Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-20
COLORED METHODISTs,
PrOceedings Of the A. M. e. Zion Con.
ference.

At the afternoon session OF the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Conference OF the A. VI. E. Zion Church
Bishop Lomax read hts annual address, which re.
ported progress in all branches OF church work.
He urgently recommended the necessity OF mis-
sionary WORK in different parts Of the country.
1he evils OF fnteinperance were deplOred. He re-
ferred especially to the high position occupied by
Livingston College with lis eleven professors and
nve large buildings erected at a cost OF over
100000 As a partial remedy for the partial
iaiure OF the financial plan the bishop recon-
mended that the full amount OF the general tax be
raised. As 10 the presiding elder system, which
Is mOoted question IN The conference, the bishop
recommended that the best thing to do was to re-
establish 1t. All OF the address excepting the
last Clause, was referred to the appropriate CON-
mittees.
Rev. Fl. p. Phoenix, of Cnambersburg, Pa, de-
Hvered the sermon at the evening session.
TIE THIRD DAYS SESSION
of the conference was opened this morning with
devotional exercises conducted by Rev. Thos II.
Scott, OF Newton, Pa The names OF John H. Will
hams, OF Frankfort, Pa; w. H. Cook, OF Mont
gomery County, Nd; Geo. 3. Coleman, OF Roses
Point. Del, and s. l. Minis, or Baltimore, were re-
The remand r or tie lnornlng session was occu-
pied with nearing reports rDm the lay delegates
and IN receiving the money from One ministers for
the various Missions.
2hc A. N. L. Conference In Balaimore.
AT the second days session OF the Baltimore
Conference OF the A. N. E. Church In Baltimore
yesterday, Rev. ). F. Peck was received into the
conference from the Kentucky conference
OF the A VI. E. Church. Rev. James A.
Handy, presiding elder OF the Potomac district,
SAID the churches under his charge had fncreIs ID
In membership. and their financial condition was
much better than heretofore. The church at
Mount Tabor was burnt during the spring.
Twenty.One Hundred DOllars Paid I'm.
TIE PROSECUTION OF THE PROPRIEroRs OF pIsRkP-
UTABLE HorsEs FOR KEEPING UNLICENSED BARS,
Lieut.. AmiSs, as stated In TIE STAR q few DAYS
ago, swore out warrants against the keepers OF
most OF the dsreputable houses south OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue for selling liquor without having a
license TO do so. Thus far twenty such persons
have appeared with their collaterals SlOo in each
case, amounting to s2,1OO, all OF which has been
forfeited In the Police Court. In some inst ances
the defendants inquired II this would De the only
case made against them during the license year,
DNt the lieutenant would give them no such aSsur,
ance. Most OF the defendants thought that as
they We're not given license this was levied
against them In the form OF tax or an assess
laent. to take the place OF a similar amount
which they had previously paid each year Tor
license. but IL Is Likely that they will soon be
brought up again unless they stop the business
The following persons to-day forfeited their COL
lateraIs: Sadfe Street, Annie Miller, Marina
Raper, sadie Carter, Belle Sayilie, Annie Wilson,
Nellie lie Rue, Frank Middleton, and Emma Ar
mold.