Daily Republican., 1879-03-20
(Prss Yesterdays Late Edition, J
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.

| me greater portisH Of the memb bsrs
OF the Nllmington Conference reached
New Castl. last evening and were
domiclI.d in their respective temporary
homes. The trains this morning
brought the balance, so that at the
hour of opening OF the Conference, there
was full attendance.
Precisely at o'clock this morning
Bishop Simpson took the chair and
calling the Conference to order, read
the 53d chapter Of Isaiah. He then
announced th. 79sth hymn:
- And are we yet alive:
And see each others face.
GLORY and praise to Jesus yiye,
For his Iedeeming grace
Over one hundred ministers joiped in
the singing OF the hymn, led by Rev.
7. K. Martindale.
Revs. J. W. Pierson and J. l.. Hous.
ton, being invited on tho platform, led
in appropriate prayers.
The roll was called and about so
members answered to their names.
Rev. 7. X Martindale was elected
Secretary, and appointed for his
assistants, Revs. J. d. Rigg, W. NJ.
Ridgway and Il. II. Nelson.
The hours of conference were fixed
from 81 o'clock a. Ill. to II M, the first
hat hour to bs devoted to devotional
exercises. The bar of the conference
was fixed at the third window from the
chancel. The Presiding Elders were
announced as committee to nominate
the committees, and they retired to
make them.
On motion of DR.. Phoebus a commit.
tee was appointed to collect subscrip-
tions for the Conference educational so
ciety. During the absence of the Elders
in making their announcement, the
Bishop appropriately addressed the Con
ference.
He expressed his qualification at
meeting the Conference again and re-
ferred to the changes that had taken
place. He impressed upon the mem
bers the Importance of more spirituality
in their intercourse with their people.
He thought there was too much time
spent in idle talk, and thereby missed
an opportunity of making deep re-
ligious impression upon the young peo-
pie when their visitations are extended.
The Bishops remarks were very aifec.
ting and he asked Gods guidance up.
on the deliberations of the body.
The committee on committee nomina-
tions returned with the following ap-
pointments which were adopted by the
conference.
On Public Worship, John b. Quigg,
G. r. Bristor, W. ]. Stsvenson,J. A. B.
Wilson.
On Publication OF Minutes, the Secre-
taries.
On Education, J. II. Caldwell, +. A.
Ellis, w. |. Balm, 7. Mathews, J. L.
Smith, T. Mallalieu, W. =. Davis, C.
+. Richards.
On Bible Cause. II. Colclazer, G. W.
Prettyman, r. b. Hunter, J. A. Arters.
On Sunday Schools, &. A. Phoebus,
G. W. Townsend, J. Il. Bryan, J. T.
VanBurkalow.
On Temperance, J. =. Otis, +. C. Nc
Sorlsy. W. II, Avery, J. II. Wiley, X.
X. Stephenson.
On Missionary Statistics, |. Jewell, |.
N. Foreman, l.. Is. Barrett, T. J. Pret-
lyman.
On Finance, T. h. Killiam, w. w.
w. Wilson, K. =. Aldred, J. Carroll.
On Local Preachers, J. w. Poole, Il.
Davis, II. Sanderson, G. A. Conaway.
On Necessitous Cases, Board OF Stew
ards.
Cd Post Offices, l.. w. Layfeld, G.
W. Wilcox, W. W. Redman, L. l.. Hof-
fecker.
On Ladies and Pastors Christian
Union, T. ii. Rawlins, J. Robinson, c.
+. Shepperd, K. c. Jones.
On Woman's and Foreign Missionary
Society, W. II. Hutchins, J. W. Pier.
son, J. Conner, W. l.. S. Murray.
On Freedman's Aid, l.. c. Matlack,
3. +. Gardner, W. NJ. Warner, w. b.
Walton.
On Conference Education, J. A. Ar
.ers, w. NJ. Green, j. d. Kemp, &. W.
Burke.
On Tract Cause, W. L. England, T.
D. Ayers, +. 4. White, J. A. Brindle.
On motion OF Mr.. Hough the Confer
snce proceeded to the election of four
members of the Board of
Stewards, when the following were
nominated and elected, the Secretary
,asting the vote: W. Is. Walton of
Dover District; Thomas Haynes, Easton
District; Thomas $. Williams, Sails
oury District; John France, Whining
on Distric..
Rev. DR.. Hunt, Secretary of the
American Society being present, was
Introduced to the Conference. lie pre-
ented the greetings of the society,
md represented it favorably to the
Conference. During the last year he
lnore work done, and q
quarter Of u million more Bibles print
ID than any year before. He repre-
ented the translation of the Old Tes-
ament complete, and the Old Testa-
nent bu. jast commenced.
The American Centennial the Doctor I
aid, gave wonderful impetus to the
pread of the bible amongst the other
atioAs of the world, and the people
rant to know what makes this nation
o great. h
Presiding Elder Quigg presented a pa s
er setting fourth the indebtednessof the 81
Wesleyan Female college which secur- D. D.
d by mortgage and floating, amounted v
. $36, ,6l2.62, and unless $4,000 were
uickly raised, the Wesleyan College '
yuld not be saved to the Methodist !
hurch. Referred to the Educational 8
)mmttee. -
A paper was presented by Rev. J. B.
lam. from Mrs, M. l.. Griffith, Cores =.
onding Secretary of the Ladies Chris
an Union, asking that an organization Il
e appointed. T. II. Rollins, J. Robin al
an ~ u Sbannard and r. e. JOnaa