The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-11
HARRrsoNBuRG.


PROCEEDINGS OF THE BALTIMORE ANNUAL con-
FERENCE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
SOUTH.
fCorrczpondence Of the Richmond Dispaich.I
WEDNESDAY,, March o, 1881.
The Baltimore Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, COM
meneed is uipety-seyenth session In Marvin
church. Harrisonburg, Va, March D. 1881,
at A. VI.
In the absence OF Bishop II. n. McTyeire,
ID. D., detained by missing railway connec.
lion at Cincinnati, the services were opened
with reading the 121st and l22d Psalms,
singing the 0l6th bymu-" See, Jesus, Thy,
Disciples ee"-and prayer by Rev. samuel
Rogers, ID. D., presiding elder OF Baltimore
district. The Conference then sung WITH an
junction., "Come We that Love the Lord"
led by Rev. A. Poe Boude, in which the
congregation joined heartily.
The roll was called by The old secretary
OF the Conference, Rev. DIR. John ,. Mar
| tin.
The Conference, on the second ballot,
elected Rev. A. w. Wilson. ID. ID, mis-
sionary secretary, president pro tenn, who
| TOOK the chair aud thanked tue Conference
| for the honor conferred.
| Rev. DIR. Bowman, OF the Presbyterian
| Church, was Introduced to the Confer
eDcc.
A communication from Rev. DR.. I. o..
Summers, OF Nashville. Tenn, conveyin:
fraterna greetings and regretting his in
ability to be present, was read,
Rev. ]. l.. Shipley, Rev. DIR. Martin, the
preacher on the adjoining circuit Rev. j. ;.
Hopkins, and J. 2. Houck were appointed
a Committee on Public Worship.
| A communication from Rev. DR.. a. w.
| Wilson, missionary secretary, was read,
representing the missionary work Of the
Church as steadily progressing.
Rev. DR.. Sledd, Of the Virginia Confer
ence, was introduced. and addressed the
| Conference in the interests OF Church lite
nature, and especially the Homiietic MONTH";.
IN. OF which he is editor.
Rev. w. II. Seat was appointed on the
Committee OF Examination Of the Third
Year in place Of Rev. J. A. Kern.
The Goth question OF the general min
utes-viz, " Are all the preachers bameiess
in life and official administration! was
| read.
The Baltimore district was called, and
repre- resented by the Presiding Elder, Rev.
Samuel Rodgers, ID. D., a follows: The
almost unprecedented severity OF the win
ter has proved to be serious hlndrance in
The work Of the year, especially upon cir
cults. Notwithstanding this. il is believed
that the statistics will show numerical gain
in the number Of members, and no falling
of in payments for ministerial support
and Conference collections. There is steady
increase cf Interest in Sunday.scbool work,
and gains both in tbs number OF schools
and the number OF scholars on roll FAINT
| " worship is observed by q minority Of
our people. There Is a growing Interest 10
mission work. and efforts 10 pay indebted
ness on church property have been crowned
with such success that nearly all debts have
| been eXlinguished. The condition OF the
district may be reported generally pros
porous.
| The East Baltimore district was repre-
sented by Prcsiding-Elder Armstrong, who
said the district suffered not only by reason
Of the Indictment WInter, but also from The
prevalence OF sickness during the summer.
Notwithstanding, the spiritual and material
| Interests OF. the Church i'm the district have
not been seriously depressed. 4 net in
crease OF membership will appear; new
church has been built and pald for at sud
lersyiIle, Queen Anne's county, Nd, and
another completed at Huntington, Calvert
county, Md, and also paid for. \ new
parsonage, DulIt on laylof circuit. lIlHlll
Station, in Baltimore, has raised upwards
OF $1,000 during the year, paying the debt
on the church property and increasing The
| benevolent contributions.
Rev. Mr.. Reed, Of the Virginia Confer
encc, was introduced.
Revs. Samuel kepler, A. \. E>kridge,
| Thomas IIIdebrand, J. w. Tongue, f. VI.
Mills, Henry Hoffman, }. W. EVAN, l.. l..
Krcgloe, Il. s. l.. SiXeaS, GeOl 20 Stevenson,
George w. Liehlner. and william Hedges
were granted the supernatural relation.
j. Newman Hank, J. W. Boteler, A. K.
Martin, George II. Jefferson. L. +. Hete-
rick, James Beatty, 5. 5. Roszel, J. n.
Spangler were continued III the supernumc-
rary relation.
The name Of :. Townsend was subStiu-
ted for that Of b. +. Ball on the Committee
on Sunday-SchOOs.
Rev. J. J. Laflerly, editor oi the Southern
Punt and Richmond ChriStiGn AdrOcdte,
OF Richmond, Va, addressed The audience.
Conference adjourned with the beuedlc-
ton by Rev. DR.. Wilson.