National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-05
METHODISTS IN COUNCIL.
THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE BAL.
TIMORE CONFERENCE.
An Eloquent Appeal for and Interest
ing Story of Church Extension-En-
couraging Facts and Figures of the
Growth of the Organization,

The Metropolitan NJ f. Church was well
filled at 0 o'clock yesterday morning when
the opening exercises Of the 1929 session Of
the Baltimore conference of the NJ. e.
Church began. Bishop Ninde called the
conference to order. After the administra-
ton Of the sacrament the business of the
conference was opened. Rev. G.. G. Baker
was elected secretary, and Revs J. II. Clair
Neale and j. w. Cornelius, assistant secre-
taries, and Rev. w. N. Ferguson, statistical
secretary. Standing committees were then
appointed as follows:
American Bible Socety-E. o. Eldrldge, J.
.. NJ. IIoslup, W. I. ID. GLENN, w. X. Gwinn,
T. II. Marsh.
NJ. Hartsock, J, G. Stewart, ). NJ Afford, w.
II. Laney W. L. Bird.
Conference stewards-w. f. speake, Joel
Browne, J. j. g. Webster, G. V. Ieech, a. $.
Dickinson College and Education-H Boggs,
l., b. Wilson, ]. II. Dashiell, II. r. Naylor H.
Distribution of Preachers Aid Fund-G. W.
Hoyde, d. i. Clarkson, G. w. Cooper, j. Il.
Ockerman, James =. Wilson.
Executive Missionary Committoe-C. ID.
Smith J II; Marsh, Julius soper o. C. Mar.
riott, f. g. Porter.
Ministerial Drectory-D. NJ. Browning, ]. C.
Nicholson, G. T. Weede, G. t. House, H. 7.
Publication of Conference Minu.cs-D, i.
Carroll, ]. W. Cornelius, g., q; Baker, A. NJ.
Courtenay, j. st. G. Neal, j. i. Clarkman.
Sabbath Observancc-B. q. w. Reid, @. T..
Maydwell George Elliott, L. D. owen, s. $.
seminaries-T. A. Morgan, L. T. weldcman,
A. f. Gibson, II. 8. France, J. McLaren.
Sunday Schools and Tracts--E. II. Smith, d.
i, Winstead, r. +. Bair, J. y. Hall.
Temperament. J. Gill, l.. A. Pearce, II, L.
Poulson, @. W. Baldwin, Thos. Wood.
Conference Postmaster-B. Il. Devrles.
supplementary insufficient salarlesIA. N.
GnnItnnaV Il II "a WnhgtnF. IL
A. Price, e. W. Baldwin.
A memorial was received from the
Preachers Association Of Baltimore, on
Mormonism, which was referred to the
committee on the estate of the Church"
The American Methodist Historical Society
and the Preachers Aid Society, the Book
Concerns, and other societies made reports
which were appropriately referred. Bishop
Andrews arrived and was introduced to the
conference.
A resolution was offered and adopted,
stating that transfers Of ministers Rto
this conference without corresponding
transfers from this conference had caused
some embarrassment in making appoint
ments, ana requesting the presiding bishop
to make no such transfers TO this con-
ference without a like transfer from it.
The regular order Of business was then
proceeded with, and reports were. received
from the presiding elder Of the Baltimore
ulslIlCL anu lIOHl OluCl llllulobtlb VI buul
district. At 1890 p. IN. the conference ad-
journed until this morning at 0 o'clock,
there being no session of the conferencein
the afternoon, though nearly all the COM
mittees appointed In the morning met and
proceeded to organize for business.
EVENING SERVICES.
The evening devotional services at the
same church were conducted by Dr..
Kynett, and commenced by readings from
no Nhttrn Exytn
whole congregation responding
Rev. DR.. Kynett, of Philadelphia, secre.
tary Of the Church Extension Society, adj
dressed the congregation on church eXten.
sion. He said the subject was pre-eminently
the work Of the church; that 1t was begun
in 1864, and revised in 1868, and recon
btructed In 1872. The general conference
mittee, and has arranged the manner in
which the work shall be conducted. AZ
considerable length he explained the work
that had been accomplished. He said that
when church extension work was organized
in 1864 they had in round numbers 6,s0(
travelling preachers, and 92S 900 members
with 10000. churches, worth $24, 100000
and 1900 parsonages, worth $4,000, 900
Within twenty years, ending Oct. 81, 1884
church extension work has been organized
and has since collected and dis
bursed $2,335,000, of which S515,0OC
Is permanent lunu 10 alu CHURCHES DN
loans, and Of this 1887, 900 has been re
turned and reloaned to other churches. II
this way 5000 churches-more than hal
the number added since the work began
have received aid from the board. During
this period the preachers have increased t
1880 aud the membership to 100000
He said that an appeal was made in 1871
for 400 special gifts Of $3.50 each for new
churches on the frontier to be worth q
least 81 $50 each. Up to Oct. |, 1884, Their
had been 26S responses. With these, &c
companied in some cases by loans, 26S new
churches have been built, worth on thu
average about s., 900 each, and accommodate
ing at the time Of building 10,250 members
and 10. 720 Sunday school children, aifordin!
$4,000 sittings amid population of 250,0 600
Being in new communities, the value OF tn
property and the number Of members |
constantly increasing. The frontier, h
said, is large, and filling up rapidly, and til
work can be enlarged indefinitely, but T.
accomplish the desired work 100 additions
gifts OF $3.50 each are needed Immediately
Earnestly and fervently he urged all to hel
on the work of church extension, and, 4
closing, he said that the world had neve
seen such opportunity as is now presente
for doing good and spreading over all til
world the Redeemer's kingdom.
After singing Hymn 0, "The mornin
light is breaking" the meeting was dis
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