The daily gazette., 1876-03-16
NRST EDITION
Wilmington NJ. {, Conference,
SECOND DAYS SESSION
Conference Academy Resolutions.

cHhI1NSh AC6 W..
Conference met at 8 o'clock and DR..
l. Il. Cooper opened the session by
reading the I'd Psalm. The hymn
oh for tn ousand tongues to sing
My great Redeener's praise I"
was sung, and prayer offered by DR..
Cooper.
The Bishop then announced the fol-
lowing committee on memorials to the
General Conference Revs. L. l..
Matlack, ]. b. Mann, J. Ii. Caldwell,
w. +. England, Jos. Z. Smith, J. r.
Van Burkalow, 1. T. Cooper, ]. E.
France, j. w. Pierson.
Rev, ]. B. Quigg offered preamble
and resolution in relation to the burn
ed Conference Academy.
The preamble set forth the disaster
which recently efellItheAcad ademy and
recited the necessity for the re.estab.
lishment of the institution; the resolu-
tion requested public sympathy and
aid for the academy and expressed the
opinion of the Conference as in favor
of urging and assisting in the work of
rebuilding,
In support of the paper Mr.. Quigg
stated that the opinion generally pre-
vailed that the Academy should be re-
built at once. The insurance affairs
had not yet been settled by the Com
panies and the Trustees can not
yet make any complete report to Con.
ference, but he considered that the
adoption Of the paper would simply be
an expression of the Conference that it
intended to sustain the enterprise on
which had fallen such a misfortune.
Motions to refer to the Education
Committee and to n special committee
were tabled, and after discussion, the
preamble and resolution were laid on
the table, on motion of Rev Hough, for
future consideration.
The following visitors were intro
duced to the Conference by the
Bishop:
Rev. DR.. Nelson agent in New York
of the Methodist Book Concern, and
associate editor of the Christian Adgo-
cate; Rev. DR.. Reed AssistantSecretary
of the General Mission Society OF the
NJ. +. church, New York; Revs. Lie
brand and Shippers and Rev. DR..
Athwood, of the Philadelphia Confer,
ence.
Rev. J. b. Quigg presented the re-
port of the Wesleyan Female Seminary
the last session was pleasant and sue
cessful with q graduating class of 16
members; the number enrolled since
September is greater then during some
period last year, but the average atten-
dance not so great. health and discip.-
line of pupils generally good, and a
strong religious sentiment existing
The report was referred to the educa-
tion committee, as were all the reports
of the visiting committee of Dickinson
College, and the President of the
Centennial Biblical Institute of Balti-
more.
Rev. J. B. Quigg offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which
were adopted by rising vote:
WHEREAS, The tyranny of the Roman
Catholic Church has been maintained
md exercised everywhere principally by
the priestly control of property and
WHEREAS, In these United States the
same policy appears of obtaining under
priestly control property worth millions
Of dollars, in which the laymen of the
Catholic Church have only nominal in
terest or right and
WHEREAS, The laws of some of the
vor this usurpation, and the growth of
this eclesiastical tyranny therefore
Resolred, That the statute now exist
ing in the State of Delaware, comforting
corporate rights and privileges upon
Boards of Trustees of Roman Cotholic
Churches, without respect to the man.
ner in which said boards are constituted,
ought to be repealed; and as by the
general law of this State other religious
Societies obtain cooperate rights only on
condition that the Trustees are elected
by the lay members, so no such rights or
privileges ought to be conferred upon
the Roman Catholic Church, except as
the Trustees of her churches are also
chosen by the lay members.
Rev, T, ]. Prettyman, was examined
in the disciplinary question, admitted
to full connection and elected to Dea-
cons order.
The call of the Board of Stewards
was made and the collections for con-
ference claimants reported by each
minister. The total amount was over
81. 600.
An order for $3.50 was directed to be
drawn on the Centenary fund, for
Conference Claimants.
Rev. r. w. Todd presented a lengthy
memorial signed by fifty three mem
be;s of the Easton M. E. church.
1t suggested the following changes:
LIST. TO abolish the Quarterly Con-
ference; its duties and responsibilities
to be divided between the LEADERS
and Stewards meeting" and the "Dis-
trict Conference"
I'd. To reduce the representation in
the District Conference, so as to in
clude the travelling preachers of the
District, and the local preachers and
exhorters of each charge.
81. To changathe law as to District
Conferences, SO as to make it manda-
tory, except as to such new, or frontier
Conferences as may elect to retain the
present system,
4th, The election Of the Presiding
Elder, by the District Conference, who
shall be travelling elder of six years
standing, and during his incumbency,
the pastor of Circuit or Station
within the bounds of the District.
9Th, The election of one laymen by
| tha District Conference who shall ha