National Republican., 1884-03-06

the ministry. rapid progress was being
made, but the expenses were such as to make
an endowment necessary.
resolution passed by the Detroit confer
ence September 1883, with reference to
| Licensing women to exhort and preach, and
| asking to memorabilia tho general conference,
| was read and referred to the committee on
the state of the church.
The report of the publishing committee on
Baltimore Methodist was then read. The
| price and size of the paper had been reduced
and it was expected to reorganize the cdi-
toral corps, and 1t was hoped that an increase
OF circulation would result The patronage
| of the conference was asked for. The report
of the methodist preachers aid society showed
that IL was in u flourishing condition. The
sum of $4,000 was paid out during the year.
Tho assets were $ST10I31. From sale of
property $4,000 was realized. The donation
of Mr.. Earnest and daughter will reach &c.,
600. Referred to committee on centennial
obscrvances.
Rev. DIR. Morgan moved tho appointment Of
Mr. 5. Snowden as one of the trustees of the
educational board to fill the vacancy caused
BY the death of Mr.. John Carson. Agreed to-
The report of the educational fund was
then submitted. Its reading WIS discontinued,
us 1t will be published at an early date. II.
$. Hilton was received into tho conference on
certificate of transfer from the Colorado
conference. The president introduced sew
Mr.. Parker, avoteran missionary from India.
The report of the book depository showed
that business had increased, as also the
number of publications The sales amounted
to 1891
The characters of the following super
numerary members were passed l.. +. Nor
gan, 5. A. Wilson, J. G. Reed, j. II. Brown,
G. IL. Mytinger, E. +. Shipley, G.. q. Mark.
ham, W. IL. Pitcher, l.. d. Monon, l.. II.
Cummings, George w. Feelemyer, j. ID.
Morse, B. U. Worden, J. w. Hedges.
Also of the following, who are superan-
nuated: b. NJ. Lipscombe, NJ. Goheen, Q. II.
Lange, b. Ii. Smith, w. G. Mullin, G. B.
Young, James Brads, james Gamblee, G. w.
Israel, NJ. A. Turner $. l.. NJ. Conser, 2. p.
Wargman, NJ. l.. Harley, A. j. Bender, j. w.
Start, j. w. Cullum.
Thomas Myers was transferred from the
supornumerary to the active list
Rev. Mr.. Edwards jolsingly remarked that
the conference trunk was overrunning with
documents,
The call of the presiding elders was then
commenced. Rev. j. A. Price, of the Ealt-
more district, submitted u long report. His
district had done good work, but not without
loss. tendency toward frivolity was rap
idly developing it the church, and also i'm.
morality. Many people believed in going to
theaters to-day and church tomorrow. Chill
dren are made to follow the instruction of
dancing masters one day and that of the Sum
day school next Attention was called to the
proper training Of children.
list of churches recently built was read,
and good words were spoken in behalf of the
efforts OF tho pastors and members who built
them. Presiding Elder Black in reading his
report created much laughter by saying that
his character was not passed on at the last
session. In this report he was made to appear
as having Incorporated money. In case
that he was again attacked he would state
that he had not raised the 800 of that sum
continued laughterl. He stated that in
various instances there were struggles to gain
sufficient aid to keep the churches out of debt.
These efforts should be publicly recognized
and financial aid rendered. Large num-
bers do not attend class meetings.
Whether they had outgrown their
usefulness or whether the religion was want
ing in necessary essentials, was u question.
He was afraid that many of these people
were not fitted for high order of spirituality.
He had paid attention to the education of
children. which was improving. He asked
what was tho matter with the quarterly con-
ference? 1t would be q surprise to receive q
complete report from it. 1t was the duty of
each minister to see that all business should
be attended to in detail.
Announcements Of time of meeting of the
various committees were then made by tho
president, after which the conference ad-
journed till to-day.
The following is an alphabetical list Of
official visitors and members present or ex-
pected: Bishop Il. s. Foster, president; j. NJ.
Reid, secretary of Missionary society; G. G.
McCabe, secretary Church Extension society;
j. H.Nincont, secretary Sunday School union;
ID. =. Kidder, secretary educational board; j.
G. Hartzel, secretary Freedman's Aid society;
j. Miley, Drew seminary; w. NJ. Frysingcr,
Central Bable institutes j. NJ. Phillips, New
York Book concern; s. NJ. Afford, A. II. Ames,
/ AYnn A. NJ ~
Baker, Henry Baker, g. w. Baldwin, o. Belt,
A. j. Bender, &. NJ. Berry, A. Bielaski, w.
L. Bird, II. +. Bishop, r. w. Black, Harry
Boggs, B. p. Brown, j. II. Brown, Joel
Brown, L.. l.. Brown, ID. NJ. Browning +.
Buhrmau, ]. H. Cadden, ID. II. Carroll, w.
Case. &. W: Cecil, W. II. Chapman, B. F.
Clarkson, w. t. d.. Clemm, S. l.. M. Conser,
&. o. Cook, c. w. Cooper, j. w. Cornelius, A.
NJ. Courtenay, G. Q. Cronin, T. j. Cross, g. l..
Cuddy, j. w. Cullum s. Ii. Cummings, w. Il.
Curley, J. II. Dashiell I. Daughty. j. N.
Davis, J. S. Deale, b. +. Devries, w. Downs,
II. f, Downs, w. II. Dell, q. Z. Dudrear, John
Edwards, w. b. Edwards, W. S. Edwards, E.
W. NJ. Ferguson, d. A. Foard II. s. France,
J. France, l.. NJ Gardner, s. German, A. L.
Gibson, A. j. Gill, N. Goheen, ]. +.
Goucher, j. F. F. Gray, w. @. Griffith, w.
Il. Gwynn, j. G. Hagey, ]. b. Hall. w.
Mex. Hammack, A. S. Hank, II. NJ. Harmsn,
.. d. hartsOck' ~. haSkell J -. NJ. has
lup F. II. Havenner, NJ. l.. Hawley, J. w.
Hedges, w. &. Herbert, l.. ID. Heron, G. w.
Heyde, II. S. Hilton, G. w. Hobbs, G. T.
House, E. ID. Huntley c. A. Jones, III. w.
Jones. II. Kolb, w. A. Koontz, j. Lanahsn,
w. III. Laney, j. J. Largent, G.. Il. Leech, ].
ii. M. Lemon II. NJ. Lipscomb, q. Il. Mark
ham, o. g. Marriott, j. III. Marsh, Il. X. Marsh,
g.. L. Maydwell. J. A. AcCauley, II. Q. Nc
Daniel, w. l. Mcdowell, q. McElfresh, w. /.
McKenney, j. McLaren, Ii. McNemar Page
Milburn, ID. @. Miller, l.. F. Morgan, II. A.
Morgan, W. ID. Morgan, w. G. Mullin. r. Il.
Murphy. Il. Myers, g. Ii. Mytinger. II. II. Nay
lor, J. st. Clair Neal, Henry Nice, j. G. Nichol-
son, h, Norris, J. +. Ockerman, W. NJ. Osborne,
f. d. Owen, j. Il. Pardew, L. II. Pesrce, II.
H. Peters, w. III. Pitcher, +. G. Porter, j. A.
Price, W. III. Reed, A. h. Kelley, j. McKen-
dree Kelley, b. G. w. Reid, c. A. Reid, NJ f.
b. Rice, C. II. Richardson, L. Richardson, w.
Rogers, A. w. Rudisill, j. III. Ryland, II. II.
Savage S. Shannon, L. +. Shpley, +. w.
Shriner b, IL. Smith, c. ID. Smith. II. q.
Smith, f. II. Smith, II. II. Smith, j. W.Smith,
Julius Soper, W. +. Speake, j. @. Starr, j. w.
Start j. q, Stewart, D. ID. Still, j. b. Stitt, w.
H. Stricken, l.. A. Thirlkeld, M. A. Turner,
w. w. Van Arsdale, J. b. Van Meter, j. l..
Walsh, w. #. Ward Il. l.. Watson, j. j. q.
Webster, w. Il. i. Weech, @. Il. Weed, II.
7. West. T. NJ. West IL. NJ. Westwood, j, II.
Wheeler, l.. II. Waterman, James p Wilson,
Joseph p. Wilson, l.. b. Wilson, S. A. Wilson,
S. $. Wilson, ID. b. Winstead, o. p. Wirgmau,
}. p. Wright, Thomas Wood, b. N. Wooden,
O. Il. Young, Philip G.. Edwards.