Smyrna times., 1859-04-07
Historical Data of the Philadelphia
Conference.

The Daily NewS says, friend connected
with the Conference furnishes US the following
interesting data in regard 10 it:
The number of Yearly or Annual Conferen-
ces which have been held within the bounds of
the territory embraced in the present Phladel-
phla Annual Conference, are as follows: The
first ever held by the followers of the Rev. John
Wesley, in this country, was held in Phiadel
| phla, in l773 the second was held in Phila-
| delphla, In l774; and the third in the same
| city, ia l715; fourth conference was held at
Judge Whites, in Kent county, Delaware, in
1873, at which the Rev. Francis Asbury, Mr..
Wesey's general assistant in America, was
present. A fifth was held at the same place in
1871. by Mr. A,bury; the sixth was held in
Philadelphia, in 1888; the seventh in Chester
town; the eighth in Phlladel phia, in 1889; The
ninth at Duck Creek CIR S. Roads, now Smyrna;
the tenth in Phlladelphia, in 1880; the eleventh
at Duck Creek Cross Roads; the twelfth in
PhIadelpha, in 1871 The thirteenth at Duck
Creek Cross Roads the four.epnh lii Phltadel-
phu, in 1922 the fifteenth in Philadelphia
the sixteenth at Duck Creek Cross. Roads, in
1893 !; the seventeenth in PhIlade! phia, in 1871;
the eighteenth in Philadelphia, III lI90: the
nineteenth in Phliade phla, III 1875 the TWEEN
ticth at Duck Creek, IN 1891; the twenty first
~ TuildCCI PHld, III IJC thG lNCHt S-StCOuu III
PhiladeI phIa, in 1889; the twenty. third Gl
Duck creek, in l50O; the twenty-fourth in
Philadelphia, in 1901; the twenty fifth in Pha-
delpha, in 1902; the twenty, sixth at Duck
CREEK in 1903 the twenty seventh in Soudcrs-
burg, Lancaster county, Pa, in 1904; the
tweGty- eighth in Chcstertown. Nd, IN 1905
the twenty-ninth in Philadelphia, in 1906; the
thirlielh in PhIladclphl in 1907; the thirty
FIRST in Philadelphia, IN lS02; the thirty second
in Philadelp phla, in 1909; the thrty-thIrd in
Easton, Md, in l5i0; tha thirty fourth in Phi
ladclphla, in ISL; the thlrly-tillh in Phlladel-
phia, in 1912; the thirty sixth in Phadol pha,
IN 1913; the thirty seventh in PhIIad5 pha, in
l6l4; the thirty elghth in PhiIadciphla, IN lSlj;
the thlrty-n!nth in Philadelphia, IN lSlG; the
forlieth IN Phiadelphia, in 1917; the forty first
in Philadelphia, in ISIS; the forty second in
Philadelphia, in 1919; The rty-thlrd in Smyr-
ma, in 1920; the forty y-fourth In Milford, Del :,
IN 1921 the forty in Phadc'ph in
1872 the forty sixth in PhIladel phIa, 1923 !;
the fofty-siXth IN PhIadci phia, IN 1923; the
furty-seventh IN Philadelphia, in lS24; the
fory-cighlh in PhiIadel phla, in 1928 the forty
ninth in Philadelphia, IN 1926; the lttieth IN
Smyrna. in 1927; the ity-ir conference was
held in Philadelphia III l52S; the fifty second
in phlladelp pha, IN 1899; the tifty y-th rd in Phi
phia, IN 1851 tue dfty-hith IN Wilmington,
Del IN 1882 the liiiy-sxth in Newark, n. j.,
in 1888; TIE ffty-scvcnlh, fifty eighth, fifty
ninth and sixtieth, in Philadelphia the sixty
hrst in Wilmington, Del, IN 1888; the sixty
second sixty third and sixty fourth in Phlladel
phia the sixty-fihh in Wilmington, Del, in
1872; the sX!y.slXth and s.Xty-s!venth IN PHI
ladel phia the 5lxly-eIghth in Milford, Del, in
l5l5 the sixty-ninth in Philadelphia, in lS46
the sevcnteth in Wilmington, Del, in l647 ;
the seventy-irst in EasIou, Md, in ISIS; the
seventy second and seventy third in PhlIadel-
phIa the seventy -toucIh in SiHyrna, Del e., in
ISL; the seventy-tihh in Philadelphia, in
!. l-52; the seycniy-siXtb in Harrisburg, in 1888
the scventy-scyeuth in Reading, in 1854 the
seventy. Ighh in Lancaster city, in loJ5 the
sevenly-nInth in PhIIadeIphla, in ls56; the
cighileth in Wilmington, i'll 1851 the eighty
frs, in Eas'ou, Pa, in 1888; the eighty y-scconC
: IN Philadelphia, IN le39.
REHABILITATION.
The first Conference was held in Philadel
: phia, in I773; conference was first held ii
i, Delaware State, at Judge Whites, in 1919
, the first conference held IN Chesertown, Md.
was in 1889 the first Conference held in DucI
Creek Cross Roads, i. e. Smyrna, was in 100
the first conference held in Snudersburg, Ian
r caster county, Pa, was in 1904 the first con
+. ference held IN Easton, Md, was in 1910; th
Y first conference held in Milford, Del, was i
9 1921 the first conference held in Wilmington
:, Del, was in 1882 conference was, for the frs
# time, held in Harrisburg, in 1888; also, i
G Reading, for the first time, in lSj4; lkewis
r in Lancaster, for the first time, in 1855 and !
), Easton, Pa for the first time, in lS53. Their
:, has been one conference held in Soudersburg
| -, D., Il I
/. caster, and one in Easton, Pa. AT judy
Whites, two at Chestertown, two; Eastol
Md, two, and two at Milford at Wilmington
If five; at Duck Creek, or Smyrna, ten, and fifty
4. three in Pf lladel phia. The one held at New
ark, New Jersey, added, makes eighty-two.
A YEAR's LABORs.-The Philadelphia Co
e. ference Tract Society of the NJ. E. church pr
~ =, sents as its abors for the year the following:
m Number of cOIporteurs sent out
or Aggregate time Of labor, 6ys& l
n FAMILIES visited, 1919;
40 Families prayed with, 6,6
70 Number of children brought into Sabbath
a. School, A,
nm Supplied with books, families to the num-
Id bRr of 6,2
~ ~ Number of volumes all told sold and do
:, mated, 33,l
nj. Tract pages distributed, 6,216,3
oi Number of religious meetings held, q
no Number OF families without pastoral
on care, ~
~. Found without the Bible,
on Number without any religious book,
Number of tract distributors,
Number of conversions through the la
bors ofco porleurs, and publications
'"' by them circulated,
ter Ahe 'aoo'' " '''''''"' N''r
NIB to be fully appreciated by those denlzens OF
re- backwouds who live beyond the reach OF
icy means of grace which are enjoyed by the
habitants Of towns and villages.
Sa. --------- '~-'-
lod UNLrcKY-A gentleman 10 Cincinnati, VI
90. few days since emptied his pockets OF lett
~. - nm ners uhlch he had accnmulated Tbs