Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-12
CONFERENCEAP APPOINTMENTS
Closing the Affairs at the M. E. Meeting
Today.
Richmond the Next Meeting Place
Finances-ResOlutiO Adopted.

The Mt Zion NJ E. Church was crowded
yesterday at IL am. to witness the ordina-
| ton of deacons and elders of he Washing
| ton M. K. conference. Rev. Bishop Hurst
| preached an able and eloquent sermon.
The conference met this morning at 8
| O'Clock in Mt. Zion Church. with Rev. AL
fred Valentine conducting devotional exer-
| cises in the absence of Bishop Hurst, de-
tanned at home
| Kew. Benjamin Brown, jr., presiding ell
der of North Baltimore district, was chosen
| to preside temporarily
| The journal was read and approved.
| The chair called for committee reports.
| The following committees reported: On
state OF the church, tract district confer
| ences, Bible, parsonages, conference re!a-
| tons, Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
! slondry society, Sunday school, temperance.
| Richmond, Va. was chosen as the next
seat or conference in 1895.
Rev j: II. Burnley was granted a super
animated relation.
| The committee on Sabbath observance re-
| ported in favor of strict observance of the
Sabbath and against Sunday excursions.
! Rev. jackson s. Cooper made a strong
speech in favor of Sabbath observance. He
cited the Dissertation of the Sabbath by the
frequent Sunday picnics, called camp meet
lngs. etc. He implored the preachers to
| lrown down the Sunday excursions. The
| discussion was continued by MANY MEM
bers, bringing out the fact that a strong
| sentiment was against Sunday excursions
Key Il: w. S. Hammond d. d., editor Of
the southwestern Christian Advocate, New
orleans, La, was present. He REPRESENTED
! the New Orleans Advocate one of tine
| ablest journals in the country The Advo-
| cate is one of the official papers Of the NJ .
| 10. Church and is edited by a colored nian
| The conference passed strong resolutions to
| sustain the Southwestern" also a resolU-
| ton was adopted fndorsng the Clipper as a
! local organ. DR.. Hammond made 4 fine ed
oress ana showed the wisdom Of the gen.
| eral conferences selection.
Bishop Hurst entered and took the chair
| Investigations and Finance,
Mr.. Norman B. Pinn Of Alexandria, Va,
from the Sunday school superintendent
conference, was introduced. and laid before
the conference a report of the recent con-
vention.
The investigation in the case of Rev. j.
! T. Hill Of West Virginia was called, and
provoked quite a discussion and it was
fr ally sent to the judicial court.
Rev. b. T. Perkins. the conference treas
urer, reported the following collections for
1884: Missionary, 81, 499-increase, Sill;
church extension, s504-increase, $37: Sun
day School Union, Sis; Freedman's Aid
and Education, $1,52+-increase, $780, chill
dren's fund, $3.50; education, $40; Bible So
ciety, S4; Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society. s33; Woman's Home Missionary
Society SIS; Episcopal, s3i2 conference
claimants, $464; general conference, s16
The stewards reported money distributed
to the widows and superannua ted preachers
The question, "Who have been received
on trial." was taken up and the following
admitted: Edward T. Bogus, Nathan Ross,
George T. Boobies. Thos. b. Snowden. Jno.
Dorsey and Simon p. Huskins.
Complementary Resolutions.
Rev. ]. w. E. Bowen. d. d, late of Wash
ington, d. c., professor in Cannon Col
lege. Atlanta, Ga, was introduced. and
made an eloquent address in the interest Of
Cannon College. The conference then
passed resolutions thanking the railroads,
press, the hospitality of people and trustees
of Mt. Zion NJ. e. Church for courtesies
shown to the conference.
Complimentary resolutions for Bishop
Hurst, who presided with impartiality and
signal ability and hoped that he wo,iid
again honor the conference with his presl
ence. The bishop then addressed the con-
ference In an able speech. bidding the con-
ference Godspeed and announced the fol-
io"he appointments Aor 1914 iluD
Appointments for 1894.
Alexandria district, 1. L. Thomas, presid-
ing elder: Alexandria, Va, Alfred Young;
Ashgrove, John II. Jackson Bedford Springs,
Va. B. Boyce; Buena Vista. Va, Allen b.
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Charlottesville, Va. B. w. Brown; Fails
Church, Va. Jno. Barnett; Fincastle, Va,
L. b. Skinner; Leesburg, Va, s. ii. Nor
wood; Lexington, Va, W. IL. Gaines; Lin
coin, Va, Fillmore Digs; Lynchburg, Va.
s. G. Griffin Lynchburg circuit, c. H.
Booze: Lynchs', Va, G. d. Pinkney; Mid
dleburg, Va. w. II. Jones; Mentvale. Va,
E. T. Borgus; Nottleys. Va, ]. j. Cecil;
Richmond. Va, Asbury, T. FL. Cooper; In
ion Mission, to be supplied; Lee street J.
NJ. Bean; Roanoke, Va, j. W. Titus; Rocky
Mt, Va. w. A. Prior; Salem, Va, J. e.
Williams; Stewartsville. Moses Upper;
Waterford, Va, Henry Sellers; Woodlawn
Va, A. ID. Valentine.
North Baltimore district, Benjamin Brown,
presiding elder; Baltimore city: Ames G.
w. w. Jenkins; Asbury. j. w. Dansbury;
Eastern Chapel, W. II. Draper; Ietropoli-
tan. w. Z. Ryder; North Baltimore station,
Edw. A. Stockett; Sharp street, V. NJ Car
roll; Belair, Md, j. T. Moten; Bengies,
Md, F. T. Sawyer; Buckeyestown, Md,
w. w. Foreman; Frederick, j. L. Owens;
Gettysburg, Pa, Nathan Ross; German
town and Lutherville, Md, T. H. Dansbury;
Hagerstown, Md, A. Becks; Hartford, l..
w. Briggs; Harrisburg. Pa, Jos. Wheeler;
Hereford, Nd, J. b. Gibson; jefferson, q.
d. Nickens; Lancaster, Pa, to be supplied;
Libertytown, G.. w. Stanley; Magnolia, F.
NJ. Harris; Newmarket, l.. A. Carter; REFS
tertown, Daniel Collins; Sparrows Point
l.. G. s. Nash; Syllesvillc, Charles Price;
Westminster, Edward Moline; Whatcoat
Mission to be supplied; Williamsport, Pa.
j. h. Brice.
South Baltimore district, c. G. Key, pre-
siding elder Annapolis, s. K. Hughes.
acknowledgements j. s. Cooper; John
Wesley, T.. w. S. Peck; st. Paul, l.. ].
Valentine; Waugh, T. w. Boothe; Calvert,
d. l.. Washington; Davidsonville, r. p
Lausen; Dayton, c. w. Matthews; Ellicott
City, w. H. Fox; Huntingtown, b. T. Per-
kins; Kilmamock. Va, Jas. Henry; Lothian,
s. Brown; Morley, S. Aquila; Magathy, Il.
B. Martin, Pleasant Ridge.
Norfolk, Va, I. b. Snowden; Patapsco,
K. X. Riggs; Severn, }. ii. Jenkins W est
River, Z. ii. Arnold. Washington district,
w. H. Brooks. presiding elder-Benning,
DC, w. Murray: Bowie, Md, n. W atkins;
Boyd's, b. r. Meyera; Damascus, J. Barnes;
Deanwood, to be supplied; Great Mills, n.
w. Robinson; Haven Chapel to be sup
piled; Laurel, II. e. Conner; Laytonsv1Ile,
Moses Lake; MARLBOROUGH. Md, J. c. Love;
Oakville, q. ID. johnson; Pisgah, W. X. J.
vile, D. Wheeler; st. Inigoes, A. w. Brooks:
Sandy Spring, S. A. Lewis; Taylor's Chapel.
to be supplied; Shiloh, r. H. Alexander;
Tenleytown, DC, n. c. Brown.
Washington-Asbury, ID. w. Hayes.
Central, j. F. Chestnut; EbeneZer, A. Den
mis-; Mt Zion, II. A. Carroll; Simpson,
McH. J. Naylor: Woodville. w. u. Dawes.
]. w. G. Bowen, professor of historical
theology, Cannon School of Theology,
Atlanta, Ga, member of Asbury, Wash
ington, d. c., quarterly conference.
Wheeling district, J. A. Reed, p. E.
Buckhannon, w. Va, d. Aquilla; Charles
ton, w. Va, J. w. Waters; Clarksburg,