Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-04

OPENING REMARKs BY BISHOP NINpE-DEvo-
TIoNAL ExRRCIsEs-GErTIN0 READY FOR
WORK.

ait is a fact OF interest to me" said Bishop F.
n Ninde, when he convened the Baltimore NJ.
| +. annual conference for business at the Metro
| poitan NJ. f. church this morning, "that our
conferences are becoming more and more
sons OF grace. L trust this conference will be
pre-eminently season of grace: that we will
| not be so absorbed in the business of the con-
| ference. and 1 trust, beloved brethren, there
will be no haste TO bring this goodly fellowship
TO an end. have plenty of time to remain
here until all the business has been transacted
with due elaboration.
The church was well filled when the confer
ence assembled at O'clock Members OF the
guished by the clerical cut OF their coats sat
forward. Other seats and the galleries were
m ie with spectators, a large majority of whom
| were ladies' Upon the pillars of the church
were posted placards such "Bible Society,""
"Book Department. and Temperance" indi-
eating the places where those In charge of the
various interests named were supposed TO take
their stan Bishop Ninde, the presiding officer,
Is me looking gentleman of about fifty. with
eiiNereo halr ana beard, and pleasant voice.
THE FIRST HOUR
was taken up with devotional exercises. The
hymn, "Blest be the tie that binds" was sung
| The bishop, assisted by the presiding elders,
then administered communion, and then the
bishop opened the conference for business
Rev. q. q. Baker, secretary of the last annual
conference. called the long roll. Rev. Mr..
Baker was then elected secretary: Revs. J. St.
Clair Neal and John W. Cornelius assistant
secretaries; and Rev. William Ferguson Stats
tcai secretaries.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
| OF the conference were chosen as follows: Amer
lean Bible socety-E. o. Eldridge, ]. S. NJ Has
lup, W. T. ID. GLENN, w. r. Gwinn and I. X.
Marsh. Church extension and freedman's
w: III: Laney, w. f. Bird. Baltimore Meth
odiss.IA; N; Gourtenay, q. c. Bacon, w. c.
Griffith Griffith, j.. G Hagsy. w. T. l. Weech: Book
| W., A. koontz, J. r. Wheeler, Reuben
sSS MSsls E s spssae g gSei
Brown, J: ): G. Webster, g. v. Leech, A. 5.
bank bank. Dsk W,3San college and
lor, II. S. Hilton. Distribution OF preachers
aid fund-G, W; Heyde. B. F, GARRISON, q. W.
copal tund--H. Nice, F. H. Havenner, Z. Rich.
ardson, I. ]. Cross, ID. A. Foard. Executive
MarsS Julius s1per g g Harre e%tR pd OIL
W. F. Ward, W. H. Chapman. A. s. Hank.
Nicholson. c. +. Weede, G. T Z. HOUSE H. 4 ?.
! West. Public worship-Pastors and presiding
faer CARROLL j. " corneas
Baker, A. N. Courtenay. ]. St c. Neal, B. F.
Clarkson. Sabbath observance-B. @. w. Reid,
Wilson. Seminaries-T. A. Morgan, L. It.
| Waterman, A E. Gibson, 81. s. France, ]: Nc
Richardson, L. H. Gardner j. A. Price, r. F.
Bishop Sunday schools and tracts-F. II.
Smith, w. ID: Morgan, D. B. winsted, r n.
Pearce, 7. l.. Poulson, c. W. Baldwin, Thomas
Wood. Conference postmaster-B. f. Devries.
Sapp renH insufficient sasna saariesmA
A. Price, c. w. Bald win.
A debate sprung up on the subject Of revision
| OF the rules OF order, and the whole subject was
finally referred to a committee composed of
Messrs. Lanahan, Waterman, Osborne, Edwards
| and France.
MoRMoNrsM.
memorial from the Preachers association,
| of Baltimore on the subject Of Mormonism
was referred, without reading to the committee
on the state of the church.
can Methodist Historical society, from the
| Preachers Aid society, the Book Concern and
| other auxiliary bodies.
| BISHOP ANDREWS.
The conference proceedings were then inter-
rupted for few seconds by the arrival OF Bishop
Andrews, who was introduced to the assembly
| by Bishop Ninde. Bishop Andrews took seat
| in the pulpit beside Bishop Ninde.
resolution was adopted setting forth that
| transfers of ministers to this conference with
| out corresponding transfers from this confer
| ence caused much embarrassment in making
| appointments, and requesting the presiding
bishop TO make no such transfers to this confer
ence without corresponding transfer from IL.
0bThe conference then took up the formal oues-
lions i'm order of business.
Rev. j. d. Moore was transferred from the
Supernumerary list to The superannuated list.
Rev. $. III. Cummings, who has been engaged in
| city missionary work in Baltimore rose and
| babe farewell to the conference in an affecting
| speech. He has been gradually growing blind,
| he said: the shadows were gathering around
| him. His wife had been Frustrated for two
| years on a sick bed Their physician deemed il
necessary that she should go to Florida, and
they were going to Florida to spend the rest Of
The conference proceeded this morning so
far as to receive the reports from the presiding
| elder of the Baltimore district and the minis
tiers of that district, and then, at 1890 p. m,
| adjourned until tomorrow. This afternoon
| most of the committees appointed this morning
met and organized.
MINISTERS PRESENT.
| The ministers of the conference who were
present this morning were Jas. H. Brown, Wma
B. Edwards, Mayberry Goheen, Lyttleton f.
Morgan, Thomas Myers, James Brads, Tillotson
A. Morgan. John Lanahan, VIM. II. Laney,
| Matthew A. Turner, VIM. I. ID. GLENN, Elisha
| d. Owen, Joseph France, ]. Nick. Kelley, John
NJ Osborne Saml. A. Wilson, VIM. H. Chapman,
Mecauisy, James &. II. Lemon, VIM. +: speake,
Robert w. Black, A. s. Hank, III. c. Mcdaniel,
John II. DashieIl, Levin ID. Heron. Joseph r.
Wheeler, B. Peyton Brown, Asbury r. Kelley.
Mullin, Richard Norris, R. R. Murphy, Job A.
Price, VIM; S; Edwards, A. J. Bender, Henry
Baker; B. G; W. Reid, Geo: v. Leeeh, 5onn W.
J. F. Ockerman, s. H: Cummings, Samuel NJ.
Hartsock, Thos. L. Poulson. Vim. F. Ward,
Heyde, ]. Clarke Hagey, Emory thurman, ].
Edwin Amos, JAS ID. Stitt, Henry r. Naylor,G.
w. Hobbs, G. w. Feelemyer. Robert n. Baer,
ID. H. Carroll, L. E. Shipley, g. G. Markham,
c. II. Mytinger, 7. Marshall West, L. T. Wider
man, John III. Marsh, Watson Case, Jos. p
Wilson, Charles G. Cook, Chas. ID. Smith, Chas.
w. Baldwin, ID. +. Clarkson, w. Hirst
Reed, J. c. stewart, JAS T. Wilson, G. G. Baker,
Thos. ]. Gross, VIM. A. KountZ, Henry Z. West,
j. ]. G. Webster, Ed. H. Smith, NJ. +. b. Rice,
ID. G. Miller, C. II. Richardson, w. NJ. Ferguson,
ID. NJ. Browning, Andrew j. Gill, Robert F.
Bishop, w. q. Herbert, Jas. McLaren, g. +.
Maydwell, l. A. Thirlkeld, Reuben Kolb, ID. b.
Winstead, ]. St Clair Neal, H. s. Hilton, Jas
p Wright, Jno. b. Hall, II. s. France j. C.
Starr, w. NJ. Hammack, S. NJ. Afford,
Chas. 7. Weede, Jno. L. Walsh, F. n Haven
| Foard, VIM. E. Curley, Alex. Bielaski, w. w.
Harry Boggs, Page Milburn, Luther B. Wilson,
Frank g. Porter, Osborne Felt, Lloyd L. Brown,
VIM. D. Morgan, VIM. d. Dell, e. E. Dudrear,
VIM. l. Mcdowell. Howard F; Downes, W. 4.
| Watson, George L. Cuddy, and B. F. Devries.
A MATRIMONIAL EPISODE.
Rev. e. H. Smith was hastily called out of the
NJ. E. conference to-day by q messenger, who
escorted him to Mrs. Cushing's boarding house,
| opposite the Metropolitan church, and there
| introduced him TO Mr.. w. II. Allen and Miss
| Mamie II. MOntieth, both of MoDtiethsville.
| Stafford county, Va, who informed him that
| they had come up to Washington for the pur-