Evening star., 1895-04-10
NEW PASTORAL CHARGES
Appointments Of the Maryland Conference
Announced.
Reports On Finances and Progress Of
the Church-Sunday Observance
Home for the Aged.

tne Cnurch-Sunday observance
Home for the Aged.
After The Stars report Of the Maryland
| conference Of the NJ. p. Church at Alex
| andrta closed yesterday the report of the
| conference steward was read, showing the
| amount Of money received during the year
| was $164, ,S4S.61 and the following amounts
were paid out: Bible Society, 1868 9S: Tract
| Society, $462SO; conference, $272.34; semi
nary, $1,41137; ministerial education. sos SO:
superannuates, $2,62O.20; church extension,
| S2.815.63; general home missions, $1,1S260:
foreign missions. $5.628.70.
| In accordance with the order Of confer
| ence the vouchers. reports. ETC.. Of Rev. F.
T. Little chairman of the committee on
| publishing the conference manuel. were ex-
| amired and found correct, the deficiency
paid and account closed.
The report of the committee on educa-
| tion was adopted after fixing the time OF
| trial at the seminary at six months.
| The committee on superannuates request
| ed $1,000 for the coming year. The re-
| port was adopted. The report Of the gen.
eral home mission committee recommends
that s., 500 be appropriated for next fiscal
year.
The statistical committee showed the
number Of charges to be 123, with number
| of members q ,333, a net increase OF 1.OS5;
| scholars in Sunday school, 22,813; number
| Of churches. 26Sh: personages, "; volumes
| In the various Sunday school libraries,
q, 861 value of church property, H,1S1, 175;
amount Of debt, $99, Ill.
The report of the committee on Sabbath
unqualiiedly opposed to Sunday trains,
Sunday newspapers, all kinds OF traffic.
and everything that tends to desecrate the
day." The report was adopted without dis
| cussion.
The following gentlemen were appointed
| the beard Of managers for the Aged Home:
]. w. Herring. e. o. Grimes, Frank K.
| Herr. ]. d. Cathell, E. B. Fenby, ]. D.
Warfeld Robert Price. VIM. Dale and w.
| NJ. StraGer. A number of reports were read
| and adopted.
Aged Peoples Home.
! The president recommended that the con-
| ference pay attention to the subject Of the
| Aged Peoples Home.
DIR. F. T. Tagg, Capt. Cathell Of George
town. DR.. Little and others explained the
advantages of having such home. and
| a resolution was adopted that the board
Of managers appointed be empowered to
form the proposed corporation and start
| the movement on a permanent basis. DIR.
| Wilson explained the location of a building
| in Montgomery county, Md, which would
probably be used for this purpose.
| The president was directed to appoint
committee to raise the superannuated fund
| to 100000
The report of the church extension COM
| mittee at the evening session caused some
discussion as to the amount to be given the
! Baltimore City Extension Society. DR.. Lit
| ties proposition that such moneys as could
| be collected In Baltimore be given for the
work Of the Baltimore City Extension So
| ciety was adopted.
| Rev. DR.. S. B. Sutherland Of Baltimore
made an address on the Mutual Relief As
| socia tion of the ministers, their wives and
| daughters Of the Maryland annual confer
| ence.
All of the business Of the conference hav-
Ing been cleared up. the Rev. John r.
Nichols. who has been preaching more than
sixty years. sang Il Am the Child of a
| King the entire conference joining in the
| chorus. Several others sang solos. and in
| this way passed the time away until the
| presidents arrival.
| The Yenrly Appointments.
After a few minutes address. explaining
his position, the president read the ap-
! pointments, as follows:
| Queen Anne, c. E. Mccullough; Reliance,
| A. J. Walter; Rowlandville, ]. E. Malloy;
Remington, H. o. Keene: st. James, Queen
Anne county. Nd, J. L. Miles: st. Johns,
Baltimore. A. 8. Bowers: st. Mfchaels.
| Talbot county. Nd, w. s. Phillips: st.
Luke's Philadelphia. w. J. Neepier: Sails
| "
Snow Hill. ]. E. Nicholson; Salem, c. P.
Noland; South Baltimore. r. L. Lewis:
| Starr Church, Baltimore. F. T. Little;
Stewardstown. w. H. Litsinger; Susque-
hanna, B. A. Dunn; Sussex, c. w. Cullom;
Talbot, E. B. Taylor: Trinity. A. ". Ma
| ther; Tyreanna, H. F. Wright; Union, J.
| NJ. Yingling; Union Bridge, ]. J. Murray:
| Warwick. B. P. Truitt; Washington Street.
| Baltimore, w. S. Hammond; Waveriy, L.
A. Burnett; West Baltimore, ]. w. Kirk:
| fp,in notn n hfa1x-
| F. L. Stephens: Wilmington, b. B. James:
West Wilmington. G. A. Morris; Wye. B.
F. Benson; I,s TDwson; % to be supplied:
Cline; Leipsic. F. S. Cain: Liberty. s. F.
| Cassen: Lisbon, W. d. Litsinger; Lynch
burg. E. A: Warfield; Mariners. ]. 2. T.
A. S. Bean; Mount Tabor. r. K. Lewis:
Mount Nebo to be supplied; Morley. w. r.
McNett; Newark, L. R. Dyott: North Car
olina Avenue. Washington. E: G. McKos-
market. R. s. Rowe; North Baltimore. ].
| NJ. Gill; Oxford. J. w. Balderson; Oak
Grove. H. S. Johnson; Parksley, G. R. Wolf;
J. T. Lassell; PittsviIle. Avery Donovan;
| Pocomoke, G. r. Donaldson; Pocomoke
City. H. L. Elderdice: Powellsville J. F.
Wootea: Patapsco. J. F. Bryan; Payson
Street Baltimore. g. W. Hines: Potomac,
J. W. Norris; Quantico. w. W. White;
Deer Park. G. J. Smith; Delta, J. w. Gray;
Dorchester. H. W. D. Johnson: Dover, T.
| +. tteNei, East M. SnerlQan:
Easton. w. NJ. Poisel; Elizabeth, J. w.
Trout; Eutaw Street Baltimore, L. M
| Warner: Fairfax. H. E. Nelson; Fawn
Grove. j. L. ElderdIce; Fairview. F. A.
| Holland; Finksburg, F. s. Cole; Federalds-
| burg. to be supplied: First Church, Wash
| ington, G. Q. Bachus: Franklin City, G. r.
| Hodge; Frederick. G. F. Earring; FELTON,,
w. B. Judfind: Frederick, George Clayton;
Georgetown, D. c.. w. r. Graham: George
| town, Del, ]. H. 8. Ewell: Grove E. O.
Ewing; Greenwood, Dorsey Blake; Hamp-
den. ]. B. Jones; Harper's Ferry, A. A.
| Harryman: Harrington, J. L. Straughn;
| Heathsville. J. H. Dority; Howard, w J.
| Floyd; Hurlocks, D. J. Hill: Holly Run,
H. L. Schlinke; Indian River, w. M
Strayer; kennedyv1lle.J Jessie Shrieve; Kemp
| town, A. A. Dick; Kenton, G. r. Donaldson: +:
Accomac. ]. W. Charlton; Amelia, A. H.
| Green; Alexandria. F. T. Benson (return-
| eD; Baltimore, T. H. Wright; Barren Creek,
E. S. Fooks; Bedford. R. S. Williamson;
Belair. S. A. Hoblitzel; Broadway, F. H.
Lewis: Bethany, Emanuel Pierce; Brook
| lyn, G. r. McCraedy; Cambridge, c. 9. r.
| Nett; Canton, C. E. Dryden; Caroline D.