The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-01-29
For tie HgiS and InteHigeacer.
baltimore Conference M. T.. Church.

Baltimore Conference Nj. f. Church.
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold its one hundred and
second session in the commodious and beautiful
Metropolitan Church, Washington, d. c. com
mencing on Thursday morning. March 4th. 1886
at 8 o'clock. Bishop William y. Ninde will pre-
side.
This is the first visit of Bishop Ninde to this
Conference. He is almost an entire stranger, al
though he had occupied very prominent place in
the councils of the church for number of years
previous TO his election to the Episcopacy, WHICH
occurred at the general conference of 1884, He
resides at Topeka, Kansas He combines breadth
of intellect with rare executive ability, and is
very fine preacher and platform speaker. His
presidency of the conference no doubt will be
able, and the interest of preachers and churches
safe in his hands.
The year alb ut closing has been one of great
peace and harmony within the borders of this
Conference. Preachers and people have WED
with each other in earnest efforts to extend the
borders of our beloved Zion.
The committee having in charge the interests
of the Baltimore Female College have so far per-
fected their arrange ments, that at an early day
they will begin the erection of one wing of the
college building. The location will be adjoining
the new City Station Church, on St Paul street
near Third. The site is most eligible one. The
two hundred thousand dol liars raised last year
will afford very substantial foundation
for the commencement of such an undertake
ing. The trustees have resolved to put aside one
hundred thousand of said amount as an endow-
ment. This college, whenin operation, will sup
ply long-felt want among this denomination in
this particular locality.
The present year has been one of very consd.
cradle success in the erection or new churches
and parsonages in different sections, and also in
the cancelng of old debts. The revival spirit
has also been abroad throughout our borders, and
many hundreds of precious souls have beer
drawn by the sacred influences of the Divine
Spirit from the ways of sin and death, and are
now happy in Christ. The preachers have labor
ed hard, and the blessed Master has placed the
seal of His appreciation upon their labors
The increase in the membership of the church
will be very considerable.
During the year three of the toilers have drop
ped out of the ranks and gone to their reward
Revs John 5. Deale, ID. D., Thomas Dougherty
NJ. D., and S. g. Ideman. The first was one Of
the most prominent members of the Conference
He had served in the office OF Presiding Elder fol-
seven years. and besides filled some of the mos
important stations in the Conference. He wal
we'll known in Hartford county. having been Pre-
siding Elder of the East Baltimore District, be
tween the years 1869 and 1873. His death wa
very sudden and very severe shock TO his fami
hy and the church. Or. Dougheity was on
among the most skillful of physicians and hat
me applied himself to this profession he woulc
have been in the front rank But feeling called o
God to administer to the soul needs of his fellows
he conferred not with flesh and blood, but became
an obedient son in the gospel, and declared "Jesu
aud the resurrection" The last named, Bro. s.
Idleman, was young man of promise, whose SAL
end was terrible shock throughout the Confer
epce. His reason dethroned by attack o
fever, he sprang from the window of his room
and falling upon his head. life was almost i'm
mediately extinct. Thus one by one we cross tn
stream. The church below, is decreased, tn
church above is increased.
BY an examination of the Conference minutes
We find there will be AZ changes. That is, tina
numoer of preachers have served the full tern
OF three years at their present charges and mus
be changed. The list comprises the following:
baltimore DStricf.-William Rodgers Bennett
Memorial; S. +. Goucher, First Church; A. NJ
Courtney, Madison Avenue: q. u FELTON,, Noun
Vernon Place; Q. ID. Smith, North West Mission
b. p. Brown. Strawbridge; solomon German
Calvert H. H. SMITH ba H RnH IaoWss Myer,
stationed at Wesley Chapel, in this district, rumo
has it, ahd 1t seems well founded, will be trans
ferred to the Newark Conference, and becom
the pastor of one of the leading churches
East baltimore District The time of the Presid
ing Elder, X. W. Black, will expire at this session
and his successor will be appointed. q. II. Rich
ardson. Broadway; l.. ii. Pearce, Exeter Street
T. NJ. West, Bentley Springs; K. K; Murphy. Eas
Hartford Joel Brown, Hereford; w. ID. Morgan
Lutherville; G. L. Cuddy, West Hartford.
West baltimore DiStrict-J. St. Clair Neal, Grace
@. 7. Weede, Buckeystown; Richardson, Eli
colt City:J n. Dashiells, Frederick; j. Is. Slit
Hagerstown Page Milburn. Middletown; w. N
Osborne, Mount 0livet; }. L. Walsh, Laurel an
Savage; W. W. Van Arsdale, Wiiamsport |
a, Thrlead now stationed on the Summerfiel
sCireuit has accepted call to the Bethany indie
pendent Methodist Church, OF Baltimore, an
IRasIelszton Dishict.-w H. Reed, Anacostia W
M. Hamnack, Bladensburg J. q. Starr, Leonard
town; w. IL. Gwinn, Montgomery; Il. J. Cros
Severn &C. Marriott. Spencerville; Q. L. Hous,
Douglass Memorial; II. s. France, Grace; =.
Huntley. Metropolitan; " S. Edwards, MeKent
CSmbe,iaad Distytet.-The time of the Presldin
or will be named. II. p. West, Berkeley Spring:
s. s. Wilson, Frostburg. Circuit; Emory Bun
man, Hancock; Harrison McNemar, Upio
Grove; X. II. Bishop, Winchester.
There will be quite a number of changes bl
AAdes those who have been named above, Il
tde1ht. This year is the one for general change
The following are the statistics of the Confe
Nnsee q 1896: Members. 80 1885, Probationer
IS So7; Deaths 5l7 Local Preachers, rs Cbildre
baptized, 8SR; adults baptized, $50: No. of Sal
oath Schools. 3T5; officers and Teachers. 5,s5
Scholars, Al93I; combinations for all purpos
during the year, $T5, 65,h3. w. q. H..