Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09
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BALrrMoRE N. Il. CONFERENCE.


Elected To-day-A Lively Discussi0n
About Bishop TayIos's Status.
Special Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
BALrrsoRE, March o.-The session Of the Balti-
| more VI. E Conference was opened this morning
with religious services by Rev. B. Peyton Brown.
The prospectus OF the Womsn's College and Of the
Centenary BIBLICAL Institute were presented and
referred Under the third question, "Who are
continued on tr1al?" Revs. John 8. Burton, Edwin
Mowbray, VIM. J. Thompson, Chas s. Cook, VIM
Harris, j. NJ. Farrow, Washington J. Dice, and
john ;. Long responded Vim. B. Geoghehan was
continued in the class Of the first year. The report
OF the Pennington seminary was presented
and referred The thirteenth question,
''Who are the travelling deacons second
CLASP ns s,, was taken up and Reys Charles Pate
Brown submitted series OF questions asking II the
board OF stewards shall allow TO supplies claim
basis as that on which the claims OF the members
OF tue conference are allowed be lett TO the dis
cretlon OF the board Of stewards, II was unani:
stewards
VOTING FOR pRLEsArHs.
The order OF the day, the election OF four dele.
gates and two reserve delegates to the general
conference at New York In May next, was taken
up. on motion OF hev. j. ?. Wright, OF Wesley
Snaps, washington, it was determined that after
the votes and the business OF the conference con-
tinue IL was resolved that the election be oy bal
should be declared elected. and the two receiving
the next highest the reserve delegates In case OF
. lie one or more ballots 10 DO taken
until there was election. The chair
appointed as the Jellers Rey1 G. W. Hobbs, C.
y Jones, H. X. Savage, T. Brown, X. Norris j. X.
starr and J. r. Wheeler. and the vote proceeded.
The nrst ballot was as follows: Whole number OF
votes Cast, 11l necessary 10 a choice, S. Rev.
Dr. John Lanahan received l42 votes, and Rev. W.
r. Apeake, Ill. and were declared elected. or the
washington members Rev. j. l.. Newman received
As votes, Rev. Joo A. Price "A, Rev. j. McKendree
MeE f rev J. H. Dashel = Rev. lev " p, Ed
ardson2 2. Rev. John F. Gaucher, pastor or the
First church, where the conference Is In session,
received % votes; Rev. ID. IL. Carroll OF the Book
DEPOSITORY. 81; kev. - -, presiding elder OF
West Baltimore district 2s; Rev. q. g. Baker, pre-
siding e.der OF Cumberland DISTRICT AZ, ana Rev,
DIR. j. A. McCauiey, president OF Dickinson Col
lege, ~, the rest scattering.
The second ballot resulted as follows: Whole
Rev. ID. ii. Carroll received 81 votes, Rev. j. +.
GeucAer So. and were declared elected as the Two
remalning delegates.
DIR. NEWMAN KLRCTED A RESERVE DELEGATE.
Rev. J. p. Newman, OF Washington received 50
votes and Rev. q. G. Baker, OF Cumberland dis
trict Al votes and were declared the reserve dele
gates.
Pending the ballots for the delegates, Rev. Jas
VI. Davis offered resolution that the treasurer OF
the Episcopal fund be authorized by the general
conference TO pay the salary OF any bisnop or su-
perintendent appointed TO foreign missions out OF
the said Episcopal fund.
A motion was made to lay the question on the
table, which brought Rev. G. II. Richardson, OF
W snington, to his Ieet. He said the resolution
upon without discussion All knew what the
resolution meant. In 1884 william Taylor
was elected bishop OF Africa; The cause
manner and circumstances OF his election were OF
such recent date that there should be no Florence
or opinion In regard 10 what the general confer
ence meant at that time. since then the question
had been agitated. IL was claimed by soine that
he was a superintendent and should be paid out OF
the Episcopal fund, and on the other hand that he
missionary fund. He thought that the resolution
went 10 the very root OF the Episcopacy.
MIR. Davis-..it said nothing Whatever about
Bishop Taylor"
A great deal OF discussion followed, and Mr.
Davis resolution was finally adopted.
Tue fourteenth gu stion: What travelling dea.
Reys. A. ii. Thompson and William ". Barnes we're
elected. Under the question: who are the supernu-
mings, h. y. Wooden, {. H. My finger j. sargent g.
VI. Berry, RW. Black, g. q. Markham, h. H. smith,
g. W cecil, Joseph France $. IL Pierce, were con:
tinued. The relations OF Revs g. A. Thirlkeld and
j.. B. Hall were changed from supernumerary to
effective.
VISITORS FROM THE LAT CONFERENCE.
delegation Of five from the lay electoral con-
ference, which met this morning, was announced
Mr.. German II. Hunt introduced Mr. VIM. r.
woodward, OF Washington, who briefly conveyed
the greetings OF the lay conference. DR.. Lanahan
replied and moved the appointment OF
Conference to visit the lay conference. The rhe
chair appointed Revs John Lanahan, J
II. Dashiell, G. g. Baker. X \: Baer and A. Z. Glib
son. The chair appointed as the committee to visit
the Washington conference OF the A. N. E. Churcn
IN session In this city, Rev. j. y. Davis, c. W.
Baldwin Harry Bosgs. A. J. GIL and j. l. Acker-
man
MEETING OF THE LAY CONFERENCE.
At 20 O'Clock this morning the NTH Quadrennial
session Of the lay electoral conference met In the
chap-l OF the First church, where the Baltimore
conference Is la session, to elect two lay Delegates
TO the general conference at New York In May
Mr. alo ot.A
president and James T. Ingram secretary. Com
mittees on organization and credentials and on
resolutions were appointed At O'Clock they
adjourned until 2:3O, and VIII elect the delegate
later in the afternoon.