National Republican., 1880-03-11
THE MARrLAND CONFERENCE.
Leaders OF the Methodist Protestant Church
in Council.

IN COunClt
The Maryland annual conference Of the NJ.
2. church was convened yesterday in the
Ninth street NJ. p church, Ninth street, be-
tween E and + streets. There were 16l dele
gates present. Rev. ID. w. Bates, the prcsi'
don't, called the meeting to order, aud con-
Quoted devotional exercises. Rev. w. y. Ham
mond is secretary. The roll Of tho deceased
members was read by Rov. j. A. Nichols, and
II was decided that memorial services should
be hold at 1:l5 o'clock on Friday. The hours
Of the conference wero fixed from a. m. to
$3.50 y. m Rsv. b. f. Benson, of Baltimore
county, preached tho opening sermon, taking
his text from First Cornthuians, iv: 20.
Sacrament was then administered, and re-
cess was taken until o'clock.
The conference roconvouod at tho appointed
hour, aud the president submitted his annual
report. 1t stated that ho had visited seventy.
eight charges, travelling 6,000 miles. In many
Of tho charges there had boon great success.
Reports from fOrty-hve charges showed An
increase In membership OF 1000. That $685.
600 had been secured to endow tho Western
Maryland College. IIo thought Southeast
Baltimore an inviting field of labor. Dr.
Murray, as chairman OF the standing District
Committee, whose duty it Is to take into con-
sideration charges against the official charac-
tor OF the president, called attention to the
fact that there were charges against tho
official character of the president, aud upon
motion of Rev. DIR. David Wilson the subject
was referred to the standing District Com.
mittco for investigation. The president stated
that he was satisfied that he could convince
ho committee Of the correctness of his stand
ing.
Considerable discussion followed upon the
| question whether tho president should CON
tinue to preside until aftor the investigation
| Of tho charges, and was finally settled by the
president requesting DIR. Murray to assume
ha rl,air Tbn hafn rptir nj n
nouncod tho following committees:
On presidents official ropOrt--J. Z. Nichols,
| William S. Hammond, S. b. Treadway, Robert
II. Ferguson and L. f. Marsh. Missions-B.
+. Benson, w, C. Stranger, J. d. Ringer, How.
ard MOoEs and William Pulley. Supernunuated
claims-J. J. Murray, F. Snenizcl, T. II. Moore,
| G. w. Button aud II. J. Fairbanks Official
rcports-J. X. Nichols, c. II. Litleton, A. w.
Mather, j. s. Mccullough and Samuel Fallen.
Statstics-R. s. Norris western Maryland
Collccc), i. w. Bates, +. T. Tngg, w. J. G.
Dulaney and Colonel j. Divers. Literature
J. w. Charlton, E, K. McGrogor, F. T. Littlo,
| +. Melburn and James r. Cation. Supplies out
D. l.. Greenfield, II. IL. Gilbert and E. Sails
bury. Bible caro-J. X. Gilgore, r. ID.
and j. II. Leonard. Financo-J. r
Murray, j. b. Jones, J, w. Gray and
g.. II. Goldman (SwiiZur Liuihicun.) Fra.
ternal reations-E. ]. Drinkhouso, J.
NJ. Holmes, J. E. T. Ewell, a. J. Donaldson
+. a. Nsille. SIbbath.schools--W J. Floyd
4. II. Lewis, ]. A. Wigan, Willard Melvin
w. J. Baker Unfinished busineSs-C. NJ
Thompson, W. ]. Neepier, T. w. Mnthcr
Tompcrance-J. I. Ward, 5. A. Hobltzel, A
d. Dick, William Stevens, Abraham Austine
Pulpit services-David Wilson, j. L. Murray
J. w. Gray. Boundaries--o. Hammond, Sam
uel II. Green, J. 4. Clark, Joseph Barnett, J
W. Gilbert, ]. w. Williams, T. w. Ralph
Tho conference then adjourned.
At 730 o'clock sermons were preached b,
Rev. d. d. Turney, at the Ninth street NJ. ?
church; Rev. G. l.. Bacchus Mt the Nortl
Carolipa.avenuo mission. and Rev. A. w
Mather, at the First church, Navy-Yad. Al
the services were well attended.