National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-09
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH.
me baltimore Annual Conference.

NElhUDl61 ChOhCh bOU1ds
The Baltimore Annual Conference.
The hfth days meeting Of the twentieth ses
sion Of the Baltimore annual conference OF thu
| NJ. Z. Church South was held yesterday morning
| at 0 o'clock in the Mount Vernon place church
Bishop Marvin presiding.
The attendance of delegates aud members o
this church was unusually large. The session
was opened with devotional exercises, conducte 1
| by Rev. Williamson Harris.
Rev. W. W. Walker. OF the Virginia confer.
ence, was readmIIIeG.
paper was read showing that the minister!
| generally sustain loss Of ten to fourteen pei
cent. their salaries, and 1t referred to the
| finance committee to devise some plan by which
A communication was received from Rev. Dr.
| B. S. Sutherland, on behalf Of the Maryland an.
nual conference Of the Methodist Protestant
Church, conveying Christian greeting.
The conference decided to appoint two mes
senRers TO the conference Of the NJ. P. Church.
-, The orders q John Wade, late Of the BaPtis;
McInheny, late Of the Protestant Church. (oi
Alexandria, as elders were recognized.
Rev. Mr.. Rowe, Of the Virginia conference,
agent OF the Virginia Bible Society, was intro,
dueed, and addressed the conference on the work
the society.
the action OF the General Conference held at
Louisville in May last, changing the general rules
BY striking out the words on page q Of the dis
liquors" and inserting making, buying, selling
or using as a beverage intoxicating liquors =" was
SS Sesu. s TSsea gPon and
ayes IS, noes Al; lay delegstes-ayes Is, noes 1.
Total, rs ayes and 81 noes. The action Of the
general conference was confirmed.
K. S. Simmons, of Bladensburg circuit, and An
drew NJ. Cackley, of Greenbrier circuit, OF Viz
gipia, were admitted on trial:
s. Keener Cox and W. X. Boyle were appointed
fraternal messengers to the Maryland conference
of the Methodist Protestant Church.
The question Of the next place Of meeting of
the convention was discussed, and Fredertcks-
burg, Winchester, LeWisburH and Harrison burg
Virginia, were nominated.
The different places nominated were strongly
urged by their advocates, and various reasons
were assigned why one city should be selected
over that Of the other. A vote was taken, wNich
stood: Fredericksburg, "a; Winchester, IS; Har-
risonburg, IS; Lewisburg, l; Washington city, l.
Winchester was selected as the place of meeting.
The presiding officer Introduced Rev. MI. Camp
bell, Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of Bal
|. timore and Rev. DIR. Duncan, OF Randolph, Macon,
DR.. Duncan addressed the conference. giving a
history Of the college, and stating there were 2l5
students in the college, Al Of whom were prepar-
ing for the ministry of this conference. He re-
feTred to the difficulties met by the college owing
to the people becoming poor through the war, and
their inability TO give that assistance to the col
Iege that It needed.
The paper was referred to the committee on
education together, with plan for raising money
for the benfit of the college. He said about $780,
600 was needed for the erection OF buildings &C,
from this conference.
Rev. Mr.. A. G. Brown, secretary Of the Ran
dOlph (Macon) college, was introduced, who sub
mitted report showing the financial condition
Of the college; which also referred to the COM
mittee on education.
Rev Mr.. LaTerty. editor Of Richmond Wal
A6r0cGfe, was introduced to the conference
Rev. Mr.. Shipley, ST., treasurer of the mission
airy board, submitted report; which were referred
for discussion Tuesday morning.
The conference next adjourned until 10 a. m.
to-day.
when addresses were made by Bishop Marvin, Drs'
HeygoOd and Duncan.
Appointments Of Baltimore Conference n. E.
Church.
Correspondence OF the National Republican,
WINCHESTER, Va, March 9, 1875.
Baltimore district-L. F. Morgan, presiding
elder; City Station, J. B. Stitt; Wesley Chapel,
W. F. Ward; South Baltimore, T. Daugherty;
Sailors City Bethel, G. Hildt, A. J. Myers, sup.
Hanover.street, G. W. Hyde; Mt. Vernon Place,
to be supplied W. II. Pitcher, sup; Eutsw-srreet,
W. H. Halliday; StrawbrIdge, A. s. Hank; Madi-
son-aVenue, W. J. Stevenson; Mt. Vernon Mills,
R. +. Bishop; Woodbury., Joel Brown; Mt. Wash
Ipgton, E. H. Smith; BrookIandville, ]. S. NJ.
P. Wright; Hampstead, W. R. GWynn and F. W.
Schriner; Westminster, @. v. Lsech; New Wind
scr, J. b. Hall and W. H. Barnes; Thomas Chapel,
u. L.
well; City Mission, S. H. Cummings; West River
J. st. Glare Neal and Q. S. Harrison; Calvert T.
J. Cross and E. o. Eldridge. D. H. CARROLL sgt.
D.. LII. D., president Of Dickinson College, Pa.
West Baltimore district-W. Douns, p. E
Fsyette street, H. R. Naylor; Columbia street,
Franklin street, E. E. Shipley: Emory, S. NJ
Hartsock; Grace, L. B. Carpenter; Whatcoat, J.
France; Union Square. J; A. Price: Mt. olivet,
Morgan; Gainesville, W. N. Ferguson; EIlicott
City, q. q. Cronin; Patapsco, W. T. D. GLENN,
ThSs. N wG0d; West Falls, E. :. Fort; Sycamore,
Frederick City. A. H. Annex; Liberty, q. Cleaver,
W. Rogers: Middleton, A. ]. Bender; Antie--
wooden; HagerstOWn, B. g. ". Reid. H. NJ.
HaImap, Professor Of Ancient Languages Dick
tnson college. Pennsylvania. R. S. McCIay and
Julius Soper missionaries to Japan.
East Baltimore district-J. Lanahan, p, E.
North Baltimore Station, ]. S. Deale, S. N.
Leech, M. F: B. Ricei Exeter-street, A. E. Glib
mount-avenue, W. A. Koontz; East Baltimore
W. B. Edwards, y. d. Smith; jackson Square,
~ ,; J; g: webster lbs Broadway r. \: BOer; EaE1-
Chapman; JeffersOn-street, T. A. Morgan; Hunt
ingdon-avenue, ]. F. Goucher; Patterson Chapel
H. S. France; Canton, W. NJ. osborne; WsyerIy,
ToWsentown. U. II. Richardson; LutherviIIe, r.
II. Smith; Great Falls, H. McNemar, D. A. Ford
HASKELL, q. e Young; HaTre-de- Grace, ]. F.
Ockerman; Hartford, E. Buhrman. II. r. Savage;
West Hartford, B. F. OIarkson, ". S. Robinson;
Hereford, J: H. z; Dosh, E Kinsay; Bentley
Springs, E. Richardson, A. Foster; q. McElfresh,
chaplain of Seaman's Union Bethel.
Washington district-W. F. Speake, P. E.
Foundry, II. A. Cleveland; Wesley Chapel, J. A.
Wheeler; Metropolitan, J. p. Newman, TO- H.
Tiffany, financial agent;l Fourth-street, J. W.
Hedges; Twelfth. street, J. J. Sargent; McRen-
dree, J. H. Dashell; Union, S. shannon; Cor
such, J. Duey Moore: Waugh, K Norris; Ham
line, r. W. Black; Providence, O. H. Mytinger;
Fletcher, W. H. Laney; Grace, g. W. Hobbs;
Mount Zion, W. J. McKenny; Georgetown, B, P.
Brown; TepnailytoWn, D. NJ. Browning; Rock.
willie, L. q. Muller; Montgomery, T. NJ. West
and Q. 7. Weede; Uniontown, Jas. McLaren;
Laurel, F. 6. Kirby; Bladensburg, @. o. Cook;
ForestVille, W. NJ. West; Spencerville, ]. P.
Wilson; Elk Ridge Landing. Jas. N. Davis and
F. H. Havenner; Annapolis First Charge, J. E.
Lemon; Severn, J. D. Still; Magethy, ]. H. Ry-
land; South River, o. O. Marriott; St, Mary's
and st. Charles. ]. @. Starr and S. German;
Fredericksburg, Va, to be supplied.
berland-Center street. g. g. Baker; Bedford, W.
E. Bird; Kingsley chapel, S. NJ. Afford. Frost
burg, L. NJ. Gardner; Frostburg circuit, W. H.
Reed; Homecoming, p. B. Reese; Piedmont ]. O.
HageR; keyser City, II. Nice; Bloomington, ].
Il. Marsh; Hertsmanville, J. H. 0tner; Grant,
Howard; Romney, ID. B. WInstead; Rawlings
Station, p. Vondersmith; Mount Savage, r.
Kolb; Bridgeport, J. L. Walsh; Union Grove, L.
II. Thirkeldi Flintstone, Z. E. Anderson, ]. B.
Thompson; Hancock, J. Edwards, H. O. SMITH
ley Springs, H. Q. McDanieis; HedEssviife, W.
NJ. Walsh; MartinsbuIR, ]. W. Cornelius; Bun
ker Hill, A. ]. Gill; Winchester, A. N. Courte-
nay; ShepherdstoWn, !. W. Smith; Harper's
Ferry, H. p. West. T. Guard transferred to the
feTIed TO the New York East conference.
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