well as ever, but WAS not able TO ride
circuit, that he should get out of the way and
make room for the younger.
The Bishop remarked that there might be
something in what the brethren had said
conccrnin. old men, but he urged the Church
TO cherish her old mcu. There was no reason
why good and effective men should be showed
out Of the way for the young.
! The Conference granted Mr.. E>krldge
Superanntiiled relation.
Rev. VI. A. Taylor was granted superan.
nllated relation.
Rev. Mr.. Domar, Of the Lutheran Church,
was introduced to the COME! ence and invited
| to seat within the bar.
Rev. John Landstrcct spoke Of the def.
ciency in the supciannuated fund, and moved
| that a collection be taken in the Conference
to make up $3.50 the amount lacking TO
meet the demands Of legitimate claimants.
The motion was agreed TO, and the sub
scription realized the amount asked Tor by
The Finance Committee.
| A communication was read from johnson
/ l. Co.. publishers Of the Baltimore Episcopal
| M'thodtst, and referred TO 4 committee ol
eighteen, consisting OF nine cergymcu and
! nine laymcn.
\ letter was read from the Wesleyan Fc.
male Institute. Suunton, Va. giving state
ncnt Of the condition of the school; which
was referred 10 the Committee on Confer
enCc.
After devotional cXcrcisoGothe Conference
closed It's session tor the week.