Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-03-11
The Nj II Church Conference.


The sessions of the Baltimore
Conference in Metropolitan Church
Washington, are proceeding pleas
antly. On Friday Rev. DIR. Vim
cent. agent of M. E. Tract and
Sunday School society, delivered a
very able address, explaining fully
those important interests. He dis
cussed especially the Bureau Sys-
stem Oh Uniform Lessons, explain
ling its great advantages, and urg-
ling that all objections which have
been made arise from lack of duty
lin the pastors who may fail to cat
echise the children, etc. This EN-
sinent speaker was before the s. S.
COMMITTEE, of which Rev. j. w
tCornelius of Martlnsburg, is a
member, and answered many in
suuiries propounded. Many spicy
Questions Of Sabbath School inter-
Est will be discussed in the report
of said committee.
Friday was also day of great
importance, as the time of electing
delegates to the National Confer
ence. Rev. DIR. Newman and Rev
DR.. Lanehan were elected on the
first ballot-on the 4th ballot Rev.
G W Cooper, p e., of Winchester
District was elected, and on the
last ballot Rev. DR.. l. F Morgan
was elected. Revs. J A McCauley
ID. D., President of Dickinson Col
iege, w F Speake, p e, of Wash
ington District and W. Downs
were among the leading but I'M
successful candidates. On the
same day the lay Electoral College
also balloted for two lay delegates.
DIR. Hartman of Baltimore and
Thomas Carskaddon of Keyser
City were elected.
You may note the fact that Rev.
Cooper, 2. E., in West Virginia,
and his lay brother from Keyser
were both chosen. Why? One
answer may be that efforts will be
made in the next Gen. Conf. to al
ter the boundary lines of the Balti-
more Conference by giving West
ern Maryland and the West Vir-
ginia territory now in that Confer
ence, TO the Virginia and West
Virginia Conferences. This will be
resisted by the Bait. Conference to
the bitter end. and these delegates
being chosen from the particular
field will most thoroughly repre-
sent the prevailing sentiment upon
the subject.
On Saturday Rev. Geo. Hildt
preached semi-centennial SER
mon being personal Reminiscent
ces of his ministry of so years. On
Saturday afternoon the preachers
fund society held its anniversary.
On Sabbath the various Protestant
pulpits of the city were supplied
BY Ministers of this conference.
Bishop Bowman offfciated at the
Metropolitan at 6 a. M, and the
Missionary Anniversary was held
az night. This latter service
b. ought to the front one Of the
most eloquent speakers of Metho-
distism, Rev DR. Reid, Missionary
Secretary.
On Monday reports were read by
Presiding Elders OF the Spiritual
and Temporal state of the work
upon their districts,a and the preach
ers characters of the Washington
and West Baltimore Districts were
passed. At11 O'Clock j A MaCau-
ley, d D, preached the Centennial
Sermon. This production was OF
the most profound and interesting
character, and the Conference
unanimously resolved upon its
publication. So remarkable an eff
Tort could not we'll be judged or
explained in brief epistle.
Monday afternoon was spent in
memorial services /; five OF the
Ministers of the Conference have
died during the year. Eulogies
were read and extempore remarks
made in honor of the distinguished
and revered dead.
AT So'clock, p NJ, the members
of the Conference were invited by
President Grant to the White
House, and were handsomely re-
cevied by the General and Mrs
Grant. PRIMER.