National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-08

grace known as prayer meetings. Rev. Mr..
Meyers made q statement regarding the free
return tickets of the railroad companies. He
was sorry that tho ladies could not be in
cluded. Mr.. North made brief speech on
the subject of class meetings other addresses
were made. The committee on credentials
reported that there were 1913 delegates
reporting.
The committee also nominated Mr.. Green
field as permanent president and Mr.. Belt as
permanent secretary.
Messrs. w. J. Harper, II. o. Devrios, L.
Bennett, NJ. j.. Emery, Hon. Hiram Price,
James North, u. S. Buckler, w. M. Price, and
George T. Leach were appointed committee
on resolutions,
Rev Messrs. Morgan, Dashiell, and Lana
han, committee from the ministers confer
ence, appeared and made brief speeches of
greeting.
Messrs. Baldwin, uetzell, and Berry were
appointed committee to return the greeting
of the annual conference
At IL o'clock q recess was taken until
2p.m m.
On reasscmbling the roll was called and
nominations Of candidates made the first
order of business. Messrs. Alex. Ashley and
Hon. Hiram Price, of Washington, ID. c.;
Hon. Milton q. Urner, OF Frederick, Nd;
Sommer6eld Baldwin, George W. Conner and
Gen John 8. Berry, of Baltimore; +. NJ Byrd,
Of West River; Mai. Bristow, of West Virginia;
]. J. Hotzell, OF Paw Paw, W. Va, aud II. o.
Debroe, Of Patapsco. were placed in nomna-
ton. Messrs. Ingram, Bennett, North, and
Cassoll were appointed tellers. After four
ballots had been taken the result was as fol-
lows Mr. Baldwin, sixty-eight votes, and Mr..
Debrees, hfty-six votes. The alternates were
Messrs. Ashley and Hetzell. While the tellers
were out counting the ballost, the committee
on resolutions made their report, with the
following result
Reso red, That in the reception and dismissal of
members, the delegates to the general conference
be instructed TO recommend such o change of the
d sc ipline rs will make II obligatory on the
preacher in charge 10 consult his leaders aud
stewards beiole taking any final action thereon,
an appeal to the next quarterly conference could
be made by any one aggrieyed.
Lost.
Resoptd, That the extension OF the time limit
ofeiders is considered dangerous,and the delegates
are Instructed TO oppose any extension Of the time
limit by the general conference.
Adopted.
A resolution, asking for the reduction of the
| subscription price of the Christian Advocate,
and also for q reduction in the publication
prices Of the Methodist Book Concern, were
| adopted Mr.. Hitzell who offered the reso-
luton, made lengthy speech in its defense,
saying he could not understand how cheap
editions of the works of eminent people could
be published by outside firms, while the con-
Germ demanded high prices for its biographies
and tracts.
A delegate who said that no was a printer
| charged the Concern with making from 20 to
| % cent. profit on their books.
Mr.. Phillips, of the New York Book Con-
Germ, was called on and denied that the
prices were high. The only profitable works
p1blished were the Encyclopedias and the
Christian Adpocate.
A resolution to strike out the word catholic
| from the discipline was lost
| A preamble and resolution, recommending
/ n stricter observance of class meetinp duties