Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-15
The Nethodi.. Conferences.

The Baltimore NJ F. conference continued in
session at Staunton, Va, saturday, the de-
votional exercises in the morning being con-
Quoted by Rev. DR. = X. Cox. of this city. The
following ministers who had been admitted
into full connection were called to the bar OF
the conference and addressed by Bishop Will
son, the request of the presiding bishop
Forest j. Prettyman, VIM. l.. Dolly, John H.
Light, John -. Knott, George ID. White, j.
Henry Huffman.
AT the Washington conference NJ f. church,
at 5Va onarl ls va; saturday, memorial
for the congregation OF the Central Church,
Washington, II. C. Monday was set apart for
Its consideration. X. I'll. Adams, w. $. Gaines,
q. ID. johnson, j. W. Titus, J. Burnett, c. Mick
ems were admitted into fun connection.
COvENANT.-Rev T. S. Hamlin, of Cincinnati
who has been called to the pastorate of the
new Presbyterian church of the Cow
enant occupied that pulpit yesterday and
preached with acceptance to the large cOngre-
CATION. After the services he had an opportu-
nifty of making the acquaintance of many mem.
bers of the congregation. He has not yet de-
cided upon his course, the congregation at
CINCINNATI are very much opposed TO his leav-
ing. He will leave for New York city on Tues
day and then go home.
The AMERICAN TRACT SoCIETY-The annual
meeting OF the American Tract society was
held last evening at the New York avenue
church. EX-J Strong presided, and Rev.
Dr. Shearer, the secretary, presented a report
We're received, out of which the expenditures
left a surplus of S5.O63. Three million tracts
$. Robinson. of New York; Rev. Dr. Bartlett
and Senator Harrison, of Indiana.
Mr.. SANDERSoN STILL ALIvE-Mr. Nicholas
SandersoD, whose death at Providence hospital
Was announced Saturday, is still alive, though
in a somewhat critical condition from hernia.
The physicians have hopes of his recovery.
THE VISIT OF THE 7TII REGIMENr.-The 18th
New York regiment will celebrate the annver-
sary OF their visit to this city in 1861 by max
ing a trip here on the 10Th prOximo, as hereto
fore stated in THE STAR. They will be received
by the Washington Light Infantry and will
tiers. ON the 10th OF April they will be re-
viewed by the President and on the evening of
the 2Ist they will return. Dispatches received
from New York announce that go members of
the regiment will come.
THE LATE Mrs. BREwSTER.-The remains of
Mrs Brewster, the wife of ex-Attorney General
Brewster, We're brought to this city Saturday
night from Philadelphia and inferred yes
terday afternoon in the family lot in Oak
Hill cemetery. Rev. DR.. Leonard, of St Johns
church, ofiiciated. Mr.. Brewster who is ill in
Philadelphia, was unable to accompany the re-
mains to this city. The brothers of the de-
ceased, Gen. ID. =. and r. j. Walker, came on
with the body. They were present at the final
service; also, Lieut.. Andre Brewster and sister,
III. Chandler, senator and Mrs. Malone, Judge
John Davis, W. w. Corcoran and niece Miss
Jones, DE- elllng, MIR. and Mrs. Fred. Paine,
and many Others, including several members
of Congress-
THE FUNERAL OF DIR. A. y. Z. GARNETT JR.
The funeral of the late DIR. \. Y. L. Garnett, jr,
took place yesterday afternoon from Ascension
church. The services We're conducted by RevS
AiessrS. Elliott and Shackeford, of the Assem-
sion, and Rev. DIR. Giesy, OF the Epiphany
church. The pall-bearers were DIR. q. W. john
ston. DIR. q. y. -Acker, DIR. q. Ii. Harrison, DIR. T.
Rttchie stone. MIR. III. Grafton Dulaney and Mr.
Leigh Robinson. The remains were inferred in
Rock Creek cemetery. The medical staff of the
ChildreD's hospital yesterday adopted resolu-
tons OF respect to DIR. Garnett's memory.
THE PRESIDENTS PORTRAIT.-In o note ac-
ceptlng Miss Marion Fosters portrait of the
President Miss Cleveland said, in answer to an
inquiry, Il have no suggestions to make. l
think ii very complete creation. You have
put into it a light which have seen in no pOr-
trait of him before L have already and shall
continue to exhibit ii with pleasure and PRIDE"
Miss Foster has on exhibition at Chapman's,
avenue, a striking free-hand
crayOn portrait of Mary Anderson. One of
George Law, OF New York, said to be very fine
by those who know him, graces her studio at
the Riggs. One of her paintings in oil, entitled
Pursuit and Possession" is at BrulatOur &
Overs.