The Evening critic., 1883-03-08
RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES,
Baltimore Annual Conference OF the
M. T.. Church..

M. Il. Churcn.
The ninety.ninth session of the Balti-
more Annual Conference NJ. L. Church
commenced yesterday morning in the NJ.
E. Church Of Winchester, Va. The confer
ence embraces the whole of Maryland ex-
cept the Eastern Shore counties, the Dis
trict of Columbia, a portion of West Vir-
ginia and Frederick County, Va, and
numbers 195 preachers, besides Japanese
preachers abroad and ~ preachers who are
on trial. Bishop Henry w. Warren, of
Atlanta, Ca, one of the new bishops elected
at the General Conference in Cincinnati in
1880, is the presiding bishop.
The secretary of the last conference, Rev.
w. +. Ward, called the roll 115 preachers
answered to their names and several came
in later. When the name of Rev. Thomas
Guard, late pastor Of Mount Vernon Church,
Baltimore, was called the Bishop said
Transferred to the church triumphant"
and the roll was proceeded with.
Rev. G. G.. Baker was elected secretary,
having received so out of the 113 votes cast.
Rev. w. f. Ward, secretary of last confer
ence, received AZ votes. Mr. Ward did not
desire reelection
The following standing committees were
appointed
American Bible society-Baltimor dis
trict, Henry Nice; East Baltimore, +. B.
Rice; West Baltimore, Thomas Myers
Washington, T, A. Morgan Cumberland,
Fl. P. West Baltimore City Missions, ]. P.
Wilson, II. McNemar, S. Shannon, X. K.
Murphy, d. G. Miller.
Book Depository-W. G. Herbert, j. w.
Cornelius, j. st. Clair Neal, L. NJ. Gardner,
G. 7. Meade.
Church Extension-John Edwards, w.
ii. Chapman, ID. NJ. Browning, George W.
Heyde, d. A. Foard.
Church Relief Fund-Harry Boggs Z.
Buhrman, d. NJ. Browning, Richard Norris,
George L. Maydwell.
Circulation of Annual Minutes-William
Rogers, j. B. Hall, W. r. Strickler, Will
liam II. Laney, Solomon German.
Conference Stewards-Samuel A. Wilson,
j. r. Wheeler, w. +. Speake, c. II. Rich
ardson, George V. Leech.
Lay Stewards-B. +. Parlett, b. Clarke,
J. s. Berry, Edward +. Simpson, r. w.
Mason.
Distribution of Preachers Aid FUND.-
F. Clarkson b. G. w. Reed, G. w. Cooper,
Wilford Downs, J. II. NJ. Lemon.
Dickinson College-H. r. Naylor Joel
Brown, l.. G. Muller, w. b. Edwards.
Episcopal Fund.-. II. Smith, S. M. AL
ford, J.. b. Wilson, ]. S. NJ. Haslup, ]. r..
Pardew.
Executive Missionary Committee-J. E.
Amos, chairman; G. d. Smith, ]. II. Marsh,
c. A. Jones, L. A. Thurlkeld, j. p. Wright.
Freedman's Aid-Daniel Haskell Wat
son Case, H. G. Mcdaniel, George NJ. Berry,
Thomas Wood.
General Statistics-W. NJ. Ferguson, A.
Bulaski, G. L. Young, +. II. Havener, s.
NJ. Hartsock, Reuben Kalb.
Local Preachers-F. w. Shriver, Charles
| T. House, w. NJ. Hammold John II. Ry-
land, s. S. Wilson.
Memoirs--J. r. Cadden, A. NJ. Courtenay
| A. II. Ames, w. l. McKenny, c. w, Baldwin.
Public Worship-Pastor of the church,
| Rev. II. s. France, and the presiding elders.
Postofices-W. II. Savage, w. E. Bird, G.
w. Cecil, Thomas ]. Cross, G. o. Cook.
Sabbath Observance. f. Ockerman, l..
T. Widerman, J. j. Sargent, ]. j. G. Web
ster, III. G. Smith,
Seminaries &c.-J. I. Goucher, w. T. d
| GLENN, J.. ii. Pearce, w. II. l.. Weech, +,
G. Porter.
Conference Postmaster j. G. Starr.
| State of the Church, T. Morgan, Thos
Dougherty, T. NJ. West, r. N. Baer, ]. II
NJ. Lennon.
Sunday school and Tracts-Clerical, d. II
Carroll, L. d. Owen, j. w. Hedges, w. +
| Ward, w. r. Gwinn; laymen, w. II. Craw.
ford, B. Clarke, T. L. Pope, w. B. Wood
ward, Il. w. Mason.
Temperance--W. NJ. Osborne, ]. Mex
Kelley, J. c. Stewart, j. c. Hagey, Jas Nc
Laren.
Baltimore Methodist--A. w. Rudisell, ]
n. Davis, w. A. Koontz, Joseph France, w
| G.. Griffith.
| The question of the transfer of ministers
from one conference to another was dis
cussed, and the following preamble and res
olution was finally adopted:
Whereas there are within the bounds o
this conference churches that prefer as pas
tat tp1, have Of
| conferences and whereas we have no desire q
interfere with these churches In securing thu
appointments they prefer; and whereas tn
| transfer of ministers to this conference with
out corresponding transfers from 1t Is th
cause of much embarrassment in making IT.
appointments and of unnecessary discourage
ment and hardships TO Its members; therefor
| ReSOIU6d, That we respectfully and earnestl
request our bishops In making transfers TO &C
comodate their churches to do so, with tn
understanding that q corresponding transfer
be made at the same time from his conference
Rev. A. L. Gibson, from the committee T.
prearrange for suitable celebration of tn
centennial of Methodism, submitted re
port, which was made the special order 70
to-day. The report recommends that
minister be appointed to preach centen
NAL discourse at the session of 1881; tina
this Conference invite the Centennial Con
ference to hold its session in the city o
Baltimore; that Methodists should be glat
| VI tDG BIuClOuS buluBo lut
have occurred since American Methoaisn
assumed an organic form; that there b
established Baltimore Conference Femal
Seminary, the endowment of Dickinson
College and the Centennial Biblical Insti
tute, and for the appointment of a commit
tee of five ministers and five laymen t
devise means to carry all the recommends
tions into effect.
Rev. L. +. Morgan submitted report O
the Book Depository, showing amount O
sales for the year, 81, ,092,20; gross profit
on sales for the year, $10,17S.s7; less ex
penses, $5,sl9.99 net profit, S4,32S, s.
assets, cash on hand, Sl,0i9S0; stock o.
hand, $1s,S55.S2; accounts receivable, SIC,
336.S2; total, S36, ,242.44; liabilities, account
payable, Sl3,003.0S; profit and loss, $23, ,239
SO.
Wilmington Nj. T.. Conference.
Tie fifteenth annual session of the Wi
mington Conference of the NJ. l.. Churc
opened in the church in Cambridge, Md
at . o'clock yesterday morning, Bisho
Simpson presiding. The Rev. j. d. Rig
was reelected secretary, and L. III. Nelsoi
i, S, Alfred and L. c. MacNichol assis
ants.
The Tobacco Rebate.
Congress provided in the new Revenu
bill for a rebate of 80 per cent. on all mani
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