Daily Republican., 1880-06-17
FIFTH E1lTl0E'
PENINSULA nErne0I,.

Being said and Doue-.s,Nh
ON different Topics. sks
Special Correspondence of tn. R.,.,,
Down, Del, June NJ
The second day of tn. D..
Methodist Convention met A, s ssa
this morning, the sttsudan.0o 'e
materially increased since ,Ss a.
of the session. Owing IN W., ~, w
manifested in the closing w, .",I ~
the Conference Academy t, .a'ie
harvest season, The near ANU
the Camp-mseting season and p ,1e
weather, all combined the sv ns
the Conference are rather ' A.,
withstsnding this fact Soma I rS,.
papers have been prepared any
on different topics connected v Sad
cational interests and the psns M,
terests Of the Wilmington coa It,
This morning after that onsn,a
ercises, Rev. DR.. Phoebus If +,
read an able and most INTEREST,",
torioal essay on Peninsula MAXI
covering a century from ITs1
1850. DR.. Phoebus in ssarcbin,
the history Of the church on tbs
insula, foand that II had beep A,
into thirty six parishes of tbs p.
tant Episcopal Church, Of wbiob
were thirteen in Delaware, tVsrt
the Eastern Shore of Maryland
three on the Eastern Shore Of Vi,
In those days there were fhv.
churches erected and suppOrts3
civil authority and power.
Within these parishes Metbd
formed her circuit and sent forth
itinerants who regarded not i
lines nor were intimidated BY NJ
thuuders. Methodism Just eu.e,.l
field in 1869. In 1850 four d,
had been formed, served by
preachers, with membership Of
and two ohapels, one in Knit w1
Maryland, and one near Dover,
ware, known as Forest, aftsrvsrl
Thomas chapel. Being provided
galleries 1t held 700 people, within
hundred years we have spread
over the territory, so that We nu
2lo charges with 12l effective d,
ers, 10000 members, 3O5 churI
furnishing sittings for 5000 Del
and estimated to be worth sl,OO0
The Rev. DR.. PhGbus minutsly
tailed at some length the habits
practices Of our fathers q century
and graphically described the itnt
on his circuit rides with saddle
bible and hymn book. The trol
in the beginning of the century
the Episcopal church by the va
and others we're all minutely dess
In closing his essay DR.. PhGbus
sour aim should still and ever
have the whole oh urch to rise in
tuslity and power, and to secure
We must have the class meeting
tanned with great vigoI; the Su
school developed into an earnest
consecrated home for the stud
Gods word, and the church Sc
school, where It shall be possiblst
our youths to be trained To usefu
and the truest citizenship. The di
sion Of the subject being thrown
Rev. J. B. Quigg and Others spoke
it, mostly agreeing in sentiment
DR.. Phebus.
Woman's work In the church va
subject of q very able essay by Nj
B. Stevens Of Wilmington, folloEs
oommendasory remarks by se
members Of the Conference.
At this juncture Rev. A. W. !
bouru offered the following serl
resolutions which were adopted
Resolved, LIST. That we have lis'
with pleasure and profit to the IND
exposition and exhaustive esss!
scented and read by Mrs. L. B. S!s
Resolved, I'd. That we appreciate .
deiatigable and eminently successful
Of woman In behalf OF the Christian 7
throphy Of our church.
Resolved, 81. That We pledge ourseI7
encourage 10 the future woman'e entTan
to every open doorway Of extended Jni
enterprise.
The committee appointed TO nom
permanent officers for the Conlel
presented the following report
was adopted:
President-Dr. Isaac Jump.
1st Vice President-Tbos. Malls
I'd Vice President-C. =. Richsf
3D. Vice President--I. 7. Coopsl
18th Vice President-Wm. Il. Id
son.
Seoretary-Rev. J. D. Rigg.
Assistant Secretary. -Thos. H. He
DR.. Jump coming forward and
ing the chair thanked the conVel
in q few appropriate remarks ~
honor conveyed. The Conference,
adjourned until 3 O'Clock, a meel
the Trustees of the Conference Aca'
being announced for 2 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Conference commenced ~
o'clock, P. M.
G. +. Richards Of Sussex Counv
a very able essay in favor OF tne y,
cation Of church lyceums and emu
cd to show the benefits srl'lDS
them.
Rev. DR.. Matlack strongly m
church lyoeums and gave an acco ,!
one that was and still is in operssl
Elkton, Nd, and another in N'u y
leans during his stay there. W. u,
bus, DR., Matlack and c. T. Mc1
we're appointed a committee ,s 70
resolutions favoring the organ,lima'
church lycsums and also rules w.
organization.
The Evangelical Ag encles .,
odism'' was the subject Of 8 VeI!
and able paper presented and IL, isS
Rev. W. H. Hutchin, after wa ,',n
Conference at 4,45 p. M sl,v.
until 8 O'Clock to morrow morning
Largo Fanerai. ..
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