Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-04
Delaware Conference NJ. L. Church.


SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION.
The seventh session of this body composed of
colored churches maintaining their connection
with the regular Methodist Episcopal Church,
commenced at Cambridge, Md, on July 2lst.,
Rev. bishop levi Scott presiding; Ieys. w. j.
Parker, II. Jolley, j. ii. Pearce, and j. ID. Ebert
were elected Secretaries The proceedings are
reported in the Cambridge Inieligencer, and we
condense from them the following -
During the first days session Reys. Frost Pol
lett, Isaac Hynson and Samuel Dale were con-
tnued in the superannuated relation, and lieys.
s. Cooper, J. Q. Dennis, and J. W. Saunders were
elected Conference Stewards. ~
During the second day. proceedings, seven
members, transferred from other Conferences.
were elected to orders and set apart for the for
eign missionary work, Nearly all of this days
session was taken up in the examination of char
acter.
On the third day l,cv. j. Kynett. correspond
Ing Secretary Of Church Extension Sotiety, was
introduced to the Conference, and during the
day addressed the Conference upon the subject.
William johnson was located at his own request.
j. W. Stanley, Of Washington Circuit, was elect
ed to Deacon's Orders and j. w. Brown, of
john Wesley and Centreville Circuit, was elected
to Elders Orders. John g. Carroll, of the travel
ling connection, was elected 10 Elders ORDERS
under the Missionary rule. The Tract and sta
tistical Committee presented their reports, which
we're received and adopted.
The fourth day was devoted to religious exer-
tlScs. OH tllb D1lH uuN HtNs. W. a. IuThtr. "A.
Brown and James Hynson were appointed to
prepare a memoir of Rev. James Davis, r. E.,
of Philadelphia District, WHO died while at Cam
bridge as delegate to the Conference. William
Coombs, Peter J. Adams, John f. Webb, Elijah
4. Banning and Willis Dickerson were admitted
on trial. A suggestion was offered to the bishops
that the Conference meet in April OF September,
| instead Of August. A vote of thanks to the
people of Cambridge, for their hospitality, was
adopted, and Salem, n. j., fixed on as the place
| for holding the next Conference.
| The report of the Statistical Committee shows
| the following Number of members, 1908
deaths of members during the year, 1888 proba-
| TONERS, 923; local preachers, Isl baptisnls,
l706 churches, 146; estimated value, 5il2S,5O7;
parsonagcs, a. valued at s2,325 Sunday schools,
l3i, officers and teachers, $40, scholars, i,ji2
volumes in library, sl9l raised for benc.olent
purposes, 5G49,37.
| The appointments were AZ follows:
| PHILADELPHIA Districi--J. II. Peace, L. H.
John Wesley, Centreyillc and West Chester Cir
cult, Stephen Johns Zoar, Hooper Jolley; Mt.
Zion, benjamin Gibbs; Salem, Peter burrows
Bridgcton and Goshen, Sol Cooper; Whining
ton, Joseph d. Ebert New Castle, s. L. Whit
| tington Port Deposit, John q. Manloye
| Tcwanda, William Bruuphton.
odessa District Harrison smith, T. Il, Odessa
Charles pollett; Middletown, TO be supplied
Smyrna, John W. Saunders Dover, Harrison
| Rich; Milford, Lewis Y. Cox Harmony, William
b. Combs Nlillington, Isaiah liroughtun Kent
Abraham Brown Mt. Pisgah, Charles Iiorsey
Centreville John II. Holland; Kent Island
William u. Green; lIll4borough, Asbury Grin
mage Friendship, Simon Taylor; Marydel
Phillip Kennedy tireensbororgl, David Eaves
Denton, to be supplied.
Gh0ptdnk District Nathan Young, l.. H.
Cambridge, John a. Dennis Church Creek, J
II. Webb; Washington, Henry Morris; Wieomi
co, Charles Wing, r. +. Adams Princess Anne
Samuel Marshall; Manokin, Frederick Lee
Paramount, W. g. Dickerson; Union, Hand.
Long Newtown, James Webb; Snow Hill, W
Phillips, q. johnson; Bethel Joshua Brinkley
luanico, Samuel q. Waters Horntown, Eliza
4. Banning Drlmmondtown, Noah Morris Tai
bot, John q. Carroll Easton, j. W. Parker,