Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
I'd EDITION.
Latest q6leglanS to The Star.
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Resolutions Regarding Alleged Sab
bath Observation-Disclosures

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 8.-Rev. Charles h.
Payne of Philadelphia, secretary Of the educa-
tional society, addessed the Baltimore NJ. E.
Conference this morning immediately after re-
ligious exercises On motion of Rev. W. Speake
Messrs Ockerman, Luther b. Wilson and F. G..
Parks were added to The committee on temper
ance. On motion Of Rev. Job A. Price, OF
Washington, it was resolved that supernu-
merary and superannuated ministers who have
done effective work during the year shall have
a claim upon the sustentation fund. Rev. job
Price. of Waugh Church, Washington, Of
fered the memorials. adopted ut the fourth
quarterly conference of Waugh, NJ. L.
church in Washington on March s, relative to
the violation Of the Sunday liquor law in Wash
ington on the Sd instant
The memorial was referred to the committee
on temperance.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
At 10 o'clock the order of the day, the memo
rial services for the members Of the conference
who had died during the past year, were held.
The church was well filled, members of the
families of the deceased ministers occupying
the front seats. Bishop Foss conducted the
services. There have been nine deaths-Rev.
y.H. Ryland. &c. Hagey and Harrison McNemar
Of Washington district; W. B. Edwards. Balti-
more district; L. l.. Brown and w. +. Ward,
East Baltimore district; Robert N. Baer and
BIN. Wooden, West Baltimore district, and Jas.
c. Stewart, Frederick district. Rev. Jas. r.
Wright, of Washington, read the memoirs of
Revs. j. Hsgey, J. H. Ryland and Harrison
McNemar. Hagey was born near Martinsburg,
Bedford county, Pa, March Is, 1885.
His father was q Catholic and his mother a
Presbyterian. but they were both afterward
converted to Methodism. He was admitted on
trial to the East Baltimore conference in
1853, and was ordained deacon in
1850. and elder in 1862 He was % years
In the ministry. beginning at Concord, N. H.,
and North Capitol, Washington. In 1856 he
was rendered professOrship at Grant memorial
university, Athens, and accepted. He died Sep
TENDER Is, 1899.
Rev. j. H. Ryland was admitted on trial to
the Baltimore annual conference in 1S49. In
1852 he was associated as junior preacher
with the late Rev. DR.. w. b. Ed
wards at Alexandria, and in 1856
was stationed at Gorsuch, Washington. From
1853 to 1860 he was was at West Georgetown.
In 1852 he had slight stroke Of paralysis. in
consequence of which he retired from the active
ministry. Beginning his active work again in
1875, in 1888 he began his passionate at 18th
street, Washington. He went to Spencerville
circuit in 1886, and died while in charge there
August 20, 1888. He was born in 1924.
Rev. Harrison McNemar was born in Hamp-
shire county. Va, January 10, 1926, and in 1854
was admitted on trial into the Baltimore an
nuai conference. His first appointment was at
Patuxent in the same year. and his last at Sew
1889, of paralysis. At the last conference he
was granted the supernumerary relation on ac-
count of i'll health. He filed thlrty-four ap-
polntments during his active ministry