Daily Republican., 1883-06-21
THE TWENTIETH SESSION.
Delsware Conference Of the NJ. f..
Church.

The Delaware Conference of the M
E, Church commenced it's annual ses
sion az 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon il
Ezion M. E. Church, with Bishop +. &
Andrews, ID. d. l.. l.. D., presiding -
The proceedings, we're opened with re
ligious exercises followed by admins
tering the Lords Supper. The roll wa
called, and sixty-twO ministers ant
about the same number Of lady dele
gates answered to their names. The
Rev. j. Hinson and the Rev George n
Waters, who were on the superanuatec
list, were reported az having died since
the last session.
The following officers were then elect
ed: Secretary, A. X. Shockley OF
Haven Chapel, Philadelphia Assis.
tant Secretary, II. A. Monroe; Statisti
cal Secretaries, !. II. White, d. Ridout
Joseph Il. Waters, John H. Nut,er
Recording Secretary, James A. Scott
The conference committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
Public Worshi hip-Pr residing Elder j.
f. Webb and the Revs. w. }. Parker
and W. +. Butler; Missions, Presiding
Elder j. +. Webb, Lewis Y. Coke,
John II. Holland and the Revs. j. D..
lIlbert, Fl. Joley and A. Brown Con-
ference Stewards, the Revs. Brinckley,
ID. j. Waters and \. Young; Sunday
Schools, the Rers. ID. A. Ridout, A.
Lowber and G. A. Horsey Temperance,
the Eevs. j. ID. Elbert, L. f. Parker
and !. II. Nutter; Education, the Revs
William Thomas, w. f. Butler and NJ.
H. Horsey Tracts, the Revs. j. H..
Mason, j. Fl. Winter and f. j Lee
Episcopal Fund, the Eevs. W. Fl.
johnson, A. Brown and II Jolley :;
Auditing the Presiding Elders Ac-
counts, the Revs. y. Morris, H.
Washington and p. Burrows !;
Church Extension, the Rcvs. J. w.
Stevenson, &. W. Laudin and t. Webb ;
Freedman's Aid, the Revs. w. f. But
Ter, W. &. Dlckerson, and j. Il. Wa
ters Memoirs, the Revs. 7. Il. II. Col.
man, d. X. Dunn, and j. II. White =;
Post Office Address, the Revs. j. E. A.
y. Grishy, }. r. Willis, and Z. Webb
Women's Foreign Missions, the Revs.
G. Fl. Ash, G. II. Hutchins, and &. w.
Young; Bible Cause, the Revs. r. NJ.
Hubbard, $. f. Adams, and p j..
Adams; Sanctity of the Sabbath, the
Revs. c. Wing, j. G. Carroll, and H.
Rich Sustentation Fund, the Revs. j.
$. Holley, A. w. Hamilton, and X. j.
Waters; Minute Money, the Revs.
X. Adams, A. Grinnage, and A. Handy;
Collecting the Accounts of the Publish.
ing House, the Revs j. Fl. Pierce, S.
K. Adams, and D. Britringham ; State
of Church, the Revs. W. H. Thomas,
&. II. Washington and j. Il. Waters
Resolutions, the Revs. W. VI. Webb,
f f. Parker and H. Jolley
1t was decided that the sessions
should open at $50 a. m., and 12o'clock
noon, commencing to-day.
The Rev. Charles Hill, Presiding
Elder of the Wilmington District, the
Rev. j. j. Campbell, of the A. NJ. Z.
Conference, Philadelphia, the Revs. G.
A. Hill, T. II. Creamer, T. A. H. c.
Brien, Julius Dodds,S. T. Gardiner and
Carl Carson Of the Wilmington Con-
ference, and the Rev. DR.. Dillon of the
Oregon Conference, were presented to
the Delaware Conference After the
Rev. W. j. Parker had delivered an
address,a communication from the Sec.
retary Of the Board of Bishops was read
and referred to the Presiding Elders. In
the evening .he Rev. Charles H. Hutch
ins of Eadsville, Kent County, Mary
land, preached to very large congre-
CATION.