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

son to rest.
After some debate in which
John Llnahan, j III Dashiel, j A
Price aud w t d GLENN partici-
pated, the previous question was
called on a motion 10 refer the
subject to committee of three
and said motion not prevailing a
resolution offered by A M Court
! ney that the statement of + S
Fort be placed on the Journal,
was adopted.
DR. Kynett addressed the Con
ference on the work of the church
extension society, and was. follow
ed by DIR Buckley, who represent
ed the interest of the Christian
Advocate, of which he is editor.
Thomas Myers offered the fol-
lowing which was on motion
adopted
ResotUed, That we cordially APP.
prove the present editorial man
agement of the Christian Adrdcdte,
and will do all we can to increase
its circulation in our bounds.
On motion of G. G Baker, G
Hirst Reed was appointed TO col
lect funds for the payment of Con-
| ference blanks ordered last SEES
sion.
The following signed by j A
Price and w G Herbert was
adopted:
Resolued, That the hearty
thanks of the Conference are due
and hereby rendered to w III
Baldwin, Esq, of Baltimore, for
the generous aid given our people
in the erection of parsonage at
Savage on the Elkridge circuit.
The following signed by j w
Cornelius j A McCauley, w
Downs and A M Courtney was
adopted, and a copy of the same
ordered to be sent to Bro. Dosh.
We have learned with deep re-
greet of the inability Of our Secre-
tary, Bro s III G Dosh, in conse-
quence of protracted: sickness to
attend this session of Conference.
We hereby heartily express our
sympathy with Bro Dosh in his
affiictiOn and pray that it may
please the Great Head of the
church speedily and perfectly to
restore his health.
Rev. j Emory Rourd ADDRESSED
the Conference on the interest of
the Centenary Biblical Institute,
of which he is President, and hav-
ing made the statement that $500
more than had been received was
needed to pay the current ex-
penses of the Institutes; this mat
| ter on motion was referred to the
Committee on Freedman's Aid
Society, with the request that
they devise, if possible, some
measure of relief.
The tenth question Of the gener.
al minutes was again called, and
after l. I Waterman, Presiding
Elder of the Winchester District,
had represented his district the
character of l. II Waterman, A w
Rudisill, G E Maydwell, Jas J
Wilson, Thos Wood, John Ed
wards, Alex Bulaski, Geo w
Hobbs, r. f Bishop, B N Wood
en-, d A Foard, j r. Prudeu, III r
Hesh, w w McArsdale. G M
Berry, G K Young, G % Cook, w
r Gwinn, J l. Walsh, Reuben
Cobb. S s Wilson, NJ F B Rice,
w G Griffith. w s France, ID G
Miller: B S MacClay and Julius
Soper was examined aud passed.
ID III Carroll, Treasurer of the
Church Relief Fund, read his re-
| port, which was, on motion, re-
ferred to the Committee on Church
Relief, said committee directed te
audit the Presiding Elders ac-
counts with this fund.
On motion of w l. Edwards, the
Presiding Elders were requested
| to furnish the Committee on
Church Relief statement of the
appropriations on their districts
Tot publication in the minutes.
The report of the Baltimore
Branch of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society was read by j
B Slit, and on motion of A III
Ames, the following was adopted:
ReSOlUed, That we have heard
with great satisfaction the report
of the w. f. M. Society; that we
are heartily glad to learn of the
prosperity which has attended
this important organization of the
church, and that we promise to
our sisters our most cordial sym
pathy and most earnest co-opera-
ton with them in their noble en-
terprise.
The seventh question of the gen.
eral minutes was called, viz: who
! have been elected and ordained
elders ? and Page Miburn and
Henry Boggs having passed sat-
isfactory examination in the pre-
scribed course Of study, on the
| rannm m andaiinn of their prnsid.