Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-09
Baltimore Conference n. E. Church South.
Sixth Day.

The conference reassembled at Q O'Clock this
morning, in the Mount Vernon Place church,
and was opened with devotional exercises by
Rev. E. Welty was continued on the super
ANIMATED list.
Revs. w. T. Caruthers and H. E. Johnson
the Mt. Lebanon Independent church, Balti-
more.)
The report Of the
CoMNiTTFE on PUBLISHING INTEREsr
was read recommending increased exer eions
ON the part of the ministers in circulat xng the
works OF the church, and common fing the
Baltimore Book Publishing comp my, (Rev.
periodicals, Nashville Ch5rStda AdpocSIte and
the Southern ReTielD.
Bishop Marvin addressed ne conference on
the church. and was fOllr wed hy DR. RIefisoe
editor OF the ReJte1o, end Rev. J. L. Gilbert
The report was adopted.
Mr.. T. j. Magruder submitted the report of
the joint board
OF FINANCE,
showing assessments and collections for
bishops, suPerannuated andeducational funds
the total of Washington district being S245
assessed for bishops fund, 500; paid S92i; sup
erannuated SOS; paidS4Oe, educa tional 81 116
paid. The total assessments to the confer
ence were for bishops fund 81 ,531, of which
81, 257.99 has been paid; superannuated,
S4,S4. S3,T1i.0 paid; educational, SO 15O
-, sc paid These fOOtings show decrease
from last year of S19s in the bishops fund,
1915 80 in the superannuated. and s252 in the
educational fund. The deficiency in the
funds for the bishop and the superannuated
preachers will probably be made up 10y the
subscriptions made on Saturday. Mr.. Ma
gTuder stated that he was proud that for
several years the bishops and superannua-
ted collections have been fully up, and that
the deficiency was owing to the stringent
times; ii had been hard year financially,
and many of the preachers had not been
fully paid. He, however, believed if the
collections were attended to promptly; If the
subject was kept before the people, the neces-
sary amounts could be raised. He made a
feeling appeal TO the conference in behalf of
the superannuated ministers, and he believed
that if the people were just i'm the treatment
of their preachers the people would prosper,
and the Lord would bless them abundantly.
THE COMMITTEE on MEMOIRS
sketches of Revs. w. s. Baird, who died on
me Ejth OF August last; Lorenzo ID. Nixon,
die: January 2Sth, last; Richard =. Shreve,
died June 18th last; and Rev JAS NJ HAYNES
Gied October, 1874, on Port Republic circuit;
which were read and adopted. Revs. s. Keep
Ter, Samuel Rodgers and James s. Gardner
made appropriate remarks as TO Mr.. Baird
Revs. Nelson Head and K. r. s. Hough as to
Mr.. Nixon, (whO, il was stated, was stricken
blind just as he was about To marry couple
and died in few days thereafter;) Revs. j.
L.. Gilbert, James y. Gardner. John Land
street and III. G.. Pitzer as to Mr.. Shreye
who, with his wife, was killed by lightning
ON the 18th of June, just as they were about
TO engage in family prayer;) Revs. S. Keener
VI. Grandin as to Mr.. Haynes.
Rev. Mr.. Carsen, at the suggestion of the
bishop, gave some particulars of the death
of the Rev. DIR. w. S. Baird, which took place
at the residence of Rev. Mr.. Hedrick, near
Winchester. at which he, with the Rev Mr.
Kern, and Mr.. Hedrick, were present. Mr.
Carson said that among his words, when in
formed by the physician that he could not
live, were the following: II would like to
live 10 stand up in the pulpit, and feel that
l. could preach better then than / have ever
done before" A few days afterwards "a short
time before his death) he spoke of the faith
fulneSS of his wife, and said he felt that he
was sinner saved by grace. and although
he felt desire to continue with his wife and
family, that he could give them into the
hands of God, feeling assured that he was
saved by grace.
The verses of the hymn, " Servant of God.
well DONE" commencing ''Atmidnight came
the cry" g To meet thy God prepare" and
" The pains of death are past" were sung
and Rev. G.. CT. Brooke followed i'm prayer
IL was announced that Rev. DR.. Haygood.
OF Richmond, would preach in Mount Yer
non church tonight.
Rev. w. w. Walker, late of the Virginia
conference, and readmitted to this confer
ence, was introduced.