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I'd. III objections be presented against the
President, or any other brothers. official char
acter, they shall be referred to special com
mittee, who shall proceed forthwith TO investi-
gate the case, and report TO the conference"


The report was received and adopted.


The conference then went into the examin-
alton Of official character. Rev. j. II. Mich
OILS was appointed door keeper.


The President announced the following com
millees:


. On Uyinished Busiasss--W. Roby, Jas.
Graham, VIM. Waters.


On the Wants Of The Churches.-J. Thriver
JOS. Brown, Wm. Clark. P. 3. Hopper. Jno.
Smith, Thos. Jacobs, Thos. Mainland. sM


On Hinerancy and Orders.-L. r. Reese,
VIM. Collier, A. Webster, Jno. Gambold, H.
Stier.


On Fnance.-W. Starr, J. Wright, r. Tall.


Some incidental business was transacted,
which was not deemed of sufficient general
interest to be published After fervent ad-
dress to the Throne of Grace by Rev. f. Stier,
the conference adjourned. IA


appointments for this evening at7s o'clock.--
Rev. w. Roby, Georgetown; l.. Evans Reese,
Washington City, 9th street.


Correspondence of the Columbian Fountain.


BALTIMORE, March Ii l846.


The Conference met this morning in the Eu-
taw street Church. Bishops Hedding and
James were present AT 9 O'Clock Bishop
Hedding opened the conference by reading the
4th chap. OF I'd Tim, singing the hymn COM
mencing:


4" Let zion's watchnen all awake" &C.
and prayer. The conference being organized,
the Bishop delivered very interesting address,
in which he alluded TO the fact that the re-
mains of the departed Asbury and Emory
were lying near where he then stood-his re-
collection of sermon which the former had
preached in the pulpit Of this Church before
its completion, and the. impression it made
upon him-the solemn awe which pervaded
his soul in the thought that the spirits of de-
parted ones might be looking down upon,
watching them, and looking for their improve
ment, sc. &c. ta e


The roll was then called. .ge


S. "A. Rozzell and w. O. Lumsden were
appointed Secretaries. s


The rules Of the last Conference, with
slight amendment, were adopted as the rules
of the present session. 1885


Rev. ]. "A. Collins offered preamble and
resolution, defining the position of the Conte-
renee on the, great question which has agitated
The church for some time past Laid on the
table and ordered TO be printed.


The Conference determined to meet at 9
O'Clock a. m. and TO adjourn at O'Clock.


The preachers in charge of the several sta
tons In the city were appointed committee
10 appoint the preachers to conduct religious
services during the session of the Conference.


The following persons were appointed the
stewards of the Conference: ]. M. Hanson, p.
ID. Lipscomb, and r. Brown
= A. Griffith, B. N. Brown, W. B. Edwards,
N. Wilson and G. Gugor, were appointed
committee on memoirs.


r. M. Lipscomb, A. A. Reese, and T. II.
w. Monroe, on Periodicals. &.


E. II. Vietch, r. S. Vinton, Job Guert, S.
Hildebram, R. Cadden, w. Pretyman, J. A.
Hennlng, and J. Bowen on necessitous cases.


Rev. Mr.. Floy, of N. York conference, was
then introduced to the conference.


A.MIller, HI. Earring, s. S. Rozze, W.B.
Edwards, y. A. Gere, p. McEnay, and ID.
Ewing; committee on Dickinson College.


The conference determined 10 sit with closed
doors, by vote of 81 to So, excepting candi-
dates Tor admission-probationers and local
preachers, who are admitted


A committee of one from each district. was
appointed 10 collect the statistics of the con-
ference. h4Ga a


B. H. Nadal, G. d. Chenowith, w. G. Egg
gleston, G. w. Israel, ]. Sanks, f. Dyson, T.
Mitchell, and A. Briiton, a committee on Sun
day Schools.


circular on Christian Union was present
ed to the conference 10 committee.


committee on Post Offices was then APP
pointed. i b4


The conference then took up the question,
Who are the superannuated preachers at the
close OF which the conference adjourned



ENTY-NINTH CONG RESS.