Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-26
Washington Conference NJ. E. Col
OredD Church.
THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.


THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.
The conference at Stanton, Va, closed its
session yesterday. On Saturday the report on
the state of the church was presented, show
ing that Washington conference was organ
lied in 1854 by Bishop Levi Scott, OF Delaware,
with 5,Oe0 members and l6 preachers, and it
progress in Virginia is facilitated by the M. f.
Church south, whose fraternal relations have
been kept sacred and inviolable since the ad-
juStment between their church and the
church south at Cape May, and they rejoice
that such friendly relations do exist, and will
hail that glorious period to come when there
great republic. Numerous revivalS, the re-
port says, have prevailed during the year.
Pastors are urged to press upon their. people
the necessity of moral lives, and especially in
regard to the marriage VOW, and to guard
against marriages of cOnsanguinity, which are
6anefGl and injurious to society. The report
was adopted.
CHURCH STATISTICS.
The committee on statistics then made its
report, which shows the following: The church
sonages at $2l,SI0 There are $3.50 full men,
bers and 1905 on probation. There were dur
i ng the ysar 81 deaths 52S ch de1 bap
school officers and teachers and l4,S55 scholars.
John Trigg and j. M. Gross were changed
rom effective to the supernumerary relation.
Il: SnOwden, of Alexandria, and Henry
Brooks, OF Asbury were elected local elders.
TIE SABBATH.
A resolution was adopted impreSSing u pom
preserving the sanctity of the Sabbath The
discussion was warm, and frequent illusions
were made to the habit of Baltimore churches
getting up excursions and bush meetings on
the Sabbath to pay off church Indebtedness.
TEMPERANCE.
Resolutions were adopted that in accord
ance with the uniform teachings OF our church
we will continue to preach the duty of alb
staining entirely from all intoxicating drinks.
and as many have, acquired the appetite for
alcoholic liquors by using them incidentally
we Will caution a ii our people to avoid such use
except in cases OF extreme necessity. That as
citizens we will vote for no man as a candi-
date for the legislature of the states in which
we reside, to whatever political party he may
belong. who is not known TO be in favor of pro
hl6ltion on at least local option, and that we
VIII use our influence with our people to in
duce them to pursue the same course"
EXONERATED.
In the case of Benjamin w. Brown who was
charged with immortality, the committee re-
and Rev. Geo. Scott, who had made the charge.
withdrew it: The report was unanimously
adopted, and Mr.. Brown was elected deacon
Rev. E. w. S. Peck was transferred from
New York to Washington conference.
me General CONFERENCE was petitloned to
T mn the appropriation for home missions for
washington conference to $1,000.
Centennial church, Baltimore, was selected
as me place for the next meeting.
Bishop Andrews closed the proceedings of
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he was, exceedingly gratified at the exhibit
made by Washington conference in every
way The bishop then announced the APP
pOintmentS.
THE APPOINTMENTS FOR WASHINGTON DIS
are as follows:-W. c. Cooper, presiding elder.
NM tW YofE F. " s Resk late of
toWn-Mt. Zion, j. w. Dansbury: Bladens-
burg Nathaniel Jackson Sandy Springs, Dan
lei AIuilla; Rockville; n. c. Brown; Silver
lilo
Iasco; Poplar Springs, w. II. Cook Patap sco,
Alex; Dennis; Severn, Samuel Aquilla: David
S sony Jos. Henry; ANNAPOLIS, J. ID. S. Hal;
Adams; Huntington, Daniel Collins White
Plains. r. o. billiard: Great Mills, J. ii. Ran
dali: 0akviIle, I. II. Ryan; Marlborough, Os-
bOurn Carroll Howard. ROb't Wheeler: Wood
vile, Noble wilkins: Pisgah. 4. j. Weems:
Prince George, Joshua Barnes.
A NOVEL PRoPosITloN-A Teachers Ercur-
son 10 the Paris FpOSitiOn.-EditOr Star.
why cannot one OF more teachers excursions
be organized to visit the Paris Exposition dur
ing the summer vacation? Cannot Cook or
some other enterprising person make the
effort? Two parties of, say, six hundred each
might be taken Overcome in July and the
other IN AuguSt-alloWing two weeks so
J0urn In Paris and London the entire expense
OF transportation and maintenance. including
ADMISSION to the Exposition. not to exceed
SlG-Or, perhaps. even leSS-S90.000 would Ger
1alnIy accomplish the object, and at such rates
who doubts but that IN the eastern cities alone
l,Ao OF our Wlde-aWake school marms and
their numerous male and female friends would
readily SUBSCRIBE? Who will take the matter
in hand and invite subscribers to register?
Let some OF our active teachers in Washington
appoint committee to confer at once with
the teachers Of Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA New
York. Boston; and other large cities and towns
east OF the Allegheny mountains invite like
committee to organize in Chicago or st. Louis
TO 40 IKE things in western cities, and so can
vass the field thoroughly within the next
month, and if sufficient offer of which there
can be no doubt las friends of teachers would
also be lncluded), there will be no trouble to
secure excellent transportation and mainten-
aHce 1Of the amount indicated. What better ad-
t veItisement would steamship company need
IMAM TO transport such a body of intelligent
and stirring people? And for the teachers
and their friends, as also for the scholars I'M.
der their charge, nothing could prove more
AN Ex.ScHoo1 TRUSTEE.
A DISTRICT CASE IN THE U. S. SUPREME
SoURT;-in the U. s. Supreme Court yester-
necticut General Life Insurance company agf
BunStlne; appeal from the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia. The contest in this
case was as to the priority of deeds OF trust
surance company claimed to have advanced
money 10 take up former deed and to have
become thereby first incumbrancer, but the
note secured by the former deed of trust,
aith9ugh claimed to have been released, was
not delivered up to the agent of the company.
and the court say that a man who was honest
and but reasonably prudent should not have
9een satisfied with a release without the pro
pears) he had information that there was Gues
ton about its ownership; affirmed. Mr.. jus
nce Hunt delivered the opinion.
FRUIT TREES AT AUCTIoN.-Thomas Dow
ing sells fine assortment of fruit and Orna-
1hental trees tomorrow, at his sales-rOoms