Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18


noted rs converting i'll this town on the day I
of our last issue, continued uninterruptedly [
until yesterday. This church or rather this
particular Conference for they may or may
not as they chose) has no Presiding Elders
and consequently all their church affairs or
difficulties have to be brought to the annual Con-
ference for disposal. This consumes time, re-
quirlng nearly as long again as would be re-
CURED otherwise and making an unnecessary
burden upon their people.
Their deliberations have been marked by
precision of object and decision in purpose IN
settling whatever has come before them, and
visiting brethren Of other denominations have
pronounced their debates as incsivc and their
line of thought well defined as the proceed
lngs IN the average run of religious bodies.
considerable number of them have college
educatiOns, mainly at Wilberforce, and pos
sessing the natural enthusiasm of the race they
are prepared for effective speaking. The Com
ference sermon was preached by Rev. l.. Cham
bers and the Missionary Sermon by Rev. l..
j. Coppin. The Missionary collection amour
ted to S43. The most important business of !
the second day was the union of this church |
! with the British Methodist Episcopal Church, !
| which WAS ratified after thorough discussion |
| by Revs. Felts, Sluby and Schotler in its |
! favor, and Stewart and COppin against.
/ Another subject that engaged considerable
attention was whether the Conference should
adopt the system of Presiding Elders. Bishop
| Brown in response to the inquiry how it work
ed in other Conferences spoke at considerable
| length endorsing the system heartily, but the
vote was dccisiveIy against it. The under
| current of objection seemed to be against too
| much division of the money and an aversion
to having too many masters.
The report of the Committee ON Temperance
! regretted that the Legislature of Delaware
| failed to pass Il local option bill. The senti-
ment of the ministers seemed to be strongly
anti-run and anti-tobacco. Saturday after
noon was devoted to memorial service IN
memory of Revs. Barney and Smith who died
during the year. Revs. Hollon and Watson
were placed on the supernumerary list.
! A document giving the mission of Middle
town, Del, to the Philadelp hia Conference.
was presented by committee from the Balti-
more Conference. The ladies held meeting
in the afternoon. Some excellent music WAS
! rendered upon the occasion.
| SUndGY.-Sunday was a big day and
number of colOred people were IN town from
the adjacent country. At the Bethel Church.
| in its prepared condition for Conference; hand
some new Chandelier, carpeted alSlcs, vases 81
flowers about the puf pit and window, looking
, much more attractive than USUAL there Was Il
. large congregation, Bishop Brown preaching
an impressive sermon and ordalnn@ the cali
didates for Dcacon's orders. The sermon at
o the Town Hall in the morning was preached
!, by Rev. j. ii. Morgan Of New Jersey Con-
> ference, and in the afternoon by Bishop Camp
q | bell of Philadelphia, a native of Delaware.
: | The Hall was crowded to its utmost capacity,
/ | nearly one quarter of the room being filed by
r ! whites The peculiar habit (which may not
be cured in this generation Of coming in any
r. where from half an hour t. an hour after
a time, the organiSC and choir being no eXcep-
v to-. to the rule, and persons getting up and
: going out when 1t pleased them, was some
q what annoying to those who like things done
q decently and in order but when the Bishop
:, got a going the audience in the main gave him
% their undivided attention. His subject was
N the mission of the gospel minister addressed
g mainly to the candidates for Elders orders
d If the framework was African land he claim
If to be full blOOdedl the filling in-the eXposi-
forgo oorI,G ~, an
l. He has unusual vigOr and emphasis for one
: who has been preaching for more than forty
m years. Rev B. +. COmbash preached at III,
" Centennial in the afternoon, Rev. q: W
y Arnett, the Financial Secretary, in the Hall II
- the evening, Rev. b. F. Watson, of the West
-. at Bethel, and Rev. John Norris at Centen
10 NAL The evening sermons at the Hall anC
Iy Bethel while showing fair ability, were dis
o. courses rather than sermons, the speakers rat
is thing away at such gait that there was NJ
time for rest of ear emphasis of thought
Educational Meeting.-The proceedings o
&c Monday were continued in the evening b,
V the Educational Anniversary. Bishop Way
a man, who had arrived from the BatimOr
Oi Conference, presided. The Conference Sec
b rotary, Steward, read an able report, afte
if which Bishop Campbell was announced rs tn
he first speaker. His subject was Ham and hi
he descendants" a subject which he addresses
On himself to furciby for half an hour eX
lie hibiting a very familiar knowledge with his
as tory on the subject Following the Biblica
lr- account from the Confusion of Tongues j
Ms tracing Earth's inhabitants through the thre
d. | trunk lines of Shem, Ham and Japheth b
u traced the decendent Of Ham to embrace tn
ic Egyptians, PhPnician, SidOnians, Carthager
ek ians, &c, &c, who were for ages the ruler
IL, and the most civilized nations OF the wOrlC
IA Students of Egyptology, however, see a wor
m derfully different type from those now recOg
'er nized as the descendants of Ham. lie think
,ut a hundred years hence will a gre;
,us difference in the color line. The BishO
Ter abounded in effective and witty passages an
to sat down amid calls of Ego on"
IN He was followed by DR. Tanner, Editor
i've their Church organ, the Christian Recorder
tie who addressed them on Patristic Christian
of ity," an address showing refinement of though
it choice language and theological and historic
We culture in dealing with the Fathers of Chri
Lh, tianity Rev. Geo. Waters of the Centenni
ler Church was called upon for a song I'll
IN Church is marching on which was ettectivel
en-. rendered, after which Rev. Benz. Frankl
ow Watson was introduced as the w ester
the Nightingale" and it was no misnomer, f'
err superior vocal powers are very rarely hear'
tu- Another speaker WAS on the programme "
hat they had the time but Bishop Wayman d.
Dn- cided that 10 o clock was time to go home, r
ore marking that he learned that in his cOurtn
tile days and he somehow had felt like doing
ever since, and the benedictiOn was according
y pronounced.
SKIS Yesterday was q busy day in pushir
na through Conference business, closing with
er, night session, and final adjournment and rea
III
no been quite an event in our town, especially
leir the cOlOred population. The clergy by the
Dr,- gentlemany prOprieties on all occasions, cor
ice mended themselves to our citizens not on
line for their general appearance but for the
nm marked ability in the Conference debates ar
EN- pulpit ministratiOns Bishop Brown in pr
,gs. siding over the body dignifed his office viii
e m ut the same time easy familiarity broug
aln the office in sympathetic nearness to the me
dis timid of the body.
. a The following is a list of the appointment
ore Bethel Church, s. Ih0nps
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81 rianklOTd IatteIs
TIE West Philade 81
re- AuloS
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dow NOrriSOw T. Combs
y to knls
in Naeulh'''''' H. N"I'
our CIRCUITS.
the Reading. u BTo
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and Nj Friendshin - J H. BeneC
and Camden ...........W II. Hnpk
ex- Georgetown. l. Hanill
nds II Mo
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