Smyrna times., 1883-03-14
Wilmington Conference.

Lords Supper. The Rev. J. d. Rigg
called the roll and was reelected Sec
retary with Messrs. f. H. Nelson, Z. S.
Aldred and E. C. MacNichol assiss-
tants.
r. c. Jones, J. T. VanBurkalow, A. D.
Davis and T. 0. Ayers were appointed
committee on camp meetings. Geo.
A. Phoebus, A. w. Milby, L. c. Mat
lack, R. w. Todd, J. B. Quigg, F. A.
Ellis, 7. Mallalieu, T. B. Coursey and
A. Kelly were appointed a committee
on the approaching church centennial.
J. Owen Sypherd was appointed to
audit the church relief funds. Confer
ence ordered that he draw on the
chartered fund for $50.
John France, T. H. Haynes, ]. A.
Brindle andS. T. Gardner were elected
conference stewards. A. w. Light
bourne was excused from further ex-
animation and his case passed. o. S.
Walton, c. A. Grice, Tindale, A. Smith
and Julius Dodd were elected to
elders orders.
When the question of effective
elders" was called, Presiding Elder
DR.. l.. C. Matlack represented Will
mington district.
EastOn district was represented by
Presiding Elder T. E. Martindale;
Dover district by Presiding Elder R.
w. Todd; Salisbury district, by Presi-
ding Elder 7. S. Williams.
A general advance in the collections
was noted, and thousands of dollars
werereported expended in church work.
G. S. Gassner was entered as withdrawn.
His parchments were requested, al
though he asked to retain them. A
fraternal letter from him was read to
Conference by request.
B. Warren, A. P. Prettyman, and c.
Ii. Williams, were continued on trial.
James Hubbard, 1. T. Cooper, D. D.,
George Barton, James Esgate, J. L.
Taft, William Merrill, Henry Sander
son, John Allen and William Redman,
were continued as supernumeraries
A temperance meeting was held on
f Tuesday night with an address by Rev
T. f. Terry 1t was an able discourse
: the speaker showing no compromise
; with the liquor traffic and repudiated
all alliances with the license law. He
= made a full exposition of our govern
e ment becoming an ally of the whiskey
f interest, by granting a license to sci
t Intoxicating liquors, which is ruinou!
S to our young men, laying the founda
i ton for vice and immortality. Under
n the pretense of curtailing the traffic by
v high license, he showed that what wa
b desired by the license law did not NEE
the cost of the depredations that wer
n committed through the use of whiskey
e He also showed that the christian
e community had failed to throw thei
d strength in the cause by supporting
e men for Office that were favorable t.
IS the liquor traffic.
r THURSDAY.
l. J. L. Houston, E. J. Way, Valentin
n Gray and A. A. Fisher were continue
n as supernumeraries.
J. The Trustees of the Centenary fun
h reported the disposition of its money
Of as follows: In Conference Academy
N $1,000; in Wilmington real estate, owe
D. $4,000.
of The request of the ConferenC
it Academy for permission to issue inte
RS est bearing voucher for a loan prC
t. voked prolonged discussion, and th
ye matter was referred to the followin
e, committee J. B. Quigg, R. H. Adam
ae and J. S. Willis.
it. A draft on the Conference funds ft
a $106 was ordered.
hs c. A. Hill and A. Kelly were electe
Id conference trustees of the conferenC
,w fund.
The secretary was intrusted to d
posit important papers in the ban
IS vault nearest his residence.
DIR. Phillips represented the interes
~ of the New York Book Concern befo
the Conference. DIR. McCaulley repr
!" sented Dickinson College, and aske
earnest cooperation in the approach
s.. ing centennial of Methodism. D
Hartzell represented the Freedmen
Aid Society. Professor Upham repr
sented Drew Seminary, and urged Il
necessity of theological education.
President Frysinger represented t
Baltimore Centenary Biblical Institu
to- for the Education of Young Color
Men for the Ministry. The teachers
ut the Institute have not received a ce
of salary for six months, leaving t
money to help poor students.
to DIR. Rounds gave 81, 800 out of
salary last year to help students. hi
we self suffering for necessary things.
DIR. Vincent of Sunday school a
tract interests was introduced and 9
ing dressed the conference.
ent The sessions were we'll attended
ew the people, who seem generally int
yor ested in the proceedings. Of nigl
rat the large church was crowded to Ov'
flowing.
The Freedmen's Aid Anniversa
L. was held wednesday night, and ;
IRE. dresses delivered by Drs. Frysing
mt. and Hartzell.
,sts At the anniversary of the Wome
cen Foreign Missionary Society, in
afternoon, Mrs. Z. B. Stephens 9
Mrs. H. Wheeler made excellent
' of dresses. In the evening Rev. ].
the Vincent, d. D., and Rev. F. G. Cochr
eve of Chesapeake City, made addresses
or the Sunday School Union and tt
,ure anniversary.
ea. FRIDAY.
G. A. Phebus read the report of
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