Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-09
Laymen VIII be admitted to membership

Laymen will be admitted to membership
in this club.
who have been received on triai?'' was
called the names of j. II. Hyatt l.. NJ
Chambers. n. w. Bevington, d. H. Mar
tin and R N. Edwards were presented
Tney were examined by the bishop and adj
United TO the conference on trial
"A number of papers referring to the va
r1ous moral questions now pending in the
. Congress Of the United States were read,
and the Fourth of July was set apart as
the time when the preachers should prop
eriy set this matter before their people es-
peciaiiy the young men. This question was
discussed by Rev. DIR. Lanahan. Rev. l..
-, wHs9t, KEY. e. {. Bacon. Rev. c. W.
Hobbs. Rev. c. H. Richardson and Rev.
c. w. Baldwin
Rev. DIR. L. A. Thurlgin was appointed
eoitor' ana Rev. L. T. Townsend associate
editor OF the Baltimore Methodist
Rev. DIR. Corey was assigned to lecture in
DICKINSON College. Rev. J. F. Goucher was
assigned as president and Rev. j. b. At
water as professor in the woman's College.
ton to remain out of the conference an
otner year, to complete his studies.
DIR. Leech's Request.
Rev. DR.. Leech, pastor of Grace NJ. E.
Church. at the corner of 9th and streets,
was granted the superannuated relation at
MS own request. DR.. Leech stated that he
mad been in the Methodist ministry for
iorty-two years, and had lost but little of
ms Time on account of sickness He stated
however. that his throat was now giving
ann. q srea. deal OF trouble and it was with
osep regret that he made this request.
Wnich ne did with every evidence of Feeling
trace Church. said DR.. Leech, ..fs now in
excellent condition. We are in perfect
peace, and fairness prevails"
The request was granted unantprous,v
bisnop Merrill announced the transfer ONT
~ the conference Of DIR. D. H. Shields 10
the central Pennsylvania conference: Rev.
49, q: 6aardy; to the New England confer
elce' rev. ). r. Jenness, to the Colorado
conference The bishop also announced the
transfer OF Rev. F. M. Brfstow from the
Rock River. Ark. conference to the Baiti-
In the highest praise
the bishop assigned Rev. c. B. Young as
professor IN the Morgan College and DR..
John Lanahan of Baltimore was appolnted
Germ. ~
1t was announced that the date of meet
ing of the 1tinerants' Club had been chane-
ed to May q, and that Bishop Hurst would
preside over the meeting.
Report of Statistical Secretary.
The report Of the statistical secretary
was called for. 1t was as follows: Church
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4.16S, decrease
81 full members, A,435. increase 5eo.
iecal preachers, 121. decrease. 6; deaths
$40. fncrt ase Is. Baptisms-Children. 40,
increase, 2s3; adults, 3d., increase. 22' SIM,
gay schools. ~. Officers and teachers.
ia decrease, 81; pupils. 5477O, decrease
DOL, conversions, 2,423, increase ia.
Church property-Number of churches
4U9. increase, 6; probable value. s., 5a3 $40
,ncf ease, s14. l4O; parsonages, 12s Increase
:, probable value. s4777O0; increase. sl9I3O:
PAID for building and improving churches
ana parsonages, $127. 1873; increase s56 Oos
pald on old Indebtedness on church prop
cry, &4,592; decrease, 1857; present indebt-
crease, SIS, 966 All
Paid pastors and house rent, s195 541
increase, 1850; DEFICIENCIES, s7,2s6: decrease
sl,lIe, paid presiding elders Sill COG: in
crease s. Voc; paid Episcopal fund, 81 400:
increase, W; paid conference Claimants
SO. a3s; increase, SIG o.
AT the conclusion of the reading of this
report number of important matters of a
routine character were disposed of. Risbon
a aiui 81 addressed the conference for about
Ilve minutes on the subject of the America n
University. ->'iei I'D
A motion was made and carried that after
the appointments shall be read the confer
ence adjourn sine die