Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-07
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Assignment of Pastors in the Balti-
more Conference.
RAISING THE FLAG ON THE PARIS.
Families Made Homeless by the
Great Cyclone.
MIR. MORGAN'S CONDITION.
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Proceedings of the Last Days Session
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Proceedings of the Last Days Session at
Hagerstown.
Special Dispatch to The Ev. ming Star
HAGERsrowS, Nd, March THE Baltimore
NJ. E. conference met for its last days session
the devotional exercises and Bishop Newman's
customary address to young men omitted.
The report of Rev. Page Milburne, treasurer,
contained the following figures regarding con-
tributions: Washington District Missionary So
ciety, SS.s25; church extension, S572; Sum
day School Union, $50: Tract So
ciety, sl07: Freedman's Aid. s456; Education
1888; Bible Society. S152; Womans Foreign
Mission Society. 81. 954; wonans Home Mis-
sion Society. s2.769; Episcopal Fund, 1929;
conference claimants, 81 ,3S9; sustentation
SsOI: minutes. S44. Total, S18.395.
The total contributions for the conference
are: Missionary Society, S44 .9s7; increase over
last year. SLID: church extension, S3.717;
increase, S249; SUNDAY School Union, 1851; in
crease. S45; Tract Society, s55S; increase,
s45; Tract Society. 1853; increase, Si3;
Freedman's Aid. Sass: increase. s1,27s;
Womans Home Mission Society. $3.50; in
crease, s3.00l; Episcopal Fund.- S2,S26: increase,
1921; Conference Claimants, Sc, $40; increase,
$40; Sustentation. S4059; increase, $l02;
Grand total, Ss6, 942: increase over last year,
S6.i6.
the educational report spoke of the necessity of
taking up the Columbian collection and said lit
is gratifying to know that payment for the land
Is assured and steady progress has been made
In receiving subscriptions for the establishment
OF the university.
1t compllmented the conference and thanked
1t an Bishop Newman for their contribution,
and also Mr.. VIM Thompson of Washington
whose check for $4,000 has been a great en-
couragement to the enterprise
There never was a time. the report con-
tinued. when a great American university at
the national capital under Protestant influences
was more necessary TO healthy American and
Christian life than now
THE CONFERENCE APPOINTMENT.
Bishop Newman announced theappointments
as follows:
Baltimore district. presiding elder W. s.
Edwards; Annapolis. First Church, W. L.
Mcdowell, J. II. Dashiell, supernumerary:
Wesley Chapel, Watson Case; Baldwin Me-
mortal. L. II. West: Baltimore. Bennett
Memorial. Z. L. Mowbray: City Station-First
Church-C. W. Baldwin. one to be supplied. s.
Edward Hays; Guilford Avenue. W. d.
Norman: Oxford. l.. NJ. Bennett: Eutaw,
G.. +. Maydwell. ". I. ID. Clemm. sup; Fort
avenue. S. s. Greenwel; Hanover street mis-
sion. W. H. Reed. Ct. W. Evans; Madison
avenue, Lucien Clarke, r. W. H. Weech: Mount
and Guard Memorial. Clinton B. Adams one
to be supplied; South baltimore. W. H.
Ferguson; Strawbridge, ". l. Mckinney;
S. A. Wilson, sup; Wesley Chapel, James F.
Wilson; Woodberry, First Church, John Ed
wards; Woodbury. Grace, c. ID. Smith; Wood
berry. Roland avenue, A. Ii. Thompson.
Baltimore circuit. 7. f. Peters, X. S. Barnes.
Calvert circuit, p c. Edwards.
Hunts circuit, James l.. McLain. j. T. F.
Gray. Sup; Lutherville. Z. l.. Watson; Mt.
Washington. J. F. Eckerman; Reistertown and
Clyndon. j. L. Heisse. VIM. Sheers. j. b. Hall,
Sup: Smithville circuit, J. n. Hammersley;
Solomons to be supplied: South River circuit
W. A Csrroll West River circuit, Reuben
Kolb and ". Morgan Cross.
DIR. NJ Carroll. president Baltimore City Mis-
sionary and Church Extension Society Mount
Vernon; Thomas Myers, agent Maryland
Bible Society, Strawbridge: L. F. Hor-
gan. agent Woman's College, Madison avenue;
j. +. Goucher, president Woman's College.
city station; J. G. Vanmeter. professor
WOman's College, Mt. Vernon Place; F. ]. Hag-
ner. president Morgan College. Madison Ave-
nue.; W. N. Frysinger. editor Baltimore NethO-
dist. city station; II. II. Clark. chaplain L. S.
navy. First Church, Annapolis.
FAEIBAULT SCHOOL SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
Rev. DIR. John Lanahan submitted resolu-
ton on the school question and against Arch
bishop Ireland's Fsribault school plan, which
was unanimously adopted
1t was also resolved that the presiding elders
are requested to bring this subject before their
quarterly conferences and that the conferences
be vigilant 20 preserve in the minds and hearts
OF our people their love for the public schools.