Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-13
M. 3. CHURCH CONFERENCE.

On Thursday last the one hnn-
dred and second annual session OF
the Baltimore Conference of the M.
e. Church began in Washington. d..
G., in the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church.
There was good attendance of the
ministers when the conference was
called to order about 8 o'clock by
Bishop William x. Ninde. Bishop
Nlnde was elected bishop at the
general conference held in Philadel-
phia 10 1884, and has never before
presided over the Baltimore Confer
ence.
The Bishop read a Scripture les
son, after which the hymn was sung
beginning, "Blest he the tie that
binds our hearts in Christian love-"
The holy communion was then adj
ministered by the Bishop, who was
assisted in the administration by
Presiding Elders r. w. Black, j.
E. Amos, G. w. Hobbs and J. Nc
Kendree Kelley. The Bishop ex
tended an invitation to Christians of
all names, ministerial or lay, to par
take of the communion.
The business of the conference
was then proceeded with. Bishop
Ninde said that he esteemed it
great privilege to meet the Balti-
more Conference. 1t was fact
that conferences were becoming
more and more seasons of grace,
and he hoped that this session
would be eminently a session of
grace. They should not forget
while attending to business to invite
the blessing of the Divine Master
He hoped there would be no haste
in bringing the session to close.
He had plenty of time to remain
until all the business was transact
ed with due deliberation.
Rev. DR.. L. T. Morgan submitted
the report of Rev. ID. III. Carroll,
agent of the Book Depository at
Baltimore, which made the follow
ing exhibit: Sales during the past
year, S4O,942 OF; gross profits, &c.,
342 TO-; expenses, $6,1S7 Sc; net
profits, 81, 154 A; total assets, $751;
653 50; total liabilities, S104, 7S9 AZ !;
net worth Of the corporation, $780,
S55 %.
Bishop Thomas Bowman, the SEN
ior bishop OF the M. e. Church,
whose episcopal residence is in ST.
Louis, Mo-, was present and was in
Produced to the conference by the
presiding bishop. Bishop Bowman
said he was born within the bounds
of the Baltimore Conference, and
that Al years ago his name was
placed on the record. He had long
desired to be present at a session of
the conference free from care, and
he now had the pleasure of being
present in that capacity.
| Bishop Andrews, who lives in
Washington, was also present yes
terday.
At the instance of Presiding Elder
Hobbs the relation of Rev. John w.
Hedges was changed from super
numeraIy to effective.
Rev. j. w. Cornelius submitted
the report of the Baltimore Metho-
dist, of which he is publisher, giving
in detail the status of the paper. aud
saying that it would be necessary
for the paper to have Is thousand
more subscribers before becoming
self supporting.
Rev. w. T. ID. GLENN, pastor OF
the M. e. Church at Gainesville, will
retire from the active ministry at
this conference, and will make his
home at Govanstown, Baltimore
County, where he has purchased a
residence.
Rev. J. s. Neale was appointed to
preach the missionary sermon at the
next meeting of the conference, with
Rev. DR.. Weiderman as alternate.
On Wednesday the conference
sang Blessed be the tie that binds,n
and after an impressive address by
Bishop Ninde the appointments for
the ensuing year were announced,
and the conference was dismissed
with the benediction by the Bishop.
| Cumberland District-G. G.. Baker,
/ P. E.-Barton, w. E. Bird; Berke.
ley Springs, III. r. Savage; Bloom,
iugton, G. w. Cecil; Bunker Hill,
d. a. Foard, J. w. Hedges, super.
numerary Cumberland, Centre
street, Joseph France; Kingsley,
James P. Wilson; Elk Garden, G.
L. Pate; Flintstone, PC. Edwards /;
Frostburg, Fl. S. France; Frostburg
Circuit, s. S. Wilson; Grant, ii. G.
Smith; Hancock, III. McNemar
Hedgesyille, j. r. Pardew; Hynd-
man, Thos. Wood; Keyser, w. Il.
Curley; Homecoming, +. G. Porter
Martinsburg, A. s. Hank; Mt. Saw
age, FL. S. Hilton; Old Town and
Paw-Paw, to be supplied; Piedmont,
Henry Baker; Rowlings, 7. r.
March Romney, FL. @. Mcdaniel
Shepherdstown and Sharpsburg, J.
Nc Laren; Union Grove, to be sup
piled; Winchester, w. A. Koontz.
The following named gentlemen
who have served as pastors in Mar
tinsburg, are assigned IS follows:
! A. r. Riley, Caroline, East Balti.
more; j. W. Hobbs, East Baltimore
]. E. Amos, Presiding Elder, w.
BALTIC. Dist; G. nj. Cooper, Columbus
Av, BALTIC, j. f. Ockerman, Emory,
Baltic, j. w. Cornelius, Editor
Batto. Methodist, j. .McKen. Riley,
2. b. Washington, G. Y. Leech,
First Church; M. F. B. Rice, Fourth
ST., E. d. Owen, Gorsuch, Washing
ton.
The next Annual Conference will
be held at High st. Church. Balti-
more.
Il. H. Flick, ESQ.,, Mayfield Farm. Law
ansville, Pa, says since 1880 he has used