Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-12
RELIGIOUS WORLD.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE OF THE M. E.
CHURCH. H-sECOND DAY
Religious services-various Reports-cha-
racters Passed-Publication-Edu-
oation-To the Glass OF
the Fourth Year.
tsrsc,o, telegram to the Dlspatch.l

SrAuNroN, Va, March 1.-THE
second days session of the Baltimore
Annual Conference, Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South, opened at
9:3O o'clock this morning. Re-
ligious service was conducted by
Rev. Nelson Head, ID. ID. The roll
was called, and most Of the absentees
Of Yesterday answered to their names.
On motion, the further calling of the
roll will be dispensed with.
The minutes Of yesterday were read
and adopted.
W. II. May, ESQ.,, OF Alexandria,
Va, was recognized as a lay delegate,
and placed on the Sunday.School Board
in the place OF an absent member.
A report from the secretary OF the
Church Extension Society was read and
referred to the Conference Board OF
Church Extension.
Rev. j. Il. McFerrin, ID. D., agent
OF the Southern Methodist Publishing
House. Of Nashville. Tenn, addressed
the Conference in the interest OF that
institution. lie referred to the publ
cations Of the house as being second to
none in the country. and during the
course of his remarks mentioned the
fact that Bishop McTyeire's " History
Of Methodism was to be reprinted in
England.
4 report from the president of the
Wesleyan Female Institute was read.
The report shows the Institute to be in
a fourlshiDg condition, never. perhaps,
enjoying a greater degree Of prosperity
in all its previous history. There are
large number Of day-pupils and one
hundred and fifteen boarding pupils
from eighteen States. There was a
successful revival of religion during the
wear. The report was referred to the
Board Of Education.
The members Of the class of the
third year we're called, and after the re-
port of the Committee Of Examination
as to their knowledge Of the prescribed
course of study they were advanced to
the class of the fourth year. The mem
beIs of the class are John n. Nc
Cormick. Jefferson ID. Martin, Charles
W. Mark, Charles b. Sutton, ID. NJ.
James, James l.. Henderson, and John
O. Tackett.
The characters Of the following el-
ders of the Baltimore district were ex-
amined and passed: C. NJ. Brown, W.
II. d. Harper. P. b. Smith, b. S.
Highly, J. Edgar Wilson, Thomas ".
Brown, b. W. Bond, II. p. lIamill. j.
Ii. Boyd, j. W. Wolfe. J. Fred. Bags,
A. Weller, ". 4. Mcdonald, F. II.
shipley, and W. X. Boyle.
The characters Of the following
elders of the East Baltimore district
were also passed; }. w. Dufiey. W. j..
Young, o. F. Burgess. Il. W. Waters,
j. W. Grub, 7. 6. hewitt. j. W.
Steele, j. c. Sedwick, W. r. Stringer,
Thomas Briley. J. c. Thraster, Il. S.
Cunningham. ". ii. Sanders, 5. b.
Dolly, j. }. Garden. and b. +. Ball.
Washington district: S. X. Cox, S. W.
Haddaway, j. II. Dulaney, j. I. Will
liams, c. l.. cameron, Rumsey Smith
son. o. {. Beall. Isaac W. Canter, j.
Il. VaDhOrne, and A. \. p. Neel.
Rev. Il. F. Ball was added to the
Committee on the Publication Of the
ConCorenca MinuteS
Rev. DR.. Hall and DR.. Preston, Of
the Presbyterian Church, were intro
duced to the Conference to-day.
The large church was filled to its
utmost capacity with spectators. Rev.
j. b. McFerrin, d. d., of Nashville,
Tenn, preached tonight. There was
an immense crowd in attendance, and
hundreds were turned away who could
not even secure standing room.