Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-09

PROCEEDINGS To-DAY-REPoRT OF WASHINGTON
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DISTRICT. ETC.
BAlTIMoRY, March 9.-The Baltimore conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church reassmblcd
this morning Bishop Wiley presiding. one hum
dred and nifty preachers were present The names
ginia conference, and Rev Howard III. Mestwood,
from the West virginia conference. were placed on
drew from the Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
Joo A. Price, presiding elder, represented The Ball
tiinore district to be in fiourishing condition.
More than 5000 had been expended during the
year Tor Sunday school work. The chara.a .atars OF
the effective elders ia this and the Washington
THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT
Rev. b. p. Brown, presiding elder OF the WASH
lngton district, reported that &5o,e0 had been paid
ana Improving churches and parson ages and for
me payment OF the principal and Interest on
skurch debts. over one thousand souls have
Nen converted, including 22S at Waugh chapel,
Washington, where a debt of $4,000 was paid. At
metropolitan church over flity souls were con-
yerted, ana the church WAS free OF debt. AT Me-
kendree q debt OF 5000 had been paid. S11 600
We're also paid on the interest and principal of the
Foundry church. At Hamiine a floating debt OF
500 was provided Tor, and at Mount Zion over
s.. 200 were received for church Improvements.
During the year three new churches have been
built and paid for. The church I'm Washington.
Mr. Brown said. was not doing God AID Method
ism the work She ought To do. Multiplying pas
tora charges, he conteDded, weakened the congre-
cations, so that some had become too weak to
stand alone. and too thin TO make shadow.
Rev. J. Emory Round, president OF the Centen-
nary Biblical Institute, Baltimore, reported is
students on the roll; 93 males and 81 females; 80
are preparing for the ministry. The total current
expenses OF the school Will he about s. GOO. The
expenses or erecting and providing and furnishing
the new building have been nearly met Three OF
the students are Roman Catholics, z are aptists,
are EpiScopalianS, ana the balance attend the
Methodist church. Mr.. Round says the colored
people among them are of vastly higher order in
point OF intelligence and culture than those Iarther
south.
THE FREEDMAN's AID SOCIETY, ETC
Rev. ID. c. Hartzell, OF New Orleans, assistant
secretary OF the Freedman's Aid Society. made an
earnest address in behalf OF the society. which
has been In existence for Is years t has II fnsti-
tutfonS OF learning established I'm the South, at
tended by 1900 young colored men and women.
The property owned by the society In tie South
was valued at over $j01.000, without a dollar OF
debt There are, DR.. HartZell said, nearly a mil
lion co1ored people In the South who cannot read
their ballots or write their names
DIR. James Strong, OF Drew Theological Semin.
AIRY. spoke hopefully OF that Institution, which, he
said, had no debt upon it. The institution took
great interest in the religious Qualifications OF
young men, but could not put brains In men, Rev.
ID. ii. Carroll treasurer OF the church relief fund,
reported receipts s., 80 541; all dsbursed. dele
CATION OF members o. the Washington conference,
tcOlored), headed by Rev. K. W. s. Peck, intro
duced to the conference: aiSo Rev. Elon Foster OF
the New York conference; Rev. j. u. Peck, OF the
New York east conference; Rev. t. j. Gray, presi-
dent OF WilllamspoT Dickinson Seminary: Rev.A.
5 Hunt, corresponding Secrcttry OF the American
Bible Society: III. w. Douglas. publisher OF tho
Methodist. Adjourned until Friday, AIN