The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-17
Nary,and conference M. p. church.

land Annual Conference of the Metho.
dist Protestant Church begin its sessions in
the NJ p Church here Wednesday morning.
Conference was called to order at nine O. clock
by the president, Rev. 7. u. Valiant, who
read a passage of scripture and gave out the
l2sth hymn. When the roll was called the
names of Thomas Lee, Peter Light Wilson
and Thomas Mccormick were transferred to
the roll of deceased members. A memorial
meeting to the deceased members was held
Wednesday night.
l.. w. Bates and j. ID. kinzer were ap-
pointed Committee on Credentials. Dele
gate Usilton objected to the constitution OF
the committee, and the names of W. b.
Usilton, j. w. Thompson, w. j. c. Dulany
were added.
The daily session of the conference was
! fixed at from A. NJ. to p. NJ, with inter-
mission from II NJ. to 2 P. NJ.
The conference sermon was preached
Wednesday morning by Rev. W. s. Ham
mond, of Chestertown, Md.
In the afternoon President Valiant made his
report for the year. He refers to the deaths
of Revs. Thomas Lee, Peter Light Wilson
and Thomas Mccormick, and then speaks of
the appointments and changes made during
the year, which have already appeared in the
secular press. The president requests the
conference to definitely settle the question !:
"Can a member who claims membership and
wishes to retain that membership be expelled
without a lawful trlal?''
! The improvements during the year were
| Dorchester circuit, one new church, 81 200 F.;
Dorchester circuit, new parsonage s.;
Pocomoke City, new church, not completed,
cash provided for it, S4, 700; Finksburg, one
new church, cost, -; Harrington, one
church at Harrington, 81 200 +; Easton church,
enlarged and improved, cost, So, 900; Pipe
Creek, new church, not finished, paid So, 900 !;
Washington Street, improvements, 1000 /;
Newark, N. j., not finished, expended, 81, 700;
Chesapeake, expended, 500; Quantico par
sonage, lot and church improvements, $3.50
Potomac Mission, $500; Snow Hill Mission,
500; Clayton Circuit, $3.50; Westminster,
new parsonage, 81 1000; Cambridge, new par
Sonage, $; Somerset, new parsonage,
81 800; Salisbury, enlarged parsonage, $500 f;
Wilmington Mission, church improved, cost,
$148; Chestertown, on parsonage, 1926 !;
Pomellsvile Church improvement, $50 On
church debts: First Church, Washington,
paid, 500; Sussex Mission, 500.
The president announced the following
standing committees:
l Unfinished B,lsiness.-J. R. Nichols,
John Divers, Daniel Culp.
2 Fnance.-J. I. Murray, w. d. Lit
singer, H. f. Miskimon, A. P. Bowen, W..
Ellis.
3 Hinerancy and Orders.-The Faculty of
Instruction.
4 Boundaries. W. Button, J. B. Ben
nett, j. R. Cation, S. S. Tracy, David Jones,
J. R. Hamilton, NJ. A Davis.
5 Publication Of Ninntes.-The Secretary
of Conference.
Pulpit Serrices.-J. T. Murray, j. T..
Ward, c. r. Cochel.
Z Mssions-W. S. Hammond, W. j..
Floyd, A. d. Melvin, w. NJ. Poisal, Samuel
Vannort, c. A. Benjamin.
s systematically. W. Bates, Jessie
Shreeve, J. E. Malloy, Eli Nicodemus, Ben
edict Milburn, H. C. Tull.
Literature.-B.F F. Benson, j. NJ. Holmes,
w. r. Graham, W. B. Usilton, Andrew AL
len, j. w. Creager.
10 Sabbath Schools. j. D. Kinzer, A. 7.
Melvin, R. l.. Lewis, G. H. Gilbert, f. H.
Giligan.
IL Temperance.-D. A. Shermer, A. A.
Harryman, S. B. Treadway, Edwin Ball, j.
7. Clark.
u Bible Cause.-W. NJ Strayer, j. B.
Jones, j. w. Gray, VIM. B. Heartily, j. w.
Wood.
10 Fraternal RELATIONSHIP. J. Drink
house, C. H. Littleton, J. f. T. Ewell, Jos.
f. Wilkinson, W. Boyer.
IA Official Character.-L. W. Bates, r. S.
Norris, C. NJ. Thompson, Howard NJ. Fuller,
VIM. H. Wheatley, ". J. c. Dulany.
Is ,Statistics.-S. T. Ferguson.
16 Ministerial Supply Outside Of District
j. L. Mills, Z. R. McGregor, F. T. Little,
w. H. Silk, A. P. Ellis.
II Obituaries. Thos Lee, S. I. Fer
guson; p l.. Wilson, J. X. Nichols Thos.
Mccormick, A. Webster, Chairman.
10 Western Maryland Conference.-H. c.
Gushing, j. T. Lassell, T. 0. Grouse, j. w.
Thompson, N. r. Naille.
10 Foreign MssiOns.-J. j. Murray, j. L..
Kilgore. W. w. White, Reese P. Mcdowell,
J. W. Mullinix.
20 Ministerial Educdtion.-J. X. Nichols,
D. L. Greenfield, S. r. Murray, DR.. Charles
Billingslea, j. Cain.
81 Presidents Reports. B. Switzerland,
s. A. Hoblitzell, w. j. G. Lucas, Samuel j.
Cooper, 7. NJ. Flint.
% Tract Cause.-A. ID. Dick, W. j..
Neepier, j. Q. Bacchus, Henry Swope, A. d.
F. Ewell.
The election Of the president of the con-
ference was held Wednesday afternoon, and
resulted in the choice of Rev. j. I. Murray,
D. D., of this city. There were several can
didates voted for Rev. w. S. Hammond be-
ing next to DR.. Murray.
SKETCH OF DIR. MURRAY.
Rev. j. Thomas Murray, D. D., the newly
elected President of the Conference, was born
in Hagerstown, Nd, February 10, 1880, and
has Just completed his fifty third year. He
entered the Maryland Conference of the M.
P. Church in 1851, and his first appointment
was as assistant to Rev. ID. A. Shermer, on
the Howard circuit. He was subsequently
appointed to Queen Anne's circuit, Harper S
Ferry, Alexandria, Pipe Creek circuit, Phila-
delphia. Kent circuit, West Baltimore station,
Kent circuit second time, East Baltimore
station, Newark, n. j., Georgetown, d. c.,
and Westminster. The degree of Doctor of
Divinity was conferred upon him in 1872 by
the Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Alabama. During the past year, in addition
to his pastoral duties he has filled the chair
of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology in the
School of Theology, Westminster, Md.
In his boyhood days DR.. Murray was init
ated into the mysteries of the tart preserya-
tive of all arts" and in his ri per years he
rendered service to the Church as editor of
the Methodist Protestant for several years.
He has several times been elected as repres-
entative to the General Conference, and now
fills two General Conference positiens-mem-
Der of the Book Directory of Baltimore, and
member of the Board of Publication of the
Methodist Protestant Church. DIR. Murray is
also trustee of Western Maryland College.
DR.. Murray's thirty odd years service in
the Conference his service in the several
positions he holds and has held, and his init
mate connection with the work of the Con
ference well fit him for the position of Presi-
dent.
On Thursday morning conference was
opened by religious services led by Rev. ..
b. Treadway. Rev. Thomas H. Lewis was
elected secretary and F. T. Little and j: l..
Elderdice, assistants. W; Dole, J; D; Kin
ger, w. S. Hammond, H. F. Zollickoffer,
DR.. J. w. Herring and C. W. Button were
chosen Standing District Committee.
E. J. Drinkhouse submitted the report of
the Book Concern in Baltimore, and the
Methodist Protestant, showing the assets to
be Sc, 7O9 So and the liabilities to be So O69 AZ
Rev. A. T. Melvin asked and was granted
permission to withrraw from the conference,
A contest over the election of delegates
from the Newark, N. j., church next came
up and was debated throughout the day and
at special session at night. The delegates
were unseated.
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