Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-11

n. f. church, which was crowded. The ses-
sion was opened with devotional exercise,
Bishop Marvin invited the presiding ell ers
TO meet him in conference, and duriD his
absence Mr.. Eggieston presided.
Mr.. Head moved that the cor fere' fce re-
quest the bishop to appoint Rev. Joh' Poisal
editor OF the Baltimore Episcopd Mefhosss;
Rev Mr. Gardner offered a resolution an
pointing a committee OF minist< rs and lay
men TO inquire into the practic Jility OF pub
az see IN
event OF establishing the same, that Rev. A.
W. Wilson shall be selected as its editor
u The foIIo~iog m msoasers Of the e Missionary
Society were elected -. =. Martin, James
8 Gardner, Thes; 2; Carson, Nelson Head,
NagIuder and Fl. F Zimmerman, Iayme1.
Rev. ]. g. Gardner, of the missionary
missions, fincludkag one to the German mis-
sioDs in Baltimore of 81 Geo, and Beltsville,
sloo,l amounting to ss,325 and the assess
sessed for 1,o0e for home missions and $500
for foreign.
DT-. Cox offered a resolution returning
thanks to thecitizens OF Washington, George
town and Alexandria for their hospitable en-
tainment, and to the railroads for their kind
ness to themembers OF the conference.
| Rev. Mr.. Wilson said that the people were
as much pleased to entertain as the members
had been, and cited as evidence the invitation
| given to hold the next conference here.
| After some complimentary remarks by the
Bishop, and DIR. Hough, the resolution was
| adopted.
The Bishop announced the visitors to the
| institutions Of learning and the following edi-
tOrial committee: Reys. +. +. Busey, ID. Ball
and X. r. s. Hough.
| A motion was made to diOurn; and, the
minutes having been read, the hym--
| e Jesus. the truth and power divine,
| Send forth these messengers of thine" &c,
was sung, and a fervent prayer was offered
The bishop delivered a short address,
stating that he held in his hands the APP
Pointments) the result of much thought and
anxiety. and none had been carelessly made.
! In this work he had had the advice of the
| presiding elders. He was not the pope, nor
was he infallible, and he may have made
| biunders; but he had done the best he could
| for preachers and people, and would commit
| the work to God. Briefly he addressed the
ministers, especially the young men, giving
them excellent advice.
The appointments were announced as fol-
lows, and the doxology having been sung,
the benediction was given by the bishop, and
the audience retired:
APPOINTMENTS.
BGHsl1OTe Distyict-E. F. Busey, presiding
elder. Central, John A. Kern, j. Y. Hank
sup; ST. Pauls, s. X. Cox; Emanuel, John
avenue, b. s. Highly; Calvary, H. III. Kene-
dy; Baltimore circuit, John Landstreet, w.
r. Stringer, sup; Arlington and Pikeville,G.
g. Brooke; Frederick city, Geo. T. Tyler;
Rockville circuit, j. C. Dice, C. NJ. Brown;
Montgomery circuit, w. A. Wade, Lewis F.
Lloyd; Howard circuit, ]. c. Sederick; Belts
cult, j: W. Canter, w. ]. Perry, sup; South
river circuit, Robert Smith; Bladensburg cir
cult, j. w: Evan; Emory, W. E. Miller; Ger
man mission, G.. Meyer.
East Baltimore DistTict-D. Ball, presiding
elder. Baltimore Trinity, W. W. Walker, E.
X. Smith, sup; East Baltimore, l.. w. Has
! w. Hadaway; Taylor circuit, T. w Brown;
West Harford circuit, j. g. knight; East
Hartford circuit, +. c. Tibbs; Talbot circuit,
| r. SmithsOn, one to be supplied; Trappe cir
cult, b. W. Bond; Kent circuit, c. L. Toney;
| Queen Anne circuit, w. w. Watts and A. T..
| NJ. Seat; Severn circuit, John w. Steele;
| West River circuit, f. II. Henry. II. NJ. Will
| liams; Calvert circuit, G.. w. Lightner. one
4 TO be supplied; Prince George circuit, W. H.
Seat, A. NJ. Cackley; Charles circuit, H. w.
4 KinZer.
| Washington District-N. Head, presiding ell
der. j. w. Boteler, sup; Alexandra, j. d.
Waugh, F. NJ. Mills, sup; Fairfax circuit, G..
circuit, w. G. HAMMOND Farmwell circuit,
o. c. Bell; Leesburg circuit, Jas. s. Gardner;
Hamilton and Grove, L. Fl. Crenshaw; PotO-
Jones and j. III. Boyd; LOudon circuit, T. T..
| Carson and R. A. McElheny; Piedmont, G..
G. Linthicum; Linden, ]. II. Baldwin; War
| circuit, j. NJ. Grandin; Stafford circuit s. f.
| Butt and j. j. Smith; Fredericksburg sta
ton; r; r. s. Hongh; j. Poisal, editor Episce-
Manchester Dis,rict--Samuel Register, pre-
siding elder. Winchester station. s. Rodg-
ersi Winchester circuit, W. s; Eggleston and
son; Strasburg, NJ. G. Baths; Front Royal
and Riverton, j. H. Delaney; Warren circuit,
J; Asbury Register; Berryville circuit, A. n.
town, s. Townsend and ]. F. bags; Berke-
ley circuit, ]. w. Wolf; Charlestown, s. G.
Ferguson; Shepherdstoxn, A. A: p. Neal;
| GaiDesborough, S. L. Martin; Morgan. w
NJ. Hiner; WOrdensville, l.. Grabel. w. A.
Taylor; sup; Shenandoah. A. A. Robey; Lo-
| anoke Female college, j. p. Hyde.
Rockingham District-D. Thomas presiding
elder. Staunton, j. s; Martin, A. r Martin,
sup sup; I Harrlson ni s s Rossel; shenan-
j. H. Temple; ChurchTi. le' J. ii. LuSeIn'
| r. jefferson, sup; Bridgewater, G.. Mauzy:
Sangersville mission, + FUR; Rockingham,
I A. {. Calwell.
Roanoke DiaTict-J E Armstrong presiding
elder. Salem, j. W. Duffey; Roanoke cir
cut; j. j. Engie; Blacksbury, b. F. Ball;
cult, j. NJ. Follansbee, A c. Bradenbaugh:
| Lexington circuit, A. p. Boude; James river,
| j. T. Williams; New Castle mission, Robert
/ Ross; Sinking Creek, F. III. Shipley; Lafay-
cite, 8 Butt; Catawba, TO be supplied by j.
| ID. Ellington.
Leacistlng Diarict-w. c. Coe. presiding
elder. Lewisburg, p. B. Smith; Frankf0rd,
j. j. Quichenburger, III. s. Coe; White Sui
phur, b. W. Wheeler; White Sulphur circuit
TO be supplied; Levelton, ]. +. Van Horn;
Edray mission, j. w. Carter; Green Bank
III. NJ. Shicklen; Centreville, j. F. Foll!n;
Union. III. c. Pitzer; Peterstown, j. y. Gray
Summers. o. +. Hayes; Hillsdaie, r. h
| Wheeler; Blue Sulphur. W. II. Lynch.
! Lexington DiSfrict-J. L. Gilbert presiding
| elder. Lexington. w. n Hoyle; Collierstown
| r. o. Flarity, f. L. Kengle, sup; Fairfield j.
\ >. Porter, X. q. Simmons; Augusta A. Wei
I Ter, one to be supplied; West Augusta s. b.
! Dolly; Upper BOttetourte, w. w. Hedrick;
/ Covlngton, w. I. Quinn; Allegheny, III. T.
| Watts; Monterey, Thomas Hildebrand NJ
! Scanlon; Crab Bottom, r. II. Wilson; High
\ land, II. ID. Bishop; Baltimore. s. s. Rider;
1 Green Valley Mission, A. H Wade
! NCoTeietd DtstTict-P. III. Wisner, presiding
/ elder. Moorefield, W. III. Wilson; Petersburg
| j. DC. Hanna; Franklin. s. p. II. Trapp Key
/ ser's City, w. Hammond; South Branch j. s.
| Hutchinson and j. X. Gilbert: Springfield ] .
III Wolf and T. G. Mortis; North River, T.
| W. Shreve; Hardy Mission, w. Warner; Pied
! mont, James l. Shipley; Frostburg. c. f.
| simmons; Listonville, l.. r. hardwood:
! Cumberland, g. H. Zimmerman; Fiintstone
j. Beatty; Harrisburg, j. II. Andrew; South
4 FORK, A. L. McNeer. j. W. Compton, trans
| fer 10 Columbia conference; j. X. smith to
4 south Baltimore; L. III. Davis and j. ID.
| Reese TO Illinois; John l.. Clark to Virginia
4 conference; f. Il. Duncan to Florida confer
1 eDce; w. Harris to Denver conference, Il w
| Leslie TO Holston conference.
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