The Evening critic., 1882-03-09
WEsLEY,S FOLLOWERS.
Proceedings In the CONFERENCE.-The
Browns Report ON the Condition
ofthe Washington District-A Good
Years Work Ian cons


BALTIMORE, March o.-Aftor my afternoon
report closed the Conference proceeded with
tho passage OF tho character OF effective
elders. Rev. W. II. Chapman Presiding Elder
of East Baltimore district made verbal re-
port OF the work OF his district during the past
year. resolution, signed by Rows. W. s.
Edwards and j. II. Dashiell, was adopted, ex-
pressing the sympathy OF the Conference with
Rev. Joseph P. Wilson, of Prince Frederick,
Calvert County, Md, whose church, parsonage
and furniture was destroyed by fire last week.
A committee OF one from each district was ap-
pointed TO solicit donations from the preachers
for the immediate relief Of Mr.. Wilson and his
family. At 1928 tho Conference adjourned,
with tho benediction by Bishop Simpson, to
meet Mt the First Church at half-past O'Clock
TO attend the funeral OF Rey. George Hildt.
The church was crowded with the ministers
and the relatives and friends OF the deceased
minister, who was greatly venerated and be-
were Revs. W. f. SpeaKe, @. W. Baldwin, c. d.
Smith, W. +. Ward, james T. Stiu and George
charge chi of Presiding Elder Edwards, and and ad.
dresses, covering the history, character and
life of tho deceased, were made by Revs. Isaac
| P. Cook and A. f. Gibson. The remains will
| be taken to West River, Ammo Arundel County,
Nd for interment.
The anniversary Of the Educational Society
was held at Broadway Charch last evening,
| and was addressed by Rev. Drs. Kidder, Han
Ion and Strong. The Bishop called the first
| meeting of his cabinet of elders last evening
| Corner, No. 20 Broadway and the uncertain
| itinerant wheel was set In motion.
Standing Committees.
The following standing committees were
| American Bible society-B. F. oiarkson,
Thomas Dougherty, S. NJ. Alford,R r. Murphy,
baltimore CITY Mission-w. NJ Osborne, ].
H. NJ. Lemon, Thomas Myers, G. W. Hyde, q.
Book DEPOSITORY. E. sh1pley, E. D. owen,
Samuel Shannon, W. I. McKenney, D. G.
| Miller.
Church Extension-Joseph P. Wilson, B. G.
| W. Reid, D; NJ. Browning, L. M. Hartsock G.
| Church Relief Fund.-. b. stitt E. Richard
son, o. O. Marriott, Daniel Haskell. II. P. West
Circulation of Minutes-W. H. Reed, ]. H.
Marsh, j. @. Nicholson, w. W. Van Arsdale
Conference stewards-Clergymen, r. W.
ReSs r. @ % Hobbs S F. sg%an g.
Hunt D. Clark, John $. Berry, E. F. Simpson,
II. w. Mason.
Weech, G.. W. Cooper, wilford Downs, James P.
| Wilson.
Dickinson College-D. II. Carroll, A. s. Hank,
A. E. Gibson, J. s. Deale, H. $. France:
Episcopal Fund.-! Edwards, II. @. Mcdaniel,
W. d. Morgan, W. NICK. Hammack, Page MIL
| burn.
Executive Missionary Committee-J. E.
Amos, L. o. Eldridge. c. d. Smith, A. ] Gill,
ehaIlnS AID soeietypw SieeSp G. Herbert H.
McFemar, F. W. shriver, W. H. Laney, $. s.
General statistics-w. NJ. Ferguson, W. E.
Curley, j. w. Cornelius, L. b. Wilson, J. s.
NJ. Haslup, Reuben Kolb
Local Preachers-E. II. Smith, W. Case, G. G.
Bacon, II. J. Cross Thomas Wood.
Memoirs-H d. Naylor, A. NJ. Courtenay, L.
c. Muller, A. H. Ames, A. W. Rudisill.
Public Worship-Pastors In the city, Rev. Mr.
Courteney, chairman.
Post-ofllces-H. R. Savage, Q. T. House, L. L.
Brown, L. s. Fort, H. @. Smith.
Publication Of Minutes-The secretaries.
| Sabbath observation-disclosures Guard, Joseph
France, j. B. Hall, u NICK. Kelley, G. o..
Cook.
seminaries of Learning and other Edpca-
tiopal Institutions except Dickinson College
H. Beggs, W. T. D. Clemm, t. NJ. West, R. N.
State Of the Church-J. F. Goucher, Joel
Brown, ]. P. Wright, George V. Leech, W. F..
sunday-schools and Tracts-w. Rogers, R..
Norris, s. V. Lcech, j. @. Hagey, James Nc
Laren.
Laymen-P. Hanson Hiss, George s. Grape,
J. w. Flack, William r. Woodward, r. w.
Mason.
Pearce, j. W. Smith, W. c. Griflth.
Conference Postmaster0Jesse Q. Starr.
| Baltimore Methodist-C. W. Baldwin, A. 8.
Hank, M. Goheen, j. H. Ryland, W. r. Gwinn.
TO-Day's Proceedings.
Special to THE EVENING CRITIC;
BALTIMORE, March 9.-The rainstorm OF
this morning made the attendance of visitors
to the conference very small The session was
opened with devotional exercises, conducted
by DR.. W. d. Edwards. After the reading OF
was called. The names Of L. II. Pierce and
Howard H. Westbrook, recent transfers to the
Conference, were directed to be placed on the
roll.
The credentials OF John Musson, q recent 10
cal preacher of the NJ. Il. Church, were surren
dered to the Conference, he having withdrawn
from the church. The passage Of the charac
ter OF effective elder was continued, and Rev
; Job Price, Presiding Elder of West Baltimore
: District, made written report of his work.
2 DR.. Lanahan, in reporting his missionary
and conference collection, referred to the un
. equal assessments upon the churches for those
( benevolences, which ELECTED response fion
Rev. Thomas Myers announced the fact tina
A.. Catonsvtlle Church, OF which he is pastor
though built thirty years ago, was without
a valid deed. bill to remedy the defect II
q now before the Maryland Legislature.
q Washington District.
: Rev. Peyton Brown, in making report o
o been converted within tho bounds of his dis
: trict during the past year. The remarkable
+ revival Of religion at Waugh Chapel, Rev
Wiiford Downs, pastor, was referred to, anC
q the number of conversions placed at 22S. Th'
4 metropolitan Church was announced to b
! Rev. Robert N Baer, reS1ested to- to state R I
! the Conference the details OF Its condition
!. s5O,0O0 have been paid by the Methodists o
n | the District of Columbia on church indebted
a. ness. Among these churches are the follow
:. ing Metropolitan, SIC, 900; Foundry, $11 900
n | Mchtnurtt, waugh, SO,UOUi 1iauilne
A. $4,000; Mount Zion, 81 400. Three ney
v churches have been erected, and three par
n sonages built
" At the conclusion OF the Washington Dlstric
| report Dr.. ID. p. Kidder, Secretary of the Boar
T. of Education, was init oduced and addresse
A. the Conference In the interest OF educationa
II matters. He stated that more money had bee
s, collected for educational purposes In tn
u Methodist Episcopal Chdrch during the pas
u year than for five years preceding. Children
's Day OF last year In q thousand churches re
)f suited In the collection OF $4,000. Dr.. Kid
s. der was nterrogated by different members c
10 the Conference and gave desired Information
- General Conference officers get taken throug
u the catechism pretty thoroughly when the
~ visit the Baltimore Conference.
u, The report for the year OF Centenary Biblicf
VI Institute, Rev. j. Emory Rounds presiden
was presented and read by the secretary.
J. Among the distinguished visitors who hay
10 been introduced to the Conference arc ID
m Strong, Professor OF Drew Theological Sem
/. | nary; Dr.. Harlan, President OF Penningt0
vi | Seminary; DR.. Hartzell, Assistant Secretary
es lhe Freedmen's Aid Society, and DR.. Kidder,
r. the Educational Board.
Nv Dr. Hartzeil address the Conference in Il
e. interests OF the Freedmen's Aid Society.
n. NJ.
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IN ference.
th In the Methodist Protestant Conference
Id | Baltimore yesterday the following standiI