National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-11
TIE CONFERENCE CLOSED.
Changes in tho Methodist Pulpits of
This City-where the Former Pastors

Changes in tho Methodist Pulpits of
This City-where the Former Pastors
Go.
The final session of the Baltimore annual
VI. +. conference was held yesterday. Rev.
w. G.. Herbert offered resolution, which
was adopted, declaring that it is fitting that
q statue or monument Of John Wesley, the
founder Of Methodlsm, should he erected
in this, the capital of the nation, and as it
Is fitting that this conference Oldest
should take the initiative step that the
bishop appoint committee to consider
location, plans, cost, sc. The pastors Of
the Foundry and Metropolitan churches
and Rev. w. G.. Herbert and Messrs NJ. q.
Emery and b. III. Stinemetz were appointed
the committee.
The next annual conference will be held
at High Street Church, Baltimore. Revs.
j.. A. Thirlkeld and j. w. Harper were
placed on the supernumcrary list.
The following were admitted to trial:
$. s. Greenwich, Vim. G. BabcOck, John II.
shively, J. +. llcisse, and VIM. w. Davis.
Rev. Mr.. Webster announced donation
Of $4,000 in memory of Mrs. Eleanor a.
Bennett, to erect a memorial building or
establish a scholarship in the Woman's Col
lcge in Baltimore. lie said he was not al
CHANGES IN CITY PuLPITs.
The assignments for the year were an
nounced by Bishop Ninde, and the confer
supersedes J. $. Deale as presiding elder
for the Washington district No change
was made in the following instances:
Washington - Fletcher Chapel, w. II.
I.aney; Foundry, II. Il. Naylor, &. G.
Markham, sup, Fourth Street, NJ. T. B.
Rice; Gorsuch, Il. D. Owen; Hamline, j. A..
Price; Ryland, W. IL. Chapman, q. NJ.
X. n. Baer; Wesley Chapel, Richard Norris.
As predlct.d In Yesterdays REPUBLICAN,
the pulpit at the Metropolitan Church was
left to be supplied, 4. ID. llantley being
transferred to Madison Avenue Church,
Baltimore. As Rev. Dr. Newman belongs
TO the New York conference, that body VIII
probably transfer him to this field w. II.
Reed, of AnacOstu Church, was transferred
to Hanover Street Church, Baltimore, and
G. G. Cook given the AnaCostia pulpit.
Other changes are as follows: DunbartOn
Avenue, w, $. Edwards, vice w. /. Nc
Kenncy, transferred to Greenmount, East
Baltimore district; Grace, w. l.. Weech,
vice II. 5. France, transferred to Frostburg,
Md: McKendree, &. IL. Richardson, vice
w. S. Edwards, transferred to Dunbarton
Avenue: Mount Zion, j. II. Dashlell,
vice d. +. Dckerman, transferred
TO Emory Church, Baltimore; North
Capitol, C.. r. Weed, vice j. 9.
1Ia2ey, appointed professor in Grant Me-
mortal University, Athens, Tenn; Twelfth
Street, Thomas Myers, vice j. II. Ryland,
| transferred to Rock Creek Church; Douglas
Memorial, W. Rogers. Washington district
Rockville, j. b. Hall; st. Mary's, to be sup
piled; Severn, w. X. Gwynn; South River,
J. ". Smith; spencervilie, j. r. .Cadden,
l.. d. Heron, sup; Rock Creek, j. ii. Ry-
land, g. II. Mytinger, sup. Annapolis
| First Church, G. V, Leech; Wesley Chapel,
| W. G.. Herbert; Baldwin Memorial, j. N
Davis, S. II. Cummings, sup; Bladcnsburg
J. c. Starr; Leonardtown, to be supplied
Montgomery, 7. J. Cross, \. II. Thomson
Forestville, ID. Haskell.
| Page Milbum, formerly Of this city, wa;
assigned to Summerneld circuit, and S. NJ
Hartsock retains his pulpit at Eutaw Street
| Church. Baltimore.