The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-02-20
WORK OF RELIGIOUS BODIES
Baltimore Conference of the NJ L. Church
Christian Endeavor Union-The Prohibition
ists-Division of Circuits.

The Baltimore Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold its one hundred
and eighth session in the Madison Avenue
NJ. T.. Church, Baltimore, Rev. j. j. q. Web
ster, pastor, beginning Wednesday, March
ID, 1892. Bishop Randolph $. Foster will
preside.
The coming session will for various reasons
be one of very special interest. The General
Conference will meet mt Omaha on the first
day of MAY, 1892 This body is composed
of both ministerial and lay delegates. The
lay representatives are elected by the lay
Conference. This Conference will hold its
session beginning on Friday, March 4th, in
the same church. They will elect two repre-
sentatives from the Baltimore Conference.
The Conference will be called on to elect
four ministerial delegates. This election
always excites considerable interest among
the preachers.
Another question OF very great Importance
is to be submitted to the Conference IN the
matter of the change of restrictive rules con-
corning the eligibility of women as delegates
to the General Conference. Although the
Conference at its session one year ago voted
on the question in another form it is again
re submitted for the purpose of covering all
the demands of the law of the Discipline OF
the church. The result of the vote IN the
laity shows {. majority of nearly 10000 IN
favor of the change and this is reinforced by
a majority of nearly 600 among the ministry
At the same time a constitutional majority IS
lacking as the law of the church requires
three fourths of the vote of the Annual Con
ference This will not be secured. What
may be the action of the coming General
Conference in reference to the matter remains
to be seen. That they will pursue a conserv-
alive course is more than likely. Let the
final decision be what it may it will not stop
the agitation of the question. Like Banquo
ghost it will not down.
! During the year the messenger of death
has cut down George NJ. Berry, Cornelins G.
Cronin, George W. Israel and John W. Kelly.
| In the matter of appointments things are
unusually quiet. This condition OF things
arises from the uncertainties connected with
changes that may occur. BY an examination
| of the minutes it appears that % have served
one year; ~ two years; 81 three years; II
| four years, and FIVE years. The latter
number must be changed. They are as FOL
| lows:
Baltimore Decentralization Avenue, j.
J. G.. Webster; Hunts, E. T. Mowbray.
East Baltimore District-Exeter Street, +.
| o. Eldridge; Hartford Avenue, B. F. Clark
son: West Hartford Circuit, T. E. Peters.
| West Baltimore District-We G.
W. Cooper; Frederick District, Central
Street, Cumberland, Richard Norris.
/ Washington-Foundry George Elliot.
| That this will be all the changes ne one
believes. A number of those who have
served four, three, two and even oae year
may be moved
Besides, the times of two of the Presiding
Elders, viz: W. F. Speake, of the East Bal
timore and g. 6. Baker, of the Frederick
District, will expire, and their successors
must be named.