Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-02
Baltimore Conference N. E. Church.
Second Day.

The Conference resssembled this morning
srd Was opened with devotional exercises.
The report ~ the trustees of
The EDUCATIONAL FUND
vas read IL shows amount invested during
cent 70 Dickinson College, as 35s 81; assets,
rar value) SIG $50 q; market value. sl2z-
le57i; incIuced In which there is a loan on
mortgage TO Dickinson College of $3.50 %.
The subject was referred to Revs. W. II. ID.
Glenn. j. A. Brown, 3. A. Wilson and He -
bert Richardson.
The report Of Dickinson Seminary, VII
Transport. Pa, was also presented
Rev. Mr.. Myers moved that ne election
Of delegates To the general conterepca ne
made the order of the day for To- morrow at
10 o'clock; agreed TO.
Rev. DIR. Newman, from the committee on
anniversaries, submitted the following
PROGRAMME:
The Preachers Aid Anniversary at the
metropolitan Church this evening at \
O'Clock. The Church Extension Society IN
the same church to- morrow friday even
ing; Rev. George Hildt To preside and Rev.
Or. Rynett 10 deliver one OF the addresses.
The Missionary Anniversary on Sunday
night. at * O'Clock, In the Metropolitan
ChnTch-Rishop Bowman to preside and adj
dresses to be made by the missionary secre-
tarfes Rev. George Hildt 10 preach the
semi centenEary sermon on Saturday morn
ing at IL O'Clock, and the Centennial sermon
by Rev. DR.. j. A. McCauley on Monday at
II O'Clock, and the memorial services TO be
held at O'Clock on Monday afternoon.
The report was amended by fixing Tuesday
morning at IL o'clock for the memorial ser
vices, but subsequently the vote was recon-
sidered, and the report was adopted as "a
whole.
The report of the
wOMANS FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
was read, showing that S51O44l was collect
cd during the year. about one half haviug
been raised outside the NJ. T.. Church.
Rev. t. NJ. Vincent. of the Tract Society
ard 3 :. Union, was introduced, and adj
dressed the conference, calling attention to
the
SERIES OF TRACTS
now being published. He held up tract on
the observance OF the Sabbath, printed In
Chinese. REV. Mr.. Myers-Read it, broth
er.l j can do so, for have 10 in English.
mothers love Is depicted he remarked that
in these days OF wO1nan's rights there was no
higher sphere for woman than that or true
motherhood. On the subject OF Sunday
schools he said the course of study, (the Ma
total Lesson ser1es,) adopted, mad been
The means of increasing the demand
Tor the Bible. and he explained that 1t was
contemplated that in seven years the lessons
will cover the whole Bible. These lessons do
rot interfere with other studies, and it was a
mists ken idea that the chateChism was
driven out by the lessons. The Catachism
was full OF wholesome doctrine, aud there
were but three difficult words In 1t. He Teat
from a new catechism that the Methodist
Episcopal church regarded the BSptists,
PTeSbyteTiaDs and and other denOmin atiOnS,
as part and parcel OF the Holy Catholic
Baptists frstl He regarded the Baptists )
good people, but had named them first b.
cause they came first alphabetically. In
conclusion, he urged that children be taken
TO The preaching services when young, and
thst preachers be plain in their preaching,
so that the children may understand them.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
a communication was read calling atten-
ton 10 the fact that of the total expense of
The last general conference the Baltimore
conference was assessed Il 800. Referred to
the presiding elders for distribution.
The secretary read the annual report Of tn =
Methodist Preachers Aid Society, showing
the total receipts for the year To be 81 55I rs;
total disbursements, s. 200; total assets,
S5O,C55 a.
As the committees on the fourth and third
years were not prepared 10 report, the eighth
question. "WhO are the supernumeTary
preach was called up, and Bevs. NJ. Go
heen. II NJ. LiPScOmb. l.. ID. Heron, G. II.
Savage, J. W. Start, b. III. Smith, and Sam
Uel a. wilson, were continued on The super
ITmeTary list. G.. NJ. Berry was transferred
to lie effective list; Or. w. c. Mullen was
retained as a suIernumerary; Dr. John NJ.
Green was supeTalnuated; Revs G, A. Reed,
VIM. II. Pitcher, y. j. Myers, James II.
Brown ard j. W. CullOm, We're continued
among The UpeTnumeraries. The death of
Or. ID. W. Arnold was announced. This fla
isf ed the supernumeraTy list.
The ninth question, "WhO are the super
annUated preachers" was taken up Revs.
in the cOnfereIce), Il. s. Harding, G. b..
Young, James Bunting. John Bear t62 years
In The conference, q. W. Levaei were con-
tLued on the SuIeInumeTary list. The sec
rotary was instructed to cODmunicate with
Er. Henry Lever, that he would be stricken
rom the list ulsfss he reported 10 the con-
terence. The motion was also made TO cover
the case of DIR. Bunting. Revs. NJ 4. Turner,
NJ. l.. Hawley. James GambOl. J. w. Hoo.
yer. o. L. WaTdman. G.. q Markham, James
BTads and $. l.. NJ. Censor, were continued
Oh the list. The deceaSe of Rev. VIM Pretty
man was announced. This completed tue
superaInUaied list Adjourned.