The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-27
Till. VI. L. CONFERENCE.
TIE PREACHERS WORK AT DOVER

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The report of Salisbury district, Key. T.
= Williams. Pre- iding Elder, showed the fol
lowing statistics: Membership, 800 timer
ant preachers, %: local preachers, 81: ap-
pUiiitiueutS, u: churches. So: new churches
built. :: churches tinisha Il, ,: new parsou-
ages built, J. plr>onageS owned, y: rented,
10
The election Of three delegates to the Gen
eral Conference resulted II, follows: DR.. l..
c. Matlack, i. W. MILKY, and Charles Hill.
DIR. j. ii. Caldwell and Il. W. Todd We're
elected reserve delegates.
Rev. Mr.. Quigg again pressed pledges OH
the So 900 debt on the ;tc l,iemy, when near
l0Go Mere added to the former sub>crn-
lions, and u committee created 10 push the
matter privately.
Rev Me>srs. MvCauicy. of Dickinson Col
Ir,.-, and Hyde, Utah Methodist Episcopal
Church, III Ogden, ana Fey. Mr.. Carroll VI
Baltimore were introduced.
Rtv>. Alfred Smith, o. :. Walton, c. \.
Grce and i. NJ. Lindale were continued on
trial.
The case Of Rev. Julius Dodi WAS referred
10 the Committee on Ministerial Qualitica,
tons.
Dcacon'S orders lur the second year
MeSSrs. W. W. w. Wilson, Avery, Adkins,
and Andrews We're continued.
THE LAY CONFERENCE.
The I.ly Conference met to-day and organ
lied by cltrting Rev. j. +. Williamson Pre-
Sident. \ committee and. on resolutions
WAS appointed, and j. f. Matthew'S. of SNOW
fill and T. i. Coursey, OF Frederick. Were
elected lay delegates to the General Confer
rnre. DIR. j. I. DlwSnn and Peter f. CauSrv
We're elected lay delegates.
SATURDAY.
Rev T. Il. Killiam, from the Finance
Committee, reported that the benevolent
contributions "f the churches had ngcrrgat-
ed 81, 5SiiG and were distributed as follows:
Episcopal Fund, SSlO17: Wnmpn'S Tenn
perance Society. Sl,l4a.4l: Church Exten-
sion Society: SIT 76: Tract Cause S227 .li:
Sunday School Union. S25255 Freedmen :
Aid, $3.50. - Educational, l.N0S -: Bible
Cause, Ss:2n.51: Church Relief, sj5l 81: Cen
eral Conference Expenditure. Si13.14.
Rev. J. q. O'Brieu, W. 7. Bowan, f. G.
Marnichol, W. F. Corkran Terry. Albert
Chandler, Jn". Mowbray. j. VI. lircwington,
Il. W. Townsend and l.. t. Barrett were
elected to Elders orders, and Rev. c. II
Baker was elected 10 Deacon orders.
The Lay Conference WAS introduced and
through the President. i. i. Williamson.
addressed the Conference. Bishop Scott
though very feeble and partially blind, WAS
led forward and atttctlunatriy addressed the
lay delegates.
The Board uf Stewards reported distrihu
ton of funds among Conference claimants
aggregating Si.4Sl.
Rev Dr. Fowler addressed Conference in
/ the helalfofthe Christian Advocate and said
its circulation was now $1,000, greater than
ever before.
The charges of maladminis,ratinn pre-
ferred by George = llaIIny against PreSid-
ing Elder AIatlack We're referred to the
Quarterly Conference for settlement.
Memorial services We're held during the
afternoon, when eulosieS were delivered, as
/ follows:
Ga Rev. John Heugh, by the Rev. = II.
Rawlings. ON Rev. John = Williams, by
Rev. 7. RawlinS. On Mrs. .\npie NJ. Jew
ell, wife Of Rev. Isaac Jewell, by Rev. j. T..
OTIS. On Mrs. Adelaide NJ. Houston, wife
of Rev. !. l.. Houston, by Rev. Dr. Cald-
well. On Mrs Elizabeth Srcngir, wife of
Adam Sten-l". by Rev. W. W. Duhadaway.
On Sarah Ann Scott. wife Of Bishop Scott,
by Rev. w. II. Hutrhin. ON the Rev. DIR.
Dashiel, by Rev. G. A. Ph"'bus, h. u.
The Lay Conference. on Saturday, passed
the following resolution:
hsSni,cd, That H." Secretary of this Con
ference he directed Ia notify each lay dele
gate that this Electoral Conference has as
Silmed To pay 81 .0nH OF the Conference .tcad-
envy debt, and he (thc delegate ST. notified
iSconStitutri an agent to collect he amount
apportiunc,i to hi, charge.
This amount was distributed among the
respective charges composing the Confer
cnce.
MONDAY.
The Conference met at . o'clock, Bishop
. Andrew III the chair.
The chairman a.! lie committee on minis
terial qualifications reported on the case 81
Rev. Julius Duid that he sioud be contin-
ued On trial, and he was So continued
The following We're continued as super
numeraric,: j. Hubbard, |. +. Cooper, q.
Barton, j. J., loft. l.. Miller, W. Merrill. i.
Allen. w. w. Reduau. rs their names
were called some of lie sup,rnulneraries al
dressed the Conference.
j. E-gate asked for an effective relation,
and The ease was referred to the following
committee: c. +. Sheppard, j. 4. Brindle
W. p. Davis w. J. Duh.:iway.
Tie relation of. l.. Houston, W. L RE, y
A. Fisher. T.. j. Nay, rs Sureranuatcd
preachers, was continued.
D. W. C. Mclnrire was allowed an etftc.
tive relation and transferred TO the New .ler-
sey Conference, and the transfer OF john
Wh0rtn:!n from the New Jersey Conference
to this Conference was accepted.
Taa Rev. Mr.. Brcwingtun was granted a
>urcrnHmerary relation.
Lewis and Ml,,ti ,ctUTn sent Invitations K
have the next session ui The Conference ilei.
Ill their churches, and, upon u vote. Lewc