Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-07
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Special Dispatch to The EVENING srAa
BALTIMORE, March AFTER religious SER
vi es in the Baltimore annual N. E. conference
this morning the call Of districts was taken up.
Rev. G. g. Baker, presiding elder of Frederick
di trict, made his report There was
one death during the year, that Of
Rev. J. G. Stewart. The several depart
ments OF chuach work show progress and visor.
The condition of the Sunday schools has been
highly satisfactory and deep interest among
the young people has been developed. The
missionary collections for the year were %, 096.
Washington Square church, at Hagerstown, has
been built at a cost of $500. The church at
Union Grove has been rebuilt, while many
others have been repaired, and $40, 46S has
been paid on church debts and improvements
generally. A new District camp-meeting enter
prise was organized at Union Grove. Charac-
tiers were passed.
WEST BALTIMORE DISTRICT.
Rev. ]. E. S. Amos, presiding elder Of West
Baltimore district reported year Of general
prosperity. There were two deaths-the first in
four years-Rev. Robt. N. Baer, OF Fayete-
street church, Baltimore, and Rev. Benjamin
N. Wooden, a supernumerary. Much work has
been done in church building and improve
ments. A new church has been built at Ebene-
ger appointment at a cost of 81, $50, all OF
which was provided for. At Savage new
church, costing SS, 900 has been built. and lot
has been secured for q memorial church at Mt
creased missionary collections. Characters
were passed.
BALTIMORE DISTRICT.
Rev. W. s. Edwards, presiding elder Of Balti-
more district, reported great cause for en-
couragement. There were 1,264 conversions;
974 we're received on probation and STA from
probation into full membership. The whole
amount reported during the year for church
and parsonage improvements is S42, 049 and the
amount paid in church and parsonage debts
S2,3o The Bennett memorial church prop
erty, valued at $4,000. has been transferred to
the church by B. 7. Bennett. The missionary
collections for the year were S11.395, against
SlO,9 95 last year. Fourteen of the twenty-six
appointments show an increase. The entire
assessment for conference claimants seems
TO have been raised Church extension
pie. Salaries are generally paid, but many Of
them are too small. The circulation of densm-
national literature Is much less than it should
be. The only death during the year was that of
Rev. W. B. Edwards, the Oldest member of the
and father of the present presiding
elder. Characters were passed. The followinS
We're continued on trial: Harry D. Mitchell,
Henry Mann, Chas. E. Guthrie, Geo. r. Lam
ner, Chas. o. Isaac, Jacob Henry Wilhide,
Robt. W. II. WEIGH, Leyburn NJ. Bennett, VIM,
b. Geoghegan. The following travelling dea-
cons Of the first class were advanced to the Sec
ond class: John Lieber, SummerfieId 8. Green
well. VIM. c. Babcock, j. Fred Heiss VIM. w.
Davis. The following were continued In the
relation: 8. F. Morgan, s. A
Wilson, G. A. Reid, G: H. Mytinser, E. E. Ship
ley, G. G.. Martin, W. T. d. GLENN, Geo. ".
Feilemger, L. D. Hervon, 8. H. Cummings, G.
N. Berry, J. ]. Sargent, R. ". Black, B. H.
Smith. g. W. Creil, Jos. France, ]. B. Hall, J,
r. Cradden, L. H. Pierce.
THE EDUCATIONAL FUND.
Rev. L. A. Morgan presented the report of
the educational fund. The cost Of investment
is elias, 966.05; the market value, s152, 231 10,
and the income, 1856. Mr.. Morgan also pre-.
sented the report of the book depository. The |
amount of sales was Gas, 031. IS; assets, esq., |
FOG. 49, profits, %, 1856. Referred TO the COM
mittee on book depository. Rev. John Lana
han was reappointed agent for the depository. |
Rev. c. II. Payne, of New York, secretary Of |
the Education society, made an address on the |
work of the board.
PROHIBITION AND HIGH LICENSE.
Rev. W. I. d. GLENN moved the appointment |
Of special committee Of Eve, to be called the |
prohibition committee, and report to this con- |
ference. He said q movement was on foot in |
to substitute high license for prohibi-
ton. and he believed the conference was In |
favor Of prohibition. The motion was laid on |
the table. |
THE BISHOP ANSWERS Law QUESTION. |
The bishop said he would answer question |
Of law submitted yesterday by Rev. NJ. F. B. |
Rice, Of Washington. The question was, are the
board of stewards prevented by paragraph 299 |
Of the discipline from appropriating to the sus-
tenation committee 81, 500, SO much thereof as
may be necessary to supplement the salaries of |
effective men, the distribution of the said COM
mittee being made on a basis of allowance diff !
ferent from that made by the quarterly con- |
ferences. The bishops answer is as follows.
II think the conference can make appropria-
tons from the conference claimants' fund to
effective men who have not been able to obtain |
their allowance from the people and who pre- |
sent claim to the conference, according to |
such basis Of distribution as it may please to |
adopt" |