The daily gazette., 1878-03-18
Conference Proceedings.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
CHEsrERToWN. March /,

CHEsTERTowN, March Is.
| After half an hour of prayer Confer
ence commenced the business of the day
at O'Clock, Bishop Foster.
Examination OF character of preachers
were resumed. Resolutions were offer
ed and adopted, for church relief fund
recommendation were offered for ordi-
nation Of local preachers. A Prsttyman
was elected aud one was rejected. The
report of the New York Methodist Book
Concern was read. DIR. Phillips repre-
sented its condition. Subscribers to the
| Christian Advocate and Journal, sixty
two thousand, nine thousand increase
during the year. Sunday School Jour-
nal popular and on the increase. Quar-
terly Magazine increasing In subscrip-
tlou, and other things prosperous. DR..
Sheldon, Agent for the Bible Society,
addressed the Conferense very interest,"
ingly. lie was witty and amusing. Spoke
OF addressing colored Methodist Con-
ference, in which he said he had rot the
honor TO be Methodist preacher, he
was only Presbyterian preacher. The
African Bishop said "never mind brother,
that's the next best" Bishop Foster
said he Seconded the motion. DIR. She!-
don highly eulegized the Methodist in
strumentality as the greatest efficiency of
any other on this Peninsula.
The finance committee made report
showing nearly 81 ,000tor the Conference
\ Academy. The trustees of the Confer
ence Academy made report through
the Hon. Cove Salisbury. The amount
due and unpaid March 10; 1876, was S31, :
123 80. Q. NJ. Wharton, agent, reported
$3.50 81 paid by him to the treasurer.
| The treasurer has received S46d69 10,
and paid out that amount with the ex-
ton of balance on hand of S37 Ga. The
| following Is statement of the amount
owing on March /, 1873 Balance on
mortgage to e. s. Pennewlll, trustee, for
builders and contractors material and
men "a ,0i5 63 interest on May IS, 1876,
TO March /, 1873, S433 55 bonds due Jan
| nary l, 1880, 81 800; bonds due January
| l, 1885, 800 interest on the same
from January /, 1873, to March 2, 1873,
$50; note to Messrs. Job Bartlett &
Sons, 81, ,0O0 note to Farmers Bank,
$1,000; note for lightning rod, S165; bal
ance due to Messrs Bartlett 81 Sons for
heating and ventilatng building, S397 %;
due for one piano and organ and interest
to March l, 1873, 1907 90; due for one
piano and interest, 1886 80; bills for fur
| niture, &c, S159 80 balance due agents
on salary for 1877, $40 net amount of iu-
debtedness on March l, 1873, S24, ,033 81
Mr.. Cove Salisbury said that the acade-
my was now nearly paying expenses
The report was accepted and approx
ed
II. w. Todd, submitted resolution,
which passed providing for the election
of three delegates to the National Sun
day School Convention at Atlanta, Ga,
| and w. e. England, G.. r. Bristor and j
w. Hammersley were appointed dele
gates, and alternaues, T. S. Williams,
John Williamson and T. e. Martin
dale.
Messrs. j. e. Mowbray, G. w. Town.
send, j. McKendree Brewington, T. A,
ii. O'Brien. e. G. Macnichol, w. l.. p
| Bowen, l.. E. Barrett. w. f. Corkran, L.
n. Kirby, j. NJ. Collins, e. l.. Hoffecker,
T. e. Terry and A. Chandler were ad-
mitted in full connection.
The following amounts of benevolent
collections were reported by the finance
| committee Episcopal fund, SS41 40
Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
1854 20; church extension, S706 81 Tract
Society. S256 "a Sunday School Union,
$3.50 90 freedman's aid, 1857 49, educa.
tional, S665; Conference Educational So
ciety, $1,000; Conference Academy,
S947 l6; Bible Society, 1888 81.
The Church Extension Society had n
meeting in the afternoon, and read fine
address by Rev. L. Stubs. The ami
versary of the Sunday School Union was
held at night. II. w. Todd delivered the
first address, a remarkably well-prepared,
tasty and eloquent speech. DIR. Vincent,
secretary of the Sunday School Union of
the M. e. Church, made an address so
great and eloquent as to be an indescrib-
ably great enjoyment.
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