Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-04

~ y rule. already voted on this question. and
their decision has been unfAvOrsble 20 the adj
mission Of women delegates. While no
doubt the action Of the ministers viii be indu-
enced to some extent by the public ssnti-
ment o. the ohurVhes as thus expressed. yet
tney have the right 70 eypr~~s m irderende1t
judgment II is expectel. therefore. hat the
aiscassion will be AN Enama:eNi and while t
Is claimed that the final vote Of the conferences
viii be in opposition TO the granting of this
privilege TO women. vet the other side will be
well presented and ably argued. The ministers
IN Tins city are divided in opinion on this eues-
uon, ne the churches are.
BUT FEW CHANCES IN aPpofSrNyxrs.
There will be but few changes made in the
appointments Of ministers la this District at
the present conference. In only two cases
have the ministers served out their full term
OF nye years, and. generally speaking. no change
Is made before the expiration OF the full term.
Rev. J. H. Dashiell, ID. d.. the pastor Of the
Fifteenth Street Church. has been with his con-
gregation for five years, and Rev. Herbert
richardson, the pastor Of Mckendree Church.
has served the same time. All the other pas
tors in the District have yet from one to four
years to serve and unless there exists some
reason for change none will be
made. Rev. George Elliott. the pastor o..
Foundry Church. has Just completed his fourth
year Of service with that church and his con-
gregation desire his return. There are one or
have not completed their full term. bat some
members OF their congregations desire
q change and have so represented 20 the
bishop. 1t is of course not known whether the
bishop will accede to these requests. The
probability is. however. that the changes
among the pastors Of this city will be very few.
4 he term Of service of the presiding elder.
Rev. J. Mckendree Kelley, has expired
and this change may lead TO others. For e&-
ample, the names Of Rev. DIR. Price. the pastor
nN nWl. ~ n
Hamline, are mentioned in connection with the
position Of presiding elder. The appointment
OF either OF these pastors will make vacancy
in their churches. which may be filed. how
ever. by the appointment OF Rev. Mr.. Kelley,
and thus no further change will be necessary.
THE MOTHER CONFERENCE.
The conference is a historic body. as il is the
mother conference of the Methodist Church in
this country. 1t was organized ut Baltimore
in the year l7s4. and. for some years, was the
only conference on this side Of the Atlantic.
Bishop Asbury. the first American bishop. pre-
sided over the deliberations of this first
meeting in conference of the Methodists of
North America and from this time dates the
origin of the American Methodist church. In
the year 1892 the growth of the church was
such as to warrant the establishment of six
conferences and in that year the general
conference fixed the bounds of these
conferences. The Baltimore conference.
as then instituted. included all Of Mary
land and that portion of Pennsylvania
west Of the Susquehanna river. At that period
the appointments of ministers were. in many
instances. only for six months and the circuits
travelled were frequently larger than the dis
tricts now assigned 70 the care Of the presid-
ing elders. As the country was settled and the
population increased the boundaries OF the
baltimore conference we're diminished. At pres
ent the territory embraced within the bounds
OF the conference is not more than one-fourth
Of the original limits.
THE PRESENT CONFERENCE.
The conference now includes all of Maryland
with the exception of the Eastern shore. por-
ton Of West Virginia extending far as Pied
mont on the railroad and the District OF Co.
iumbia. II is composed of the presiding elders
and ministers. over 200 in number represent
ing about 10000 members.