Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-10

Appointments Of Preachers for tn
Year Announced.

| CHANGES IN WASHINGTON PULPTTs-A PRO-
POSED STATUE TO WESLEY IN THIS CTTY-A
PREACHER WHO GOES TO AN INDEPENDENT
CHURCH.
The Baltimore Annual NJ. E. Conference held
It's final session this morning at the Metropoli-
tan church. Rev. DR.. McCauley, Of Dickinson
| college, conducted the opening devotional exer-
| cises.
Rev. w. G. Herbert offered resolution,
which was adopted. declaring that It Is fitting
tnat statue or monument Of John Wesley,
the founder of Methodism should be erected
In This, the capital OF the nation. and as 1t IS
| Httlng That this conference.-the oldest-shoulo
Jake the Initiative steps, that the bishop ap-
point committee to consider location, plans,
The pastors of the Foundry and Metropolitan
CHURCHES and Rev. G. w. Herbert and Messrs.
N; r. Emery and B. H. stenemetz were ap-
| pointed the committee.
Rev. Mr. Wright submitted the report Of the
| treasurer.
| Rev. DR.. Gibson was called tethe chair, and
oS oisnop not being present the conference, At
YoO o CLOCK, engaged in devotional exercises.
| Turing these exercises, for about a half hour
the prayers were filled with petitions for divine
guidance to the bishop and his council (who
Mefe understood to be in session considering
r tne appointments, and that each man might
nnu MS proper place and each congregation the
proper pastor, and that this work might re-
| dound to the glory of God.
to
OF the south India conference
THE NEXT CONFERENCE
Inc question as to the next session of the
conference was taken up.
Rev. g. w. Cooper stated that as there had
oeen but one invitation received, the matter be
turhed over TO the presiding elders
hev. Is. r. GARRISON said he had given an in
vltation on the part of the High street congre-
CATION, baltimore. Last year when he gave
similar invitation they laughed at him, but he
n9 Rnx t That they they did not laugh now:
from Fayette street, Baltimore; Rev. DR.. Carroll
urged fayette street; Rev. Mr. Eldredge urged
En .gn street neg C. H. Richardson urged Fa-
Rev. j. N; Davis favored Hign street, and was
followed by Rev. Mr. Price on the same side
high street was selected.
On motion of Rev. Dr. Lanahan supernu-
merary relation was granted to Rev. II. w.
Piatt on account OF ill-health.
Inc relation OF Rev. w. T. ID. Glenn was
work.
A resolution of good wishes to Rev. Mr..
fouison, who has been transferred to the New
York conference, was offered by Rev. Mr..
Myers and adopted.
DISCUSSION OVER REV. MR.. THIRLKELD's
Rev. Mr.. Amos moved that Rev. l.. A.
Ihirlked be placed on the supernumerary list,
Dut This resolution was opposed by Rev. Mr..
Price, who took the ground that such request
could not be made in order to allow the minis
ter to make private arrangement and serve
another church. Ii he wishes to serve an in
dependent church he can locate.
Rev. Mr.. koOntz asked if such a request
could be granted in view of clause 1856 OF the
dlsclpllne, which relates especially to impaired
health.
Rev. Mr.. Myers deprecated too rigid adherence
to the letter of the law, but said that in the
work of saving souls the spirit OF the law should
be the guide. He was not opposed to Methodist
ministers serving other congregations tor who
could serve them better than Methodist minis
tiers. He once served a Presby terrain congrega-
,ion, and there were cases where such transfers
have resulted in great good. Mr.. Myers was
continuing when DR.. Lanahan arose and said:
Il have point OF Order.''
Solomon says" replied Mr. Myers, "that it
'Ihat is So" honestly assented DR.. Lanahan,
amid the merriment of the brethren. at is
folly to raise point of order before you have
Rev. Mr.. Myers then concluded the inter-
ruPted sentence, and then DIR. Lanahan said:
"Now, will raise point of order, and inquire
if it Is in order for Brother Myers to Interpret
81 don't Wish to-" expostulated Brother
II don't think that he will do any HARM"
said the bishop with great elaboration, to the
amusement of the conference
The speaker then continued by saying that
ne did not wish to infringe on any right of the
bishops. He then went on to say that there
was precedent for this action.
In the further discussion 1t was stated that
the chu eh which Mr. Theirlkeld wished to take
charge of was the Bethany church in Balti-
more.
Rev. DIR: Lanahan was opposed to the motion,
and Rev. L. NJ. West said that the law was ali
against the resolution, and the only way was
TO follow precedents. The law had been vio-
lated before, and he thought in many cases it
was wise to violate the law, and he thought
that this was the case at present.
Rev. Mr.. Thirlkeld said that he had been
asked to take charge of the church, and
this application was the only method that he
with the Methodist church. He said that he
had made no contract, and he believed that
good work could be done for Methodism. Other
men had been placed on the supernumerary
list In order TO go abroad missionaries and
ne thought en-. that he had precedent on his side.
Cries of That's So, heard from all parts of the
church, and there was a general demand for a
vote.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson. while in favor of the kind
the good results that would follow, said that
Inc granting OF the request was plainly in viO-
lat iI OF the law, and until it was changed he
could not support the resolution.
member endeavored to get from Bishop
N1nde some expression OF opinion as to the law
but he said tina. the law was plain and each one
could see the application, and it was the nroy.
ince OF the conference to apply the law and not
the bishop.
A vote being taken, the request to change the
labor was granted and the result was received
with applause.
Rev. j. w. Harper was placed on the super
numerary list.
ADMITTED TO TRIAL.
The question being asked, "who are admitted
to trial?" the name of S. s. Greenwich was pre-
sented from the Baltimore district, and after
hearing the reports he admitted From
the same district the name of Vim. C. Babcock
from the New Jersey conference was presented
and he was admitted. From East Baltimore
district the names of John II. Shively of the
Carlisle Pa, conference, and Rev. J. f. Heisse
from the same conference, was proposed and
he was admitted. From the Washington dis
trict the name of VIM. w. Davis of the con-
ference at Annapolis, Md, was proposed and
he was admitted
A DONATION OF $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. Webster announced donation OF
$4,000 in memory of Mrs. Eleanor A Bennett.
to erect memorial building, or establish a
scholarship in the Woman's college in BaIti-
timore. He said that he was not allowed to
mention the name of the donor. The thanks of
and Mr.. Webster was appointed committee to
express to the dOner the sentiment of the CON
ference.
The usual resolutions Of thanks were then pre-
sented, which included very warm and
hearty one to Bishop Nnde. The other resolu-
lions included the citizens of Washington the
railroads, the pastor OF the Metropolitan church.
the reporters and publishers of the daily news
papers, the officers OF the conference
The members OF the conference arose and sang
two verses of "Blest be the tie that binds"
THE BISHOPS CLOSING REMARKS.
The bishop then made brief closing remarks
in which he said that the closing day of a
conference was always of great interest, because
then the pastoral relations were fixed. The
duty Oh fixing these relations were the most
delicate and responsible that could be assigned
to any set of men. He always felt the deeueSt