Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-24
The Methodist Conferences.

BAL11aORE CONFERENCE VI. E. CHURCH.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E. church,
embracing all OF the western shore of Maryland
part Of West Virginia and the District of Column
bia. meets on March 8. in the Madison Avenue
NJ. E. church, Baltimore Bishop E. G. Andrews
presiding. There are about 200 ministers on the
roll. A lay electoral conference will be held
March 5, to elect two delegates to the General
Conference, which meets in Cincinnati on May
|. The Baltimore Conference elects four minis
terial delegates to the General Conference.
There Is a rule in the church which prohibits
minister from remaining at any one charge or
on any circuit more than three successive years,
and under this rule the following changes will
be made in this District: Revs. A. II. Ames,
McKendree; H. S. France. Grace; D. G. Marriott,
UniOntOwn. Rev. Mr.. Guard, now pastor OF
church in California, is expected to be trans
ferred to Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. church,
Baltimore, and Rev. j. B. Van Meter, who has
been pastor there for year, will probably be
appointed to another charge within the bounds
Of the conference, though he still holds his posi-
ton as chaplain in the United States navy. Mr..
Van Meter will be remembered as the former
pastor Of Ryland Chapel, South Washington.
AS stated In THE STAR a few weeks since there
is some prospect that Rev. DR.. Lanahan, of the
Foundry, will go to Grace church, Baltimore,
and that. DR.. Gibson will be returned to the
Foundry.
In this conference the subject of the Metro
politan Church of this city will be acted on,
with a view Of securing some relief to the con-
gregation. The membership claim that the
church was not built under the Baltimore con-
church as a representative Methodist church,
and that the bishops have so recognized it by
transferring ministers representative men) from
other conferences and placing them in charges
The debt is now 10000. and they Will probably
ask that the general conference assume at least
the greater part of the debt. In this connection
1t may be stated that the official board, as well
as majority of the members, are DESTROYS that
the present pastor, Rev. II. r. Naylor, d. D.,
will be returned at least for this year.
THE N. P. CONFERENCE.
The Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant church, which includes
all Of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and
part of Delaware. meets In 9th-Street church, in
this city, March 10, with Rev. d. W. Bates pres
ident. The limit of pastoral service Is five
years. and there will not probably be any
changes in churches in the District Of Column
bia, although pastors are not compelled to re-
main five years in any one charge. There are
ITO ministers on the roll of this conference, and
the lay representatives make the actual attend
anCe about $50. Delegates will also be elected
at this conference to the General Conference Of
the church, which meets Oh the third Friday in
May, in P1ttSburg, Pa. For every $500 men,
bers the conference is entitled to one ministe-
rial and one lay delegate in the General Confer
ence which will give the Maryland conference
about niIe OF each, as it numbers 1000 men,
berS.
NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
The Annual Conference of the NJ. E. Church
South meets at Front Royal, Va, on March 3.
The rule for pastoral cont1nuancein this church
is four years.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
of the NJ. E. Church will meet in Cincinnati in
May next and at the same time the joint COM
mittee Of which Bishop Simpson is chairman
to Call an ecumenical conference of representa-
tiyeS of the several Methodistic bodies.