The daily gazette., 1883-03-12
THISes9slsit s9slsitORNING'S NEWS.
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PRooRAM OF CONCERT ON
SATURDAY NIGHT.
USUAL RECORD OF POLICE CASES.
Closing of the wilmington Conference
A New Grand Army POst-Little Local
Pickings.

CAMBRIDGE, ND, March l0.-The pro-
ceedings Of tine Wilmington NJ. e. Confer
enee to-day were interesting. After the
morning hours usual devotional exercises
the secretary was instructed TO publish In
the minutes the salaries Of the preachers
aside from the sum allowed for house rent
Rev. G. 8. Gassner, who has withdrawn
from the Church and entered the Protestant
Episcopal ministry, returned his parchment
through Rev. T. 8. Williams.
Revs. Robert w. Todd, j. B. QuIgg, n.
NJ. Browne, aud James K. Bryan, were
elected Conference Academy Trustees for the
next five years.
The Centenary Fund loan of 5000 for
the Conference Academy provoked pro-
longed discussion. 1t was decided to make
the loan but the Conference decided that it
should be invested In stock.
The Board of Conference Academy Trus-
tees made a report of an encouraging char
acter covering the year just gone. The
amount paid is 81 ,4S4.7S, and the amount
expended, 81 ,5l252 The debt on March
lst, 1888, is $40, 1898, being a decrease of
0.SG; increase of students, 25 The
report states the needed improvements are
debarred by the debt remaining, and Con.
ference is urged to cover 1t.
A resolution was adopted pledging pas
tors to collect two cents per member for
liquidating the debt of the Washington
Metropolitan Church.
The following resolution was offered by
Rev. j. b. Quigg.
WHEREAS, AS it is currently reported and
generally believed that a large body of voters
In our conference territory have been from time
to time on sale TO the highest bidders and that
corrupt men have not hesitated to offer price
and many have sold themselves ;and
WHEREAS. Such diahOrOraDle and wicked
conduct tends to destroy our free institutions,
gives fearful power to money, debases man.
hood, makes election only an expression OF the
will Of corrupt men and must ultimately lead
to revolution, anarchy and ruin, therefore; be ii
ReS0lued, That any member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church who either sells, buys OF
offers to sell or buy vote ought TO be expelled
from the church.
The resolution was adopted by rising vote
and the preachers are instructed to read the
same to their congregations.
The Conference Stewards reported that
the funds had been increased. Accompany
ing the report was statement showing
their disbursements for the year. II was
adopted
A committee consisting of Revs.
J. B. Quigg, G.. A. Phoebus, j. s.
Willis, A. W. Milby, 7. E. Mar
tindale, the pastors of Dover and
Barrett's Chapel and Laymen Thomas Nal
It
Ellis and j. 7. Matthews, was appointed on
the coming centennial of the meeting of
Bishops Coke and Asbury, to be held
at Barrett's Chapel November 30, 1888.
The committee was instructed to invite
all the bishops.
Asbury Church, Wilmington, was selected
as the place of meeting for the next Confer
ence.
Sunday school report was read. 1t strikes
against the introduction into Sunday
schools of non Methodistic literature.
report was presented concerning the
proposed application to the Legislature for
the revocation of the charter of the Wesleyan
Female College.
A memoir of the widow of DIR. Kenney
was read.
The Finance Committe was instructed to
prepare tabulated report comprising a
statement of the various collections, show :
ing average per member in all the charges.
The temperance anniversary was held in
the afternoon. Revs. 7. 4. H. O'Brien of
Wilmington aud w. 4. England were the
speakers. Strong grounds were taken in
favor OF constitutional prohibition at the
ballot-box. 1t was stated that the whiskey
men had carried this matter of whiskey into
politics, and that they were determined to
keep It there. 1t was in politics that their
only hope lay. The politicians would bat
tie for the liquor interests. Great stress
was laid upon the influence which political
men in prominent life had in continuing the
existence of the evil.
The statement was made by Rev. L. A. IL.
O'Brien that the Delaware Legislature, now
in session, was clearly the creature of the
whiskey interests and the temperance people
would have to wait They could expect for
no relief by the Legislature because that
body had been sold and delivered.
The educational anniversary was held to-
night. The speeches were made by Revs.
George w. Townsend of Pocomoke City and
G. A. Hill of Sassafras.