Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19
9TH SESSION.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE NJ. E.
CHURCH.
THURSDAY. March 10. 1880.

conducted by Mayberry Goheen,
and Bishop Simpson took the
CHR at 0 o'clock.
The roll Of absentees was called,
and George Hildt, S. l.. NJ. Censor,
j. Mex. Kelley, John w Hedges,
James n Davis, John S Deale,
John III Ryland, George NJ Berry,
John II Dashiel, l. M Gardner, A
j. Bender, w T l. Weech, G w
Heyde. Emory Burhman, ] d
Still, K Z Shipley, Joseph = Will
son, Henry p West. VIM. r r.
win, Daniel Haskell, L A Thirlk-
cid, John B Hall. Henry G Smith.
and S S Wilson, answered TO their
names.
On motion the further calling of
the rell was dispensed with.
The Journal of yesterday was
read and approved.
A draft on the chartered fund
for thirty dollars was ordered.
a communication from DIR.
Hanlan, President of Pennington
Seminary, and the reports of E ]
Grey, President of Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary, were receiv-
ed and referred to the Committee
on Seminaries.
Rev. j M Buckley, d. D., editor
of the Christian Adoocdte, Rev ID
j Holmes, of Wisconsin Confer
ence, Rev. j p Hyde, President of
LnnOak Seminary, j Nj Phillips,
agent OF the Book Concern, New
York, Rev. j A Hoffheins, of the
Reformed Church, Rev. M l. Gull
Ter, ofthe Lutheran Church, Rev A
E Rogers, of the Baptist Church,
and Rev. ID III Riddle, d. D.. of
the Presbyterian Church, of this
city, were introduced.
The tenth question of the gen.
eral minutes was resumed, viz:
Was the character of each preach.
er examined, and the character of
w f Ward, Samuel Shannon, S
M Hartsock, Thomas Daugherty,
Lie Miller, w f Speake, G G Ba-
ker, f Goucher, T l. Poulson,
VIM. Rogers, F w Shriner, w G
Herbert, j III G Dosh, Thomas
Myers, A j Gill, J M West. G w
Cecil. j j Largent, w A Koontz.
S " Leech, ID M Browning, j I'll
Marsh, T j Cross, s B Hall, J III
Dashiell, A G Marriott, S M AL
ford, III M Hartman, and J w
Hedges, was examined and passed.
The character of III HI Smith
was examined and passed, aud his
relation changed from effective to
supernumerary at his own request.
B Peyton Brown, Presiding FL
der of the Washington District,
and the character of B p Brown,
John Lannahan, John s Deale,
Robert w Baer, George V Leech.
g w Heyde, G Ii Richardson, j
G Hagey, l. NJ Gardner, jesse G
Starr, j r Wheeler. w J McKin-
ney, w M Hammack, James
McLaren, John w Smith, f D
Owen, j Nick Kelley, G f Weede,
John IL Ryland, r r Murphy, w
Fl Laney, Solomon German, J S
M Haslup, A Ii Ames, j A Nor
gan, l. A Thirlkeld, Daniel Has
kell, and f S Fort, was examined
and passed.
When the name of w II Barnes
was called his Presiding Elder
read letter from him announcing
his withdrawal from the M. 4
Church, and on motion record to
this effect was ordered.
A the request of John Lama
han, Il S Fort made the following
statement:
ain September, 1880, George
Cullisison, member of the M. +.
Church. in st. Mary's Circuit, died
was requested to Officiate at the
funeral At was determined, at the
solicitation of his mother, to bury
him in ST. Mary's Cemetery, stu
ated near st. Mary's Female Sem.
mary. W hen the funeral process
sion reached the cemetery, | was
met by the Rev. Mr.. Bannister,
Rector Of ST. Mary's Parish Prot
estant Episcopal Church, who
said, Mr. Fort, | will now take
charge of the funeral replied
Mr.. Cuilis0n was a member OF my
church, also his wife and son. At
the request of his aged mother,
who desireu him to be buried by
the side Of his father, we have
brought him here fora interment.
Mr.. Bsnnister said, You cannot
ofiiciate in this burying ground
it is consecrated. Our law does
not allow any but Episcopal min
listers to read the burial service in
the ground A member of the
vestry said substantially the same
thing.
"The mother Of the deceased then
said Let us bury him here and
have the service elsewhere.'