Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-16
TIE CoLORED PREACHERS.
PhiladelphiA District Preachers
OF the Delaware Conference A..
sembls Yesterday Afsern0On-
Orgaui zstlOn Of tho Conferance.

| OF the Delaware NO0loTeMC0 ~
sembIs Yesterday Afternoon
Organisation Of tho Conferonce.
The clergyman Of Philadelphia Dis.
trict of the Delaware Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church convened
in annual session at o .lock yesterday
afternoon in Ezion NJ. f. Church,
Ninth and French streets, this city.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Rev. w. j. Parker who nomin ated the
Rev. William Taylor for temporary
chairman. Before a permanent organ.
ization was effected, devotional rxer-
cises were held, after which the ore mi.
zation was perfected and the blowing
officers elected:
President, Rev. Noah Norris; Secre-
tsry, Rev. George Ii. Waters; Finance
Committee, Rev. W r, Butler, W. j.
Parker and A. Murray.
Revs. c. z. Mallery, Of Oliyet Pres.
byterian Church, and j. Harris and T
q. Stewart, IF the A NJ. L Church Of
Wilmington, were introduced and &C
corded seats in the Ineetin :.
An essay was read by the Rev. j.
johnson. Of Frankfurd, the subject be-
sng Man and His Dominion over the
Three Kingdoms"
The question, What shall we do TO
make paper IN the interest OF our con
ference Success was then discussed
a. some length by the Rev>. e. II.
Waters, Noah Morris, A. K. Shockley,
W. F. Butler aud W. j Parker. 1t re-
suited IN the appointment OF commit
tre, consis ing OF the l:evs W. +. Bat,
Ter, G. II. Waters anu A. K, ShocGley,
to confer with the members OF the
W ashington Conference III reference TO
establishing paper il the interest OF
church work.
The next question discussel was
"What is Maladministr ion ." The
debate was quite spirited and deci-
ded Difference OF opinion prevailed
among the dlsputan's. The real point
at issue seeme TO the casual observer
to be whether or not the presldiLg elder
OF the district had overstepped the
rdles of the church discipline. From
the statement OF different members it
appears that on account Of the failure Of
several local preachers to present them
selves at the last session OF conference
prior to taking out their licenses TO
preach, the presiding elder and the pas
tors of the respective churches with
which the local preachers were connect
e., were constituted committee to
grant licenses.
The duty thus assigned to the presid.
ing elder and one minister, was per
formed by them in several Instances
and the body now in session having
discovered That this was at variance
with the laws governing the church,
are contemplating impeaching the pre-.
siding elder, the Rev. j. L. Webb, Of
Philadelphia, for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The charge viii, it is thought, be pre-
ierred against Mr.. Webb at the annual
session OF conference next July.
The hour Of adjournment Tor the
| afternoon session having arrived an
essay on the draining OF Youth, by
the Rev. T. NJ. Hubbard and discus
sion on Pastoral Visitation in which
the Revs. Morris, Thomas and Butler
were to take part, were postponed until
this mornings session.
IL the eveuinga sermon was preached
by the Rev. T. b. H. Coleman, after
which number Of clergyIncn and
others made voluntary remarks on the
sunday school work,
The body vii, remain in session
throughout to-day and adjourn finally
tonight.