Evening star., 1897-03-03
Interest in the Assignment of Metho-
dist Preachers.
OPENING fHE 18TH SESSION
Annual Meeting Of the Baltimore
Conference.
SOME IMPORTANT VACANCIES
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Eutaw Street Church. centered in the ap-
pointments of preachers for the coming
year.
Although plenty of business will occupy
the attention of the members in their
minds will be conjectures as to the charges
which they will have in their care after
the bishop reads the list on the closing day
of the session. Several important pulpits
will become vacant by reason of the five
year limit of pastorates, and In the shift
ing on this ministerial chessboard which
Will have to be done to fill these vacancies
many other changes will doubtless occur
All eyes are turned to Foundry Church,
Washington. which is supposed to be the
place of worship for the next four years
for President Mckinley. So far as these
matters may be arranged prior to the Of
fetal announcement of the bishop. Rev. DIR.
Lucien Clark Is slated for the position. He
has just completed five-year pastorate at
Madison Avenue Church, Baltimore which
is one of the churches in the conference
having the privilege of selection of its pas
tor. OF course the bishop must sanction
such selections, but when the trustees an
ounce their choice confirmation is mat
ter Of course when the official list is made
up
On the eve of the conference it was ru-
mored that Bishop Newman would use his
influence to have the new President select
Metropolitan Church as his church home in
W EiiS argument Is tnat MetnO-
dist congressman attend that church and it
is better suited for such a distinguished
worshiper as the President.
In opposition to this it is pointed out that
Rev. Or. Hugh Johnson, who has another
year to serve at Metropolitan. is Cana
dian, and President who favors American
products and wants protection for them
should patroniZe American preaching.
Rev. DR.. King ofaNew York and Rev. DR..
Luther T. Townsend former pastor of Mt.
Vernon Place Church, Baltimore, and now
pursuing literary work at the national
capital, are also being pushed by friends
for the pastorate of the Presidents church.
Anacostia Church will also change pas
tors under the fve-year rule.
Changes in baltimore.
The prominent changes in Baltimore are
of the presiding eldership of the Wes;
Baltimore district, from which Rev. Dr.
ST. Clair Neal retires after six years OF
service. Among the preachers named as
probable to succeed him are Rev. ]. b.
Stitt of Dumbarton Church, Washington;
Rev. c. w. Baldwin of Wesley Chapel.
Washington; Rev. George E. MaydweE,
secretary of the conference, who rctires
under the limit from Eutaw Street Church:
Rev. DIR. j. c. Nicholson, Harlem ParE
Church, Baltimore.
Rev. George c. Bacon of Hagerstown is
slated to succeed DR.. Maydwell at the Con-
ference Church. He will also become sup
erintendent Of the Baltimore City Mission
ary and Church Extension Society. and will
have Rev. j. w. r. Sumwalt to assist him
in pastoral work.
Rev. DR. w. w. Davis ret;res from the
Church Extension Society's superintend-
ency to take pastoral appointment. Rev.
j. Fred Heisse retires from the editorial
chair of the Baltimore Methodist to take a
pulpit. He will be succeeded by Rev. L. A.
Thirlkeld. who leaves Greenmount Avenue
. Church for the editors chair
Other certain changes on account of the
rl1la will ha
Rev. Richard Norris; Franklin Street. Rev.
B. F. Clarkson; Mount Vernon Church
Hampden, Rev. G. w. Cooper: Appold
Church. Rev. c. O. Isaac; Towson, Rev A.
r. Reiley; Baltimore circuit, Rev. T. Z.
Peters; Hunts circuit, Baltimore county,
Rev. ]. J. McLain; Hartford circuit, near
Aberdeen; West Hartford circuit. Rev. B. f.
Devres.
Rev. c. c. Albertson of Buffalo, n Y,
is mentioned the probable successor of
DR.. Clark at Madison Avenue Church. His
coming will raise the question of admit
ting men transferred from other confer
ences. Some of the members favor a mo-
ton that no transfers be accepted without
corresponding transfer out of the confer
ence. Rev. +. l.. Watson, who received a
call to First Church, Cincinnati, last fall,
but was not admitted 10 the appointment
because the conference declined to admit
any more transfers" will probably seek
return to the Baltimore conference He
left it few years ago to take charge in
Minneapolis.
The Woman Question.
Consideration of the woman question will
also come up under the paper sent down
from general conference, which voted for
the admission of women delegates. The
Baltimore and most of the eastern con-
ferences have always voted against the
ladies. and little change in the majority is
expected this year.
pfch
presiding, is making his first official visit
10 the Baltimore conference. Last night
he was given a reception at the church In
order to become better acquainted with the
men over whom he will WELD the gavel for
the next week, and whose destinies for a
year he holds In his hands,
The bishop is a native of Massachusetts,
and was born at Sutton. Worcester coun-
~, December IL, 1S2S. He WAS graduated
from Wesleyan University in 1857 and the
following year was admitted to the New
England conference. For twenty-four years
ne served various charges in the confer
ence and was sent as delegate to the gem
eral conferences of 1872, 1876 and 1850 In
lSS2 he was appointed presiding elder of
the Boston district and two years later
was elected a bishop. For time he made
New Orleans his home. but now lives in
Buffalo. In 1874 Bishop Mallalieu received
an honorary degree of doctor of divinity
from East Tennessee Wesleyan University.
The program for the meeting this year
ternoon except Thursday, wnen the an
niversary Of the Womens Foreign Mis-
sionary Society Will be held. Wednesday
night will be devoted to education, Thurs
day night to Women's Home Missionary
Society, Friday night to missions Satur-
day night to church extension, Monday.
March 8, to Epworth League Ordination
OF elders and deacons will take place next
Srrday.
Eutaw Street Church is the Oldest build
ing devoted to Methodist services in Bal
timore. Its congregation previously enter
tanned the conference in 1885 and in 1872
when the present pastor, Rev. c. E. Mayd-
well, was ordained deacon. In the rear of
the church is a crypt, where the bodies
or Bishops Asbury and Emory were laid
before tEeir removal to Mount Olivet GEM
etery.
Next year the conference will likely meet
In Washington, owing to the rotation be-
tween the two cities. Waugh and Foun.
dry churches will extend official invita-
tions to entertain the body.
Reports of the Districts.
Reports of all the conference districts
were submitted this morning at the Begin
ming of the session of the conference Rev
DR.. Luther B. Wilson, presiding elder of
the Washington district, noted bu. One
death. that Of Rev. Samuel Shannon. pas-
tor of K Street Church. collections re-