Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-07
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCES.
Report OF the Washington District
Possible Clerical Chan9ea.


Possible Clerical Changes,
In the Baltimore N. Z. conference Yesterday
after The srAa's report closed Presiding Elder
:. Mckendree Kelley read the report of the
washington district, - follows: During the
year Rev. J. II. Ryland, J. Clark Hagey, and
Harrison McNemar have died. Some advance
was made In the matter Of church property.
oorsuch church and the church at Tenley-
town were put in thorough repair, and ct North
capitol new church 10 rapidly approaching
completion. At Sand Gates, st. Mary's county,
new church has been built, costing S6O0: a
debt OF $500 still remains upon it A number
OF churches ct Washington are in debt, some
OF them heavily. Some are so located that
tney are In each others way. In q popula-
uon OF 1880 the Methodist Communicates of
all classes do not reach 10000. OF the
seventeen Washington churches on the
conference minutes three are nothing more
OF COMMITMENTS reported at last conference
was go probatione-s and 4, 538 members. This
arises from no lack of pulpit and pastoral idel-
NY. One Of the causes to which It may be at
Glbuted IL the migratory and Heterogeneous
population. Various efforts have been made
to secure q greater concert Of action in church
affairs, but not with gratifying success. One
thing We lack in our churches which some of
our sister denominations are more fortunate in
Possessing. Is wealthy consecrated men who are
interested in the success Of our church II we
had them We would not lose 30 many of our
young people TO more enterprising denomina-
tlons- The characters of the preachers Of the
Washington district we're called and passed
Presiding Elder VIM. +. Speake read the re-
port of the East Baltimore district
The Rev. DIR. ID. H. Carroll, chairman Of the
the committee on city missions and church ex-
tension, in his report said that the mission
work in Baltimore since last conference had
been very prosperous The report was referred
TO special committee Of FIVE.
An announcement from the Methodist Book
Concern was read. II stated that in accord
ance with the Recommendation of the book
committee, at its last annual meeting, the book
concerns of New York and Philadelphia made a
dividend to the annual conferences of $50, 900
Tor 1883 This being the one hundredth year
OF the Methodist Book Concern a special CEN
tennial dividend has also been declared Of
eoO,OOO. The amount due the Baltimore con-
ference is 81, 1866. The conference authorized
the conference secretary to draw on the New
York agents for the sum due the conference.
The amount apportioned to the Baltimore
conference to be raised for the Episcopal fluid
was q, 66S, being s61l more than last years as
sessment The entire amount received last
year was s76, 452.70. The amount expended
was s77, 731.55. The number Of bishops elect to
the board at last general conference, and its
action in requiring the salaries of the two mis-
sionary bishops to be paid from the Episcopal
fund, demand the largely increased contribu-
tons to the fund.
The superintendent for the conference for the
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational so
ciety was announced to be $4,000.
The entire amount Of the apPortionment for
the Sunday School Union and Tract societies
was announced to be 100000, of which the
Baltimore conferences share is a. OOO
OF the amount of 81, 504 apportioned to the
conference last year for the expenses Of the
general conference, the total Of which was
SIS, .09, the Baltimore conference has paid
sl.192-44, leaving S311.56 yet unpaid.
Rev. j. W. Cornelius submitted the report Of
the preachers aid committee, which was
adopted.
Rev. Harry Boggs was, at his own request, put
on the supernumerary list.
William A Carroll, probationer, of the Ben
gal conference, j. B. Van Meter, elder, of the
Newark conference, and +. J.. Wagner elder of
the Minnesota conference, were transferred to
the Baltimore conference.
A communication was read from a Metho-
dist chaplain in the United States army, sta
TONED at western post. asking the conference
TO take some action or unite with other religi-
Gus bodies to take action in regard to the i'm
provement of the condition Of the chaplains in
the army. The matter was referred to q COM
mittee on the state of the church.
A motion making the memorial services the
order of the day for 10 o'clock on Friday
morning was adopted.
Among the preachers who have served three
years and who, under the old rule limiting the
Pastorate to three years would have to change,
but under the rule adopted by the last general
conference can remain longer, at the discretion
of the presiding bishop. are the following in
Washington district: zAnacostia, c. o. Cook;
Lanhams, Jesse G. Starr; Montgomery, T. ].
Cross. Washington city-Douglas Memorial,
William Rogers; Fifteenth Street. J. H. Dashiell;
Grace, W. T. L. Weech; McKendree, C. H. Rich
ardson; North Capitol, c. T. Weede.
The anniversary exercises of the Freedman's
Aid and Southern Educational society were held
at night. and consisted of choral music and ad-
dresses by Rev. DR.. c. III. Payne, Of New York
secretary Of the Educational society, and Rev.
DIR. +. J. Wagner, presidens Of the Centenary
Biblical Institute
This afternoon at O'Clock the anniversary Of
the Womans Home Missionary society will be
held Bishop Hurst, of Washington, will be
present and viii make the principal address.