National Republican., 1876-03-02
RELIGIOUS intelligence.
MEETING OF THE BlLTIHuE CONFERENCE
LARGE ASSEMBLAGE OF CLERGYMEN
Conference FULLY lRGlHIztl faa HlR
Continued Labors Of the Eyangelists
Two INTERESTING MEETINGS YESTERDAY
THE EVENING SESSION FOR MEN ONLY
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
The Nirsty-sscond Annual ssssion-opsning
Procsedings.

The opening session Of the Baltimore Annual
Conference was held yesterday morning at the
Metropolitan church. The attendance OF dele
gates was good, and there were quite . number
ofspectators. At Q O'Clock the president of the
conference, Bishop Bowman, opened tho session
by reading the 1o3d Psalm, then announcing the
roth hymn, reading from Matthew on the Lords
Supper, after which the sacrament OF the Lords
Supper was administered.
Rev. ]. H. O. Dosh, the secretary Of the CON-
ference, nominated as his assistants Revs. W. F.
Ward, J. @. G. Webster and H. Hobart Smith,
and they were elected.
ing, It was, in accordance with Q suggestion
made by DR.. Newman, decided to open the meet
tngs at o'clock g. m. and adjourn at 1880 p. m.
The standing committees were then announced,
and special committee on the anniversaries was
appointed, consisting of Revs. DIR. Newman, ]. B.
Stitt, A. E: Gibson, DIR. Reese, DR.. Dashisl and
The bishop then announced that the conferences
was fully organized, making some appropriate
would be both pleasant and profitable. He urged
also that Il would be necessary to crowd business
as the time for the meeting of the conference was
short.
Rev. Drs Naylor and Peck, who have recently
been transferred to the conference, were intro
duced.
Rev. Messrs King and Talbot, of the Virginia
conference, and Revs. Thomas Jackson, -
Thompson and Tighmsn jackson, Of the WASH
inRton (colored) Methodist Episcopal conference,
were introduced.
THE NEW YORK METHODIST BOOK CONCERN
is represented at the conference by Dr. Nelson
and assistants. Upon invitation he addressed the
conference upon the publishing interests Of the
Church, saying that their presses have been con-
stsntly at work notwithstanding the general busi-
pess depression, while other publishing houses
ten of their presses. He read figures showing
that from 1872 TO 1875 the sales amounted to s3-
sssi 4i2s5 in 1875 This total is 100000 in excess
of the total Of the preceding four years. Dr. Nell
son urged at some length that Methodists should
Hail lfchF hFrrr
called attention to the fact that many books were
introduced into Sunday schools which were not at
ali suitable.
Revs. Geo. Hildt and j. II. Brown indorsed DIR.
Nelson's remarks.
Rev Dr. GLENN suggested that the Book U,n-
supported by DR.. Lsnahsn.
The secretary read q letter from the Book Con.
cern, recommending that each annual conference
hold meeting In the interest OF the Book Con-
Upon motion Of DR.. Gibson, the subject with
the papers relating to It were referred to special
committee, consisting OF Revs. George Hildt,
Thomas Myers, q. W. Baldwin, J. X. Wheeler
and ]. W. Cornelius.
Tpon motion, Drs; stits and Richardson were
The annual address Of the Book Concern was
read, after which Bishop Bowman introduced to
the conference Bishop Ames.
Bishop Bowman stated to the conference that
Rev. E. p. Phelps wished to be transferred from
the Virginia conference and granted q location.
MI. Phelps and others spoke, and the request
The secretary read tho fourth
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the directors of the Baltimore Book Depository,
and Rev. L. F. Morgan, the president of the
board of directors seconded the report with O
verbal and more extended statement OF the con-
dition of the establishment. The report was re-
ferred TO the committee on the book depository.
The notices for the committee meetings were an.
nounced.
DR.. Newman, in behalf of the ladies OF his
church, extended an invitation to the members Of
the conference to attend the reception In the
evening. The conference then adjourned until
to-day.
The Baltimore Conference South.
The Baltimore Conference South, over which
Bishop Marvin presides, opened its session yes.
terdsy at Winchester.