Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15
THE CONFERENCES AT LYScHBuRo
Injection Of Deacons and Delegates to the
4 General Conference

Il
Election Of Deacons and Delexstes to th,
General Conference
AtSaturday's session Of the Washington aunua
conference, Methodist Episcopal church, c. W
Matfhews. James L. Brown and g. W. Stanle,
were continued on trial in the first years cours.
OF studies. @. l. Lawrence was continued in ths
| studies Of the second year.
Rev. +. ]. Wagner. ID, president of Nor
gan College at Baltimore. addressed the con
ference In behalf Of that institution.
The following were elected deacons: Filmort
Diggs Thos. II. Cooper, Moses Lake. VIM. s
Brooks, Leander Carter and Aquilla A. Brooks
FRANK lrigs was elected to local elders orders
AZ the afternoon session Stauntou, Va, wal
| selected A. the seat of the next conference.
"A communication was received from the LAY
electoral conference stating that. hny,nf
finished Its work, it awaited the pleasure of thu
conference 1t was ordered that the lay con
ference be received at pm. The conference
reconsened at 4 o clock and the laymen entered
the church in a BODY preceded by the presi
dent, A. johnson of Front Royai. Va, and tn.
| secretary, Norman b. Pinn.
The work of the lay conference was pre-
| scented by the secretary
Resolutions had been adopted on intemper
against the admission Of women as lay dele
gates TO the general conference, the proper
support OF the church papers and the circular
papers published by the colored people. Tn.
lay conference and the preachers took just tn.
opposite position on the woman delegate ques
| tion.
l. Garland Penn and John H. Griffin of Fred
erick city were elected delegates to the genera
conference.
Norman B. Pinn and J. H. Norris were elected
aiternates The delegates addressed the con
ference.
The services of Sunday were largely attended
throughout the day.
At am. yesterday the annual love feast WA
held. At II am. Bishop C. D. Foss preached
an eloquent sermon on the Triumph o.
Christs Death. The morning services vert
closed by the ordination of seven deacons.
At 3 pm. fonr elders were commissioned auG
memorial service was held in honor Of thoss
preachers and wives Of preachers who had died
during the year.
1t has leaked out Of the cabinet that new
presiding elders district has been made, to b.
known as the South Baltimore district. Thi,
probably involves many changes and thu
preachers wear anxious faces. It is expected
that several changes will be made in the Balti
more appointments
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
The Washing ton conference, Methodist Epis
copal church closed its labors yesterday afte,
the various committees reports were adopted
Bishop Foss announced the following annual
appointments:
Alexandria district. T. Thomas, presiding
elder; Alexandria, Va. w. R. A. Palmer: Bed
ford City, j. w. Galloway; Bedford Springs A.
D. Valentine: ,Brownsburg. W. A. Pryor; Char
louisville, to be supplied; Falls Church, B. H
Nugent; Fincastle, l.. b Skinner; Leesburg
Joseph Wheeler; Lexington. ]. NJ. Bean
Lynchburg, $. 6: Griffin; Middleburg, W. H.
Jones; Motleys, j. j. Cecil; Richmond, Abra.
ham Beck; Roanoke City. Henry Sellers: Rocky
Mount, h. G. Connor; Salem, C. H. Foreman
Stewartsville. Moses Opher; Waterford, J. E.
Williams: Woodland. B. ". Brown.
North Baltimore district-Benjamin Brown
presiding elder.-Baltimore-Ames, G. W. W.
Jenkins; Asbury, J. W. Dansbury; Centennial
J. s, Cooper; Eastern Chapel; Samuel Aquilla
Metropolitan, W. P. Ryder: st. Paul. l.. j. Val.
entine; Sharp Street. N. II. Carroll; Belair j.
I. Moten; Buckeystown. Richard Lane; Fred
erick, K. p. Lawson; Gettysburg, Pa, l.. j
Carter; Govanstown and Lutherville, Md, r.
II. Dansbury; Gunpowder. S. H. Norwood
Hagerstown, l.. W. Briggs; Hartford. J. H.
Brice; Harrisburg. Samuel Brown; Hereford
Charles Prices Jefferson j. ID. Gibson: Ian.
caster. Pa. to be supplied; Libertytown, Md.
Edward Moore; Magnolia, F. NJ. Harris; New
Market, r. +. Sawyer: Reistertown, Daniel
Collins; Sparrows Point. l.. Z. S. Nash; West
minister, W. W. Foreman; Williamsport G. W.
Stanley.
South Baltimore district-C. G. Key. pre-
siding elder.-Annapolis, 8. R. Hughes; Balti
more, John Wesley. E. W. Speck; Waugh and
Huntsville, T.. W. Boothe: Barboursville Va
NJ. W. Robinson; Bowie, Nd, Noble Watkins
Calvert, d. L. Washington: Davidsonviiie. J. T.
Owens; Dayton, G. w. Matthews; Ellicott City
R. 8. Adams: Fairfield. Va, C. Z. Davis; Hunt
ington, Va, b. 7. Perkins; Kilmarnock. Va.
Marley. W. II. Fox; Magothy, B. B. Martin
Norfolk. Va, to be supplied: Pleasant Ridge
Va, Moses Lake; Patapsco, Md. r. R. Riggs
Severn, ]. H. Jenkins; West River, G. II. Ar.
mold.
staunton DISTRICT. A. Holmes, presiding
elder. Augusta, Va. Elijah Ayers; Charles
town. W. Va. L. o. Carroll; Clifton Forge. Va,
w. +. Patterson: Douglas Grove. W. w., Alex.
ander Hogsett: Harrisonburg, Va. J. c. Love
Hedgesvilie. W. Va, A. H. Tilghman; Hills.
boro' and Frankford, W. Va, G. s. Laurence
jefferson, W. Va, NJ. W. Cair; Lewisburg, W.
J. W. Jackson; Martinsburg. W. Va. John Bar
nett; New Market. Va, w. Il. Davis; Rocking
ham. A. C. Steptoe: Ronceverte, W. Va, Abra.
ham little; Shendun, Va, G. D. Nickeus; Shep.
herdstown, VI: Va. J. w. Merridith; Staunton
Va, W. c. Draper; Talcott, W. Va, to be sup.
Piled; Union and Red sulphur Springs, W. Va,
J. l. Hill; Warm Springs. Va. VIM. Smith
Waynesboro', Va. J. ". Titus; White Hall. W.
Va.p A. +. Bell; Winchester, Va, W. T. Harris
Woodstock, s. H. Brown.
Washington distrIct-W. H. Brooks presid.
ing elder.-Benning. Alfred Young: Bladens
Out6. -ASAA. SldThsDuTx. Joshua
Barnes; Germantown, B. F. Myers; Great Mills
A. W. Brooks; Marlboro, J. Ii. jackson: Oak.
vile, g. d. johnson; Pisgah. W. r. J. Williams
Pooiesville, Washington Murray; Rockville
Daniel Wheeler; Sandy Spring, I. H. Brooks
Shiloh, II. II. Alexander; Silver Springs, W. H.
Gaines. Washington, b. C.-Asbury and Simp.
son Chapel, j. W. Z. Bowen; Central, s. A.
Lewis; Ebenezer. Alexander Dennis; Mt Zion,
H. A. Carroll; Woodville, Md, Eden Ham
mond.
Wheeling district. A. Reid, presiding
elder. -BuckhannOn. W. Va. G. W. Jackson
Charlest ]. w. Waters; Clarksburg. Robert
Steele; Cumberland, Md, j. L. Evans; Grafton
and Paramount, W. Va, X. s. Smith; Hunting.
ton, Daniel Aquilla; Keyser City, J.W. Colbert
MsGsHeid and Allegheny. Pa, Bosloy Boyce
Moersfeld. W. Va, J. l.. Brown; Parkersburg
R. H. Robinson; Pittsburg, Pa. A. W. Brown
Point Pleasant, W. Va, j. II. Bailey; Romney
j. H. Watson; Snow Hill circuit, J. W. I. vii.
son: Thomas, to be supplied; Wheeling, p. G..
Walker.