National Republican., 1883-03-12
WASHINGTON SELECTED
As tho Next Place Of Holding the Methodist
Conference.
Deliberations OF Jic Assembled Clergy
Reports notwithstanding Statistics.
from our o,rn Reporia.

From Our O,cn Reporter.
WINCHESTER, VA, Mar. t0.-A(ter the
usual religious exercises, resolution of ap-
proval of and cooperation in the Woman's
Foreign Mission society was adopted.
Rev. S. VI. Myers offered resolution that
the uniform examination committee be in
structcd to consider business feature in the
examination.
Tho question, where shall the next confer
ence be heldl was propoundcd. North Bal
timOre, Baltimore Foundry church and Me-
Kondree of Washington city, and Center
street, Cumberland, Nd, were proposed
Mr.. L. s. Nindcrman represented the North
Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate place
to hold the session because il would bo the one
hundredth session of the conference, and the
church was organized in that city one hundred
wears ago and then, too, 10 was the semi
centennial year of the church which gave the
invitation.
Rev. W. I. McKenny pleaded earnestly for
the Foundry church.
Rev. G. II. Richardson stated there was no
church in the conference so well adapted to
holding session rs McKcndrcc.
Center Street. Cumberland, and Fondfy,
Washington, were withdrawn in favor of
North Baltimore, Md, and Mckcndrcc,
Washington. The conference decided by q
vote Of 60 TO 81 to go to McKcndree.
The Rcvs. G. l.. Cuddy and Clarence j..
kennard had their examination approved and
continued on trial. Rev. Geo. NJ. Chickner
was discontinued ON trial, having had a call TO
the Boston Street (Baltimorc) Reformed Epis-
Copal church, which he accepted.
Rev. Osborn Belt, James c. Nicholson, f..
G.. Porter, and George G. Bacon were ap-
proved and elected to elders orders, as was
also Rev. c. Dudrear. japanese ministers.
Rovs. Kurimura Sayehachi, Onuk Bunchichi,
and Aibara Neiken were transferred TO the
Troy conference and elected to elders orders,
George L. Cuddy of Berkeley springs circuit,
West Virginia j. Il. Wright, of Forestvillc
circuit, Maryland. and James II. Jones,
Oldtown circu it, Maryland, local preachers,
were approved and elected TO dcacon's orders.
The regular candidates. of the travelling min
istry for deacon's orders and for full admission
to membership to the conference, were thcr
summoned to the chancel rail, Revs.W. l.. Nc
Dowell, II. +. Downs, w. X. Strucklen, t. II
Marsh, and T.. l.. Watson, and Bishop III. w
Warren addressed them.
They were then elected to deacon's orders
and admitted into full connection. The Rev
J. H. Schivoly, of Washington city, formerly
missionary to Chill, requested to be dis
continued on trial. After three years alb
sence, the time needed to graduate at Dick
inson college, he would ask for readmssion
His request was granted. Revs. Lakahashi
Untai and Hamadde KoyOtaro, Japanese min
isters had been transferred to the Detroit
conference, elected to deacons, and admitted
to full connection, and so announced by tho
bishop.
Rev. Leigh G. Morgan was discontinued OF
trial, being about to enter the ministry of the
Reformed Episcopal church in Brooklyn, n
Y. The committee on the Baltimore Methods
made n report that during the year the paper
had been weekly it had lost some 500 sub
scribers because there was no regular ant
active canvas for subscribers. They urged
that the ministers endeavor during the yeal
TO secure 5000 subscribers
Tho committee on Sabbath schools ant
tracts reported the past year one of marked
success The amount raised during the yeai
for the Sunday School union WAS $337.22 anC
for the Tract society S377.36
Tho committee on church relief fund re
ported the amount of S2352.62 collected fo
that purpose had been distributed as follows
Baltimore district, $2S31S; East Baltimor
district S17l.2B; West Baltimore district
$302.l0; Washington district, $63l.70; Cum
berland district, $S71.2s.
The report on the book depository sta 'et
that during the year the sales had amounted
to Sll ,O02.20 on which the gross profits wer
$lO,l5s.7S, and the net profits $i,32S.05, whicl
last was 10 per cent upon the sales.
The committee on the Centenary Biblica
institute of Baltimore reported that the pres
ent condition of the institution exhibits con
tinued progress; that the total attcndanc
of students thus far for the academi
year is LAG. being an increase q
81 over the number reported last year. Th
number of males is 9S and females As. Thcr
are preparing for the ministry 23 and ia
teaching 50. Including u deficiency of 81, 10
from last year, there will be needed, at th
same time praCtiCing the closest ecOnom,
about $500 The only income assured is tn
Frecdmans Aid society collections
che Baltimore, Wilmington, Washington
and Delaware conferences. The officers of I'll
institute are as follows; President, w.
Frysnger; vice president, Il. Rounds
teachers, Rev. r. b. Snowden, D. D., Mrs. \
A. II. Cadden, Benjamin o. Bird, and Mi
Elizabeth Dennis.
A well known friend has subscribed 81 sc
to meet the expenses Of this year
The committee on seminarics reported tn;
Williamsport and Dickinson seminary,
Pennsylvania, and Pennington seminary,
New Jersey, were conducted under such a
able corps of instructors rs to be worthy IL
patronage of this conference.
Rev. j. A. McCaulley d. d., LII. d., pres
dent Of Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa, pr
sented report Of that institution, which w
referred to a special committee.
Rev. s. +. Upham, of Drew seminary, al
Rev. Mr.. Hyde, of NJ. L. church south, we
introduced to the conference.
A conference prayer meeting and love fea
was held in the NJ. L. Church on Mark
street ut 0p. M, after which Bishop H. '
Warren ordained as deaCons w. l.. McDowe
IL. +, Downs, w. II. Raymond, S. r. Marsh,
l., Watson, q. l., Cuddy j. II. Wright, and
III. Jones. After this Bishop Warren preach
sermon. Rev. $. +. Upham preached at 3
m, after which the Revs. o. Belt, j. G. Mic
olson, Il. G.. Porter, G. g. Bacon, and G. d
drear were ordained elders.