Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-09
THE METH0DISTS
Business Transacted at the Third
Days Session of the Conference.
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES PROPOSED
Encouraging Prospects for the Pro-
posed University in This City.
f TURE PROCEEDING S

The Washington NJ. Z. conference re-
assembled this morning at $50 o'clock in
Mt. Zion Me. Church, West Washington. he
ginning it's third days session. Religious
exercises were conducted by Rev. Perry G.
Walker. At o'clock the business session
began. Rev. Bishop Hurst in the cnair.
The Journal was read and approved.
Question II. The examination of the char
acter Of elders. was resumed. The follow
ing on the Alexandria district were called,
and their characters passed: A. ID. Nalen-
tine, Bosley Boyce, John Barnett, Il. b..
Skinner. S. G. Griffin, w. H. Jones. !. j.
Cecil. Abraham Becks. j. w. Titus. VI. w.
Robinson. j. Z. Williams. b. w. Brown.
Henry Cellars. JOS Wheeler. w. Il. A.
Palmer's name was called. He was re-
ported having been transferred to the S. c..
conference.
The following on the North Baltimore
district: G. w. W. Jenkins, ]. w. Dams
bury, w. H. Draper. w. p. Ryder, =. NJ.
Carroll. ]. 7. Moten, w. w. Foreman. r.
p. Lawson, T. H. Dansbury, S. H. Nor-
wood. l.. w. Briggs, j. H. Brice, Samuel
Brown, Ghas. Price. w: w. Foreman. +. Nj.
Harris, F. F. Sawyer. Daniel Collins. l.. i.
s. Nash. Edward Moore. Richard Lanes
name was called, but reported dead.
The following on South Baltimore district:
s. r. Hughes. ]. S. Cooper. Z. w. s. Peck.
L. ]. Valentine, T. w. Boothe. d. l..
Washington. ]. T. Owens. w. H. Fax. b.
7. Perkins, JOS Kenny, w. c. Brown,
r. r. Riggs. j. H. Jenkins. C. II. Arnold.
b. b. Martin.
The following on the Staunton district:
Elijah Ayers. T. o. Carroll, Samuel AqGila,
A. H. Tilgham, A. c. Steptoe, w. NJ
Norman. G. d. Nickens. Eden Hammond.
nj. w. Clair, A. Hogsett, ]. w. Meredith.
A. F. Bell, w. T.. Harris, S. H. Brown.
Elders Wa icf.
Young, Noble Watkins. John Barnes. Benj
Meyers. S. A. Lewis. J. H. Jackson. G.. d.
Johnson, w. r. J. Williams, w. hurry.
Daniel Wheeler. T. H; Brooks. R. H.
H. Gaines, H. A. Carroll. w. r. Davis,
]. w. G. Bowen. Alexander Dennis.
Elders on Wheeling district: Daniel
Aquila, j. w. Waters, Robt. Steele, X. II.
j. L. Evans. A. w. Brown. C. w. jackson.
J: H. Watson. A. Title, Perry G. Walker.
r. S. Smith.
On appeal from the Warren NJ. E.
it in its church debt. the con-
ference agreed to raise $500. Rev.
A. w. Brown, the Pittsburg pastor, was
granted leave of absence. Rev. ]. T.
Hills name was called. and he was cited
to appear before committee on investi:;a-
ton. A committee of inquiry was ordered
to examine Revs. r. H. Adams. T. w.
Boothe and j. H. Brice
To Call On the President.
The committee to wait on the President
reported that Mr.. Cleveland would be pleas
ed to receive the conference at 1 O'Clock
Saturday. The report was received and the
conference. headed by Bishop Hurst, will
pay their respects at the hour designated.
Rev. DR.. c. H. Payne was then intro
duced and addressed the conference on
education. He spoke at length. citing Won
Of aIR IL
that the collections had increased III per
cent and the same was true on all other
lines. He said the educational society Of
the NJ. f. Church was the biggest educa-
tional society upon the American continent
The educational board and the NJ. E.
Church knew no color. He spoke eloquent
ly OF the future of the great American
University at Washington 1t was to stand
at the head of the great educational work
OF the NJ f. Church. That the American
University would know no distinction on
account Of color. sex or condition. 1t was
to be open to all men.
business Transacted.
Rev. DR.. Hunt presented a check for s9O7.
as dividend from the book concern: also
80 from the chartered fund. The fund was
turned over to the stewards
The apportionment of general conferences
expenses was referred to the presiding
elders.
Inc apportionment OF the episcopal fund
for the conference was fixed at s791
Rev. Dr. Hamilton of the New York east
conference then addressed the conference
on behalf OF the veterans aid fund He
made a pleasing address
The commission from the east Tennessee
ana washington conference, to fix certain
boundaries between said conferences re-
ported 1t was received and adopted; also
a similar report from North Carolina con-
ference and the Washington conference
when were adopted. Conference adjourned
until O'Clock tomorrow, with benedicrion
by Rev. DR.. c. H. Payne.