Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-12
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Latest qelGgralS 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE NJ. E. CONFERENCE

Matters Acted on To-Day-Cumberlan
Chosen for Next Years Meeting.
Special Dispatch to TIE EVENING STAR
BALTIMORE, March 12.-When the Baltimore
annual NJ. z. conference met this morning,
Bishop Foss admonished the audience to keep
better order and said that he meant to main
tain it by some means. Rev. H. A. Buttz, pres
ident of Drew theological seminary, conducted
the religious exercises. The following were
continued in the superannuated relation: R.
NJ. Lipscomb, W. C. Mullen, James Gamble,
NJ. A. Turner, O. P. wirgman, Mayberry
Goohen, W. II. Pitcher, George w. Prael s.
L. VI. Conser, M. L. Hawley, J. W. Hart, j. w,
Kelly, and J. ID. Moore. The relation of Rev.
George W. Creil was changed from super
numerary to effective.
AGAINST REV. Mr.. cRIsr.
The committee appointed yesterday to pass
upon the case of Rev. p. A. Crist, the restoration
of whose parchments was asked by Rev. j.
McKendree Kelley, reported through Rev. Dr.
Jno. Lanahan adversely.
Rev. Joel Brown submitted the preliminary
report OF the board OF conference stewards
The total amount paid out to all classes was
$40. 935. Adopted.
VIM. A. Carroll and Henry L. Bruner were
continued on trial. Rev. Jno. W. Steele was
received on credentials from the VI. L. Church
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pendent NJ. e. Church II. NJ. Thurlow, of the
Montreal conference, was admitted and con-
tiued on trial. The following were admitted on
trial: Milton H. Courtenay, Bradley Jones,
VIM. Anthony, Edward Hayes, Jno. w. Flem-
ing. Willard F. Lowe, VIM. L. Orem and Rob't
NJ. Moore.
WILL MEET IN CUMBERLAND NEXT YEAR.
The conference proceeded to name the place
of meeting for the next annual conference.
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vitation from Center Street. Cumberland. Rev.
Jas. P. Wright, of Wesley Chapel, Washington,
said he had an invitation for the conference to
meet there. Mr.. Baker said it was common
thing for the conference to meet in Washington
and still more common thing for it to meet in
bailmore, and a rare occurrence to go to Cum
berland. vote was taken and it resulted in a
tie vote, 70 to 70. This caused considerable
merriment. A second vote was taken; resulting
50 for Cumberland and 20 for Washington. The
selection of Cumberland was then made unani-
nous. The last meeting of the conference in
Cumberland was at Center Street eleven years
ago.
COLLECTIONS FOR VARIOUS FUNDS.
The conference treasurer, Rev. Page Mill
burn, submitted his report showing the follow
ing collections in the several districts for the
Missionary society, Church extension society.
Sunday school union, Tract society, Freedman's
aid and southern educational society, Bible So
elety, Woman's foreign missionary society,
Woman's home missionary society, Episcopal
fund, conference. claimants. sustentation fund,
children's day educational. and publication of
annual minutes: Baltimore district S21 405;
east Baltimore district sl4, 46s; west Baltimore
district, S14,672; Frederick district, $3.50;
Washington district, S14,006; total, SO, 427,
against S69,S23 last year. The report was
adopted
CHURCH STATISTICS.
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ell, read his report. There are 1852 probation
lists, 37,667 full members and AS local preach
ers. During the year there were SIG deaths
and 1873 baptisms. There are 3S9 churches.
an increase of 10. The probable value of
church property is g .94S, Ais, with a present
indebtedness of $751; There are 102 par
sonages. 3S7 Sunday schools, 6,314 teachers and
As, 639 scholars. There was paid for improve
ments on churches and parsonager SI0l. 937.
and on old church Indebtedness S21, 1892. The
total benevolent collections were $685. 1872.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY
was then taken up, the discussion as to the
disposition of the conference educational
referred to in THE STAR yesterday.
Rev. c. Herbt. Richardson's motion made yester-
day that the matter be referred to a committee
of three to recommend a suitable plan of dis
tribution was amended by DIR. Lanahan so as to
divide the collection equally between the
college and Dickinson college. The
motion and amendment we're both lost, and the
vote required upon an amendment of Rev. Job
A. Price, of Washington, that the name
''women's college" be stricken out and Dick
inson college" substituted. This was likewise
lost, and the original proposition, giving the
educational collection to the Woman's college,
was anopted. This does not include the chill
dren's day collection, which goes to the treas
urer of the educational fund at New York.
Revs. G. II. Richardson, John H. Dashiell,
and Chas. W. Baldwin, of Washington, advo-
Gated giving the collection to the Womans col
lege. q
Rev. Fl. A. Buttz, president of Drew Theo-
logical seminary. addressed the conference.
After spending half an hour in trying to fix
an afternoon session the conference finally adj
journed at ! 80 o'clock until Z 80 this evening.
Rev. JAS. p. Wilson was at his own request
excused from preaching the missionary sermon.