Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-09
BALTIMORE " e. CONFERENCE
Khe Afternoon aud I've ping Sessions
estcrdny.


Yesterday.
The conference Teasseslblesi at three O'Clock
yesterday afternC on, and Rev. Mr. HAY .he
offered a resolution that, as there were / ,ti-
cations that efforts would be male ID change
the bounds Of the present Baltimore confer
ence, and as such change would cause serioIs
/ jury To many Of the charges under the ca
feTeGce, the delegates 10 the general confer
81 &c be Instructed to use all lautabie means
u defeat any such measure, II agitatei In
the general conference. After a short dis
cussion In which IL was hintei that the W
ginia conference would make an effort at the
general conference TO obtain possess on of
that part of the territory of the Baltimore
cnI ference lying In the state OF Virginia a
substitute Offered by Rev. Mr. Wheeler that
the delegates be requested TO oppose any
alienation Of their territory was adopted
ing Revs. w. Downs. w S sosak app13rinPp,
Newman. w p. Brown, q, @. Baker and the
pastor OF the churcn in question TO present
To the government the claim OF the members
of the church at Harper's Ferry, for the losses
sustained during the war, their church hav-
ing been used by the government.
THE CENTENNIAL.
Kew. j. W. Cornelius offered a resolution
which was adopted, recting that it has been
publtcly announced that petitions have b-en
circulated urging the Centennial commits
sionerS To have the exhibition open on the
Christian Sabbath, contrary to previ N
noun cemeu Is; this conferences remOn StrateS
against the proposed disregard OF the LDJd'S
DAY and dtSObeGlence To God, the giVer Of al
our national blessings, as not only WrOag tn
ttstif but ter ding To inj1re us "a "A Christi an
people In the eyes of strangers visiting thlS
national exhibit ton.
Rev MIR. Brown offered a resolution which
was adopted, requesting each pastor of ths
conference To prepare historical account OF
his charEe, collecting all important facts, b
be- ira smlltsd to the American NJ tn dist
Historical Society.
Rev j. W. Cornelius offered a resolution
protesting against the proposed enactment
Oi Il law ny the Maryland legislature au-
thorlzirg he opening of places OF amuse-
ment aud the sale of intoxicating liquors on
the sabbath in Baltimore during the six
months Of the Centennial exhibjtion i'm phiI-
adeiphia AS a direct violation of he Wnrt of
God aud the law of the Christian SABBATH
Inc TtpOft OF the committee of the general
cor ference fund reported collections, and
submitted resolution requiring all pastors
who bad not taken the collection calIet for 10
DO sO by April I.
Rev NJ Ssrs. Baker and Black offered res
oiuliou expressing regret that an alarming
pressure of sentiment and effort mas been
brought TO bear upon the managers Of the
forthcoming International Centennial eXhi-
bitiOn al Philadelphia by parties pecuniari-
ly ard Otherwise Interested, to secure the
legal traffic in Intoxicating liquors within
The grounds of said exposition ami during
the months of its continuance; and protest
Ing against the grant Of such 4u unnec
and humiliating privilege to "A class NJ ven
dorA. whT e only possible motive must. be tn
realize material profit from his unnOly trad
III human hope and human souls.
DIR. AmeS said he did uot wa e To be con
sidered as advocating the traffic, but ne did
not be lIeve that they should pronounce upon
the motives OF men so strongly.
DIR. Baker,-''I wish that we could IN AXE it
strOi ger"
The resolution was adopted without dis
SentiUg vote
The conference took a recess 20 = O'Clock.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION
On reaSSembling at : O'Clock the report
of the committee Oh the Book Cuuceru was
taken up and the resolui ions submitted were
discussed at some length. The first reSOIu-
tiUn as to the New York Concern whilst ey-
pressing the fullest conf fence in the integ-
rity and business capacity OF the book agents,
says that the small a Mount OF profits de-
mandS some review in its management and
Conduct. The second recommends 10 the
g neral conference that the Western and
the New York Book Co Germs ne rOnsOli-
dated and that the pu bIicatiol of the entire
periodical literature he carried on under one
m anagement and control The thiri that
the presiding elders be Instructed To see that
fund OF each charge be faithfully carried oui.
The first was adopted. aud the second and
third were laid on the table.
After discussion. the rep pTt OF the commit
tee as whole was also laid on the table.
Dr. Lar ahan submitted resolution re-
qutstlug the general conference to require
the Book Concern to set forth exhibits OF the
condition in detail Tn the conference, in ac-
cOrda1 &c with The action Of the book com
mittee OF the general conference four years
ago. Adopted.
The second question Of the minutes ~ no
are on tTiaI?'' was taken up aud William f..
CuTley and Calvin II. B4SSfOrd, of the Ralti-
more district; John ". RawliuS, Of F. asst Bal
timore. William Van Ar>dale and Alexander
Bieiaski, of Washington; j Il Pardon aud
were admitted To trial The conference al
iOurned To 3 o'clock this afternoon