National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-10
THE CONFERENCE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND DAY.
How me Edk Has Progressed in various LOcAll'
ties-Intcrcstiug Report Of the Presiding
Elder or the Washington District
Churches OF ColOrcd People.

Special dispatch to The REPUBLICAN,
BALTIMORE March Q.--The devotional exer-
cises having been concluded, the minutes Of yes
terday were read aud approved. The Revs, l.. II.
Pearce and Howard d. Westwood, the former
from the Virginia Conference, the latter from the
West Virginia Conference, were added to the roll,
The parchmcnts Of the Rev John Mussen, at
tached to the Monument Street Church. who had
withdrawn from the NJ 4. Church, were returned
10 the conference, The Rev, Job A. Price, Of tho
West Baltimore district, gave an interesting ao-
count of tho work in his charge, alluding very
feclingly to the death of one of his ministers Rev.
J. II. o. Dosh. The ministers rendered
faithful and efficient service generally. Several
charges had been visited by unusual REVEALS
and about nine hundred had been converted.
The missionary collections amounted this year to
5000, an advance onnast year. being an average
ofseventy.nve cents per member. The following
ministers under his supervision had their charao.
tiers examined and passed, viz Revs. John Lana
han, J. 81. c. Neal, @. w. Cooper Samuel Shannon.
l.. G. Muller, A. j.. Gibson, O. @. Baker, W. +.
Speake, 4. L. Poulson, L. b. Wilson, J. j. Sargent,
l.. L. Brown, Thomas Myers, T. NJ West, A. j. Gill,
+. w. schrner, J. p, Wright, w. A, Koontz, s. V.
Leech, ID. NJ. Browning, J. L. Walsh, J. Is. Hail. J.
H. Dashiell, o. C. Marriott 8. NJ. Afford, II. NJ
Harman, and J. W. Hedges. The Rev. b. p.
Brown,
PRESIDING ELDER OF THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT,
reported It in a good condition in all respects
Tho spiritual status has been excellent during the
year. and about one thousand have been con-
verted TO God. REVEALS of Unusual influence and
power had occurrcd-that of Waugh Chapel, In
which 22s persons were converted, had an effect
which was far reaching The members of the
church under its influence provided for the can.
ceiling of their debt of $4,000. The revival at
Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, had
been remarkable in the character Of the converts,
who were the most prominent persons in the COM
munity, and had placed Methodism upon It's old
fonndation The Metropolitan Church had also
spiritual rereshenipg In which my persons expe
debt and that charge, long burdened with that in
Gubus is now free to future career of prosperity.
There were two camp meetings held during the
yearonc atst Marys circuit and one at Washington
Grove. AT the latter there were ffly conversions.
Both were promotlve of great and lasting good.
The Sabbath school interests had not been neg
lectcd, and the District Sabbath School Conven-
ton. held last May In Foundry Church, was one of
unusual interest Not however, until all the
benevolent interests are attended to in n method
ioal manner will they be as prosperous as they
should and accomplish what is purposed.
CHURCH DEB1s PAID OFF.
During the year McKendree Church paid debt
ofS,000, Foundry has provided for q debt of ST.
DO0 Hamline cancelled a floating obligation Of
$1,000, and Mount Zion has removed q financial
incumbrance of Sl,40O. Three parsonages have
been built in the district, at Grace, Severn and
Forestyillo. Three new churches have been added
to Montgomery, Severn, and Forestvillc circuits.
The church debts have been decreased altogether,
thore being raised In the district exclusively the
round sum of $4,000 Candor and truth COM
PEELED him TO say that Methodism in Wash
ington city is not doing the work for God
II ought The work has been cut up by
the premature organization of mission chapels,
which. scattered over the city arc not accom-.
plshing much for the cause OF Christ. 1t would
be an excellent thing If few we'll ordered fires
providing the property was fully insured were TO
occur to remove these same ohapels from exist
TEN In the city has been abolished, 1t has proved
disastrous to church unity. To restore 1t again
So Ruch could Fiction not TO be its done Varied S
terests. Finally, there was reason for great
gratitude TO God for the general prosperity which
had prevailed altogether during. the past year.
The following ministers in the Washington dis
triGt had their characters passed, viz Revs. W.
IA. Morgan, C. II. Richardson, W. NJ Hammack,
j. g. Hagey, J. $. Deale W. II. Laney, w. Downs,
s NJ; Harsock, /. II. Hayenner, J. W. Smith, J.. NJ
I. ]. Cross, Il. X. Murphy, W. W, Van Arsdale e.
T. Fort J. $. NJ. Haslip A. H. Ames, and G. w.
Heyde
OTHER ADDRESSES.
The Rev. DR.. Kidder, the corresponding secre-
tary of the general board of education of the NJ f..
Church, addressed the conference, and was fol-
secretary of the Freedmens Aid Society, who gave
some interesting facts in regard to the progress of
school and college properly amounts 100000,
and is entirely out of debt There are now
colleges, V under the direction of 80 teachers.
He stated that there were 100000 colored persons
in the United states, which was two to every sew
entcen white persons, Among these freedmen
there were 100000 voters, who needed education
TO enable them TO WELD the ballot intcllgently.
Rev. Or. Strong Of the Drew Theological Seminary,
made an appeal in behalf Of that institution, The
Reys. Mr.. johnson, Of Toronto Conference DR..
Elon Foster J. o. Peck, t. J. Gray,
T. w. s. Peck. j. A. Holmes, II. A. Carroll,
4. W. Booth, J. II. Roddck, aud A. $, Hunt were
introduced TO the conference. The treasurer of
the relief fund made his report to the effect that
of the 80 700 assessed upon the conference for aid
ing weak charges S2,30j.47 was raised. The report
was referred to the relief fund committee to be
audited, as also tho accounts of the presiding
elders. The Methodist Book Concern had appro-
pri0ted S2i6 TO the Baltimore conference for worm
out preachers, for which amount u draft was or.
dered. After the announcing of the meeting OF
the various committees the benedctiou was pro-
nounced and tho conference adjourned. MY.