Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-14
baltimore Conference of the NJ -
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Church South. DE
This conference held three sessions r.s,or
terday, Bishop McTyeire presiding.
The consideration of the charac' az q, ,ra,,o,
passed. ee Mooreteid distric s ths tSll9wing
presiding elder: H. H. Zimm' .r.s, m : " Sed
wick, j. 5. Hutchinson, 5. .oanSand John y
ernnm es9n Le"niSas rem effective to sup
Wesley Hammond, s n Eat s. r. s SHARP
rela' ,cse cGntinmei The fGI
lTPSM nmgss we're sae cont aed as superannqated
ToSgne Tho sse G. Samuel kePIer John w.
ridge, Henry .efman, VIM II. WheelWrighf,
VIM: j: PERI Il VIM Hedges, Elias Welty, +. S.
e. End S GeaS John Hank, Eghraim S. Kregelo,
ana Jo' in ". Evan were transferred from
i In hnnated to an effective relation. Rev.
So y, Poisal was transferred from The effective
W de Supernumerary list.
TEMPERANCE.
Rev. h. 5. kiguly, chairman of the commit
Tee on temperance. reported resolutions,
which were adopted, that our people be re:
minded that the manufacture and sale as well
as the use OF ardent spirits as a beverage are
pO>itively forbidden by the laws of the church ::
that we urge all our preachers to preach at
least once year in all our churches on this
subject" The report says that the liquor traf-
hc in this country amounts to six hundred
millions OF dollars annually, with double that
enormous sum for Indirect damages, while re-
hgiOuS and charitable objects receive but fifty
millions of dollars per annum: and that while
there are siXty-tive thousand places dedicated
to purposes of devotion in our land. there are
two hundred and sixty thousand drinking sa-
looms, from which an unbrOkenalOst of delud
ed devOteeS move on to ruin.
CHURCH AND STATE.
Rev. A. w. Wilson, chairman of the COM
mittee TO whom was referred the paper for
warded from the Baltimore conference of the
M. Z. Church in reference to appropriation
being made by the legislature to sectarian
institutions, reported as follows: I'm any
view OF the questions raised in said paper we
deem it improper that this body, a large ma
iOrity of the members of which are resident
in and citizens of other states, should take ac-
ton in relation to the legislation of the state
of Maryland. We also hold this conference
bound by the principles uniformly asserted in
our past history, which forbid the Interference
OF ecclesiastical organizations in matters per-
tanning to civil government and legislation.
Therefore. resolved, that we respectfully de-
Cline to take any action in relation 10 the mat
tiers set forth in the said paper" The report
was adopted.
Salem, Roanoke county, Va. selected as the
next place OF meeting.
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION
the presiding bishop submitted statement
that he had received eighteen memorials from
as many official boards, requesting that the
number of presiding elders districts be les
sened and their territory enlarged, many de-
signaling thirty as the maximum appoint
ments in district; that the proper direction
of these memorials would be to the general
conference, but agreeably to their wishes and
in pursuance of a policy which he considers
cll,U
the districts from nine to eight.
=, The statistical report read by the secretary
Rev. Mr.. Morton, made the following exhibit
admitted this year, 800; died this year, 32t
colored members, 92: baptisms-children, 81
adults. l,lSl: church edifices, number }is-
probable value, $l32,66I; amount raised for
building and improving this year, s3lG3.77;
present Indebtedness, So, 76907: parsOnages,
73-probable value, Sill 100; amount raised for
building and improving this year, $7,7H.96;
number As; officers and teachers, 4,169: total
number of scholars of all ages. 24,6jS: number
over 10 years OF age, 6.i3O; number under Is
years OF age, except in infant classes 1888:
number in infant classes, 3,277: volumes in
libraries. 3,ASS: conversions in schools. 9S4:
expenses OF schools. $5,7S0.SS. Adjourned until
The evening session was devoted mainly to
memorial services.
Freedman's Hospital Investigation.
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The sub cOmmittee of the Senate committee
on appropriations, investigating the Freed
mans hospital, continued its sessions today.
Collins CruSOr, the first witness. SwOre that
he nevert told O. S. b. Wall that Dr. Purvis was
anxious to make Oyertures TO Wall to endeavOr
tinued: did go to Wall and asked him to have
the investigation stopped. and said to him that
ne might get some patronage if he stopped the
prosecution, but didn't use DR.. PurviS' name:
Wall told me that he only put up DR.. Augusta
as a figure head for DR.. Palmer's place in the
investigation: Wall told me that he should try
to break the children's hospital because he did
not get the patronage of that institution Wall
SAID he meant to get away the patronage from
the damned Yankee scOundrels who held it.
George Chapman was recalled, and testified
that RoDeft Johnston prepared an affidavit
against the hospital which witness declined
to sign declined to 81 gn it because there were
some statements in it that he didn't want to
have anything to do with. Potter said to wit
ness when the investigation first began. that
Dr; Palmer was 4 mighty big fool that he
didn't get Mr.. Riddle to go to FELTON, and stop
George Gray was recalled, and testified that
he had refused to sign an affidavit prepared
for him by FELTON,, making statements that
witness knew nothing of.
VIM. II. Hoover was reca He'd. and testified
that Wall told him that he wanted witness to
come to him before he made his next contract
1Or furnishing meat to the hospital, because he
expected to control the patronage of the hos
pltal. witness continued: 81 furnish the
meat to the reform school: the boys at the
school complain of fat meat, and, if anything
form school"
c. ii. Peters testified: Know o. S. B. Wall:
he told me on the 4th or 9TH of January that he
had been badly treated by DR.. Palmer. who
took all the patronage from him: Wall told
me that he was going to have an investigation
even II ne had to come to Congress to get it,
ana ana would shove Palmer out of the institution.
The witness related his efforts to secure an
amlcaDle arrangement between Wall and Pur-
Wis and stop the Investigation, because he was
mutual friend and desired to see all parties
brought into cordial relations with each other
John IL. Cook testified that he drew I'D aft
daylts for witness in the Freedmen'S hosDi-
tai; drew afiidayits for fifty or sixty persons:
every affidavit drawn by witness was read to
the persons making them and no change was
made III any statement of the persons who
made the atfldavits, beyond putting their
words into good English. Mr.. Cook swore
That all the aflidavits were properly drawn
and sworn to:
John T. Rabbit testified that he has fur
nlShed chickens, eggs, butter, &c, to the hos
pltal 1Or the past seven years, and has ALWAYS
sold the freshest goods at the lowest prices.
Dr. Palmer submitted to the committee q
letter received by him from A. L. Cavis saw
ing that a female colOred servant named Hen
ders3n, formerly in the employ of his family,
had been in the Freedmen's hospital fifteen
months, treated for consumption; that the
girl vas visited frequently at the hospital by
Mr.. Cavis' family, and that her treatment was
uniformly kind, according to the girls own
statements.
Cayis will be brought before the committee
to testify next Saturday, when il is expected
that the investigation VIII be brought to a
close.
DRUNEFN MEN HAVE RIcuTS Wurcr, rr,