The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-10
Baltimore Conference Methodist Epis-
copal Church South.
TCorrespondencc of the Baltimore Sun. ]

Correspondence of the Baltimore Sum- -
ALEXANDRIA, March s, 1877.
The Baltimore Conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South held its second
days session to-day. Bishop Kavanaugh
presided, and Rev. Samuel kepler read the
devotional exercises. ~.
The annual exhibit of the publishing
house Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, with fraternal letter from the Rev.
DR.. Summers. was read. The communica-
ton was referred to the committee on the
publishing interests. -.
Monday next at 10. O'Clock was hXed Tor
the memorial meeting.
The examination of the character OF the
elders OF the East Baltimore Conference
was then taken ND, and the first name called
was that OF the Rev. W. W. Walker, pastor
of Trinity church, in Baltimore. MIR.
Walker was not present. -
Rev. Mr.. Head asked why Mr.. Walker
was not present at this Conference. ...
Presiding Elder Ball said that the health
Of Mr.. Walker was not OF the best, and be
hud been called away upon important busi-
ness.
Mr.. Head said he would like to ask if Mr..
Walker was engaged in the regular secular
business. ....a
Mr.. Ball said that Mr.. Walkers position
was one Of great acceptability with the con-
gregation of Trinity church. His peculiar
position in the Conference was we'll known.
When lie entered the Conference he was en-
gagged in an extensive secular business, all
Of which was not concluded. AS he owned
considerable property in Virginia he had
to attend to business in connection with it.
He had also been practiclng law before he
joined the Conference, and once in awhile
he was now obliged to attend to some OF his
old business. He had asked the speaker to
express his regret at not being able to at
tend Conference. He was here at the time
he Joined the Conference, and his labors
had given great satisfaction to Trinity
church, whose congregation was greatly at
tached to him. ---.-..-.
The Bishop: Has he taken, up his collec-
tions for the various interests? :
The Presiding Elder: All these collec-
tions have been attended to, and in some
instances are double the assessment.
The character of Mr.. Walker was passed.
The examination was then resumed, and
the following passed: Eugene r. Smith
(supernumeraryl L. W. Haslup, S. W.
Haddaway, Thomas w. Brown, John W.
S. F. Butt, w. w. Bond, Francis A. Mer-
Ger, J. Watts, E. Fl. Henry, G. l.. Tory
son, A. p. Neale transferred from Floridag
and II. w. Kinser, OF the East Baltimore
district. ........,,.. ..... ..e es-.s.
The Washington district was then called,
and Presiding Elder N. Head made state
ment of its religious progress and condi-
ton. The following elders were passed: {:
A. w. Wilson, }. W.. Boteler (supernume-
rarv), j. II. Waugh, Francis M. Mills (su-
pernumerary), G. A. Joyce, W. G. Ham,
mond, j. W. Gardner, John Poisal (super-
numerary made effectively, N. H. Crenshaw,
Lewis r. Jones, and T. Z. Carson.
Rev. Il. A. McElhanny, OF Loudoun, was
reported as having been expelled in Feb
ruarv last. lie had been received by the
Bishop as priest OF the Protestant Episco-
nal Church without ordination, q certificate
OF his clerical character, signed by Bishop
Bedell, having been shown to Bishop Mar
vim. He had also certificate Of deposition
from the Episcopal ministry.
The call was then continued, and the fol-
lowing passed: J. FL. Dulany, james Hig-
gins, H. A. Cover, Robert Smith, and James
Z. Armstrong, of the Washington district.
The Winchester district was called, and
Rev. Samuel Register, presiding elder, made
a statement of It's condition.
The following elders were called. and
passed: r. H. Wilson, George. Stephenson
GRANTED supernumerary relation), E.. f.
Heterick (supernumerary), W. G. Maloy,
A. B. Dolly, S. Townsend, L. C.. Miller, j..
Wolf, S. G. Ferguson, j. L. shipley, and
Lewis G. Martin. James Beatty, OF Moore
field was granted a supernumerary relation.
DR.. A. H. Redford, agent for the South
ern Methodist Publishing-House, at Nash
vile, Tenn, was then introduced and ad-
dressed the Conference on the subject OF
the publishing interests of the Church.
Rev. Drs. Bullock and Mitchell, and Rev.
Mr.. Nichols. of Alexandria, were then in
troduced to the Conference, and the meet
ing was closed with devotional exercises.