Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-16
THIRD COTTON,
Wilmsngton m L. onfe renee.

Snow HILL, MD, Marco Bishop
Merrill open III the third days business
session Saturday morning. Rev. ii. 3.
Thompson, a transfer from the New
Hampshire Conference, and Rev. j. II.
Howard, of the Virginia Conference,
were enrolled In the membership OF
this conference.
Rev. j. b. Quigg said that it was
currently reported and had been printed
in the newspapers that Rev. A. w.
Lightbourne was q member of another
church, and therefore not amenable TO
the Wilmington Conference. He asked
that his name be withdrawn from the
roll of mem bership.
The Bishop ruled 1t out OF order, as
no action could ne taken until the trial
which was then pending was dNci:ed
Mr.. Lightbou rne has still in his possess
sion his parchment as a member of the
conference.
Report on the class for local deacons'
order was offered aud the entire class
received. The class of the second year
". g. Collins, A. s. Mo~bray,: W. b.
Guthrie, G l.. Hardesty examin.
ed in the qut stion OF the Discipliue and
given travelling deactH-' orders. The
question, "Will you abstain rom the
use Of tobacco" was answered with
such strong emphasis ~ will that II
edcitel loud applause from the con-
ference.
Axel z. Fryxwell, Swede, was given
deacon's orders under the missionary
rules. His work will be seen at the
Swedish Mission in Wilmington.
Mr.. G. Fl. b. Day offered the report
Of the board of trustees OF the Dovei
Conference Academy, ask ing for assist
ance to raise s., 144, tine balance needed
TO secure the Wharton legacy.
" DIR. j. II. Caldwell, presiding elder
<of Easton district, read his report The
report showed over fourteen hundred
conversions in his district for the last
conference year. Missionary reports
for Easton district were called for and
handed in, showing collections far in
advance of any other year.
The commissioners III the cases of j
K. Mowbray, A. w. LightDourne and
w. z. Tompkinson held meetings il
the afternoon with closed doors. The
testimony in the different cases is very
voluminous, and much time has been
consumed in its collection. w. E. Tom
kinsOn has asked for more counsel
The testimony against Nov bray is IL
part conflicting and some of it of NJ
account.
One witness deposed that he heard
Mr.. MOwbray preach a sermon which
he saw in print nearly two years aftel
to the credit of another person, bu
upon being questioned could tell moth
ing about the sermon. He could Civ
no outline, nor tell anything Of it
character. In the case OF Mr.. Light
bourne no new developments wer
reported. Some of the cases will doubt
less be submitted to the conferenct
Monday. Rev. A. Smith addressed
large audience in the NJ. E. churcI
yesterday AFTERNOON in the interest o
education.
At night Major George Hilton deliv
cred a temperance address IN the NJ. +
church. In the course of his mark
he accused Delaware [. >. Senate
OF being in Sympathy With and OF lendin
his influence to the liquor Traffic, an'
characterized him as man who di
great harm TO tue cause Of temperate,
G. ii. b. Day, of Dover, rose in the al
dience and asked him the name of ii
Senator, in justice TO one, a frien'
whom he knew to be free from any a
legiance to the liquor men. Maj
1
incident caused some connection, al
has been the subject OF considerab
comment.
A temperance meeting was also he
in the court house, addressed by Rev
K. z. Roberts and j Il. Smith. X
ligious services have been conducted
all the churches of Snow Hill TO da
and to night by members of the CO
ference, and, Notwithstanding the ia
that rain has been falling all day, I'll
town has been tilled with people fro
the country around, and the church
and the court house were packed. Bish
Merrill preached at the NJ. f. chuI'
this morning to a large congregatio
This afternoon the ordination servic
were conducted by the Bishop, and
class of three was ordained elders 81
eight deacons.