Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-23
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oaoAxYxA1soa, 7ND Monnssa-nlanoP AMgs
IN ArrENDAAcx-AorIoM or 1Hn Dopy.
The Lay dslsSssss Of shs Wilmington
Conferenes msA - Friday. In the lee
turs room Of The Uaion ,ehnyuh,
h b. NeDansl, Of tAs Uaisn Ohurch,
called the Ooafsranss . 0uasr, I'D On his
motion, Robsst J. Junp, Of Dsntou, was
elected temporary chairman. Mr.. Jump
thanked the conferences tor the honor con-
fefrsd hev. John wilson 1hsn I'D In
prayer, aftsr watnh ]. e Natlse9s vas cho-
sou temporary aeoIoo0fy. .,1fi,fa,s sl4V
q. O. King. Wilmington ptetsis; ". Hpry
Sherman, Oovsr DiseFict; Wh1eAf 1houpsoo.
Of Rsstosi Dsaarses; ~ n Meaeoed, ,haiis-
bary Dtstris, sszs spSsaA . osnsiss's
Dss;1E s,sssaax Z :. :s.ss::: ossss:.
eDos, aud salassd tlism sy saying "Breth-
ron, am glad to ~ you ~ you are and
Rsv. John wilson, p. r. CAussy, :. W.
Brown, W. L. Schoolfsld, anA WV. Sharp.
wore announced ~ . comlnifkso, On per
mAnent organisation. The eoumtttse after
short retirement, announced tho following
permanent officers: f sn"t
PrsAidsut-Robsrt J. Jump. ClH
Vice Preeidant-JAb<x Hodson. .
Hecretaries-I, T, Mathews ard J, H.
Jabsz Hodsou, Of 81. Paafs. Wllxliaeton;
W. W. sharp, Of Bridgevilis Price Ghffitii,
Of Smyrna Thomas Eallalieu, OF Milling
ton; r. II. AcDsnel, Of Union Church,
Wilmington made reAaskn representing
the respective ohurchss 70 whish ttsy bo-
longed. Ian ~. .sas..I
report Of tho lay delegates elected, which
report was sdopsed. 20 ~ - -
Half past 2 O'Clock was liked upea - the
hour for the election of two lay delagstes.
T. Fl. Gray, John F. Dawson, kay. John
Wilson, J. z. Ellegood, and th6 President
Of the Conference were eppoineoo . com
mittee to which NJ rssolnkians aoaohing
church pcllty should be referred
Arecsss until O'Clock r. II. Was then
taken. t1J.7 lhl 'ul' 80 A'aM Tnh
Ay1sazooH ssssloH- or DsLr-
.I .uHI.liHl oArDa, 1To gii fbsf
The Lay Coufsssnoe rsssassahasd - q 10
I. ~. and was opeasd by payer hy ksv.
Joehus Humphriss.
Ti1e hour having arrived. The Conference
proesedsd to tAs 9lsctton Of Too 4eleeates
TO the General O1nfazsnos. The following
persons wsrs put in no1inaaen ,st,
oo,. s.v'.Sa,7' %Ssa1''a %som. w'q 3 osssss; sess;
George W. 8rnsks, Janes n Ealsyood, I.
T. Matthews, hobart J, Jump, Thomas NAL
lalieu. Elijah Pierce. Henry P. Hopkins.
Rev. John Wilson, Hon. D. r. Bates, hch-
ard @. Garter, Isaao jung, John ". Hall.
Rev. John Wilson, aad John ". Tall de-
ciined the nomination, and W, D. Cahoou
withdrew the name Of Dr.. lsaAc Jump.
Rsv. J. q. MowbFay, h. T. Bsnson, A =.
Griffith, and T. ". Eliason were appcinted
teller, teller, who, after i Soliciting collecting .h The )
0AH wiiis.nssp a s. Josss as. o s".su.y y0's 10,
Courssy u, Sparks Il, Ells4ood 9, Mstthsws
IS, B. J. Jump so, MailAhsn II. Pierce 2,
Hopkins 4, wilson 8. Bates 2, Carter I, Is
Aac Jump 4. Hall 1 Total number OF vosos,
164; necessary to choice, "a -glIt-
Robert :. Jump, Il T. karthews, thank
ing the Conferences for the vote received.
declined the further use Of thsar nAsAss, ~
It would be inoonvsnisnt for than, b At
tend the Conference il elected. ..-.f.s
There being no elsction, The Oonfsrsnoe
proceeded 70 second ballet, with the fol-
lowing result Whole nenbes H vu4aa, u !;
necessary TO choice, Al; J. =. wilAanaou,
received 81 votes, Thomas Malialieu 30, W.
J. Jones. -; q. Saulsbury IA, With the bal
anoe scattering. 7s4 oh
On motion Of W. W. Sharp, III names but
the highest were dropped from The List OF
candidAtes. -.
Malialieu /; SO for W. J. Jones, end 10 for
Williamson and Malla,seu having received
Q majority OF the votes cast where de
clarsd elected Lay. Delegates to the Genera
Conference. ..I.
Tho Conference then proceeded TO The
election Of two alternasee, with the follow
ing result W. J. Jones Is hvotss, Thomas
D. Coarsey "a. George ": Sparks 2s. Geo.
Dawson II, and the remainder scattering.
W. J. Jones having received . majority OF
the votes cast was elected an alternate, ,and
after two more ballots, DR.. Geo. X. Tyler,
from the Eastern Shore OF Virginia, was
chosen, making the second.
HuE EVENING sxssroS. '4r
In the evening, at o'clock, Rev. DR.. Nc
CAuley, ofLafayette Collage, was present.
and made an address. The sesaiou was
lengthy, and at times very animated. NO
that toward the close, Mr.. l. +. Matthews
appealed to the members to remember
that they constituted . religious body
and not . political convsnti0n. The
interesting occasion was the discussion of
resolutions on the Presiding Eldership, aud
by vote Of Is TO Is, tho resolutions repor-
committee were adopted. They express
the opinion that IL would be to the interest
Of the church 10 substitute district confer.
ences, with proper checks, In tie place Of tho
present system Of Presiding Eldership, and
request the lay delegates to support
this view in the General Conference; aud
alro propose that hereafter no preacher
return 70 . charge for third year unlese
he be asked for by tWo- thirds vote Of the
official membership belonging TO the sta
tion or circuit at meeting called for that
purpose. H| ~
After the adoption Of this report from
the minority Of the committee, substitute
| offered by Mr.. Cahoon, was carried. II
| provides for District Conference in eAcl
District, aud that the Presiding Elders
| Districts be 40 enlarged that Presiding Ell
ders shall visit an appointment but twice ,
year.
5000 SATURDAY MonsIHu'a sEssIos.
The Lay Conference met on Saturday a
10 O'Clock, and was opened BY prayer b,
William w. Sharp. q s| ht
LA O. Gerry Of Port Daposit o6eres
resolutions Of thanks TO the citizens Of vii
mington for their hospitality and to th'
Trustees for tho uss'of Union church, which
we're adopted. l..f ,a. d.. -. =. ..r
A committee was appointed to presen
resolutions Of respect, reverence, and low
to the Bishops, and menbefs Of the IN
DuAl Conference, in session upstairs.
The minutes OF the Conference wer
then read and adopted, after which th
Conference adjourned sine dis. .f -g