The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-08
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.



the college over which he presided.
Rev. Dr. Edwards offered n substitute to
| the first paragraph in the committees re-
| port so that IL will read "That we COM
mend. with the other objects named. the
establishment of Baltimore Conference
Female Seminary as worthy of the largest
| offerings that may be bestowed"
Rev. Mr.. Richardson said he favored the
| proposition to endow female seminary be-
cause It was designed to make special"
effort to that end. 1t IS ominontly right
| that she who is our helpmeet should have
| our special" effort. He did not believe
| that by the establishment of seminary
| for females Dickinson College would at all
| be embarrassed.
| Rev. Mr. Courteney spoke in favor of the
| adoption of the report. He said that If
seminary such rs is proposed is established,
| il would tend to keep thousands of young
ladies in the Methodist fold He citod in
stances where young ladies, members Of the
| Methodist Church, after receiving their cd
ucation under other auspices, alenated
| themselves from the church. This no said
| was the result of not having seminary
under the control of the Methodist Church
of this section. For q hundred years, the
speaker said, everything that possibly could
| DO done looking to the education of boys
| had been done. but nothing for girls. Dr.
Harman, tho speaker said, favors the edu-
cation of the Indian and the negro, and, in
fact, all mankind but not womankind.
Eyes, do favor the education of girls"
said the Doctor, "but il should be OF differ
ent kind from that proposed"
/ Mr. Richardson said that he did not
L>fieubt the ability of the church to raise
1'S175,000 for tho purpose of a seminary.
| Rev. John Il. Goucher, who has volun-
| tcorcd to donate the ground---worth 49,
000--upon which to build the seminary,
was called upon to give his views. He be-
lievod that the idea of the endowment of
female seminary was entirely practicable,
| and he was sure that q sulli-
cient amount could be raised. He said
the centennial offerings in 1866 amounted
to considerably over SS,000000. The Bal
timoTe Conference gave $4,000 of this
amount. The. average per member was
| SIS. He said one third of the population
Of Maryland could be classcd as Methodists
or adherents of Methodism, aud was llrmly
Of tho belief that there would be no diff
Guilty in raising the money required. He
was u son Of Dickinson, and loved the old
college, and was proud to call it his alma
mater, but he did not think that by the
endowment of female college that Dick
insOn would at all suffer.
Rev. j. N. Davis also spoke in favor of
the seminary, and said he beloved that the
destinies Of the Methodist Church.
Rev. G. w. Baldwin mado stirring adj
dress on the necessity of n female semi
nary. He believed with his brothers who
preceded him that the church was fully
able to raise the money needed.
A resolution was offered to refer all re-
ports-there were three of them-on the
subject of the seminary to conference
committee. Laid on the table.
Edyynrdei oYnpndn,pnt yyhinl IL
printed above, then came up. This was
also laid upon the table.
The question then required ON the origi-
nal recommendation, as presented by DR..
Van Meter, which was amended to read as
follows:
That while commencing to the preachers
and members OF our church In the Baltimore
Conference, Dickinson College and Centenary
Institute as worthy OF the largest offerings
which may DO bestowed upon them by those
| whose predictions dispose them go TO do, the
conference make the foundation aud endow-
effort.
In the above form the resolution wa'
adopted.
A resolution, signed by the Revs. Court
ney, Phelps and Dashiell, requesting the
Bishop not to make transfers to other con
ferences, unless equivalent transfers are
made from this one, was adopted.
Rev DR.. Kidder was introduced to the
conference.
Bishop Andrews said he hoped the breth-
rem would hurry up their business, so that
the conference could adjourn next Tues
day.
The conference then adjourned until
Monday.
| Appointments for Tomorrow.
Rev. DR.. Edwards announced the assign
ments OF preachers for the District churches
| tomorrow as follows:
McKendree-11 a. M, Bishop Andrews, or
dination OF deacons; 3 p. M, Sunday-scho0l
missionary meeting, W. /. Mcdowell, W. r.
Stricklin; 1880 p. M, CHI. eN. anniversary
Foupdry-l1 a. M, j. NJ. ReIdi 1880 p. m,
W. NJ. Ferguson.
Wesley Chapel-11 n. m., b. L. clarksoni
73o p. m, W. W. Van Arsdale.
Metropolitan-11 q. M, Rev. Jean Paul
Cook; 1880 p. M, .. Il. FELTON,.
Fourth Street-11 a. M, W. II. d. GLENN; /
| y. M, Sunday.school meeting, A. j. Gill, j.
Myers and @. L. Young; 1880 p. M, u. j. W.
Reid.
Twelfth street-11 a. M, l. II. Pardew; 1880
| y. M, III. Nice.
union-11 a. M, II. Myers; 7;3O p. M, j. +.
Ryiand-11 a. M, j.. d. still 1880 p. m, j.
| Wood.
Gorsuch--l1 a. M, j. II. NJ. Lemon; 1880, 0.
Belt.
waugh-l1 a. M, j. II. Wheeler; 1880, j. N.
| Davle.
North CapItol-11 a. M, Il. Boggs; 7:30, q.
| G. CrOnln.
Hamline-11 a. M, @. E. FELTON,; 1880, Il. W.
| Parker.
Memolial-11 a. M, II. NJ. wostwood; 1880,
| W. L. Curley.
Grace-l1 q. M, L. II. widorman z 80, II.
| i, Bishop.
Mount zlon-11 a. M, j. s. NJ. Haslupi 1880,
| j. J.. Walsh.
Georgetown (Dumbarton streen-11 n. M, J.
Nick. Kelley; 8 y. m, Dr. ]. Miley, ordination
Of eldersi 1850, d. j. Deyrles.
| West GeorgetOwn-11 q. M, L. G. Porter
Anacostia-l1 Il. M, II. j. Cross 1880, W, II
Mt. Vernon n. L. Soulful a. M, L. II.
| Pearce; 80 p, M, W. ID. Morgan
Ninth street III. p. Church IL a. M, A. Il.
| Kelley.
III a. M, W. l. McDowell; 1880 p. M, j, q
| Stewart.
Lutheran Church, DR.. Domer's, Eleventh
and Hill a. M, DR.. f. s. DoIIaas; 1880 p. m-
| l.. d, Wilson.
Mt. Zion NJ, f., Georgetown III a. M, f. W
| Shrlner.
Congress street III. p, Georgetown--11 a. m.
| W. II. Chapman; 7 80 p, m, w, Rogers.
Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth aud Hi
am, U. Young
Westminster Presbyterian, Seventh, between
| ID and f. southwest--11 a, m, w. X. Gwluu;
| 1880 2. m, O, o. Cook.
| R-half and Sixth southwest-1l q. m, y, NJ
| Afford; $50 p. m, II, II. savage.
Lutheran Church OF Reformation, Pennsyl,
| Yania avenue ana second street sou,heast-ll
| q. m, w. NJ. Osborn; $780, II, i. Dowus,
| Memorial Lutheran Church, Fourteenth
| street and Vermont nvenue-ll a, M, f. II
| HnyeDner,
First Nj. p. Church, Fifth street and NirSinll
avenue southeast-ll a. M, Ii, p. Weat'
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