Smyrna times., 1874-03-11
Wilmington Conference.
WEDxEsDAY-FIAsT Day.

The Wilmington Conference nfIhe "a. E Church
cnmvr ned ~ Its sI1'h aA"u4i o sAI"u 81 SalIsbIry
Md, last "Wednesday, 4'h Iust. al o'o"ck, BIshop
WIsy presiding, aud Rev. /. r. MaItind4ls acting
"a SecfrtIry.
Aricr the usual religious services each PrcAding
Eltsr read written Report Of The state Of nIs
District.
Rev. John Hugh spoke in relation to the Easton
Dist let. representing that nearly thousand cLn
vsrS'''ms haO taken place within tie bounds.
Dr. K"nney rrprr,"nl, d Isc Du:cr District and
said that ~ church buIldiug size was the hAnn.r
district. Thsfe had been hnnsrrds Of cmvrrsIonr
The Salisbury District was gramdlv represrnIed
BY Rcv John l.. Taft. WIN s.ld there had been over
thousand c""VerSi0ns aud nne nrw p ,rs"nngr had
been built aud live churches drdicaIUd. There
had been no deaths and no changes among the
ministers.
The Wilmington district was passed on aeenuht
Of DIR. 7. ]. I 1homp.nn's ILLNESS.
A c"ect"n ~ss ordered fur Rev. James Ham
mersIcy ~ hts atfi,ciinn. His wife, who,s mInd
has been deIhrOued. has to be msnt. inrd al an
| asylum.
Bsnt6cnries will not be allowed help ualess they
| labor 10 this cunfe ence.
A c"nnnlre wa. appointed to publish PASTORAL
address To the c"nference, next year.
THuasDAr-SEcoSD DAr.
| Rev A. w. MIlby, broncht To the notice Of the
COniere' ce, the bsQursts oi Miss bradshaw, oI
Ches'cri"wn, Md as elderly lady who recently died
there. The bsqursts amount To sono SI2O0 for the
Benevolent enterprises uf the church OrsIdes 81 0ut
| or s60hO f"r the erection Of a new church a
Chesie town.
Rev. J. q. QuigR resd his report as agent Of th,
Conference Academy, Dover, aud saia that grea
eaInestness aud activity Vas necessary upon III,
part Of b"Ih the ministry and the lsty Of the Con
| Ierence in Ord' tI Its success
/ Ths repnTt Of President Wilson OF the Wesleyan
trma'e College was alrO read II rep esenied III,
institution Ms bring in prosperous cOndliiun with
larger number Oi students than hereInfure.
A committee was AppnInted To act on the brques
Of the late James Riddle, OF Wilmington, amounting
To - QUO.
Rev. Messrs. McSorIey, Cleaner. McQusy, Roe
isrrsn aud Foreman we're continued on trial 10 sh
mini stry Hn'Iher year.
Rev. Messrs. BrIstor. Harding. Duhadway, Law
field, Campbell and Murray were admitted TO fu
relations in the Conference afer three wears trIa
Revs. x. f. Kemp. Way. C,nper, Bell, BArtor
E-gats. Sutton aud HumphIss were made supernI
. merarIss.
Rev. C. w. Buoy was admitted into effective rel,
tlsn IN the MINISTRY. he IaVing recovered his healll
FsIDAy-IHRD Day.
Rev. Mr.. Bean was transferred from the We,
S virginis Conference to this Conference.
T Revs. u. d Ayers. Cr"zier. Ariers. Jewell, Poul
Nnl~Dn aud S,enge were promoted 10 Elders order
, ia tho ministry.
The FreeJman's Aid Society was represented b
I Rev. ID. Oashell and by Mr.. RutledRe.
: Tennrssee.
Rev Mr. McCaulley. Of Philadriphia. represent,
= The Tract Depository, stating it's condition. ben
fits. &c.
: President Hurst represented the interests OF Dire
Summary tie stated that there had been i
crease Of twenty. five IN the number Of students al
that the institution Is m very prosperous cpndiIO
:, Rev. Mr.. Paxton. of Phiadrphia, spoke
n Church Extension. and dwel al length upon its pr
Q gress and future prospects
" report from the Committee on Temperance "