National Republican., 1885-03-07
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EfOCetuinga OA Nho IWchNy-EtCphh
Annual Session Now Being Held In
the Ebcnezrr NJ. r.. Church.
Tho twonty.second annual session of
the Washington conference of the NJ. Il.
Church, colorcd commenced Thursday
morning ut the Ebeno2cr NJ H. Church,
colorcd, corner Of Fourth aud u streets
southeast. Bishop stephen NJ. Merrill,
u. d., Of Chicago, presided. Tho roll ll-cail
was answered by 1856 clerical members.
The conference comprises Washington,
Virginia, Maryland, and portion OF
Pennsylvania, with membcwhip OF
$4,000. This is one of the largest and
wealthiest conferences ia tho United
States, aud Is composed of many prOmi-
nont clergymon. IL is represented by six
presiding cldcrs--Revs. BENJAMIN Brown.
H. w. =. Peck, ID. d., y. q. Griffin, II.
Lawson, G. g. Key. aud Daniel Collins
BALLoTiNG FOR OFFICERS
resulted In the election Of tho following
Secretary, Rov. Il. w. s. Peck; assistant
secretaries. Revs S. q. Griffin, s. r..
Hughes, w. A. Dyer, and W. =. Harris;
statistical secretary, Rcv. W. Il. Ryder;
assistant statistical secretaries, Revs. y.
l.. Thomas, Il. =. Bell, l.. w. Briggs, T..
A. Lewis. q. w. w. jenkins, and w. g..
Colby. The hours Of meeting were fixed
for 0a. IN. and IL IN.
Conference committees were appointed
as follows; On nominations of the pre-
siding elders, church extension, educa-
tion, tracts, episcopal funds, missions,
temperance, freedman's aid, and Sabbath
observance. During the meeting the
chair introduced % number of visitors,
and among thom were Bishop II. q. An
drows, ID. d., LII. d.; Rov. Sanford Hunt,
ID. d., secretary of the New York Book
Concern; DIR. Hartzell. assistant secretary
Freedmans Society; Rev. w. ii. Weaver,
Baltimore. and Rov. Charles Brown, OF
New Jersey.
A resolution was offered appointing
a committee to fix the date and time fol
the conference to visit the President Of
tho United States. At night the ami.
versary services Of tho Freedmen's Aid
Society were held in tho body OF the
church. which were largely attended
Speeches were delivered by Rows, Drs
Hunt, Hartzell, Frysinger. and Chaplain
McCabc.
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS
were opened by prayer, Rev. X. Hawkinl
conducting the religious exercises, and
| Bishop Merrill in the chair.
Rev, Robert Hawkins was appointed tt
collect the accounts OF the Western
! Methodist Book Concern.
/ Various reports on the book concru
and temperance were ordered to bepiaceC
on ile. Richard H.. Adams, w. II
Gaines. Geo. d. johnson, j. w. Titus, ane
John Barnet were continued.
Rev. DIR. kidder, secretary of the board
Of education, was introduced and deliv
] ,,.N.n,Nfpn add nm fhs
subject Of education.
Revs. Messrs. Bissell of Genesoe, y. Y.
Shreeves, W. II. Waters, w. II. Arnold
Holland and n. j. Green were amonI
the visitors presented to tho conference.
Monday was selected as the day to re
ceive the daughters Of the conference.
The twentieth question was taken up
and tho character of Rov. Il. W. :. Peck
presiding elder, was passed upon, who IL
turn reported that his district was In |
very hOurishing condition. The charac
ters Of the ministers of Elder Pock's dis
trict were passed upon except when tn,
name Of Il. A. White was called charge
were preferred against him Of immora
conduct, which on motion were referred
to n committee of fifteen who subse
quontly reported favorably upon him ant
his character was passed upon.
Presiding Elder B. Brown, of Wash
ingtOn district, presented his report, ant
his character was passed upon. The re-
port showed five large hourishinl
churches in the District Of Columbia
with five ministers and q membership
computed at 5000. The characters o
the ministers of the district wore passe'
upon. After the various committees hal
made announcements the conference ad
jjourned. At night the Rev. s. Ham
mond preached upon the "Sufferings c
Christ" basing his remarks on st. Johr
xix: 30, 1T is finished" A large cor
gregation was present. The session wi
continue until Tuesday.