Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-08
THE EVENING STAR.
E>uAh ..-..........Narch -, ISSi
me baltimore VI. T.. Conference.

me baltimore ". T.. Conference.
00AiNS CHANGES IN PAsToRSHIrs-THr WOMAN
QUESTION ETC
t'o''esl'onde'aos or TIE Ets7,fnc SAIL
MakrrssBURs, W. Va. March 4
The 9th session or the pa,,,,,o,a -,
conference OF the NJ. E. church win na convan.a,
here tomorrow morning. To-day larre nun
oerS or ministers and members OF the aanon,,
nation are arriving by the trains. R,shon
simpson. OF Philadelphia. Will preside. ass,sta,
by Bishop Bowman, OF St Louis. This confeT
ence includes that part OF the state OF Mary
lard west or the Chesapeake bay, a few CHARGES
on the borders or Pennsylvania and several of
the border counties OF Virginia. and has on ia
rolls the names or 202 ministers. several of
Them being japanese, In their own country.
noer the rule which is imperative that min
lster must be assigned new field after three
quite
NUMBER or CHANGES.
nder this rule the following Will yacste.
Msshlngton-Rev. John Lanahan Foundry:
Kew. John y. Deale Wesley Chanel. Rey l. NJ
Gardner Ry land; Rev. j. r. Wheeler, waugh:
ReV. w. l. Mckinney, Hamline; Rev. r, 10
owen. Mount Zion; Rev. j. ST clair Neal.
NcoooeIry; Rev. J. Z. Wright Mount Wash
lngton; Rev. +. II. Havener, BrooklaadyilIe.
ne'; 4: r. refers, Montgomery circuit; Rev. W.
Ii. Laney. Pleasant Grove circuit Rev. T. A,
Morgan. Wesley Chapel Annapolis; Rry Holm
EdWsrds, Lonaconing; Rev. X f. Bisnap. key
ser, W. Va lev: ID. A. Foard, Grant circuit. W.
NJ. y u
Rev. j. j. Moore, West harford circuit: Pew
Vim. Rogers. Summerteld: Rev. j. j. Iaryeut
Linganore Rev Milford Downs. South Bait
more. on William street: Rev O. W Coouar
Wesley Chapel; Rev. Ii. c. smith. Appold: Rev.
j. +. OckermaD. East Baltimore Station; Rey
IL w. Black. High street; Rev. VIM. NJ o.
norne, Highland avenue; Rev. W. f. Ward,
tayette street; Rev. =. shannon, Columbia ava.
nue.; Rev. 5. NJ. Hartsock, Franklin street. Rev
dnofaas Dougherty, Emory: Rev. w. T. Speake
natcoat; Rev. j. Z. Goucher. Gilmor street.
hnF lDO.-
10 FOUNDRY church and that Dr. Lananan will
go 10 Baltimore.
AS is usually the case when presidential
tlectiohs lake place, the past year has been
devoid or any great spiritual awakening In the
Dlstrlct churches, unless IL is in Grace church
where the meetings since January list have re-
suited IN over % conversions. The membership
however, shows an Increase.
SHALL WOMEN BIZ ADMITTED TO THE srSrsrRy~
ABOUT the most interesting question which
Will De before the body is that admitting women
10 tne ministry. Under the discipline as it now
reads the leaders and stewards and ministers
have authority to license eXhorters maze or
female, but as 10 ministers the term male "a
used. Some year or two ago Mrs Clara Roach
nee Cutter was licensed by the quarterly con-
ference OF Hamline 9th and streets) church
as an exhorter, since which time she has been
quite active In REVEALS and other meetings
particularly temperance meetings. About six
months ago the Hamline quarterly conference
recommended Mis- Roach for license as local
minister. The presiding elder (Rev. b. F.
BroWnl decided that this could not be done ana
an appeal was made TO the bishops. Ia is un-
derstood that they have decided 10 present the
question TO this conference for its action. tits
also understood that the Hamline people will
press the question here, and should they be I'M
successful Will appeal 10 the general conference
Ohio Wen TO the Front I'm Paradise.
Not content with taking all the post Offices
on this sphere. Ohio men are even dominating
the heavens above, II certain poet who ac-
companied the spirit OF Matt Carpenter on its
recent Journey 10 heaven speaks the truth
Here is report at least OF what the gate
Keeper there said after he had learned the name
OF the spirits native state:
From Wisconsin. that State of sin!
fear cannot LET you in"
But where Is PeteTtm asked the soul;
j thought that hel he had control ~
We'll, so he had" the keeper said,
But now N acting here instead.
There's been change I'd have you know
since came here year ago
The Offices the saints held then
Are now held by Ohio men,
All from that State get into glory:
All others 20 to purgatory."
The soul, borne down 10y weight of