The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-15


S14, 249 %; Indebtedness, s3l, SAG, 81; Sun
day sch osls, 1856; officers and teachers,
4,517; average attendance, II 562; con-
versions, 1,S06; collectors Tor missions
churches, So 2l1 II: from Sunday schools
S9,904 80; total, SIS, 10G OF; Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, s2,245 II;
Church Extension, si,516 20; Tract So
ciety, 1907 81; Sunday School Union,
1924 06; Freedmen's Aid Society, Ss12 81
Education, 1916 10; Bible Society $446.-
%; other collections. 81, 546. 04; minis
terial support, including pastors, presid-
ing elders and bishops, a92 2O.: confer
enca claimants, S495l -; current en-
penses, 500, Cos II; General Conference
collections: Wilmington district, sos 93;
Easton, 1922 so; Dover. SOB l5 Sails
barry, s72 10: total, 1897 33. Proba-
TONERS roll, 1927; withdrawn, O47; re-
roll, end of present year, ; IA; received
by letter, III; received without letter.
346; withdrawn, 51f; deaths, u: men,
bers of the churches of conference,
2G, 053; pastors claims, $40; paid presid-
ing elders, Sc, GaG "A; paid bishops,
81, 042.16 paid conference clalmentS,
S4,92N.52. The report was adopted as
read, and upon motion it was decided to
hereafter present the statistical report on
the opening day of conference.
Snow Hill Md, was chosen as the
place of next meeting of the conference.
The Rev. Vaughn Smith, who was the
day before requested by conference 70
withdraw his resignation ami expl essed
desire of severing his connection with the
Methodist church arose ia his place and
announced his determination not to alter
his decision of withdrawing and surreE.
dering his parchment During his re.
marks there was a deep silence spread
through the confer ence, and the mem
bers listened to his words with the clos
est attention. 1t was recognized as the
only sad event Of this session of confer
ence.
A resolution was then passed that Mr..
Smiths name be withdrawn from the
conference and membership of the VI.
+. Church. 1t was o. dertd to lie en-
tered on the journal.
A collection was taken towards meet
ing the debt of $4,000 on the Conference
Academy, due Augu.t hrst next and
about $4,000, was raised Among the
subscriptions was one of 500 from Sena
tor Eli Salisbury, and six of 500 each
from Messrs. Jonathan S. Willis, J. b.
Quigg, w. l.. $. Murray, +. A. Ellis, J.
Z. Smith and Charles w. Rowland.
The Finance Committee reported that
there had been gain CT 2012 over PIE
vious years in the collection for benevo-
lent objects of the Church.
1he Temperance Committee made
report, submitting series of resolutions
condemning the legal traffic in rum:
On Motion of Rev, Mr.. Qni.g, Confer
ence resolved to organize The Whining
ton Conference Temperance Society.
This was agreed to and thirteen minis
teria and thirteen lay members were Sc
lect6d as manager. 4
Previous to the final adjournment the
Bishop announced appointments. The
following are those for the Wilmington
district:
Whining, on District--Charles Hill Pre-
siding Elder.-Iie'h el'and Glasgow, +. {.
Atkins: ChaIlestowu, f. l.. White, Cherry
Hill, {. y. Hill; Chesapeake City. T. y. Ii.
OBrien; Chester, l.. w Layield: ChriStiana
Circuit, w. NJ Green; Claymont, John NJ
Rawling; Delaware City and Port Penn,
I. Il. Hunter: EIkton and CruuciI'S Chapel,
c. F. Sheppard; Elk Neck Circuit, L. G.
Andrew; Mount Lebanon, to be suppl 81:
Mount Pleasant, j. W. Hammcrsl-N: New
ark and Wesley, f. IL. Hayes; New Castle.
\. w. Brown: Newport Circuit, T.. II. Mel
son: North East, Il. w. Todd; Port Deposit,
L. c. Jones: Red Lion, Julius Dodd; Rising
Sun, Joseph Robinson: 81. Georges and
Summit, f. j. Cochran: Wilmington As
bury, w. l.. :. Murray; Brau3ywiuc, +. l.
Hubbard; Epworth, W. l.. Gregg: Grace.
j. Il. Boyle: Madtly, +. +. Price: MI Sa-
lem, j. f. Smith Scott. T. Il. Dreamer; St
Paul'S, Il. II. Adams and w. \. Wise,
Swedish Mission, To be supplied: Union, c.
Prettyman. Zion Circuit, John France.