Evening star., 1896-06-24
BROUGHT 10 4 CLOSE
End of the Session of the A. II. E Zion Con-
ference.
for the Coming Year
ed-Justice Harlan Thanked.

The annual session of the Philadelphia
and Baltimore conference Of the A. M. E.
Zion Church. which began Wednesday last
at the Metropolitan Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion
Church. Rev. J. B. Colbert, pastor, D street
between I'd and Sd streets southwest, closed
last evening.
Previous to the announcement Of the To-
cation of the preachers for the ensuing
year by Bishop C. C. Pettey, who will have
charge of the conference for the ensuing
four years, memorial service to those who
died since the previous meeting of the con-
ference was held.
The principal addresses were by Rev. DR..
T. H. Scott of the Philadelphia district and
Rev DIR. R. G. Downes of Baltimore, but
others also added words of tribute to the
memory Of the departed. All the speeches
were clothed in choice and feeling Ian
guage. and while the names of all who died
We're appropriately referred to, those of
DR.. Dyson. former pastor of the church
ings here. and DR.. Stitt of Philadelphia
were mentioned at the greatest length
they having occupied positions of great re-
sponsibility in the connection.
The Appointments.
The appointments were read by Bishop
Pettey follows: First district, presiding
elder, Bishop r. ]. Daniels; Wesley A. NJ.
E. Zion. Philadelphia, j. S. Caldwell; Wes-
ley Union, Harrisburg, Pa, W. H. Snow
den: West Street A. NJ. E. Zion, Carlisle,
Pa. w. J. Holland: Chambersburg and
Brownsvilie. S. s. Walls; shippensburg. S.
Z. Dolby; Harris A. NJ. E. Zion, West Har-
risburg, c. H. Wye: Salem, Williamsport,
Pa, d. F. Bradley; Middletown and
Wrightsville. William H. Marshall; Trinity
a. NJ E. Zion. Frankfort, Pa. William
Johnson; Browns Chapel, Media, Pa, G.
W A: Talbert; Hosannah circuit, Lincoln.
Pa, T. A. Wallace; Spruce Run, Mount
Holley ard Huntsdale, Pa, l.. II. DENLY;
Avondale. T. H. Scott; Marietta, Fishing
Creek and Lancaster, to be supplied; Mil
ton and Lockhaven, Pa. w. H. Turner.
Missions-Jones, Wilmington. DEL A j.
Spencer; Plymouth. Wilmington, Caleb NJ.
Iooo.hs; eMechanicsburg and Newville,
delpnia, Frisby Gibson; Union Mission,
Philadelphia. b. j Bolding; general mis-
sionary, Intellectual instructor superin-
tendent Of missions and general home and
foreign agent. Rev. DR.. William Howard
Day of Harrisburg, Pa.
second district, presiding elder, Bishop
X A. Fisher; Metropolitan Wesley, Wash
lngton, ID. c.. p. J. Mcintosh. D. D.; Union
Wesley. Washington, George S. Adams, d.
y; John Wesley. Washington, ]. H. Nc
Mullen; Galbraith. Washington, j. B. Co..
bert d. D.: Trinity. Washington, Logan
Johnson; Arlington. Va, ]. NJ. Hall; Zion,
Baltimore, H. Scott; Mount Olive, Baltt-
more. Il. T. Brown; Zion. York, Pa, J. S.
Cowles; st. PauTs. Gettysburg, b. H. Free
man; Zion, Salisbury, S. l. Mills; Rockville
circuit. A. c; Washington; Union Wesley
and Getson Grove, W. H. Cook; Barrville,
Bowie and Fork Church, Md, W. H..
Wright; Peach Bottom Fauns and Chance
ford I. Keene; Ross Point, Pottsville and
snarpstGwn, H. B: Wales; Clinton Mis-
sion. Baltimore, L. H. Daniel; Takoma and
Oriole. G. ]. Hockes; Gainesville. S. ].
Clemens. -.
Separate Cars.
The afternoon session after The Stars
report closed was occupied with ustenins
to the reading of reports of committees, all
OF which were adopted, and the passage of
resolutions of thanks, &c. among which
was the following, by an unanimous vote.
10 Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court of
the United States, the mover of the paper
being Rev. DR.. William Howard Day:
RESOLVED, That this conference most
ne artily indorses and gratefully accepts
Ihe dissenting opinion of Mr.. Justice Har-
Ian OF the Supreme Court in the recent
notable case before the United States Su-
Preme Court, in reference to the constitJ-
uonality of the enactments in various
states assigning separate cars for people of
color We are led again to affirm that IL,
the questions in which we have been and
are particularly interested we have. in the
trying hours of our history, found on the
Supreme Bench the Justice named seemin,-
ly our only friend.
Bishop Pettey spoke in highly compliment
tary terms of The Evening Star for pub
hShing the full reports which have appear
ed in its columns of the proceedings Of the
conference, and vote of thanks was unan-
imously adopted. The other daily papers
OF the city were also thanked for their
publications In reference to the meetings
Closing the Conference. @
Mrs. Mary Small, vice president of the
htme and Foreign Missionary Society, re-
ported the amount of collections received
by her during the year. all of which was
turned over to the proper officers
Bishop Pettey stated that an assessment
OF WOO had been made on the various
churches in the conference for the general
fund.
The following ordinations were made.
Ieacons, George N. Shepherd and James
r. Rogers; elders, c. w. A. saxton, Rob-
ert H. Allen, John E. Disharoon, b. J.
Bolding, G. ]. Hawkes. and S. B. Dolby.
The singing of the Long Meter Doxoloyy
and pronouncing Of the benediction brought
the Phi adelphia and Baltimore conference
for 1896 to close, and today most of the
ministers whose appointments lie outside
OF Washington left for their future fields
of labor.