National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-12
THE LAST DAY.
The Work Of the Baltimore Conference Ended
and Adjournment Had.
Review Of the Proceedings Of This the
Centennial Session,
Full List Of the Appointments Of Ministers for the
Coming Year,
The Changes I'm Washington city Not So
Radical Ms Expected.

Wheeler.
The report of tho committee on church
extension and freedmans aid was adopted as
also the report Of the committee on temper
anco with slight notifications.
A letter from Rev,J. w. Chickorng was
read expressing full confidence in tho CO.
operation Of the conference in the temperance
work. and that documents had been sent for
! distribution among the members.
| Reports of committees on seminaries, Dick
| insou college, the fort relief fund, state of the
| church, and missionary society were then read
and adopted. The report on the American
| Bible society, which was adopted, showed the
receipts and expenditures to be SSl9.77. A
paper commencing the worth of $. H. Cum
mings in his work of teaching and improving
| the masses was adopted
Rev. Il. Bishop recommended the readmis.
sion Of Rev. J. w. Kelly into the conference.
lie stated that this gentleman had been cut
Off from the communion of the church through
the exigencies of the war; and for the past
sixteen years had been working for the church
and now resolved to end his days in the min
istry. He had made efforts to seek admission
but had been advised to delay. A fitting trib .
ute was paid him for character zeal, and
fidelity to the church through it's trying
times. Speeches were made by many of the
members favOring his readmission, and u resO.
luton was passed placing his name on the
superannuated roll.
The treasurer's report on the Drew semi
mary fund was approved. Independent Meth
odists, seventy. Mr. Charles o. isaacs, of st.
Mary's circuit was admitted after much dis
cussion on the on the conference, he having
given satisfactory evidence as to the reauire-
ments Of the discipline in the matter. Rev.
DR.. Deale presented the application for
admission of Rev. Charles NJ. Haddway
lately of the Reformed Episcopal church. A
letter of dismissal from Bishop Latane was
read granting his dismissal and commanding
him.
Rev. L, o. Eldridge raised the question as
to Mr.. Haddiway's having been formerly n
preacher in tho Meth odist Episcol al church
south, He could not understand why he
should 60 from one church to another. After
a protractcd debate Mr.. Haddiway was placed
on trial. Mr.. Barnes, of the Cumberland
district, who received GO, was also admitted
on trial
A collection for the janitor Of the church
was ordered to be taken up.
Rev. Mr.. Cook, of France was permitted TO
make statement and thanked the confer
ence for the 800 collected for his branch of
the church.
The report on the Winchester church colec-
ton was approved and Bishop Andrews then
announced the committeeion the proposed con-
ference female seminary The following are
bhO hdluto NCNss JOuu NOuCntT, LIZ y.
Morgan ID. D.; John B. Van Meter, ID. D..
John II. Dashiel, ID. d.; J. A. MaCaulay, d.
d.; A. NJ. Courten ay, G. w. Baldwin, j. j. G..
Webster, Il. w. Black, A. Ii. Ames, ID. d.; ID.
IL. Carroll d. d., and Z. II. Richardson.
Laymen-German II. Hunt, +. A. Crook,
D. f. Parlett, w. J. Hooper, Summerfeld
| Baldwin, n. NJ Smith, B. II. Stinometz, s. S.
Henkle, owen Kitchens, Charles L. H. Hill,
! i. S. Hiss.
Rev. DIR. Van Meter then briefly addressed
the conference on the subject. He stated
that tho ladies' have proposed to raise one
| half of the $4,000. 1t was proposed to So
cure lady secretaries ia the various districts,
whose duties would be in circulating infor-
| nation about the institution and an aid to
the officers of the enterprise. 1t WAS sug-
| gested to permit all so desiring to subscribe
$50, to be paid in annual installments of So
| lie proposed to take up q subscription among
the conference. A resolution to do so was
then passed. The sum of SlO,SOO was col
| lected in sums varying from -, 800 to S2j
Among those contributing were Rev. Mr..
| GOucher, the donor of the lot, who gave
| 81, 500 Rev. DIR. Van Meter, $500; Rev. Dr.
Baldwin, $2,5O0; Rev. DR.. Morgan. $500; Revs
Messrs. Richards $3.50; G., Smith, 500; Speaks,
| 500; Bishop Andrews, 800; Hartsock, 500:
Myers, 500; Ward, 500; Curley, 800, and
Carroll, $500.
A resolution to take recess till 7:3O o'clock
p. M. was adopted.
A resolution to the effect that in 1885 Rev.
Thomas Myers would complete his fiftieth
ministerial career in the church, that he be
invited to preach the semi-centennial sermon
before the next conference was adopted
| motion TO appoint committee of three
to draft resolutions of thanks was adopted,
and subsequently Rev. Drs. Van Meter,
Courtney, and Wright were appointed.
Thanks were offered SO Mr.. II. A. Liugert
for furnishing the house purchased for tho
family of Ford. The Sunday school and
tract committee reported that the total col
lections received were $766.9S. Adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Porter presented a paper asking
for reduction in the price Of certain Sunday
| school periodicals. Laid on the table.
A motion to reconsider the resolution to
take recess gave rise to a series of motions,
and considerable debate sprang up between
| those favOrng an afternoon session and those
one at night The motions were all voted
down, and the conference then took q recess
| until 1870 p. IN.
The evening session of the Baltimore con-
| ference was held at McKendreo church BY
| Z oclocl; the church was filled to the doors
and a crowd extended from tho front of tho
! building far into the street Bishop Andrews,
together with many of the members, wero
unable to enter until the aisles were cleared,
which was doue with a great deal of labor
and loss of time. Hundreds We're turned
|
about the doors, hoping to find chance to
enter. After tho devotional exercises were
| performed the minutes of the conference were
| read and a summary of tho whole proceed
| ings, giving account of reports submitted by
various co mmittees, all tending to show the
| great progress and excellent condition Of the
Methodist church. The names of members
of committees wereAread, all Of which has
! been published.
There being no other business before the
| conference, Rev. DIR. Deems, Of New York,
was introduced by the bishop, and made a
| few happy remarks, in which he said that
the great results produced by Methodist,
over the world were owing TO tho earnestness
! with which they work.
Resolutions of regret for the illness OF
Bishop Foster, aud of thanks to the president
Bishop Andrews, and the various secretaries
also to Rov. Thomas Myers, for making
arrangements with tho different railroads by
which members got reduced rates. and to the
press Of Washington and Baltimore for the
| full and accurate reports made Of tho pro-
ceedings OF the conference, were adopted.
There being no other business, after appro
pirate religious exercises the appointments
were read, and at 0 o'clock the conference
was declared adjourned.
The following are the appointments:
wAsnISGToN DISTRICT. S. DEALE, p, F.
Anacosla D. ;.;,;;,,..,.'.WH H. Reet
First Church q, " LseCl
] BALDWIN Memorial. .......,,..,,,...E %, Eldudg
BALDWIN Memorial, u, Cummings, snl
hiadcnsou.g Mckay Hammacl
ioHt'LhlHC ''''''''''''''' ~ ~ IoOl
itohNlulowh' h''''.''''''''''''' O. star
Rock Creek. daniel Haskell: q. D. Pate suppl,
s. Mary's"......,.,......, o. lsaa
soyerni,...,,...L j, Gross; q, II, Mytingor, So