National Republican., 1883-03-15

is of the stuff that martyrs are made of-one
of those men who carry the burden in the
heat Of the day and murmur not at the end
If those who come in at the eleventh hour are
preferred to them. In the brilliant eye, in the
sunken cheeks, in the rapt look, you read the
story of conscientious, self sacrificing life
treading in the footsteps of Pane, and living
beyond this life in the high resolves, the lofty
piety, of the devotee The slender frame
seemed too fragile to hold the bright and fiery
spirit IL encascd His character may be told
by an incident. When the pastors were called
on for individual subscriptions he said,
give the tenth of my salary" His life here
totore has been struggle and conservation
SO 1t will continue to be. Who can doubt that
its end will be a triumph and glory beftting
Christian minister who lived in every dc.
tail the precepts he preached?
Rev. S. G.. Griffin, presiding elder of the
Staunton district, is the handsomest man in
the conference, and one of the ablest. He is
native of Baltimore, and "a years old, hav-
ing been in the ministry thirteen years. He
Is close thinker and u fine pulpit orator
As he sat under the edge of the gallery, with
the very able representatives of the white
church, he reminded you of those pictures of
Asturian brown bearded grandees that look
in dignity and power from the canvas of
Velasqucz. Mr.. Griffin is regarded as one of
the coming men of the church.
If Griffin looks like the picture Of q Spanish
noble, Rev. Edward w. $. Price, presiding
elder of the Baltimore district, is the picture
of Arabian Emir; quiet, dignifed, intense,
with an assurance of reserve force behind that
quiet dignity. He, too is handsome man,
whose abilities are marked and acknowledged.
Among others of the conference who are
specially distinguished for force Of character
and mental ability are Rev. A. B. Wilson, q
graduate of Howard university; Rev. j. A..
InI. &c Nl. nh.t al
more, and Revs. J. w. Dansburg, j. II. Rid
dact, w. 4. Harris, IL. W. Foresman, and IL.
A. Carroll.
At $50 p. M. Rev. J. d. S. Hall preached
the conference sermon, q very able discourse.
At 1880 o'clock was the anniversary of the
Freedmen's Aid society, Bishop Warren pre-
siding. Speeches were made by Revs. II. III.
Robinson, A. b. Wilson, w. NJ. Freysinger, and
Edward Blydon, president of Liberia college,
Adjournment was then had until this morn
ing at o o'clock.
OF the committees appointed the following
are the most important:
Conference committee-James Thomas. Robert
Steel, Perry q. Walker, William w. Foreman,
Eden Hammond Robert II. Robinson.
Committee on church extenslon-John Riddick,
Thomas w. Booth, George ID. Pinkney John Jen-
kins, X. 7. Bell, J. II. Scott.
Committee ON education-Thomas B. Snowden,
Alfred b. Wilson, Juins c. Love, Richard A. Reed,
Alexander Dennis, j, M. Bean.
Committee on sunday schools-William II. Dra-
per, James II. Butler, Joseph Il. Owens, Robert S.
Smith, Solomon Hammond, Abraham Beck.
Committee on freedmens aid socicy-John
w Waters, Charles W.. Walker Leroy Diggs,
William X. Davis, John II. Daily, p. H. Ryon.
Committee on temperance-W. I. Harris, Ste
phen Tasco Perry Macpherson, s. A. Lewis, G. II.
Foreman, Daniel Aquilla.
Committee on statistics-T. B. snowden, NJ. A.
Dyer T. A. White A. B. Wilson, Joseph d. S. Hall,
William o. Cooper.
Committee on state of the church. Daniel
Wheeler, q. W. Walker, W. G. Colby.