Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-24
COLORED METRODISTS.
The A. N. 4. Zion Conference.

APPOINTMENTS FOR THE YEAR ANNOUNCED BY THE
BISHOP LAST EVENING.
At the session OF the A. NJ. E. Zon Conference
at John Wesley Church last evening the bishop
announced the following appointments: Baltimore
distlfct-Zlon Wesley church, South Washington.
Rev. X II. q. Dyson; Union Wesley, 23d street,
Rev. J. W. smith; John Wesley, Connecticut
avenue kew. J. p. Thomson; Gal0raith. 9Th street;
Rev. A. J. Ferguson; Arlington. Va, and Alexan-
dria Mission, Rev. Geo. Bosley; Bowie, Burrrile
and Seabrook, Rev. Logan John on; Laure, Nd,
Rev. Nj. j. Snow; Rockville and OK Grove. Mont
gomery County. Md, Rev. NJ N. Bell; Union
Wesley anu Glbson's Grove, Mont emery County,
Md, Rev. w. II. Wrigh,; Zion Church. Baltimore,
Rev. r. +. Matthews; Peach Bottom Circuit, com.
prising Delta, Fawn and ChauceIord. Rev. j. w.
Martin; Salisbury circuit, MARYLAND. Rev. j. w.
Mills; Baltimore Mission, No. i, Rev. Chas. Roles;
York station, Penust lYalia, Rev. X. j. Daaieis;
Gettysourg station. Pennsylvania Rev. Geo. NJ.
Payne; Ross Point, Del, Rev. H. b. Wales
Philadelphia dlsIrict-wesley Zion. Philadel-
phla, Rev. u. w. Oftley; Frankfort Trinity chapel
Rev.h. h. Norton; NOSES chapel Phi.sdel phia, Kew
I. ii. Scott; Union church, FalImounL kew. A. j.
Spencer; New Iown Zion church, Rev. j. W. Da-
Wis; star OF Zion church, Chester and westcuester
and Media, Rev. f. 5: Lane; Plymouth Mission,
Wilmington. Del, Rev. Isaac X. johnson; Hosan "a
anu Irvinsdaie church, Rev. II. X. Phoenix; Mid
d.etown aud Marietta, Pa, Rev. Geo. Z. A Toll
bert; Wesley Union church, Harrisburg, Pa, kev.
X. NJ. Jacous: West Mission, Harrisburg ana Steel
ton, Rev. John +. Waters: Carlisle station, 10 be
supplied; Newvule, MI Holly and spruce Run.
Rev. l. ID. B.ockston; Shfppenburg, Pa, Rev. lay
lor Brown; Johannesburg, Pa, Rev. Z. II. Wye;
Niliiamsport Pd., Salem eaurch and ffibert Street
church, Milton, Locknayen and jersey Shore, Rev.
l.. q. MiIcDeli; Mccnanicspurg, Rer. James Socks.
Presiding elder oil nIst DISTRICT Rev. 5. s. Wales;
second, Rev. John L. Price.
Rev. wm. Howard Day, ID. D., was appointed
general missionary, Intellectual Instructor. and
supervisor or nissio1s including Ba timore Laurel
Salisbury and Chester. and The following ministers
have been transferred 10 the Tennessee confer.
ence; ]. K Dangerneld. Hanson Butler and J. A
Bowers.
THE CLOSING SESSION TODAY.
The last days session OF the conference was
opened this morning with devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. b. NJ Gudger. The committee
on holy 0raers recommended that II. B. Wales be
ordained as deacon which was approved. II was
announced that the money collected for all sources
for conference purposes was S117.2l purse OF
SIS WAS presented 70 Bishop Lomax by the men,
bers OF the conference aud resolution was adopted
requesting his return TO this conference.
MISSIONARIES APPouNTED.
The following were appointed missionaries: c.
E Pipkins, n. Stubs and A. {. Washington and
A. B. Wilson.
The conference finally adjourned to meet next
year In York, Pa
The Baltimore A. N. Il. Conference.
At the session or the Baltimore Conference OF the
A. M. E. Church In Baltimore yesterday memorial
services were held for the late Bishop JAS. A.
Shorter and the Rev. VIM. II. Waters, OF East
washington station. W. A. Kennedy, OF the In
dian conference In the Indian territory, was trans
ferred. Rev. w. T. Anderson, the young preacher
who announces his Intention 10 go 10 Africa as a
missionary, and 70 devote his life 70 the Work
there, was elected by the conference TO deacons
and then 70 elders orders. The Revs j. A. Handy
and c. W. Eltzhugh offered q set OF resolutions
looking toward the establishment OF a home Tor
ministers OF the Baltimore, Philadelphia New Jer-
sey and Virginia Annual Conferences and inviting
those conferences at their next annual session TO
appoint committees TO confer with a similar CON-
nittee from this conference. The resolutions were
adopted and q committee consisting oil Revs JAS
A. Handy, j. II. johnson and Isaac Myers Was ap-
pointed Chestertown was chosen as the place Tor
holding the next conference.
PROPOSED NEW POSTAL SrAroSs-The post-ofnce
inspector assigned TO investigate the question OF
a. the points named has reported Iavorabiy on me
recommendation OF Postmaster Ross 20 establish
branch postal stations AT Connecticut avenue and
OF the Government Printing once. It Is expec. ed
that the Department win authorize the
establishment OF these branches At once.
departments and be equipped with All the faclli-
ties OF the main oce, except there Aiu be no car.
rfer service from them Postmaster Ross proposes
onlre appointing an additional clerk and proyid.
ang tor an additional WINDOW.
A sroLES TsuNL FouND N TIE WHITE Lor.-rhis
morning about $3.50 O'Clock, while passing through
the White Lot, boy named VIM Knox round a
trunk belonging TO the Myra Goodwin company.
The Lock had been forced nom the trunk ana nosS-
ing was found In Il except few ARTICLES Of cloth.
ing and several letters addressed 20 0eorTe
The srunE was turned ovsr 70 oscs SG9H sses
The police learned later In tbs dxy thSf tns
trunk was stolen from the Bijou Thealer lssa even
ing. Il belonged 70 Mr.. John aaWkinS q mlmsSr
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