Daily Republican., 1880-03-22

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Specially Reported for the RBpusLIoAE.
Dover, March 40.
Conference opened with the usual
religious exercises, Bishop Andrews
presiding. .-.- ,.. 49,
Rev. Mr.. Killiam, Chairman Of the
Finance Committee, reported that the
various church benevolent collections
amounted in the aggregate to IS, ,5s6.3s,
which was apportionsd as follows:
Episcopal Fund. d.........,............s $40 y
Wonen's Temperance Society ,...... ,l4o %
Church Extension Society ........... ~ ~ "
| IraDk Cnuhe. .'..,.....'..'''''. A ~ ~
sunday Schoog u MON. n................ zS2 %
Freedmsn's Aid. d........,............. SeS ~ -
nible Cause. ,,,,,.,,.,,,,.,,,...... 40 ~
Church Relief. f......................" Isl Ts
General Conference Expenditure. sTs "a
On the motion Of Rev. Mr.. Jones the
resolution requesting the Bishops to
reduce the Presiding Elders districts TO
three was rsoonsidered, and the dis.
tric,s left ss before.
Revs. Messrs. J. 0. O'Brien, w. P.
Bowan, E. C. Maeniehol, W. +. Cork
ran, J, NJ. Collins, e. N. Hoffecker, T.
4. Terry, Albert Chandler, J. X. Now
bray, j. N. K. Brewington,d. W.Town-
send and L. Il. Barrett were elected to
Elders orders
Rev. C. II. Baker was elected to Dea-
CONS orders.
Accepting an invitation, the Lay
Conference took seats In the bar Of the
Conferences, when the President, Mr..
J. J. Wilson made frsternal address.
Bishop Andrews received the Lay
Brethren In few feeling and appro-
pirate remarks after which he said he
would present q "beloved oze, whose
ministry began here among yeu, who
was junior preacher. beloved pastor
aad presiding elder, who passed from
the general churches to the episcopacy,
and who makes his abode among you,
venerable Bishop Scott. [Applause.
He has come here where his ministerial
duties with those of brethren, who
long since passed from US, began but
we thank God he is still among us,
though inRrn and failing fast"
Bishop Scott being led forward by
Bishop Andrews, said
Ny heart, brethren, Is filed with fra
ternal greeting to you; and yet my con-
dition is such that had hoped might
be spared the necessity Of saying any.
thing on this occasion. l have placed
upon me, as many Of yon know, q new
embarrassment of partial blindness; yet
a blindness 50 great, that, although l
know these bretherA are here present
with us as members Of the electoral
conference, cannot distinguish them
| cannot call o member Of this company
by name, except your honored Chair
nan, Bishop Andrews.]
Yon havs my profoundest regard, my
highest esteem, and my most earnest
prayers for your welfare individually,
and for the success Of this great Metho-
dist Episcopal chur ,h, which, under God,
has accomplished 20 much In tho last
hundred years. II it can only escape
the Vaccinations Of unwiss people lap
plsusel think in the hundred years
you will develop its powers to o still
grander existence. My work poor as 1t
is, has been earnest; but it Is now
about done. Yet thank God have q
good hope. While remain among
you l continue to learn, one way or
another. that this blessed cause la pro-
crossing, and when the hour comes for
me TO die, and know it isn't far of, l
hope to die with the assurance that
this blessed and divine agent providen-
TALLY raised up, is still in full service
working out Its destiny-aocomplishing
its glorious results.
The venerable and beloved Bishops
remarks were made with considerable
difficulty. The occasion was o solemn
one. Tears trickled down many manly
faces and for a few minutes the most
profound silence followed, which was
broken by the Conference singing the
chorus commencing with
I'VE arc tOiling up the way"
Doctors Ma.lack and Caldwell follow
ed the solemn scsue in feeling remarks.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Quigley a
COMMITTEES of thres from the Ministerial
and three from the Lay Conference was
to prepare report of the
condition and needs Of the Wilmington
Con ference Academy.
DR.. Caldwell, J. B. Quigg aud DR..
Phoo5us were appointed the committee
on the part of the Conference, and
Messrs. |, T. Matthews, J. +. William
son and DR.. Isaac Jump, were appoint
ed on the part of the lay members.
The Lay Conference was then dis
missed after which the editor Of the
"Christain Advocate" Rev. DR.. Fowler,
addressed the conference.
The report of the Board Of Confer
ence Stewards having the distribution
of the fund for worn out preachers and
widows of deceased ministers, was then
read. The following Is the distribu-
ton:
James l., Houston, superannuated. $3.50, 90
George Barton, supernunary, Chuich
Hill, ...............,........ -
John Allen, Brooklyn. $50 90
A. A. Fisher, fredericksburg. ......... 100 90 |
T.. Mil 'er, Sudiersville. e............... $50 90
t. q. Way, Baltimore. ............. 1bO co |
Willigm Uric, smyrna. ............ 90 00 |
W. w. Redman, Wyoming. ......... 125 90 |
]. w PlGrson. Mt. Pleasant. 80 |
Mrs. Hester Hender3cn, Philadelphia 100 co |
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