Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-09
I'd EDITION.
LOCAL PREACHERS,
Washington Appointments at the
Baltimore Conference.
mrs. OSBORNE ON TRIAL FOR PERJURY
NEW JERSEY ELECTIONS,
WASHINGTON APPOINTMENTS

pastors OF the Methodist Churches for the
Coming Term.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| BALTIMORE, March 9.-The Baltimore con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church
completed its work this morning. The ap-
pointments were announced and it adjourned
| in the afternoon. W. L. Mcdowell submitted
| the statistical report, as follows:
-Probationers. 4, 03l; full mem
| bers. 31,455; local preachers. 144 children bap-
tised. 8, 400; adults baptised, 84S
Church property-Number churches 397; in
| crease. S23. 525; paid on old indebtedness on
church property, S32.4lS; present indebted
penses, Ell 1865.
sunday schools, 4O5; officers and teachers,
G, 66G; scholars, 81, los.
Contributed for ministerial support. pastors,
presiding elders and bishops, S191 TO; con-
terence claimants. SC, 500.
The conference passed resolutions against
the opening OF the Columbian exposition.
threatening boycott IL it ia opened; also a
resolution against liquor selling at the worlds
fair.
THE METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
DR.. Baldwin, secretary of the Methodist Uni
| vorsity, spoke in that interest and the confer
ence advocated and Endorsed that great educa-
tional institution.
The conference was crowded. galleries being
filed with ladies.
NEXT CONFERENCE At HAaERsrowN.
Hagerstown and Annapolis we're nominated
for the place Of holding tho next conference.
Presiding Elder &C. Baker urged Hagerstown
for that honor. W. L. Mcdowell of Annapolis
doomed that city.
Hagerstown won the place for the holding of
the next conference on a rising vote Of 81 to 80.
WASHINGTON APPOINTMENTS.
The following are the Washington district
appointments: Washington district-H Il. Nay
lor, presiding elder; Forrcstville, Geo. ". Fell
singer; Gaithersburg. Robert NJ. Moore; Ken
Beall; Laytonsville, Albert H. Zimmerman;
Leonardtown, Vim. G. Brian; Little Falls, W.
@. Griffith; Montgomery, j. r. Pardew;
Piney Grove, to be supplied; st. Marys.
W. J. Dice; Severn, A. j. Bender; Spruce
Vile. W. Nick. Hammock; Tenleytown and
Concord, Washington city. Edward H. Smith;
Anacostia, James McLnren; Calvary. Z. ID.
Owen; Douglas Memorial L. o. Eldridge, L.
d. Heron. supernumerary; Dumbarton Ave-
nue.. George Elliott; Fifteenth Street, L. A.
Thirlkeld; Fletcher Chapel, W. II. Laney;
Foundry, Oliver A. Brown; Fourth Street,
VIM. F. Speake. Vim. Osborne, supernumerary;
Gorsuch, J. H. NJ. Lemon; Grace, same; Hamline,
E. s. Todd, c. II. Myiinger, supernumerary; Nc
Kendree, l.. p. Waterman: Metropolitan,
George II. Corey; North Capitol Charles o.
SOOA, hymuu, N. iloe, A"SAbh CHCos,
Chas. L. Pate; Union. Joel Brown; Waugh. A.
E. Gibson; Wesley Chapel, Luther b. Wilson;
C. W. Baldwin, secretary Of the American Uni
versity and member of Wesley Chapel quar-
terly conference; Laurel, Il. Il. Murphy; Savage
and Guilford, Ezekiel Richardson.
PENNSYLVANIA MErHoDisrs MEET.
YoRK, Pa, March 9.-The central Pennsyl-
vania conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church opened its twenty-fourth annual ses-
sion at 9 am. today in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, Rev. Bishop Edward G.
| Andrews, D. D., IL. d., presiding. The con-
ference promises to be one Of the largest end
most interesting ever held In this state
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-The 105th annual
| session of the Philadelphia conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church began this morn
| ing. Bishop J. NJ. Walden of Cincinnati pre-
| sided. After organization was effected stand
ing committees were appointed in addition to
| special committees on sabbath, education and
| Christian Endeavor societies. At 1890 the con-
ference ad journed. the afternoon being devoted
| to committee meetings.