Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-09
Methodist conferences,
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE VI. E. CHURCH

BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. E. CHURCH
SOUTH.
AT this conference, In Baltimore. yesterday
the following were admitted on trial: w.
burg district: w. K Marshall, Moorefield
district and David Franklin Entsler, recon-
mended by Rev: LeoniGas R?sser, presiding
elder Of the Virginia conference
admitted to the second years class: WIN.
Henry Wool. F. Nj. Str0ther, L. nj. Lyle, r. ).
4unhhinssham, German o; HOman, Jacob S.
Hopkins, John G. Graichen, John c. Jones,
class: w. A. Williams, w. E. BlackiStOn, Jas
l.. Potterfeld and VIM. H. Saunders.
The The following were elected GeacOns and ad-
70 Ro s p EDWARD e. yan
J. Latimer KILLER, George T. d. Collins, Geo
S. Lightner, John II. Davidson, Alfred O.
Armstrong, VIM. A. Bryan and VIM. w. He'd
rick: Continued in class of second year: H.
c. Caldwell. who was unable to appear for
examination.
The following were appointed deacons of
A. Ezra Bradenburg, Andrew NJ. COckley, c.
nj. Brown, Henry s. Gee and j: F. Bags Con
tinued in class of third year: VIM. B. Dorsey
and James II. Boyd.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE OF THE VI. E. CHURCH.
At the conference I'm Alexandria yesterday,
Rev. j. w. Rumberg asked to locate; so Or
called, and Rev MI Schooey reported that
MIR. King declared to locate, and presented a
letter to that effect. Rev. j. Nj. Adams said
he would see to. the purportiOn OF charges,
and subsequently filed this charge, with
being SO unacceptable as to be no longer use
full in his work" and the subject was referred
to a special committee.
Rev. DIR. kynett presented the cause of
church extension in the conference, and ad-
vised against the mlnistratiOn of new enter
prises at this juncture, and also against press
ing the people at this time to raise money to
pay church debts.
Rev. DR.. Carroll, of the NJ. E. Church Rooms
Baltimore, then represented the interest OF
that establishment.
AN OLD DIVORCE CASE REvIvED.-To-day
Col; Michael Thompson, for Mary l.. Thomson,
| filed bill for divorce from her husband
| Frederick Thomson. She states that on the
9th of July, 1874, she filed bill setting forth
that under her maiden name of Carpenter
daughter of the late DeoS Carpenter) she was
married to defendant by Rev. DIR. Rankin
| February I'd, 1870. She then charged him with
being habitually drunken, disOrderly, prOdi
| treating her with great cruelty, &c. On the
! I'D OF October, 1875, she was divorced, and al
! allowance of alimony was made. She state:
the suit he returned to her and apologising fol
doing "s bet:r 0s they s' llved tegsther from
finally deserted her. She Charges that in Jan IN
uary, 1875, he drove her out Of the house ant
sat in the window with a gun, compelling hel
m Sa 1ne hes
the throat and threatened to kin her: that ii
| April, 1875, he drew a knife and threatened Il
| Kill her that their child, seeing this, screamed
Pa! pa don't kill mammal" and the ittl,
one nearly going into spasmS he deSiSted and
saying he would kill himself he went to thu
looking glass, opened his shirt and the knife
gllttered, but he suddenly turned, and Sayin,
he would go to the bath room and finish him
SELF, he left, but soon returned saving he wa
afraid to die that on May 3lst 1875, he threy
her down, kicked her, &C.; and finally. il
June, 1875, he deserted her.
! THE WORKINGMEN OF EAST WAsHINaTO,
! met at Mount Sinai A. M. 4. church last even
/ ing, and listened to an address from Mr. Rich
/ ard Emmons, the president Of the Nationa
Labor Union, after which a resolution wa
unanimously adopted: That while we see OF
every hand men having families who are GU
Of employment and looking starvation in tn
| face, yet We cannot, as an assembly, but der
recate the action Of what is known as tn
Labor Exchange of Washington in cuttin
down the price of labor to the mere pittanc
| Of fifty cents per day, and we hereby enter GU
protest against such action"
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