The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-11
Methodist Episcopal Shurch So1th-
Annual Meeting Of the Baltimore
Conference.

The sixth DAYS session Of the Baltimore
Annual Conference Of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church South was held Tuesday morn
inc at Mount Vernon Place church. The
proceedings were Interesting, and there was
a large audience in attenCanct. The session
was presided over by Bishop Marvin, and
was opened with devotional eXei cses, con
Quoted by Rev 5. Il. Cox.
Rev. f.. WeltZ was continued on the super
animated list.
Rev. W. J. Caruthers and II. +. johnson
were located. the latter To take charge OF the
Mount Lebanon Independent church. Balll.
more.
The report of the Committee on Publish
inp Interests recommended Increased eN.
crtous on the part OF the ministers In clrcu.
Iatipr the work. of the Church, commencing
the Baltimore Publishing Company (Rev. +.
:. Smith agcu,). the Sunday school periodi-
Gals, Nashville Christian Adc0cate, and the
Southern Recie,c.
Bishop Marvin addressed the Conference
on the Importance Of circulating the works
of the Church, and was followed by Dr..
BlcdSoc, editor of the Rcrte'c, and Rev. }.
l.. Gilbert. The report was adopted.
Mr.. T. J. Magludcr submitted the report
of the Joint board Of Iiuance, showing assess
ments and collections for bishops, >upcrannu-
ated aud educational funds, the total of
Washington district being $40; assessments
for bishops fund, 1920 paid; 1928, Superan-
uuated, $15S paid 800, educational, S2l1.lG
paid. The total assessments TO the Confer.
encc we're: For bishops fund, 81 ,53l, OF
which SI.257.99 has been paid snperannu-
atcd, $I,S54. $3,1l5.0I paid; educational,
S2,lj0, SI.1S3 80 paid. The totals show a
decrease from last year of 1913 in the bisL.
OPS fund, >3S593 in the Supcrannuated, and
1872 in the educational fund. The deficiency
IN the funds for the bishops and The super
ANIMATED preachers would be made up by
the subscriptions made on Saturday.
MIR. Magruder stated that he was proud
that for several years the bishops and super
animated collections have been fully up, ard
that the deficiency WAS owing to the strln-
gent times. 1t had been hard year tiuaL.
clallv. and many Of the preachers had not
been fully paid. He. however, believed II
the collections were attended TO promptly, if
The subject was kept before the people, the
necessary amounts could he raised. He
made Il feeling appeal 10 the Conference IN
behalf Of the Supcrannuatcd ministers, and
he believed that If the people were llst in
the treatment of their preachers the people
NONlu iilt tuS i<Vie "oeiN< 'i'~''
them abundanlly.
The order Of the day 0he report Of the
Committee on Obituary. was taken up, and
the following announcements were made :
Reys. w. S. Baird died August 18th, last :;
Lorenzo ID. Nixon died January 2Sth, last
Richard ). Shrevc died June 25tb, last !; ana
Rev. james NJ Haynes died October last.
The report was adopted.
rinfn lie rD
S. Kepler, S. Rogers, n. Head, +. K. S.
Hough. j. l.. Gilbert, J. l.. Gardner, John
LandStrect, II. e. Pi'Zer, ;. tc"uer Cox,
j. :. Martin, DR.. Kenealy, and }. Nj. Gran
din.
In the remarks the statements We're made
that Mr.. Shreye and his wife were Killed by
lightning just as they were about 10 engage
in family prayer, aCd that Mr.. Nixon was
stricken blind just rs be was about to marry
q couple. and died a few days thereafter.
Rev. Mr.. Carsen, at the suggestion OIL the
bishop, gave some particulars Of the death OF
the Rev. DR.. w. 5. Baird, which took place
at the residence of Rev. Mr.. Hedrick, neal
| Winchester, at which he, with the Rev. Mr.
! Kern and Mr.. Hedrick were present. M
| formed by the physician that be could moi
I'VE. NeiC TUT hoult INV ~
| live to stand up in the pulpit, and feel thai
could preach better then than have ever
done before" 4 few days afterwards "a
short time before his death) be spoke OF the
flith;ulueSs of his wife, aud said he felt thai
he was sinner saved by grace, and although
he felt desire to continue with his wife aBC
family, that he could give them into the hands
of God, feeling assured that he WAS saved by
grace
During the delivery Of the above eulogie;
the scene in the church was most affecting
sobbiug being plainly heard, and one lad!
being so overcome that she cried out aloud
A report was made to the effect that tht
missionary collection on Monday nigh
amouuted to about $3.50. inclusive Of specia
subscriptions OF $3.50 for missionary to Mon
tana.
The fifth and sixth verses of hymn 73s
0uneral ofan aged MINISTRY were next sung
after which Rev. q. Il. Brook led in prayer
Rev. w. w. Walker, late OF the Virgins
Conference, and rta limited to the Baltimore
Conference, was introduced.
In the evening at 1880 O'Clock Rev. DR.
Haygood preached an able sermon.