The daily gazette., 1876-03-13
Wilmington NJ G. Conference
ANNUAL SESSION IN THIS CITY.
Outline of the Subjects for Con-
sideration.

convene in Union NJ. f. church, this
city, on Wednesday next, 10Th inst.
The majority of the delegates and
laymen to be in attendance will arrive
in town by Tuesdays trains, though
the members of II number of commit
tees are already here and will hold ses.
sions this evening, A list Of the MEM
bers of the Conference and the homes
to which they have been assigned,
will be found in another column.
The Wilmington M. E. Conference
includes within its jurisdiction the
entire Peninsula-compriscd of Della
ware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
and Northumberland and Accomac
counties OF Virginia. Its membership
consists of about 280 ministers, lay
men and visitors representing about
800 charges and ITO churches.
The approaching session will be one
of unusual interest and Importance
Bishop Levi Scott, of Odessa, Del,
will preside, and Bishops Simpson and
James are expected to be present.
THE PRESIDING ELDERsHtP QUESTION,
will be one of the most important sub
jects for consideration at this session.
The Presiding Elders, at present, are
appointed by the Bishop, but the sub
ject of making them elective officers is
being agitatcd, and has been actively
discussed by nearly all the churches,
district conferences and preachers
associations on the Peninsula. 1t is
impossible to foreshadow the action
of Conference on this subject.
Two vacancies in Presiding Elder
ships will occur (-) in the Dover and
Easton Districts, and among the names
canvassed for appointment are those
by Revs. A. w. Milby, Chas. Hill, L.
G. Matlack and Vaughn Smith. Rev.
Geo. A. Phebus, of Elkton, is also
mentioned in this connection, but he
is pledged to return to his Elkton
charge. Rev. John Hough, at present
Presiding Elder of Easton District,
will if reappointed, be transferred to
the Dover District.
Another interesting subject will be
the election of
DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFER
ENCK
| which meets in Baltimore in MAY
next. Two or three ministerial dele
gates will be elected and the electoral
| Conference of Laymen will elect two
delegates to the same body. In addi-
tion,
THE CONFERENCE ACADEMY
will be a subject of grave importance.
An interesting feature of this subject
will be the construction placed upon
the action of the ministers one year
ago, in regard to subscriptions to the
Academy. 1t was reported, at the
last meeting of Conference, that a
large number of promised subscrip-
tions were still uncollected, and when
the ministers made their subscriptions
the idea was given out, though not by
any official authority, that these sub
scriptions were to be returned to the
subscribing minister, by the collection
of the outstanding subscriptions. There
is diversity of opinion, however, in
this respect, some holding that the
ministers should pay their subscrip-
tions and in addition collect the
amounts otherwise subscribed, but
still unpaid. These ministerial sub.
scriptions which amount to $4,000
are die aud payable next week. ThG
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and measures for its speedy rebuilding
will also be discussed at length, and d
J definite conclusion probably reached
. in relation to the insurance. There il
at present on the building a mortgage
debt of 800, 900, secured by insurance
policies to that sum as collateral. These
are held by Hon. N. b. Smithers az
trustee for the bondholders. The
mortgage debt was created to retire ar
equal amount of floating debt, but al
the bonds, have not yet been Sold
About $4,000, worth have been de
livcred, more than 81, 900 worth tt
Senator and DIR. Salisbury. Tht
question is, will the bondholders con
sent to the rebuilding of the academy
or will they claim the $40, 1000 insur
aRcc which belongs to them. Should
/, they demand the money; there is bu
$40 600 left with which to restore tn,
0 building, and in view of pres ent in
thought, prove fatal to the institution
!. On the other hand it is stated that a
' least a portion of the bondholders viii
consent to an application of the insur
ance to restoration of the academy
Senator Salisbury, has said he wa
IS largely interested, but would willingl.
!. suffer his part of the insurance to b.
!. applied to the rebuilding of the Acad
emy. He represents $500 worth o
: bonds.
The subject is fraught with grav
interest and will be treated with tn
mature deliberation its Importance re
quires. The unusual
REVIVAL OF RELIGION
which has recently prevailed all owe
: the Peninsula, will be reported t
l. Conference in the shape of about 300
,e converts. So extensive revival wa
IL never before known in the history Q
), the Conference, and these great r,
l. suits will be appropriatelyacknowledg
n ed and gratefully received,
le MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
The appointments will result i
making the usual number of change
about fifty in all. Under the thre
year term of appointments recentl
adopted, the number of changes
made about the same each year.