Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-09

METHODIsTs IN COUNCIL.
The Finh Days Session Of the Baltimore
NJ. +. Conference.
The fifth days session of the Baltimore con-
ference of the Nj. E church was opened this
morning by devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. w. L. ID. Glenn.
PREACHERS SALARIES
The consideration Of the unfinished business.
the report of the committee on supplementing
insufficient salaries, was then resumed, and
Rev. 5. III. Cummings said he liked the assess
nlent feature. lie was perfectly willing to be
assessed on a small or large salary.
rev. Mr.Ockerman moved TO amend the Goth
line OF the report, SO that the fund raised should
be distributed on the basis OF receipts After
Courtney, Rev. Watson Case. Rev r. F. Clark
and Others, Mr.. Ockerman's motion was laid on
On motion of Mr.. Price. the conference pro-
ceeded TO consider the sections of the report
seriatim The first item, requesting the bish-
ops to favor consolidation rather than parti-
tIon oi work; the second item. TO guard the
trance into conference by admission on trial
ana transfer form; the third item admonishing
the adoption of n system of finance, and the
fourth item. recommending the managers of
the PREACHERS Aid society and board OF stew
ards to administer their funds in common
were severally adopted.
Inc NTH item, in reference TO a committee on
sustenation, TO collect and disburse moneys,
wa, was taken up and Dr. Carroll moved to amend
U! inserting board Of stewards: adopted.
Dr. Edwards moved TO amend so as to make
the assessment OF per cent on the receipts.
heV. joel Brown moved a graded assessment
OF per cent on salaries OF 900 or less IL, per
cent below 81 800, for s., 900, &c. After dis
cussion by Rev. 5. V. Leech, Rev. Mr.. Gill, Rev.
MT Price said the substitute would defeat the
wnoie plan. He moved TO lay il on the table.
Rev. Dr. A. f. Gibson opposed the proposed
assessment on preachers salaries.
OPPOSED To THE ASSESSMENT mr..
Rev. DIR. Reilly, presiding elder OF this Dis
trict, opposed the assessment idea as a popish
and not Protestant idea. He did not believe
in the right of this conference to levy an assess
ment. When he entered the Methodist Episco-
pal church the whole scheme was based on vol
untary contributions. He would violate no
compact by refusing to pay an assessment. His
course, he said, might be attributed TO penuri-
BUSINESS. He would say to that that he had had
charges where he might have saved money. II
nave never been an extravagant man." he
added, yet to-day IL should lie down and die
there would think, have to be a sale of my
furniture TO pay my burial expenses. l. would
never engage i'm speculations OF any kind-l say
nothing of brethren who do" He said that SO
lar as voluntary contributions We're concerned
he was willing to have his account compared
with anybOdy'S.
The fifth item of the report amended SO as to
give the board of stewards authority to collect
the proposed fund, and TO provide for an assess
ment on the receipts and not on the salaries OF
preachers, was then adopted.
SALARIES FOR SINGLE MEN.
1t was proposed to amend the report SO as to
make the minimum to be paid to every single
man $500, instead of $500, as proposed by the
committees report.
Rev. Mr.. Price thought they should pay the
young men sufficient TO attract them TO the
Baltimore conference. He knew it was said
that formerly young men had received but
500. He himself had travelled a circuit I'm mis-
second year for less than 500, but times had
changed. There was a time when 5000 was
family.
Another preacher thought they ought not to
make any assessment to pay 500 to single
men. Any young man who could not keep
himself on what he could get in the Baltimore
conference" he said, fought TO die. do not
think the conference will lose anything when
| a circuit for S150 year, land" he added. Il
| came back TO the conference at the end of the
year in a pretty good state of preservation"
the country receiving $500 or $3.50 a year, by
the time he paid his board and horse iced, had
not a cent lett for clothing, books. or other ne
cessttieS or cofrveniences OF life.
The $500 amendment was laid on the table,
but an amendment was adopted restricting the
operation OF the report to single men who are
members OF the conference. The report was
then adopted as a whole.
The board Of stewards was requested by
resolution TO advise ministers and churches on
This SUBJECT as early as practicable.
APAYING ASSESSMENT.
Rev. DIR. Buckley, OF the New York Christian
Advocate, addressed the conference in behalf of
the enterprise OF which he has charge. He
made q witty speech, in which, referring to the
debate he had listened to during the morning
he said, make an assessment upon every man s
opinion of himself; that would I'LL the treas
ury."
DIR. Buckley made some remarks on the labor
problem, and said the churches were the only
bodies in the country that could not be boy
cOtted.
LOCAL OPTION IN MARYLAND.
Rev. Mr.. Leach, from the committee ap-
bo
| mortal TO the Maryland legislature, which was
adopted, protesting against the repeal of local
option laws in Maryland, and the substitution
OF high license.
Hagey had been offered a chair in the Grant
Memorial university. He offered resolution
which was adopted, expressing the approval of
| the conference to DIR. Hageys assuming this
position.
THE MISSIONARY REPORT
The report of the missionary committee pre-
| sented by Rev. Mr.. Smith, showed the total
missionary collections in the conference for the
ton district contributed SS,O24.17, an increase
OF $2,62692 over the last conference year. 1t
Was announced, and the announcement was re-
celved with applause, that the conference had
gone beyond The million dollar line"
HALF A CENTURY AS A PREACHER.
resolution was adopted requesting Rev.
Tfllotson A. Morgan, who will complete half a
century ofministerial work this year, TO preach
Seml-centennlal sermon at the next confer
ence. On DIR. Lanahan's motion Mr.. Tillotsou
was tra nsferred from the effective TO the super
numerary list.
AN AFTERNOON SESSION.
The conference then adjourned, and reas-
sembled at halfpast two O'Clock for an after
noon session. The final session Of the confer
ence will be held tomorrow morning, when
the appointments will be announced.
The New Water Works.
MAJOR LYDECKER'S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY.
Major Lydecker, in his report TO the chief Of
| engineers ofthe operations during February on
the increase Of the water supply, states that
nothing was done on the dam at Great Falls
during the month and nothing will be done
during March. Appearances indicate that the