Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

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mans Foreign Missionary Society
and commend it to the considera
ton and cooperation of our mem,
bers,
The following signed by s &
Wilson aud l. I Weiderman wa:
adopted:
ResoiUed. That the Baltimore
Annual Conference concur In the
action of the Hedgesyille Quar-.
terly Conference In regard to the
sale of the Nj. f. Church at Bed
ington, on Hedgesville circuit
and the application of the proceeds
to the purchase of parsonage on
said circuit.
The second question of the gen.
eral minutes was called, viz: Who
are admitted on trial? and the
following brethren having been
duly recommended, and having
passed satisfactory examination
before the Conference Committee
were introduced, and on motion,
admitted. viz Whilford ID
Mcdowell, recommended by
Quarterly Conference Mt. Vernon
Place Church, Baltimore; Howard
f Downs, recommended by the
Quarterly Conference Of South
Baltimore Station; George w
King, recommended by the Quar-
terly Conference of Madison
Square Church; w Raymond
Stricken, recommended by the
Quarterly Conference of Monu-
msnt Street Station; Leigh @ Nor
gan, recommended by the Quar-
terly Con ference of Fletcher Chap
ell, Washington; Thos. r. Marsh,
recommended by the Quarterly
Conference of Old Town Circuit,
and Edward l. Watson, recon-
mended by the Quarterly Confer
ence of Grant Circuit.
The twentieth question Of the
general minutes was called, viz:
Where and when shall our next
Conference be held? and Broad
way Station, Baltimore City was
unanimously elected.
On motion of a K Gibson, the
Committee on Examination was
instructed to report in numerals.
The report of the Committee on
Summaries was submitted, and
after debate. In which j III Da-
she'll, j b Vanmetre, ID III Carroll,
S A Wilson, j w Hedges, G III
Richardson and j b Still particle
pated. said report was taken up
by sections and adopted and then
adopted as a whole.
Dr. Crook, Professor In Drew
Theological Seminary, and j e.
Rounds, Principal OF Centenary
Institute, addressed the Confer
ence.
j z Wright, Treasurer of Bal
timore Conference Endowment
Fund of Drew Seminary, read his
report which was referred to the
Committee on Church Relief for
audit, and on motion of ID III Car
roll, Brother Wright was contin-
ued as treasurer of this fund and
requested to prosecute the work of
collecting unpaid subscriptions.
The report of the Committee on
the American Bible Society was
presented, and after an adj
dress by Rev. w II Long, Dis
trict Superintendent of the Amer
lean Bible Society for West Vir-
GINA, said report was adopted,
and on motion OF G III Richardson,
it was ordered that so much of the
collection for the Bible Society as
had been raised in this State
should be sent to the auxiliary
society of West Virginia.
On motion of s l. NJ Conser, the
Secretary was instructed to trans
NIT as an answer to the inquiry
of the President of the Maryland
State Sunday School Union a copy
of go much of the report of the |
on Sunday Schools as
To this subject, and on mo- |
ton of John Lannahan the COM
mittee was discharged from its
further consideration.
The following preamble and |
resolution, signed by j A Price
and L + Morgan, was unanimous
ly adopted:
WHEREAS, John Gorsucb. Esq,
late of Baltimore. In his last will
and testament bequeathed $40, 1000
to the Bishops Of the NJ u Church
ia trust for the benefit Of the SUI
preachers of the Bal
timore Conference,
ResotUed, That we highly ap-
preciate this kind and generous
of the aged and me-
cessitous members of our body and
that we will cherish his memory
rs one who has received the Divine
plaudit, "Inasmuch as We have
lone IL to one of the least of these
my brethren. we have done it unto
me-"
The rep prt OF the Conference