Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-13
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THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
The Members Beginning to Get Anxious

The Members Beginning to Get Anxious
tor Adjournment.
Special Dispatch to The EVENING star
BALTIMORE, March lathe Baltimore annual
N. E. conference went to work this morning
with the intention Of reaching an adjournment
a. soon a. possible. Preference was given 10
reports Of committees, and they were taken up
In regular order. The committee on education
reported 131 students at Dickinson college, q
larger attendance than ever before, and recon-
mended the appointment of the following board
of visitors on the part of the conference: To
Dickinson college-clerical, Revs. G. g. Baker
and ]. Paul Wright; lay. Chas. W. Slagle and
E. W. Fowler. Drew Theological seminary
Revs. J. A. McCauley and Chas. w. Baldwin.
Boston university Revs. j. st. Clair Neal and
Page Milburn. The conference accepted the
report OF the committee on the Baltimore
Methodist, and returned thanks to the retiring
editor, Rev. J. w. Cornelius, who resigns with
ment of Rev. DR.. W. NJ Frysinger as editor and
publisher, together with the following advisory
committee: D. H. Carroll, L. F. Morgan, NJ. F.
B. Rice, ]. A. McCauley, Richard Cornelius,
and VIM. A. Leitch. The report was accepted,
and the bishop transferred DR.. Frysinger from
the Central Pennsylvania conference to the
Baltimore conference. He will organize joint
stock company and run the paper in the interest
Of the conference.
THE woMAN's COLLEGE.
The committee on the woman's college, to
which was referred the several reports of DR..
Goucher last night, reported through Rev.
Charles W. Baldwin. The best efforts Of the
conference are urged to secure all necessary
aid to the college therein specified. 1t is sug-
gested that one Sunday in the year, as near the
end of May possible, be set apart to present
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congregations, and that the several charges be
requested to contribute one dollar or as much
thereof as possible for each member and
probationer. This was amended so that the
publicational collection to be taken this year
throughout the conference will be given to the
woman's college, and that the preachers be
requested when the collection is so taken to
represent specially the interests of the college,
and the report was adopted.
MORE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The report of the committee on the American
Bible society showed a total collection of S845
Of which $50 was from Washington District
j. Barry Turner, Charles A. Hill and ]. ]. G.
Webster, whose terms as conference trustees
have expired were reelected. The report of
the committee on church extension and freed
mans aid showed an annual collection of %, 844
for church extension, an increase Of $3.50, and
a collection of S2,012 for freedmans aid, an in
crease of Sl76. There are 200 students at the
Centenary Biblical institute, and Revs. G. G.
Baker and c. H. Richardson are recommended
as board of visitors. The report was
adopted. The report of the committee ON
the book depository showed year of progress
under DIR. Lanahan. The net profits for the
year we're IS, lbs. 49, The report was accepted
and DIR. Lanahan continued as agent Rev. A
N. Courtenay and Col. Alexander Shaw were
appointed visitors to Pennington seminary.
Rev. b. f. Garrison, W. g. Herbert, X. w.
Black and John F. Gaucher and Messrs Thos.
J. Fleeharty and Zachariah Mitchell were ap-
pointed visitors to the kelso home.
SUNDAY oBsERvANcEs.
Rev. George Elliott submitted the usual re-
port of the committee on Sabbath obseryances,
condemning Sunday transportation by rail or
boat, Sunday newspapers and the opening of
places of amusement on that day. Rev. w. T.
ID. Clemon wanted to insert horse cars. He had
yet to put his foot on the platform of a steam
or horse car on Sunday, but walked IL and Is
miles and preached twice. The amendment was
lost, and the report was adopted. Rev. George
G. Bacon read the report of the committee on
the state of the church.
The total apportionments of the Episcopal
fund, as reported by the committee, were
-. $50; total payments, S2,092; total decrease,
S158.
BOARD OF DEAcoNEssEs.
The bishop nominated the following board of
deaconesses in accordance with Rev. j. J. G..
webster's resolution last night: Revs. l.. F.
Morgan, ]. J. Webster, S. F. Gaucher, Luther
b. Wilson, Mrs. Frances A. Crook, Mrs. VIM.
Burris, Mrs. A. h. Eaton, Messrs. E. Kirman, and
Hiram Price. and they were confirmed by the
conference. The discipline requires that the
board shall be composed of nine members
four clergymen, three women and two lay.
The relation of Rev. l.. /. Morgan was
changed from supernumerary to effective, and
he was appointed financial agent of the
Woman's college. Standing committees for
1888 and 1889 were appointed