The Cecil Whig., 1882-03-11
MIDDLETOWN.
ANNUAL SES SION
OF WILMINGTON CONFERENCE

The first service of the Wilmington Con-
f-r-ucr was heli Tue>,iiv night iii tn" NJ
f. Church. the Rev. w w. Wilson, of
FREDERICK delivered the annual sermon on
,crperauce The speaker fnniz for this text
Deuteronomy xxi, s, "When thou huille>t
Il new house then thou Sh ait MAKE battle
inent for thy roof, that rhnu bring not blood
upon thy house il any man fall from
thence" The sermon was very elaborate,
cl+,r AMI well delivered. 10 attempt ~
aivra partial synopsis would do injustice 10
the whole Suffice il IL say, il WAS an able (
effort, and greatly appreciated 10y the large F.!
audience assembled. The audience. room /
of the church was beautifully lighted and
the choir rendered excellent music.
WEDNESDAY.
The regular session of III" Canf"rrure hn- |
gan TO dav by the c-thralion of the Sicra-
ment "f the Lords supper, commencing n
. o'clock a NJ. Bishop Hurst read rhr 15rh :
chapter at Isaiah aud anuouuce'l til" THirh !
hymn. Prayer was offered by tn Bishop. /,
The four Presiding Elders, tn" Rev~. Or. l., ,
G. Ma,llck. T. L. MarIindalr, l. w. Todd |
and r. :. Williams. and Rev. w. L. S. |
Murray, nr>tnr of the NJ. +, Church here, |
aud Dr. y. VI. buckley, editor "t th- New (,
York Ch,i$tirn .idfo"at". assisted in III" ad- /
nliui>tratinu al he eruhlcnr>. About $50 Of /
the ministers, iaymeu and friends pirtnnk. |
Al the conclusion nf this service the tir-t |
session of I'll" Ftnrternth Annual Confer !
..nr. uprn",i .,r ~ o'r,uc'l, With bishop Hurst
III the clIair liz, secretary II ia" last Goa
ference. Rev. j. u. tsiIG, rli..,t 'hn rod nt /,
members, and l06 Responded 10 their nnlur-.
\ ballot for - secretary resulted in the !
..l,,rion of tile Rev. j. H. Rigg, aud H"vs. /
l.. II. Nelson. I. l.. CrralHtr aud L. &. Mae |
nicnl aS nsSsraur~.
The Rev DIR. Hunt, of the New York Book !
Concern, the Rev. j. NJ. Buckley, of the /
Chrtstirn .idrocdtt the Rev. DR.. Kennedy /
a:!d Ihc Rev, Mr.. Alexander Of MiddieIown |
were Introduced.
The Rev. DR. Buckley addressed the Con !
ference in ln.ilalf of the paper. He indulgrd |
i'll some Very pleasant "reminiscences ot his /
earlier days on the Peninsula, making the !
remark that his second s-rnon WI, nrotch- !
sa III the tnwn NJ OdeaNh.
The Bishop then proceeded 70 make his !
snlutatory address tn the conference. He |
referred very treinsly 10 his early days |
among the mrmr.rS Of this conference, !
" lille living upon rhr Peninsula, aud told "f |
his early conversion To Cod and of his Strus- !
gle> ~ an orphan boy.
Nine u'rlurk was he hour chosen the |
time for opening the business of the ,nufrr- |
rnc-, prnr-.ir,i hy y halt h"nr's religious /
service. and II NJ, for the hour nj .dipnrn !
mrnt each ,iav.
The Presiding Elders were chosen rs a |
committee In appoint the usual standing |!
uonituittre>, and rrp"rTel the following:
rrblic W"r>hip-T. + MarrIndtir, w. /
l.. :. Murray, w. II. Hntrhin.
Publication of Minute>-rhe Secretaries |
Elururinn-t,. i. Sh-np II. Cltvtuu,
!. I Van Rurkalow, q. W rnwns-nd, y, !
W. MiIhy. i. II, Caldwell, VI. y. Ischarh>, !,
I. j. Hold son.
Hible-r II. R,wins. j. A. Brindlr, w. |
S Robinson, j. y. Il Wilson.
Sunday SCHOOL,. +. Andrews, |. G.. |
Fosnocht, T. o. Ayres, & 5. G G,SSner,
Tenperance-A St-n.le, j. ID. Merritt, /
X. c. Jones' +. A. lisn>on.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
John Smiling, l. II. Adams, j. 5. Willis, !
l.. f. Barrett.
Tracts-A. ID Davis, G. W. Kurk, w. L. !
England =. T. Gtrtlu-r
Frr.,lrran's Aid. +. BRYAN, W. +. |
Walton, H C"lrlaz"r, w. j. o'Ncill
General Stati>tic>-ti. W. Wilcox, Il, X !
Stephenson, t. l.. Hot"ckrr, \. Chandler. |
Missionary Siaristirs-G. =. Conaway, c. |
Hill, W. T. Gorkran. i. bare,
Fiuaucs-C. l.. itristur. j. l.. Kidney, f. |
c. Atkins, j. a. Artsrs
Address OF Local preachers-L. w. Lay
field. W. NJ. Green, \. Mc(luay, James
Conner.
Post Object. \. H. O'Brien, l Jewell, |
!. W Poole, j. u. Z. Hanna.
Educational Funls-W. T. ra!h0t, W.
W. w. Wilson, L, II. Miller. &. =. Baker.
NecrSsitorS tH..sS---,rhe Board of Stew
ards,
The "u-s Of the last conference were
adapted for The governing of the present.
conference.
BY motion of the Rev. j. r. Qnign, the
Committee on Temperance wrrr disr.ted to
prepare report on no!y4ass,N,
The Rev. y. II. Franr", III Wilmington
district! I. II. HryneS, of Ea~ton diTrir:
j. Il. t5uigg, of Dover district, and Il. \.
PhuhuS, OF Salisbury district, were elected
"A COMMITTEE OF Ministerial Stewards.
The secretary i@ll a report from he New
York hook ,s."onrn hXing III" amnnnJ tor
the li!fi"IiS conferences N ST. 800. The
amount Tor Wilmington Conference is Sl1:I.
The secretary read the report of III" New
York l;uok Committee, Shnwinga very gTat-
flying condition Of the concern.
THE Rev. l.. G. Mntllri;. ial.,>i,fit,.: Elder
of the Wilmington s.,>'fn',, rt-a': his annuai
district f..pa' 'tGere WAS an in"ret>,4 in
the 11nauat ii: ninnev collected Tor benevOirnt
urr.aHg the material interests Of tha dis
irirr were much improved. spirituality ha-
greatly increased in many "f 'hr churches |
new rar>ouagcs have he"n hullt ~ rhre'.
places aua many "hnr''ig"S ".N" h"en ina
proved and rpnaired hn' .Jic death was
reported ;hlt lt' ,ha ~. j. W. P,"r~"u.
i sUrci,i Iui.nrt Gu W,>i'> III Female Co..
it1.a was iali over without reading.
'Fhr following ml>>iunarv moneys We've re-
,ogre,l by III" pastors "t Wilmington dis
rrir's: Chlrle-r"wn, so; Chester, n-l, 2iA:
Delaware CRY. So: Ehf"r aT.i C,"nrn'>
rhaprl, $500: l. ~ y ":k. Ssi;.;sr; NJ. i.-ha-
NON, SIS IL. Nj, At..-.n,, So: Newark and
We.lsy ;.iGr. S..w Ca-'l Si2D: Newport,
=! - -: North ElS:, SSS.1g; Port Deposit !
S23l; Red Lion. So: Rising sun, So 30; ST.
Georges AMI summit, S%i; WiiningIam--
A~hury, SOS "a; Brandy vine, SS4'; Grace,
S.,.Ol6lS: EpworTh, so; Nj. S;!iem, SlIl:
Scurr, Slil; 81. PaWi'& $500 Union, $3.50;
Zinp, sl&},Gi,
III. Erv. NJ. A. Richards read c"n,uu-
uira,irn from the Rev. J. MrC trtrr, "ieriug
his Resignation aS local deacon.
The reports nf membership, tinancial
condition and other Information in rrg;.Yu
Ia various churches We're read ami ;>i,4rr,d
10 thr Cnmmitiee Fiuar",. ..ni statistics.
In hr evening he Y,t.oai tnnal anniversary
was htl IL -" rlwn Hail. There WAS 4
lar.r ..d apprrciativ" audience. Addresses .
were. delivered hv I,-vs. j. y. Otis. A. W.
Milby and +, L. Hubbard.
IL Is Useless I" drTv that The hri GhtrSt 4
and taire-t fall eaSy v.,',rms 10 c"n>ump /
Iinn and equally frur.e>- /" iuurrr the Z
i.,at that ,r,iIue has its origin i'll many .
,,aSeS in neglected cttsrrh, SaniordS Ead- /
ir..l Cure Is pure, sweet, balSomiC Speci- /.
iic.
Death +" rats, mice, reaches and ants !; |
PARSONS EXTEHMINAT0H Is ,rns, gr,na
ri-s and Households cleared in single
nigh' NJ fear of bad smells. Best amt
cheapest vermin killer in the world. Sold
everywhere.