Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-08
COLORED METHODISTS
CONFERENCE AT CUMBERLAND,
MD, CLOSED YESTERDAY.
Appointments by the Bishop - Guard
ians Of Church Property Named
Other Trustees Appointed.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

CUMBERLAND, Md, May s. 1905.
The eighty-eighth annual meeting of tht
Baltimore conference. African Methods
Episcopal Church, adjourned at the Acad
envy of Music last night after Bishop
Gaines announced the appointments for tn,
year. as follows:
Baltimore district. 7. Jenifer, presiding
elder, Baltimore: Bethel Church, ia Cen
ter street, Baltimore, A. l.. Gaines; Trinity
Church, Baltimore. D. G.. Hill; Oak street
Baltimore, R. T. Leek; Gainesville George
w. Nicholson; Elkton. 7. II. Lawrence
Darlington, J. H. Scott: Stewardsville, ]
II. A. Martin; Havre de Grace, ]. III. Rob
inson; Port Deposit, c. II. Murray: Chesa
peake City, W. I. II. Addison: Baltimor,
East Baltimore circuiO, John Porter: Car
roll, K. E. Ford: Long Green, Columbu.
Wheatley: Quaker Bottom, A. A. Hender
son. Cockeysville and Sparrow's Poin
missions, l.. III. Stevenson; transferred t
Virginia conference. ST. Johns, Norfolk
I. w. MoSSell. superintendent Christian
Endeavor Society. Baltimore conference, 4
ii. Hunter; conference evangelist, J. r
Hawkins.
Potomac district-Rev D. A Seaton. pre-
siding elder, Washingt ton. d. c.: Metropoli
tan Church, Washington. o. ]. w Scott
EbeneZer Church, Washington, j. c. Wat
ers; st. Pauls Church Washington NJ w
Traverse; Brown Memorial Church, Wash
lngton, z. j. Jordan; Anacosria j. b. War
ner; Garfield d. c.. r. T. Queen; Benning
John Hammond: Washington Circuit
Washington, D. c., j: P. Powell: Bladens
burg, Md, w. d. Nailor: Mt. Moriah. An
napolis. Md, P. W. Workman; Camp Parole
Nd, S. T. Crawford; Tee River Md, ]. B
Cordell; West River. Md, John O. Custis
Charlotte Hall, Md, ]. W. Wing: Lakeland
j. n. Still.
Hagerstown district-C. H. Young. pre-.
siding elder: Is Montgomery street, BaIti.
more. Rev. c. H. Steptean; Baltimore, J.
w. Norris; Cumberland. j. G. Martin; Ha-
gerstoWn, William H. Coston; Frederick
J. f. Wagner; Payne Memorial, Baltimore
L. M. Beckett; Trinity, Pittsburg, Pa. l. s.
Lee; Clearspring, w. H. Chew; Petersville
A.; A. Murray: Ellicott City, P. H. Green;
Gilboa, ]: A. Briscoe: Randallstown, s. III
cooper; Mount Pleasant. p. o. Bundick;
Elkridge. c. A. Williams: Wyman's, J. I'D
Bundy.
Eas as dlstrict-w. R. Arnold. presid.
T. r. Sinkfield; Crisfield, q. G. Leiper;
Cambridge. F. p. Lewis; Denton, F. A
Seaton; Waters Chapel. Baltimore, John
hurst; st. Johns, Baltimore. J. A. John
son; winchester. Md. j. N. Waters; Cen
trevflle w. H. Williams; Pocomoke city,
F. S. Dennis: Cecilton. ]. c. McEady; Cord
town, J; S; Collins; Wayman, W. c. Cow
Nelson; Churchill, R. C. Curtis; Fruitland
Charles Thomas: Barclay, William r
Bratcher: Manadier. j. II. Fftchett; Wen
ma ID. H. Grey; Worton. David Johnson;
EadsVllle, w. III. S. Bailey; Oxford, j. T.
Anderson; Todd's Mission Joseph Mich
olas; Bourris Mission. Thomas Hebbrons:
Chestertown Station, William A. Harris
Conference Trustees.
The following were named conference
trustees, who are guardians of all the con-
ference property: Revs. John A Johnson.
ID; John II. Collett. DID,: John Hurst,
DID,: Daniel Hill. DID; George w. NichoI-
son, DID,: S. H. Cooper Of Baltimore; Will
lam r. Arnold. Daniel P. Seaton, DID,
Washington; laymen. Samuel w. Chase
and Thomas A. Payne. Baltimore, and John
A. Simms, Washington.
Rev. John H. Collett, manager of the
African Methodist Episcopal book concern,
submitted his report. which showed a
healthy condition.
]. B. Warner the statistical secretary of
the conference. reported 1,133 conversions
in the conference during the year, and a
total of $3.50 communicates.
Trustees of the conference to KittrelI
College were named as follows: Baltimore
district-John T. Jenifer. George W. Mich
olson. James Fl. Scott, A. l.. Gaines ID. e..
Hill, ministers; Delaware James, layman
Potomac district-Daniel p. Seaton. o. j.
w. Scott. John c. Custis. P. D. Jordan.
ministers: T. Edward Hill, layman Hag-
erstown district-Charles H. Young A. A.
Murray, J. w. Norris. William Chew, WILL
lam II. Coston, ministers; Samuel Dorsey,
layman. Eastern district. c. McEady,
]. G. Martin, ministers; c. J. Webb, lay
man. The faculty of the Universal Pro-
gressive School of Baltimore sent the con-
ference formal thanks for favors.
To Build Home for Aged Preachers.
The conference decided to build a home
for aged preachers in Baltimore, and named
the following committee to take charge of
the collection of funds and the arranging
for the work: ]. I. Jenifer, S. H Cooper
D. P. Seaton, c. w. Mossell, John Hurst
Systematic work will be undertaken.
The committee to ask that the general
conference of the church In 1903 be held in
ministers of the denomination in Baltimore
and Washington.
A report was made that the health of
Bishop Arnett was greatly improved and
the conference Joined In singing the dox-
ology. The conference arranged for two
scholarships at Kittrell College. The
amounts of the students and seminary
funds set aside are greater than last year
The judiciary committee, which was named
to investigate the characters of the MEM
bers of the conference. reported that with
out single exception, the morale was ex-
ceilent.
The conference pensioners. including the
widows of ministers, were voted their al
lowance. which was sum in excess of
that set apart last year.
committee of the conference visited the
colored schools of Cumberland and made
a fiattering report. The schools are max
ing especially rapid advances along the
line Of manual training.
funeral fund has been set apart. and
so will be allowed for funeral expenses
in the event of the death of any preacher
In the conference.
The reports of the presiding elders show