National Republican., 1883-03-13
THE APPOINTMENTS
Made by the Methodist Conference in Session
at Winchester.
New +iiS+sters Who viii OHiciate in the
PuIpits Of Washington.
Devotional Exercises, Dickinson College, and the
Cause Of Education Discussed,
Memorial serviccs--sLctches OF Those Who
Have Passed Away.
Special Dispatch.

WINCHESTER, VA. Mar 12.-The following
nro the appointments made by the conference
tonight: Washington District. s. Deale,
residing elder; Foundry, w. f. Ward; Wes-
ley chapel, w. j. Mckinley; Metropolitan, f.
ID. Huntley Fourth street, Joseph France;
Twelfth street, j. II. Ryland McKendrcc,W
S. Edwards; Union, w. +. c. Week Ryland
X. Norris; Gorsuch, w. II. Lancy; Waugh
chapel ". Downs North Capitol, j. c. Hagcy;
Hamlino, S. NJ. Hartstock; Memorial, G. II.
House, G.. G.. Markham, sup; Grace II. s.
France; Mount Zion, i. NJ. Gardner, and
Anacostia, w. II. Reed.
Annapolis-First church, w. b. Edwards,
Annapolis; Wesley chapel, G.. W. Heyde;
Baldwin Memorial, L. o. Edrdge; Bladens-
burg, w. NJ. Hammock; G. II. Mytingcr, SUI
perntendent, Forestvillc; w. II. Dell,
Georgetown, d. c.; 7. j. G.. Webster, Leon
ardstown, and Charles J. c. Starr, Montgom-
cry; w. Il. Gwinn, L. j.. Watson. Rockville ;
II. A. Morgan, st. Mary's, supplied by G. q.
1saacs Severn, r. j. Gross; South River. J..
A. Thirlkeld Spencerville, o. G. Marriott /;
Tenallytown, ID. G., q. NJ. Berry.
FREEpMANs AID SOCIETY.
The devotional exercises of the Frecdman's
Rev. G. II. Richardson, who announced hymn
"Jesus Lover of My Soul, after the singing of
which he made fervent and honest supplica-
tioon.
The first hymn, go for Thousand Tongues
10 Sing" was then sung by the choir and
the large congregation which nearly filled the
house.
The Rev. l.. +. Morgan, ID. d. of Baltimore,
Md, remarked that it was greatly TO be re-
GREETED that the bishop was not present to
preside and make an address.
The Rev. DIR. Hartzcll, one of the sccrcta-
ries of Freedman's Aid society, was then in
troduccd, and addressed the audience. lie
was glad to meet the members of the Balti-
moro conference at this time and on this soil.
There were certain questions, once n cause OF
difference, are now forever settled. There
was no one present who was unwilling to give
to the colored race the love of God and
Christian culture. The Frcedman's Aid So
ciety was the child of Providence, and
originated in sending food and clothing
to the needed aud naked. Gradually there
was added to it, and now it has become
the leading feature of it, The word freedman
is becoming n msnomor, and these persons dc
not desire any longer to be called by that
name, but wished to be called men. In the
sixteen southern states there are 1S,500,0Ot
people, 12,00O,O00 of whom are white and
6500,000 are negroes. The condition of the
negroes when freed was u status calculated Ia
alarm the best thought of the nation. So ig
norant and superstitious were they that
they were totally unfit for freedom
The south of itself was not able
TO do the work of education and elevating
this people, aud hence needed help from somC
other sources. Hence generous men of the
north commenced TO denote money for this
purpose. Mr.. Peabody gave S3,OO00O0; Mr.
Slater, S1000,O0O; Vanderbilts $l,700000
~ No, = 10
the poor white people; Mr.. Leney, ovei
$4,000; many others, $4,000, 10000, ant
$4,000. The NJ T. church since the war has
spent about $l,000000, and this in conneC
ton with what other churches hav,
done, some $25,O00,000 have been givcI
and spent for the education Of the coloret
people. Truly the victories of peace arr
greater than those of war. After the close o
the war there were but $1,000 or 10000 mem
bers in the NJ. Il. church, and now ther
are 100000 members. He said that when Ii,
stated this fact before a senatorial committee
Senator Brown, of Georgia, stopped and asket
me what il meant. He said you can max
your own calculation. He replied tina
should be multiplied by five, making
100000 people under the ministry Of tn
NJ. Il. church. Other denominations haV
built 500 churches since the war, but the NJ
i. church has erected i'll the south $50
churches. In the year 1865 II ministers,
Mississippi Mission conference by BishoI
Thompson. How is it now, and what exist
as the result in the southwest There are nol
four conferences 900 ministers, 10000 mem
bers, having church property worth 100000
one school III New Orleans, with 200 students
one called Baldwin university, with 200 stu
dents; another in Mississippi, with 800 stu
dents, and three schools in Texas, at Man
shall, Houston, and Austin; and altogethc
there are in these and other schools cstat
lished by the Freedman's Aid society and tn
church over 5000 students. Abiding to tn
iliteracy of the south, he stated that i
Louisiana there were 650,000 persons unde
ten years, $3.50 of whom CannO
write their names, or 40 per cent. 1851 G
these are white, and 100000 colored people, s
per cent. of whom cannot write their names
in the state of Virginia there are IL, ,O59,00
under 10 years of age, 100000 of whom car
not write their names, 1l4692 of these al
white, Is per cent; there are 42S, 900 coOred, Z
per cent. of whom cannot write their name
With such facts as these, everything shOul
be forgotten, readjuster, democrat, republican
repudiator, and all political demagoger
should be sunk into insignitcance, and men
bers of all churches and parties should jOi
hand in hand to educate and enlighten tn
race, so deeply plunged in ignorance.
After singing and some few remarks by th
Rev. l., f. Morgan, ID. d., in regard to I'll
Centenary Biblical Institute, he intr,
duced tho president of that institut
Rev. L. NJ. Frysinger, who made an el,
queEt appeal in favor of the cOlorcd MAJ
aud demonstrated very clearly to a shoutin
Methodist that il he was of no other use in I'll
Methodist church, he was needed to roviN
the old amen corner in the heart of Nethot
ism, which was gradually dying out and if
did die, wo he unto the emotional piety Of Il
Methodist church. as that man who fond
dreams that Methodism can do without Il
amen corner, must either bo an imbccile or
philosopher
Rev. C. II, Richardson pronounced the ben
diction after the dOXology was sung
YESTERDAYS EXERCISES.
The religious exercises yesterday were co
Quoted by the Rev. Charles McEllresh, aft
which the conference proceeded TO the reg
lar business. The minutes We're read, an
after correction in one item, were adopted,
The committee on cause of education
ported the collections for cause of educate
as follows:
From Baltimore district. ct........,....,...... 500
From East Baltimore district,.............. l57
From West Baltimore distlict.-..,......,.. 0i
From Washington dstrGt................,. l0J
From Cumberland dlsITict,.-....,........ l03
Total '.'.'''''''.s'ss'...s'' .''.s".'.'''' OOe
The committee on the Baltimore city m
siou seemed impressed with the necessity
doing something more practical than h
been done, as other organizations were dol
something while our church was not dol
anything Of Importance. They recommend
that missionary should be appointed by I
bishop TO carry out some definite plan
nvunppIiZinp the masses who do not atte