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[reported for the Richmond Daily Dispatch.]proceedings of the Baltimore Annual Conference.Seventh day. Staunton, Va., March 20, Conference met. After religions exercises and reading the Journal, the Bishop read the following question, offered-- By S. M. Dickson.--"Do you understand that the candidate for Elder's orders, in responding to the disciplinary questions, as the Discipline requires pledges himself to believe all the doctrines of the M. E. Church?" It was answered as follows: "I understand that the candidate acknowledges his persuasion that the Holy Scriptures contain sufficiently all the doctrines required as necessary for eternal salvation, and pledges himself to teach nothing as necessary to eternal salvation but that which is contained in the Scriptures, and that as to doctrine, he is to teach nothing beyond these fundamental doctrines of the word of God." [Signed,] L. Scott. The Bishop read the following statement and response — viz: