The Evening critic., 1884-03-05
OUR METHODIST BRETHREN.
The Annual session of the BaIti-
more Conference of the NJ. Il.


Church Opened Here To-day.
The annual session OF tho Baltimore Confer.
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
opened at McKendrce Church nj o'clock this
morning. In spite OF the bad weather, tho
church was very well filled, nearly every
member OF the conference being present.
There was also largo number ofspectators.
Bishop Il. G. Andrews opened tho confer
ence, in tho absence OF Bishop Foster, who is
sick in New York, and conducted tho religious
exercises.
REV. @. q. Baker was elected secretary OF
the Conference, Rev. Jos. II. Wheeler, assistant
secretary, and Rev. william Ferguson, stalls
tlclan.
Ii was decided to open the morning sessione
OF the Conference ut 81 o'clock and close ut
1890 o'clock.
rho roll being called one hundred aud
twenty'four delegates answered to their
names.
once DR.. Pelton, formerly OF the st. Louis Con
ference; DR.. HuntIey, formerly attached to tho
Wisconsin Conference; also Brother Soper,
missionary OF Japan, and Rev. j, NJ. Phillips,
OF Now York, agent of the Methodist Book
Concern.
The Permanent Committees.
Rev. j. 8. Price, from the committee on per.
manent committees, submitted his annual re-
port 10 the Conference. Tho report recon-
mended tho consolidation OF tho committee on
book depository and tho Baltimore Methodist.
Tho report was adopted, except tho recommen.
dalton with reference to tho consolidation OF
the two committees, which was voted down.
motion was made that tho committee on
Dickinson College be authorized 10 receive all
money contributed by the Conference for odu.
cational purposes. Adopted.
The report Is ms follows showing the
Standing Com inittees of the Church;
American Bible Socioty-David Haskell, II,
II. Murphy, q. Il. Woede, W. ii. Laney and f..
church Extension and Froedmans Ado.
j.. FELTON,, 8. NJ. Afford, ID. -. Wlnstead, l.. NJ,
Gardner. %. q. MillDf.
DIstribution OF Preachers Aid FUND.-. f.
Clarkson, J. w. Cornelius, q. W. Cooper, W.
Downs and j. II. NJ. Lemon.
Church Relief-Henry Nice, II. Baker, o. A,
Jonee, q. NJ. Heydo and ID. A. Foard.
Dickenson College and EDUCATION ID r.
gladden., l.. II. Waterman, ID. III. Deshlel, w. III,
Edwards and ". O. Griniths.
Bait moro MEN 9diSt-H. II. Naylor W. It. ID.
GLENN, J. s. NJ. H0slup,w II. L. Woech and
Publication OF Minutes-G. q. Baker, A. NJ.
Courtney, J. W. @. Neal, j. W. Cornelius and
| u. II. Clarkson.
| Episcopal Fund and General Conference Col
lection-s. German, W. +. Gurley, A. j. Gill, W.
II. Reed and Thomas Wood.
BOOK Depositoly-D. +. Brown, j. N. DAVIS,
| l.. u. Wilson, Joseph France and q. L. May
| dwell.
| Conference Stewards s. a. Wilson, lay
man n, g; u; Hunt; Row. Joel Br9w Snn, iayman
Berry; REV. s. N. Hartsock, laymsn Il. L.
simpson; Rev. G. V. Leech, layman J. j. Hot
zell.
Executive Missionary. Il. Amos, O. d.
Smith, j. II. Mnyse, ]. o. Stewart, L. A. Thel-
keld and J. p. Wright.
Brown, j. Lanahan, ]. j. G. Webster and j. Nc
sunday.schools and Tracts-E. II. Smith, f
M. Byrd day, Watson Case, ID. Clark day, II.
II. Havenner, II. s. Franck, W. Il. Woodward
l1y) II. +. Bishop and Il. NJ. Reynolds day.
seminaries.-Thom Myers, J. Mex. Kelley,
| j. st. Clair Neal, J. q. Hagey and II. 8. Hilton
E. Richardson, ". Il. dwlnn and 5: :. Wilson
Chapman, A. II. Ames, W. +. Ward and e.
Local Preachers and Postofices-w. @. Her
bert W. L. Bird, d. NJ. Browning, Q. Il. House
and J. II. Pardue.
Public worship-Al tho pastors In tho city
| General Statistics-W. nj. Ferguson, H. Il
burn, W. l.. Mcdowell, II. +. Downs, L. o
| Eldridge and Il. G.. Porter.
Memoirs-J. d. Van Meter, q. II. Richard
son, L. e. Gibson, W. j. Mckinney and j.
On motion Rev. A. Blelaskl was appointed
an additional secretary TO assist tho Commit
| teo ON the Publication OF tho Minutes, anC
| Rev. j. @. Starr conference postmaster.
Tho Conference fixed tomorrow at IL a. m
as the hour for preaching the centennial scr
| mon OF the Conference, and DR.. l.. +. Morgan
| was designated 10 preach.
| A letter was read stating that q dividend o
$4,000 had been realized from the New Yor
and Cincinnati Book Concerns, and that tn
baltimore Conference was entitled to 1925 q
Its share.
|
for bishops and the widows OF deceased Dish
, | cps reported that $2,005 was the amount re
J | quired OF this Conference.
| A report from the Centenary BIBLICAL In
stitute OF Baltimore (colUred), stated that thu
arrangements were being made to make III
institute more OF a theological seminary. Ate
| this year the preparatory school Will BIO dis
, | cotinued Tho expenses or tho Institute las
year amounted to $780, aud the conferenc
contributions did not amount TO half OF this
most OF the money having been given BY
| private parties, kRev. q. ii. Goucher himsel
| contributing $1,000.
A letter was read from tho Rev. Mr.. Sprin
ger, OF Saginaw, Mich, asking that
Licenses be Granted 10 Women
as preachers and exhorters. Tho letter wa
referred to the Committee on the State o
The report OF the Publishing Committee @
the Baltimore Methodist was submitted. Tn
report shows that the paper is In Rourishin
, condition and Its influence spreading.
The ffty.seventh annual report OF tn
J | Preachers Aid Society was submitted; state
| the assests were $S7, 107 81, and that $1,000
, | would be realized from the bequests OF III
late George Ernst Four thousand dollars wei
Mr.. Samuel Snowden was appointed mon
Der OF the Board OF Education, Instead OF job
|, Rev. II. 8, Melton presented O certificate
transfer from the Colorado Conference an
was received.
ceived, showing that the usual dividend w
declared. The sales amounted to $d2,3d
during the year.
!. The characters of the following s.
pernumerary members were passet
9 I. + G0o, Morgan row s. = A. uv wilso
i. L. Shipley,' G.. G. Markham, W. II. Pitche
Q L. d. Menon, L. II. Cummings, George Y
: Feelemyer, j. D. Morse, d. U. Worden, j.
v | Hedges.
Also OF the following, who are superannuate
. b. NJ. Lipscombe, NJ. Goheen, O. II. Lange,
Smith W. e MnlIn e. n Y ISTas Nam
o Turner, 8. L. NJ. Conser, p. p. wargman,
l.. Harley, A. j. Bender, j. W. Start, j.
n Cullum and Thomas Myers, who were tran
. ferred from the supernumerary TO the acti
Z list. Tho call OF the presiding elders W
y then begun.
The Rev. Job A. Price read a report. II stat
that during the past year there was a decrea
OF ninety In the membership.
The Conference at IL 80 adjourned until
80 | o'clock tomorrow.
y Anniversary services OF tho Sunday.scho
Union will BIO celebrated at McKendree Chur
a Tonight, on'which occasion the Rev. DR.. j.
M | Vincent viii deliver an address,