Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-06
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
The 1O6th Annual Session COnvenes in
Cumberland.

The Baltimore conference of the NJ E. church
met yesterday in Cumberland to hold its 106th
yearly session, Bishop Merrill of Chicago pre-
siding. The first discussion was on the title OF
the committee on temperance. Rev. Mr..
GLENN of Baltimore wanted it changed to pro-
hibition. The vote against him. but the
title was made Temperance md prohibition"
DR.. C. H. Payne of the board of education
made an address on the work of the board.
Last year the board aided 800 students and
from 1873 has helped 1890 The average
amount lent to each student last year was
$40 81 and for the whole time since 1873 the
average was 'SS7S OF the 500 students aided
last wear 7O4 were male and l05 female, GIG in
tend entering the ministry. 60 intend TO labor
all over the world as missionaries AMI 19 are
fitting themselves to occupy professors chairs
in the educational institutions of the country.
The board has discussed $40, 500 during the
Year.
The report of the preachers aid society stated
that the board has appropriated $500 to be
distributed at this session of the conference.
The receipts of the society during the year
were S239i47 IS; the investments were Sl7,-
S44. a. The societys assets are Sl08. 957 CA. of
which $500. 80 il cash in bank The report of
William Daniel. treasurer of the educational
fund, was received and referred to the commit
tee Oh education. 1t states that no changes
year. The assets are all invested as 10 yield
periodical income. except i'll the of the
loan on mortgage to the trustees of Dickin-
son college. The market value of the fund at
the present time is :l52.S75.04 The Rev. j.
st. CLAIR Neal, pastor OF Broadway church OF
Baltimore, was unanimously rec lected secre-
tary for third term. The Rev. Page Mil
burn was Reelected treasurer. Rev. ". l.. Nc
lowell Was reelected statistical secretary.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees for 1890 consist of
a representative from each presiding elders
Observation-Disclosures, Eas. Baltimore, West Bal
timore. Frederick and Washington, in the or
der named They are as follows:
Bible society-W. Rogers, II. C. smith.
George ". Cooper, W. 4. hoontz, VIM. ii.
Lancy.
rsi..l ,orc Methodist--W T. d. GLENN. B. f.
GARRISON, 5. NJ. lIartsock. John Edwards, ID.
Vi. Browning.
Book depository D. II. Carroll, C. T.
Neede, b. q. ". Reid. Reuben Kolb, NJ. L. Z.
Rice.
Church extension and freedmen's aid soci-
ETY.. J. Wagner, } ohm W. Hedges, John ".
Smith, c. o. Isaac, W. NJ Osborne.
Conference stewards, ministerial and lazy
Rev. Samuel A. Wilson, German II. Hunt. Rev.
u. T. Brown, j. III. Galley. Rev. Joel Brown. j.
S. Berry, Rev. Watson Case, r. W. Mason. Rev.
j. A. Price, L. T. Simpson.
Dickinson college and education-W. T. L.
Weech, j. G. Nicholson, Alex. Z. Gibson. Ii. :.
France, John II. Dashcll.
Episcopal fund-W. ii. Reed r. r. Murphy.
d. A. Foard. W. L. Bird, Thomas J. Cross
Executive committee of conference mission
airy society,". N. Slarrow, James McLaren.
John H. Marsh. J. R. Pardew, J. H. W. Lemon
Memoirs. j. G. Webster, A. NJ Courte-
nay. Joseph B. Stitt. George " Leech, James
L. Wright.
Ministerial directory--W. c. Babcock. B. F.
Devries, II. r. Savage, +. W. Shower, Ezekiel
Richardson.
Public wership-G. G. Baker. R. Norris and
W. L. Bird.
Sabbath observance-S. Shannon E. O. FL
bridge Emory Buhrman, II. C. Mcdaniel, Geo.
Elliott
Seminaries-D. Haskell, W. /. Mckinney,
Ebert S. Todd w. c. Griffith, Ii. r. Naylor
State of the church--C. T. House. T. F.
Peters, j. II. Wheeler, A. Blelaski. j. ID. Still
Sunday schools and tracts-E. l.. Watson
Thos. Wood, Henry Nice, S. S. Wilson, f. D.
Owen.
Temperance and prohibitton--G W. Hobbs.
J. +. OcKerman. Henry Baker, F. G. Porter,
Asbury X. Kelley.
Woman's college of Baltimore - John F.
Goucher, D. G. Miller, j. N Davis, A. j. Gill,
G. ". Baldwin.
Young peoples societies-E. L. Watson, S.
NJ. Hartsock, g. I. Weede, c. o. Cook, F. G.
Porter.