Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

Z eu VIC nemOtIB OF ltn0 conference
were privileged to say what they chose about
the applicants in question, and Il would have
been but right not to talk quite so freely before
| a general audience This matter of Admission
and continuance occupied several hours this
morning. each case going through very much
the same routine Of questions, answers, discus
sion and ballot. This fact had Id natural effect
4 upon the attendance.
SECRET SESSION on MONDAY.
On Monday morning the meeting Of confer
ence will be held with closed doors until the
secret business of the session shall have been
transacted About II o'clock they will proba-
| bly, he opened again. This executive session ID
for the purpose Of discussing certain matters
| that are not properly of public interest.
There are in the hands of conference certain
| funds for distribution, some of them among
| superannuated and supernumerary ministers.
As each case demanding assistance Is TO be dis
cussed separately and on its own merits various
details VIII naturally have TO be introduced
that are best kept secret and the property only
| OF members of conference.
Tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock those who
| have been admitted to deacons' orders at this
conference win be ordained at Hamline Church.
TomOrrow afternoon at O'Clock at Wesley
Chapel the bishop will ordain the elders.
| REUNION LAST NIGHT.
Apleasar' reunion and banquet was held last
evening at the temple by fifteen junior preach
i VIZ VI NV. L. SuHIuidli- 1uc OStheAoh Wo5 =
| surprise to the latter, under whom most of the
junior men had begun their work in
the ministry. Mrs. thurman was also
present. The junior ministers who
| have been under Mr.. Buhrman for twenty-five
years, and who united to do him honor last
Cross. G. c. Cook, A. r. Kelley, H. II. Savage,
T.. H.'Havenner, I. s. Long, A. Bielaski, r.
Kolb, W. VI. Hammack. G.. L. Cuddy, T. T..
Peters, Z. I. Devries and VIM. Ferguson. APP
Rropriate toasts and speeches followed Mr..
Ferguson presided.
The impression prevails in the conference
now that the business of the meeting is pro-
crossing rapidly that it may be possible to
| adjourn Tuesday morning or evening.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TOMORROW.
The greatest interest attaches to the Meth
odist churches in this city tomorrow, for all Of
the pulpits will be filled by prominent visiting
ministers. The assignment is as follows:
Hamline-9:30 am, conference love feast j.
r: Wheeler: II am. Bishop Joyce. ordination
Of elders. 7:30 Pm, W. A. Spencer, DID.
Wesley-1I am, F. Ii. Havenner. 3p.m.,
Geo. Z. Reed, DID,, and ordination of elders.
Anacostia-11 am, o. E. Marriott 1880 pm,
Jas. McLaren.
Calvary-11 am. J: W. Hedges.
Douglass Memorial-11 am, C. A. Jones'
730 pm, VIM. Rogers.
Dumbarton Avenue-11 am, J. ]. G. Web
ster. 7:30 pm. Willard j. Law.
Fletcher-7:30 pm, Geo. L. Harris.
Fifteenth Street-ll am, Geo. v. Leech.
7:30 PM, G. L. Pate.
Foundry-1l an, c. H. Payne, DID. 7so
pm, G.. W. Gray, ID.
Fourth Street-11 am, b. G. W. Reid. 7:30
pm, J. W. Hedges.
Gorsueh-ll am. J. H. NJ. Lemon. 7:ao p.
NJ. H. C.-McDaniel
Grace-ll am. John w. Smith. 7:so PM,
T. E. Peters.
Metropolitan-l1 am, Oliver A. Brown, o. D.
7:30 pm, J. +. Berry.
MoKendree-l1 am, C. G. McCabe. DID.
7:30 pm, W. II. Stricken.
North Capitol-11 am, W. A. Carroll. 7:30
pm, d. A. Ford.
Ryland-11 am, G. c. Bacon. 7:so pm,
c. Z. Dudrear.
Twelfth-l1 am, Watson Case. 7:3O pm,
Henry Nice.
Union-II am, Willard ]. Law. 7:so p.m.,
waugh-l1 an, Richard Norris. 7:sO pm.
W. c. Babcock.
Alexandria Trinity NJ. ELL am, John
Edwards. 7;3O PM, Fl. NJ. Thurlow.
Mount Vernon Place N. E. Church Soulful
am. A. H. Tuttle, ID.
First NJ. P. Churchill am, J. NJ. slavrow.
$50 PM, G. ]. rrice.
Central NJ. P. Churchill -. 73O, H. D.
Mitchell.
sard; 7:30, VIM. Anthony.
North Carolina Avenue MP. Churchill, W.
G. Herbert; 7:3O, f. H. Lamar
Mount Tabor MP. Church-11--.7 :3O &C.
Cook.
Grace ME. Soulful, B. H. Smith; 7.aO. A.
]. Gill
Israel Metropolitan Colored MEL, W. T.
D. GLENN; 730,-.
Central ME: Church (colored-11, C. o.
Isaac; 7:3o, D. B. winstead.
Mt. Zion Me. (colored)--l1, @. ". Hobbs
Assembly Presbyterian-1i a. M, A. H.
Thompson; 7:30, W. c. Griffith.
Westminster Presbyterian-11 O. m. John L.
Walsh; 1850. H. F. Downs.
st. Paul's English Lutheran-11, 8. NJ. Al
ford: 7:30, G. L. Cuddy.
Lutheran Memorable, Thomas Myers DID.
st. Marks Lutheran-11 am. W. Mex. Ham
mack. 7:30 pm, W. L. Mcdowell
Calvary Baptist II a. NJ, Luther B. Wilson.
Fifth Baptist-11 am, ]. P. Wright 7:30
pm, Jno. W. Fleming.
Baptist Church, Anacostia-730 pm, J. 8.
Burton.
MISSIONARY MEETING.
largely attended missionary meeting was
held last evening at Hamlire Church. Bishop
Hurst made the opening address. He was
followed by Rev. DR.. G. II. Payne. the secretary
OF the board Of education, who spoke earnestly
in behalf of mission work. Chaplain McCabe.
as usual. gave bright and interesting talk,
during which he paid his respects to the gov
ernment policy toward the Indians in vigor-
Gus style.
HOW THE PREACHERS VOTED
As stated in yesterdays STAR the vote taken
in the conference yesterday on the PROPOSE
ton to allow women delegates to the general
conference showed large majority against the
proposition. There were AS noes and 80 ayes
The vote in detail was follows:
Yeas-W. c. Babcock, Geo. c. Bacon, Henry
Baker, Chas W. Baldwin. Geo. NJ. Barry, H.
w. Black, d. N. Browning, John C. Burton.
W. L. ID. Clemm, G.. G. Corey. John W. Cor
nelius, A. NJ; COurtenay, Geo. L. cuddy,
W. Z. Curley, j. N. Davis. w. VI.
Davis, John Edwards. z. Olin Eldridge, W.
NJ. Frysinger. Solomon German, w. c. Griffith,
s. NJ Hartsock, NJ. L. Hawley. John w. Hedges
w. c. Herbert. C. I. House. John W. Kelly, o.
c. Marriott. Thomas Myers, G. L. Pate. +. g.
Porter, g. II. Sanner, J. d. Still, L. 4. Thrill
keld, A. Il. Tuttle, F. J. Wagner, ". Il. l..
Weech, j. I. Wiihide, $. s. Wilson, R. ". H.
Weech.
Nnys-samuel NJ Afford ]. Edwin Amos.
William Anthony. g. q. Baker, w. W. Barnes,
Osborne Belt. A. j. Bender, Alexander Bic.
laski. W. L. Bird, Harry Boggs, w. C. Brian,
d. Peyton Brown, Joel Brown, Emory Buhr-
man. James r. Gladden., Watson Case, W. c.
Cassard, ID. H. Carroll, W. A. Carroll, G. w.
Cecil, W. H. Chapman. B. F. Clarkson, 8. l..
NJ. Conser. Charles G. Cook, q. W. Cooper Il.
Dell, W. Irving Dice, II. r. Dawson, c. E. Dud-
rear, W. s. Edwards, =. G. Edwards, George
Elliott, Geo. Feelemeyer, VIM. Ferguson, D. 4.
Foard, John W. Fleming, H. S. France, A. L.
Gibson. A. ]. Gill, J. F.. Goucher, J.
f. +. Gray, s. s. Greenwich, c. f.
Guthrie. John D. Hall. DR.. Harcourt, Edward