Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-13
1904. D. c.,
Methodist Conferences.


BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ E. CHURCH.
1T the session OF this conference in Baltimore
yes erday, kevs. Samuel s: Wilson, John A.
Rawlings, Alex. Btelaskie, VIM. Van Arsdale
and jeremiah r. Pardue were advanced to the
second class OF deacOnS. Supernumerary min
listers were passed, as follows: Revs. s. A. VIII
son and c. A. Reed, continued; J. w. Start,
transferred to superannuated list; James Il.
BrOWn, continued, with an appointments; Geo.
lIildt, same: +. E. Shipley, same; j. W. Cuslum,
same. Rev. Arthur Foster was continued in a
was continued in supernumerary relation,
with an appointment. The following ministers
were continued on the superannuated list:
ReYs W iSo;ts r. N Ltpseom6; NJ GoReen H Savage
Conser. J. Bunting; ]. Gamble, Geo. W; Israel,
G. G. G. G. MARKHAM aESai and s. II. sGumnings m - ha"'e''
The committee on Sunday observance re-
ported as to the Importance to the religious life
day V Of rest rest; declared their condem nation OF
everything in connection with camp-meetings
tending to debase the Sabbath, such as traf1ick-
ing on that day and the running OF Sunday
trains, and urged the strongest efforts to cor
rect these crying evils they asked Christians
TO labor to put down Sunday excursions by
water and rail during the summer, also to the
crying and sale OF SO-called Sunday papers on
the Lords day. They urged upon ministers
and people OF their own communion at wash
1ngton to advise with those OF other churches
and citizens to secure the enactment of a Sun
day law for the District of Columbia, and added:
eve can but deprecate the example which has
SO lately been given to the people by our ma
tional legislature in continuing one of its ses-
sions through the Christian Sabbath" Adopted.
Madison avenue was UNANIMOUSLY selected as
the meeting place OF the next annual confer
ence
were admitted On trial: Baltimore districts,
Revs. l.. l.. Brown Of Thomas Chapel and Plea
SAINT Grove circuit; James c. Nicholson Wood
berry station; John j. Anspach, Hampstead
oil Cnnif1 Colx, ,,;..
cult West Baltimore district, Geo. c. Bacon,
Liberty circuit. Cumberland district, Frank G.
Porter, Homecoming station.
TIE statistical report for the year was read.
which showed as follows: Number of probation
ers, 4.96o full members, 80, ,025; local preachers,
lac; deaths, 43O; children'S baptisms. 1881: adult
baptisms, All; churches, 35s-value of same,
s2.eoo,GoO; parsonages, ss-value Of same s272,
625; church improvements, 54,I04; indaoted-
ness, s2s3,541. Collections claim
ants, S., ,s9542; missions, s21,O53.96; women's
81, 229. Sc; Sunday School Union, S2S015: Tract
Society, .23; freedmen's aid S6as Al; educa-
t1onal, $195; American Bible Society, $736 y;
support OF bishops, 81 $50 .63: number Of Sunday
schools, a6s; officers and teachers, 1868; schoi-
afs, 36, $685. ministerial support assessed s123 100
received, s1O6,2l5.
The committee to arrange for the publication
Of weekly paper was announced as follows:
Revs. W. 8: Edwards, l.. F. Morgan, Job A.
pr1ce 3; r Brown d. II. Carroll, j. II. Dashiell
RCN OOU "A. TflCC resolution OiSap
proving the practice OF granting supernume-
rary relations to ministers to serve other
churches. Adopted
Standing committees were announced as fol-
slon-Rev. Jos. France, chairman; first year eX-
aminat1on-Rev. j. NICK. Kelley, chairman;
second year examtnatiOn-Rev. w. f. Speake
chairman; third year eXaminatiOn-Rev W. F.
Ward, chairman; same for elders orders-Rev
j: >. Largent, chairman; to preach annual mis-
slonary sermon before next conference-Rev
Geo: V. Leech; alternate, Rev. A. S. Hank;
Parlett, president; r. w. Black, vice president:
JOS RObb, treasurer; j. X. Dorsey, recording
secretary; }. b. Stitt, corresponding secretary:
J. F: Ockern1an, S. Shannon, b. F. Bennett, r.
II. Sinclair, WIN. Carson: triers OF the appeals.
Rev. w. b. Edwards, chairman.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH
closed its session at salem Va, On Tuesday
morning. Bishop Wightman read his appoint
ments Cor the ensuing year. Front Royal. Va.
was selected as the next place of meeting. The
appointments for Washington district are as
Mt Vernon, ~ p Harrison HimaSWg'ga j. Botesy' eey'
supy.; Alexandra, W. X. Boyle. F. M Nils.
suPy: Fails church, J. H: Waugh; Fairfax, H.
bu Rennedy r. spnger Lees
supplied; Hamilton. A. A. Neel; Hillsboro'. VIM.
II. Wilson, w. II. Wolfe; Loudoun. L. H. Cren-
shaw, shaw L: c. Miller; Piedmont, L. N: Lyle; Lin
den, l.: w. Haslup: WarrentoD, w. G. Ham
mend; Fauquier, J. S. Porter; Occoquan, r. Il.
Wilson; Sudley, G.Mauzy; Stafford, En-. Henry.
w. II. Lefevre; Fredericksburg, j. w. Quincy:
Broad Run colored mission, to be supplied, j.
NJ. GraGdin, Sunday school and tract agent,
THE MARYLAND NJ. p CONFERENCE
met at Centreville, Nd, yesterday. The presl-
dent, Rev. d: w. Bates, conducted the devo-
tional exercises. One hundred and seventy
ministers and delegates answered to their
names. Rev. j. II. Nichols, DID,, preached the
m1-centennial sermon, and gave an interest
Ing historical sketch OF the church since its
formation. This was followed by the sacra-
ment of the lords Sumner