National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-15
CONFERENCE TOPICS.
PROCEEDINGS AT MARTINsBURG.
Gossip About the Ippointments-The Latest Slate
for Observation-Disclosures Of the Sabbath
Memorial Services Held Yesterday
Missionary Collections.


| Missionary Collections.
Special to The Republican. -
MARTINsBURG, w. Va, March I4.-As
the session of the Baltimore Annual Conference NJ
E. Church draws to a close the interest in the ap-
pointments in which many ministers ana con-
| gregations are concerned becomes lntensined.
| From oil information that can be obtained 1t ap-
pears probable at the present time that the follow
ing appointments to Washington churches viii be
made: North Capitol, Rev. F. Havenner; Memorial
| N. E. Church, Rev. W. NJ Hammack; Wesley
Chapel, Rev. w. 1. McKenny; Foundry, Rev. W.
F. Ward; Metropolitan, Rev. r. n. Baer; Waugh,
Rev. L. NJ Gardner; Ryland, Rev. W. NJ. Downs
Mount Zion, Rev. S. Shannon; Hamline, Rev. 5.
NJ. Hartsock; Grace Rev. J. W. Smith; Union,
Rev. ]. w. Hagey; Georgetown, Rev. DR.. Kelley;
| Fourth street. Rev. G. V. Leech; Twelfth street.
Rev. s. A. Morgan.
When the conference assembled this morning
| the report of the committee on the freedman
Aid Society was then presented to the conference.
By order of the General Conference, the poor white
class were also included in the distribution of the
| funds of this society, who, without any fault OF
their own have been left without the simple rudi-
ments of an education. In view of the great needs
of the society it has recommended that S125,0O0 be
raised by the whole church. The assessment
made upon the Baltimore Conference for this cause
last year was 81 500 and receipts were SSl616. The
conference was recommended to place itself upon
| record as fully agreeing with the high purposes
and aims Of this society.
Messrs. Griffith and Baker, of the Maryland Sun
day School Union. addressed respectful letter de-
| string to know specifically what were the objec-
| tons really made against that organization. 1t
was referred to the Sundayschool committee for
a reply.
The report of the committee on
SABBATH OBSERVANCE
lamented the growing tendency of the times to
ignore the moral obligations of this divine inStt-
tuition by failing to observe the fourth cammand-
| ment, viz: "In it thou shalt do no manner of
work" They most heartily Endorsed the effort
of several camp-meeting associations to maintain
| a proper observance of the Sabbath and hoped
that all such institutions would emulate the exam
pie of those who had already acted. The report
was adopted.
In the report of The committee on tracts and
Sunday schools it was recommended that Meth
Odist help in the international lessons, as well as
the lessons themselves, should be used, as they
were we'll adapted to the needs of our Sunday
schools but that the teaching of the Catechism as
the Discipline requires should not be neglected
that great should be taken in the selection of
proper books for the Sunday school Libraries. As
land Sunday School Union, they recommended
that all the collections should be appropriated to
the support of our own Sunday School Union.
The committee on education reported that
1888 had been collected and by motion of Rev.
DR.. w. S. Edwards the Conference ordered it to be
sent to the treasurer of Dickinson College. The
Rev. DR.. ]. O. Clark, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, was introduced to the Conference
and addressed the ministers concerning the Me-
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now partially erected.
The stewards report of conference claimants
was adopted About S, 145 in claims were allowed,
and collection to meet the claims was Sc, 132, or
about sixty eight per cent of the amount.
On motion of Rev. W. Wheeler, a vote of THANKS
was passed by the Conference to the Mount Vernon
Place n. E. Church, Baltimore Nd, for the pro-
ceeds of concert held there for the benefit of the
above collection. The Conference requested that
the Rev. A. W. Rudisill prepare memoir of the
Rev. T. S. Hardin, Just deceased. At ten a. N. the
MEMORIAL SERVICE
of the ministers and widows who died during the
year were introduced by the Bishop announcing
the 979th hymn, Asleep in Jesus; blessed sleep"
Rev. Joel Brown read the obituary of Rev. Charles
Cleave, and Rev. A. II. Ames performed the same
office forthe late Rev. James Bunting offs Marys
County, Nd Rev. Joel Brown read q memoir of
Mrs s. S. Webster, the wife of Rev. J. G. G. Web
ster, secretary of the Conference. The commit
tee on memoirs was requested to prepare notices
of the deaths of Mrs. Hyson, Mrs Mccartney and
Mrs Larkin, to be printed in the minutes. Rev. A.
s. Hank delivered a plain, practical and ear
nest missionary sermon from Luke xiv, 46 and AZ.
The committee on missionary contributions re-
ported that the following amounts had been re-
ceived from each district viz Baltimore, ST. 1907;
East Baltimore, Sc 0S66S; West Baltimore, SIS 099.76
Washington, S., 1876, and Cumberland s., 714.S7,
the total being S24 an increase over last year
OFFS, 24029.
The Rev. E. E. Anderson was granted a location
at his own request.
The Rev. R. E. Bishop, on account of general
failing of health, requested a supernumerary rela-
tion with work for one year, and it was granted.
The case of Rev. George Cecil, who desired d
supernumerary relation, was postponed until to-
morrow.
The committee on the Baltimore City Mission
and Church Extension Society reported that though
the work had not been specially pursued for few
years, yet there was necessity for such organi
cation by which the masses of the people who
never attend church might be reached. Rev. s. H.
Cummings had been engaged in the undenomina-
tional work of a similar character, by which many
souls had been converted and much good done.
Pending the discussion of the report of publica
ton of the Baltimore Methodist a weekly paper,
the Conference adjourned.
The Rev. ]. o. Clarke, Savannah, Ga, gave a
free lecture at three p. m in which John Wesley,
the founder of Methodism, was highly eulogized,
as the greatest reformer since Martin Luther.
This evening a large and enthusiastic temper
ance meeting was held in the church, in which
the benefits of local option and prohibition were
and eloquently pleaded by the ReVs ].
Mex. Reilly and Thomas Poulsen, D. D. Rev. W.
T. D. GLENN presided.