Daily Republican., 1879-03-20
FIRST EDITION.
|ruE WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
LCouatuaation Sf tho First Days
Proceedings.

closed before the morning session Ell
dsd owing to the time ofthe departur.
Of the ll.52 A. NJ. train to Wilmington
from New Castle. The following en-
braces tho balance Of the morning SOS
sion
The third question: "Who are tn.
superanuatea Preachers y" was asked
The following were reported: James
b. Houston, William Uric.
The fourth question: "Who are the
supsrnumerary Preachers " was
.kpd. The following were reported
], Hubbard, |. T. Cooper, Geo. Barton,
John Allen, Elon J. Way, J. Esgate, J.
b. Taft, A. A. Fisher, Il. Miller, w,
Merrill.
When John Aliens name was called,
he arose and stated that his health was
50 much improved that he had to ask
q change t, the active work Of the min
.try, and desired to BE- admitted again
to au effective relationship.
On motion Of Presiding Elder Quigg,
the Bishop was requested to appoint a
committee Of seven "On Conference
Relations, to which the case of Mr..
Allen was refsrred.
The relationship of A. A. Fisher was
changed to the Superanuated list at
his own request.
The decease Of +. NJ. Chatham, JOS
ua Humphriss aud Edward g. Irwin
was reported by the Elders who stated
that appropriate memorials would be
offered when the question, "who are
deceased 2" would ~ asked.
The character of Presiding Elder
Quigg, was passed. He reported that q
good work was done upon tho Whining
Ton District, not only spiritually bu,
in the repair and building ofchurches.
As it had been ordered at the last
session of Conference, to III old statistical
session of Conference at two o'clock in
the afternoon of the first day ofCon.
ference, J. Is. Mann stated that on ac'
count OF funeral he had to attend, he
could not be present, and he asked for
ten minutes to make statement of the
reasons why he would not be able ia
report If he was present, which request
was granted.
Mr.. Mann then made in substance a
statement showing that when he was
appointed to the Union N. X. charge OF
Wilmington he found that the Sunday
School was about $500 In debt, but that
it as now out of debt and consider
able amount of money was reported in
the Treasury; that the collections in
the SUNDAY School were divided, one
half going to the Missionary cause; that
all the money was collected in the
name of the latter. He then referred
70 the Missionary anniversary held last
Thursday evening, the Superintendent
having urged upon the children to sell
the tickets of admission which were ten
cents, in the name of the missionary
cause, and instructed them to 60 and
sell them to persons whom they knew
would not be present as they would be
glad to give ten cents to help the mis-.
,onaries.
The receipts from the sale of tickets
amounted to over $50, but when he
called upon the Treasurer, for what was
left for the mission cause after the eX-
p-nses had been paid, he vas informed
by that official that the whole amount
was $2 short Of paying the expenses of
the anniversary. There were he said
about s3ls in the hands of the Treas
urer, awaiting the order of the Confer
-nc., which with $45 he (Mr. Mann,)
raised in a collection, and with what
he should have received from the
proceeds of the Missionary Anniversary
would have made his collections for
the Union charge about the same they
we're last year, 1856. A large part OF
money tor the anniversary he said had
been spent for presents for some of the
officers and teachers of the school, and
two of tn. officers went to Philadelphia
to purchase the presents, charging their
fare each way. He (Mr. Mann) had at
tended Grace Anniversary on Tuesday
evening, and found that the whole OF
the expense of that Anniversary which
Was on a grand scale, was but 81,
while that of the Union was between
sjO and go.
Under these circumstanc he said he
refused to touch dollar Of the collec-
tons in the hands of the Treasurer,
which were $3lS, and resolved to lay
the matter before the conference. Say
Ing this Mr.. Mann left 10 attend the
funeral of little boy, member ct the
infant school of his church.
Rev. DR.. Phoebus endorsed the &C
ton Of Mr.. Mann in the conference
though he thought he ought to have
reported the amount, but he said there
were other charges whore the same
principle was carried out by the Sun
day schools and his own charge was not
an exception. The Doctor was about
Proceeding in his denunciation OF such
actions when Rev. A. d. Davis arose
to point of order, that the conference
had granted Mr.. Mann ten minutes to
] an explanation only. The Bishop deoi-
drd the point we'll taken, when the
Conference adjourned by singing the
doxolegy, and Rev. DR.. Cooper pro-
bounced the benedicti0n.
THE STATISTICAL sEasIoS.
A statistical session of the Conference
was held at two o'clock in the after
boon, Rev. II. Colclazer in the chair.
The opening exercises were conducted
by Rev. A. D. Davis. This being a
session for the collection of statistical
and financial reports from the minis
Try, about an hour was spent in that
York.
The committee on finance and the
Committee on statistics stationed them
Selves in the aisles and received from
lhe ministers their respective reports
In sealed envelopes. Considera Die
amusement was created as Rev. 7. }.
prrttyman, of Centreville. Md, handed
III bag the size of a baby's stocking,