Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-05
COMING CONFERENCES.
Changes That Are Likely to Occur in
Local Methodist PuIpits.

On Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the
one hundred and tenth session of the Tal-
timore conference of the NJ. L. Church will
be convened by Bishop Fowler of Mime
sota and its sessions will continue, it Is
thought, about one week. AS has been
stated in The Star, under the general rule
as to a minister being competent to serve
an appointment five years, there will be
but few changes necessary, but even these
few may result in quite a number of
changes, especially when it is considered,
both by some ministers and congregations,
that five years term is too long. Rev.
DR.. W. S. Edwards. who has been rresid-
ing elder of the Baltimore district for six
years, will be one for whom a place Will
have to be made. and some think that the
Rev. G.. H. Corey, formerly of Metropoli-
tan, and Rev. c. W. Baldwin, formerly of
Wesley and the Society of the American
University, will be given appointments.
Those Whose Term Closes.
Those whose five years term closes are
Rev. c. d. Smith Of Grace Church, Wood
bury; Rev. DIR. A. M.Courtenay of the Mad
ison Square Church, Baltimore, who will go
to Pittsburg; Rev. G. w. Feelemeyer of
F'orrestville, Rev. c. o. Cook of North Capt.
toll Church, Washington; Rev. ]. B. Stitt OF
Baltimore and Rev. A. ]. Gill of Frederick.
1t is stated that the latter will likely go to
Union Square, Baltimore the place Rev. G.
G.. Baker filled to his death, a few months
since,) and will open a desirable appoint
ment. 1t is conceded that Rev. ]. b. Stitt
now of Fayette Street, Baltimore, will sue
coed Rev. DR.. Elliot of Dumbarton, who Is
transferred to Philadelphia. The names OF
Mr.. Gill for Frederick, DIR. l.. b. Wilson for
Fayette Street have been suggested, but the
transfer of DIR. Wilson from Wesley will be
resisted by the membership and all
reasonable effort be made to retain him. Ii
is stated that some of the Baltimore church
es will ask the transfer of Rev. +. o. Ed
| ridge from Memorial but the northeast peo-
pie will resist 1t. There is a rumor that the
appointment of Rev. j. y. Davis. of Eff
| teenth Street will be asked for elsewhere
but the membership are looking forward
| to the erection of a new church a strong
effort will be made against any change.
| The Church south.
The Baltimore conference of the Metho-
| dist Church South allows a time limit OF
| four years. no pastor being permitted to
| remain in one church longer. The pre-
! siding elders whose terms expire under
| this rule are: Rev Samuel Rodgers of the
| Baltimore district Rev p II. Whisner OF
| the Roanoke district and Rev. G. T. Tyler
| of the Moorefield district The ministers
whose terms expire are: Rev. H. II. Ken
nedy of Arlington, Rev. n. n. Hall of Up
per Marlboro. Rev. c. d. Harris Of Easton
ard Caroline, Rev. j. w. Grubb of War
renton, Rev. W. f. Miller of Fauquier, Rev.
J. o. Tackett of Morrisville, Rev I. w.
Brown of Luray, Rev j. $. Porter of New
Market, Rev. }. $. Hutchinson of Salem,
Rev. w. B. Dorsey of Fincastle, Rev. c.
Sydenstricker of Levelton, Rev. ID. l.. Reid
of Romney, Rev. L.R. hardwood of Gaines
boro' and Rev. w. II. March of Wardens-
Vile.
The CoIOred Conference.
The Washington conference of the col
Ored Methodist churches of Maryland, Nir-
Sinia, the District of Columbia and pOr-
tons of Pennsylvania will be governed by
the same rules as the Baltimore conference.
Rev. w. II. Brooks Is the presiding elder
of this district. \ number of calls have
been made by the congregations of several
of the local churches for an extension of
their pastors time, but this will have to be
brought up before the conference to be APP
proved.