National Republican., 1880-03-16
TIE MARYLAND CONFERENCE.
Election OF Delegates to the General Con
forcnce-Other Business Yesterday,

| Election OF Delegates to the General Con
| forence-Other business Yesterday.
| The Maryland annual conference was called
to order at the usual hour yesterday Rev. g
| II. Littlcton conducted the opening devOtiona
exercises. Tho committee on official report.
| submitted their report, and objection ben.
| made to the character of Rov. q. f. Earring.
| his case was referred to special committee
tho rest being adopted. The question OF
dividing the conference district was then
taken up and considered at great length, but
tho resolution providing for such u move.
mont was elected
Rev. y. II. Lewis asked permission to call
"A Sunday school convention in connection with
the Jackson grove camp.meetng, which was
| referred
DIR. Scott, editor of the Methodist Recorder
addressed the conference and ask cd that all
their papers DO placed under tho control oil
one board, so that there would bo some unity
between them.
The report of the committee appointed on
the character of Rev. Mr.. Earring announcing
that the objections were withdrawn, the re.
port was adopted.
Rev. j. S. Straughn presented a resolution
to annex the Frederick City mission to Lewis.
town and Harmony grove. to bG known rs the
Frederick mission, which was referred to the
committee on boundaries, with instIuctio to
report lhvorably upon the same,
A recess was taken, and tho Supemnnuatcd
Fund society was convened with DR.. Nichols
In the chair. The result of the election re.
suited in the choice Of Rev. DIR. Valiant, presi.
dent eE.0Mcio; Revs, Nichols and Strayer vice.
presidents; W. Il. Graham, recording secretary,
and DIR. Murray, corresponding secretary
Tho board of managers were reelected, and ]
w. Gilbert was chosen to Ill the place of Rev
d, Bates. Tho trcGsurcrs report showed that
$1,000 had been appropriated, aud that there
was balance Of S25il3.
+. T. Tagg moved that when tho conference
adjourn II he to meet on the first Wednesday
in May, 1851 lost. The motion was then
offered that when the conference adjourn Il be
to meet on the second Wednesday in March
The second Wednesday in september was
offered MS q substitute aud lost. Tho first
Wednesday In April, 1881, was offered and
carried. Cumberland, Nd, was settled upon
as the place for the next session. On motion
of Mr., TagG the conference proceeded TO Te.
consider this action, which motion was under
discussion when it was interrupted to receive
the report In regard to the appointment of
delegates to tho general conference which
meets on tho third Friday IN May. The fol-
lowing were announced as having been
elected l.. W. Bates, j. j. Murray, &. b.
Southerland, r. Murray, Il. J. Drmkhouse,
w. 4. Hammond 9. w. Button, W. j. O.
IL.
1t WIS announced that four minstors and six
laymon more had to be elected, and they pro.
Ceeded to ballot.
The conference then adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The conference reassembled at o'clock and
spent half hour In devotional exercises. Dis.
cussion on tho reconsideration of the action
selecting Cumberland, Nd, as tho place for
the next meeting WAS resumed, aud the motion
was lost. Rev. +, II. Tagg announced the
election Of j. ID, Kinzer and David Wilson,
and w. h. Uslton, J. w. Thompson
and ii. $, HollokolIor laymeu, as the addi.
tonal delegates 10 the general conference.
There being two ministers aud throe laymou
still to be elected, tho conference proceeded to
ballot.
The committee on Biblo cause reported the
aggregate contributions TO have been $3l2 ~,
and recommended that the pastors of tho sew.
eral churches bring their contributions 10 the
annual sessions OF the conference.
The report Of the committee on boundaries
was interrupted, and II was Rnnounced lhat
Dr. T, D. Valiant, minister, and Gayen Spence,
layman, had boen elected additional delegates
to the general conference.
The electoral college once moro retired and,
in few minutes, returned and announced
that S, II, Green aud w, G. Baker laymen, |
had been elected additional delegates, leaving .
one minister yet 10 be chosen.
The conference then adjourned.