The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-12
.oee.tug~ OF the baltimore Annual
.o,tcrcncc. Methodist Episcopal
cnureh. south.
SNCnNn nay.


SECOND DAY.
p,.ton McTveire, who had been detained
p.,ssiov connection at Cincinnati, ar
y u on The evening train Yesterday.
I',|t,,ierence was called 10 order at 3 O'Clock
NniSho3 McTSeirc In the chair.
~ "'I;c,ops .trviccs were held. consisting
,,,ding l2.a Romans and singing The
Oh hymn aud prayer conducted by the
u ."nompniciiion from the Publishing
A. Nashville. Tenn, was read, show
IT,. follow ing: sales of books manufac-
lpS ' bv HE House, Sj3 SS3.SS; sale Of
iui,' and merchandise purchased from
oy homes. slS.660 81; AdU0cdte sub
o'D,' ms s3S GSG 50; subscription TO sun
SCI ,hooi periodicals. SIC 26l.43; with
0s' 1cm,. making The total amount OF
o'",' n Sij4.31S.Sl. The house has
pu',,. ',,rc expense in any way contracted
pau nro.,rition OF lis business during The
:" .' ' and uoGcr lis present efficient man-
INT the house IS IN nca'thS auo oope.
s. "-'rdi,:.D. Rev. DR.. McFcrri0, agent
y. ,.. Publishing. House, addressed the
C,,tfrence ia his usual Impressive manner
cool roE THE SINGLE MsN.
~ waters, OF The Baltimore district,
10 rdr,- Wilson. Frank +. Griffith, and
.f.' ,ii0gr. 4 The East Baltimore district,
gr..n We.lfv Mitchell, o! The Roanoke dis
Jo'" Y Vudebrand. Of the MoOreheld
H., and William g. lIOdgkln, Of the
w'b,ngtor district, were recomm' nded by
y, .,rni',.e %, having passed The requisite
,.i,s,ioe. and were admitted on pfooa'
i,,o ibr travelling connection. After
.'' ..,,r,r,c~ ana qualification OF these
-, men bad. q, is the custom IN Annual
asrlnce. been carefully inquired into,
MIN NcTyrirc asked. "Ar- they all SIN
-, ,-'ns" aud when answered IN toe al
r,,,,e. "a. aid. ~ hope YOU VIII try ana
mem "a for reasonable itrm. lhueh-
D., md" continued the Bishop, iii any
.,....a vouY, ucn have taken any pfcnhl-
-, .i.t> in TINT direction, advise them
,-,,.,n,ue utuIcproCeediuss for awhile. ~
rG,neNcd ilu-btcf.J
ELDERS PASSED.
T.. examination Of the character OF
,l,.. w3, taken up, and The character OF
H.. ". tautcr. Z. II. W hi>ntr' !. r.
Re-. &. NJ Brown, John Land>treet' D.
IIo-le.N. G.. Bllhis. \. +. Bfadcnhaugh,
T. =. RIVER. ". ". Watts, /. Il. Jones' l.,
" u4,lup. v. l.. Miller, II. :. Coe, ana
David Thomas, Of the Biiilmoic G's'iic''
Wei, examined and passed.
Tgf goANoKE DISTRICT.
Tl. rc9os. d Rev. Thomas +. Carson,
,-,.ijtnp cider o. the Roanoke district, Is
J.. ,.row>. T.i> district i, located IN the
u,.,r oar, G.. the Valley Of virginia eX'
t.rd,ug from fTtnly mics beyond S'aunton
to oI.l.ri.p>t lgg. covering something oven
..y c1uu'ie.. /. h9S 10 it sixteen paSlora
cr,r.e. and membership Of about 5000
TIf. dl.tric- ls. been steadily improving iol
.onr ,car> last ina al Churchly and tenn
r.,.l RESPECTS. Member, have Increased II
iLc larger number ri the churches, WhllS
financially yry decided progress Is every
where apparent.
W0pgFIELD DISTRICT.
In the Nooried di>tric;-Rcv. Rumsel
Smith,on presiding elder-there were foul
hundud conversions the past year; th'
spiritual condition good; the sunday
school intorcs, On the increase: sevcra
clurche> dedicated during the year. There
is dI,tric. parsonage at ROmney IN pro
CO., Il erection. The preachers have beer
faithful and cGcicn' in the performance %
then work, aud the district, in IFS genera
Interests, j, IN 4 healthy aud hopeful condi
toa.
LCWlSBUGG DISTRICT.
The Lewi.burg district Of the Baltimore
Conference hl- been presided over for th'
lat two year, by the Rev. j. &. Dice, wei
known throughout the bounds Of the Balti
more Conference n an earnest and abb
minister. and g courteous, Christian gentle
man. The district is in very prOsperou
condition There have been extensive re
vyal, IN several charges OF the district
The number OF acceSsiOns to the Churcl
reach up into the hundreds. The distric
j, aIge but comparatively easy 10 travel
Most Of the charges have TO be reached
however, Oy means OF private con
ycyanct. The district, within III
last two years. shows large advance in al
tie Interests Of the Church. The publ
collections may be especially mentioned. |
/, TIE wont al the pJcSid NJ elder and pro
ptly 30, too, 20 present 10 the people thei
Obligation % give as we'll rs TO pray and dis
charge other dntit> incumbent upon them
The result 81 this proceeding is an advanc
in The particular mentioned, and, indeed, i
all The financial interests. Within lib
bound, Osthi> district McthOd>m i bccom
in more and more a power. Old preit
dice are disappearing and the numeric
strength greatly increased year by year.
PASSED.
The charIcte. Of the following elders
the Easi Baltimore district were examined
then reports on finances and statistics reaC
O. j, required IN the case Of each pastor, an
passed: ". H. d. Harper, :. II. Cox, /
r. Ban, W. 4. Mcdonald, G. i. Alien, ,
W. Steele G.. II. Zimmerman. j. l.. kiblei
L, W. Brown, II. y. Gavcr, Frazier Fun
J. y. ShOaG, y. K. Wilburn, ;. Il. Dolly, :
Townsend, ana +. II. Shipley.
Adjourned with benedictiOn by Bisho
NcTyere.