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Rev. L. F. Morgan, d. D., will preach the

Rev. l.. f. Morgan, d. d., will preach the
centennial discourse before tho conference.
What is the strength Of your churohW
There are 100 members and forty-four pro-
bationers. j am now closing my pastoraJe
with the church, and affairs are in healthy
condition"
Rev. William I. McKenney, pastor of Wesley
chapel, said:
THE question of lay representation Is not
agitated. There is already lay representa-
tlon. The lay conference meets at the same
time as the annual, but IL is q separate and
distinct body. In my opinion the church has
gone as far as it will on the subject Of lay
representation; yet 1t Is not as much as tho
laymen would like to have. The lay repre-
meets quadrennially, and 1t is the law
making body. The question OF lay
representation will not be discussed at tho
coming annual conference. The only ques-
tion of moment that possibly may arise is the
extension of the time of the minister's as
signment TO his church. However, that is
only suppositon. can say in few words
that the Baltimore conference has put itself
on record, and IL will not have anything TO
do with camp meetings violating the Lords
day, or otherwise. There Is committee in
charge Of such matters and they regulate the
order and discipline of IT,"
"What action will the conference tako in
tho matter Of the proposed female collegeP"
Active measures are already being taken
for the establishment of female college.
Rev. Mr.. Goucher, of the Baltimore conference,
has donated q lot valued at $4,000 on condi-
tion that $4,000 will be subscribed by the
people Of the church for the erection of the
necessary buildings. 1t will no doubt be In
dorsed. The preparations for the centennial
are in tho hands of q committee appointed by
the bishops. 1t will be observed in Balti-
t,NAr ,awN fan ID L. he atal
year"
What changes are likely to be made in
the Washington pulpitsp
II cannot toll. think that the following
churches will have change: Wesley, Foun-
dry, Mount Zion, Hamline, and Waugh"
What is tho strength Of the conferenceP'
II cannot say precisely. The committee
appointed to entertain the members of tho
conference have made an estimate for 300
men, which includes tho general conference
officers, preachers, and lay delegates. The
conference will be in session about q week" )"
Rev. j. @. Hagey, of the North Capitol M.
Il. church, corner Of North Capitol and X
streets, said: "The quarterly conference of
each station or circuit elects q lay representa-
tive and an alternate. The lay delegates
hold separate session, presided over by
officers of their own election, and elect dele
gates to represent them in the general con-
ference, the legislative body of the church, who
possess an equal right with ministers to hold
elective offices, such as agent of the Meth
odst book concern, &c. So it will be seen
that laymen have a representation. The
only question now is, "How much of repre-
sentstion will the laymen have in the
future" The question of camp meetings
may come up in the report of the committee
on "the state of the church." or on Sabbath
observance" Steps have already been in
augurated and q committee appointed to take
into consideration the building of female
college of high grade. 1t will be built
within the bounds of this conference. The
committee will report to the conference.
A committee composed largely of infiuen-
tial laymen has been appointed to make
arrangements for the celebration of the
Methodist centennial year No doubt Dick
inson college, the centenary biblical institute
for colored people, will be named in conjunc-
tion with the female college for the benefac-
tions of the church. There will probably be
o great many changes In the pulpit that are
not now contemplated. North Capitol M. E.
church has an actual membership of 175.
When / was assigned to 1t, one year ago, II
had only about seventy-fve members. The
congregation has taken up notes on the church
debt in advance of maturity, and the property
title Ia clear.
Rev. DIR. 8. M. Hartsock, Of Hamline NJ.
E. church, said: Each church sends lay
be held in this city March 8, and which elects
two delegates to the general conference that
will be held in Philadelphia on May next.
Nothing will probably be done in reference
to lay representation in the annual confer
ence. There is no probability of the Metho-
dist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant
churches combining. The certain changes
will be as follows Hamline, Foundry, Mount
Zion, Wesley chapel, and Waugh. The prob
able changes are: Dunbarton street, Ry-
land, and Fourth street churches. Action
will be taken in reference to the centenary
biblical institute for colored people, Dickin-
son college, and the proposed female college.
Rev. j. T. Goucher, of Baltimore, has Of
centennial anniversary will be held at the
conference, and in Baltimore during the year
a jubilee will be had.
DIR. Hartsock said that his church had on
actual membership of 450. The membership
of the conference is about 200 ministers.
The total membership Of the churches of the
Baltimore conference was last year about
81, ,S02 with about 374 churches.
MRev. DIR. w. s. Edwards, of McKendree
church. Massachusetts, avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, said: Each church sends
a layman. The annual conference of the
ministers will be held in this church, begin
ming March 5. The laymen's conference
meets In this city March 8 and elects dele
gates to the general conference. The annual
convention does not settle questions of camp
meetings. 1t has no legislative powers
Large number Of changes will be made in the
pulpit in this conference. The membership
Of McKendree church is $50. The member
ship of the conference last spring was 32,sO2.
with 1858 probationers. The number of
churches In the conference last year was 374
Rev. DR.. Richard Norris, of Ryland chapel,
corner of Tenth and d streets southwest, said
"The subject of lay representation will not
probably, como up at the conference. Part OF
the programme of the celebration of the CEN
tennsl will be the meetings Of the Mission
ary society, Church Extension society, Sun
day School union, and the Freedmen's Aid
society. Each meeting will be addressed by
prominent minister. The frst annual con.
ference was held in Baltimore in December
1854, and was called the Christmas conference
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