Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-13
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE TODAY.
THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS or EARTHQUAKES.
Baltimore Conference. VI. T.. Church.
THE rRorEFnr~.S roAn.y

THE PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
BALTIMORE, ND, March ls.-The Baltimore con.
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal church ress-
Sembled this morning. bishop Wiley presiding.
kev. w T. ID. Cleinm conducted religious services
Ma ,SiSr nss, ahorhce oi spectators mostly ladies',
| st Louis, was prayed Tor. Rev T. n. Leech was
appointei to convey fraternal greetings 10 the
Methodist Protestant conference
letter was presented by the bishop from Rish-
| op Harris, saying that Rev. John H. Schively A
| missieLary in Chill, had been ordained a deacon
and an elder. Tie following ministers were CON.
tlnued on trial: Nhtt0rd l. Mcdowell, Howard r.
Downs, w; Raymond stricken, Leigh c. Morgan,
Thomas II. Marsh. and Edward l. Watson. Rssv
George W. King, who had lett his circuit 20 attend
Drew theological seminary, was discontinued.
1he relations OF the following supernumerary
| preachers was continued: l. +. Morgan, = A. VIII
son. c. A. Reed, J. n. Brown C. N Mytinger X
Shipley, q. 6. Markham, L. ID. Heron, - n. Cum
mings aud George w. Cecil J. W. Cullum was
changed from supernumerary 90 superannuated.
Reys IL II. Smith and r. F. Bishop were changed
from Supernumerary % effective and Peter yoder.
| smith was located at his own request.
The following We're continued In a superannuated
relation: l. NJ Ltpscomb, Maybelry Gobeen, c. N.
Slvidge, B. II. Smith, w. c. Miller w H. Pitcher
| {. H. Young, james BradS, James Gamble, q. w.
| Israel, NJ. A. Turner, s. l. NJ. Enser o. p Wary.
! man, VI. L. Hawlcy, A. ]. Bender and ]. W. Start.
The report OF the Baltimore branch OF the
Womans Foreign Missionary Society, read by
feV D. H. Sutt, stated that the contributions dur
4 ing the year within the bounds OF the conference
were 81 2ss % which was $50 less than last year.
| timore City Missionary society. states that ft is
estimated that there are 100000 non-church attend
( ants In ia ltlmOre.
The following introductions TO the conference
We're made: Rev. DIR. Ward. president Western
Maryland college. Rev. j. r. Tope, OF Alabama
| conference; Rev. Augustus Webster, OF the M p.
church; Dr. Freeman, assistant Secretary OF the
| Sunday School Union; Rev. +. ". Dnger, OF the
r. German conference, and Rev. Mr.. Cross, OF the
! New York conference
The annual missionary sermon was preached by
| Rev. j. L. Goucher. OF Baltimore.
Mt Goucher said that in the past ten years the
| increase in the population OF the United States
was 1l,6e0,o00, and fn the same time the Increase
In Catholics was 1857 90, and Protestants
america, be said, was destined 10 be the key of
/! the world
Memorial services followed the missionary SER
mo0. and memoirs were read OF Rev. Geo. IIildt
ana Rev. John III. Z. FoSh. Adjourned TO nine
O'Clock Tomorrow.
Appalling Earthquakes i'm Costa Rfca.
| FOUR TOWNS DESTROYED AND THOUSANDS or IIyps
LOST.
PANAMA, March H. - Intelligence has 1ust
reached here OF an appalling earthquake I'm Costa
Rica. AdyiCeS thus lar received state that four
towns have been destroyed. These are Ala1uela.
San Ramon, Gracia and Heredla. In Ala1uela
alone several thousand lives were lost Those let
| alive are homeless.