Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19

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Informed as to the meeting Of the trains,
and my failure 10 made the connection
mAis L. very Interesting for me, as wss
compelled tn put no a, hotel In
WILMINGTON and remAin there for
20 hours. inquired II there WAS
freight train or an overland routs by q
which could reach here, and finding {
there was neither, consoled myself with
the Thought that my absence would be
discovered sometime during the day.
But for the positive assurance Of such
good and worthy men that would oon-
neot with the train, would have {
personally examined the railroad guide
instead Of which I went by faith, which I
shows you what q great thing faith is"
Afterahis addresa the Bishop announced
that, II desired, the cases Of the minis.
ters accused Of various indiscretIons q
could be taken mp. II was accordingly
agreed that the cases Of the Revs. W. K.
Tomkinson and A. W. Lightbourne {
should at this point receive the atten.
tion Of the conference.
Mr.. Lightbourne arose and stated that Q
from the very fact that . great many
things had been alleged and mot proven ?
he wished his case tiled before the con.
ference and the bishop be permitted to
decide all questions Of law. Mr.. Light r
bourne said that "a the charges had been '.
preferred against him by the Rev. J. B. !.
Quigg, he wanted Mr.. Quigg TO prove !
them In open conference.
After considerable debate 90 10 tue
mode Of trying the cases Of W. 4. Tom
kinson, A. W. Lightbourne and ]. r.
Mowbrsy, II was decided that . commits =
sioner TO take testimony should be ap.
pointed, who shall make the record and y
read the same TO the. conference.
The case Of the Rev. 4. p. Aldrtd
accused Of criminal Intimacy with do
nestle was then taken mp and reit rred TO
q select committee OF Is to be nominated
by the pre- iding elders. = =,
i Reports Of examining committees OF =
frat, second, third and fourth Glasses !,
we've next taken up and passed.
When the character OF the preachers
was taken mp there was ApauSs 10 the pro y
osedinga when the name of the Rev. y
q. Smith WAS reached. Presiding Elder !.
A. W. Milby read quite an elaborate COM =
humiliation from Mr.. Smith, In which he y
stated that his religious convictions had y
| recently undergone . change, and that ',
under the circumstances he could mot ~ ~
oonscientiously remain in the Methodist q
Church. He wished, however, to be !,
permitted to retain his credentials. His y
name Was Withdrawn from the conference, r
and he will not be allowed to retain his =
credentials. Mr.. Smith will connect him. :,
self with the followers Of 6wedenborg. y.
The conference gave vote Of thanks to n
the Hon. jacob Tome for the muni6cent -
gift Of $780, 900 to the use Of Dickinson :.
College. DR.. McCsul, representing Dick ~ y,
inson College, was introduced and made a =, "
brief address In the interest of that insti- :.
tuti0n. nuunhar ~ yntFfufara fra,, / %
Newark and Philadelphia conferences :,
were introduced to the conference by = :,
Bishop Merrill. ~ ~
The Rev. W. q. McFarlAne was ap- -
pointed to collect the accounts Of the =.
Western Book Concern. The conference Os
wAs authorised to draw on the charter ~
fund for $50. At the call Of the board OF
stewards, they reported the total receipts
for conference claimants to be "a, 818. tn
At IL O'Clock the presiding elders re- bl
reported the committee selected to inves- gr
tigste the charges against Z. P. Aldred, ls
The COMMITTEES are as follows: James A. vi
Brindle, w. England, WI Duhadwsy, FRI
Z. Davis, W. B. Gregg, T. 8. Williams, fol
James Carroll, ]. X. Bryan, r. G. Jones,
g. W. Burke, W. q. Hutohins, W. NJ. lei
Warner, B. =. Price and 7. B. Hunter. rel
The bishop appointed the Rev. T. a. ad
aSyhoo " toho onaEko Vi buo tf1hls Inb bu
counsel for the different accused and for ar
the church are as follows: For Z F. Aldred, col
J. B. Quigg and ]. d. Kemp. Church, j.
a. VAnBurkalow and W. W. W. Wilson. lea
For J. &. Mowbray, J. 8. Willis and J D ".
Kemp. For church, 7. Z. Terry and W.
L. 3. Murray. For W. e. Tomkinson, we
J. d. Kemp. For church, T. o. Ayres Of
and J. p. Otis. rel
The afternoon session Of the conference
was In the interest Of the Woman's sh
Foreign Missionary Society, and the tel
speakers were W. Z. Avery, L. W. Lay th
asld and Mrs. Mary Holbrook. The Ill
church was filled to its utmost capacity. an
The evening session was devoted TO the
missionary cause, the speakers being T. no
Z. Terry aud &. l.. Hubbard. Conference We
Will meet again to morrow morning ut 9
O'Clock. COT
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS. 20
Snow HILL, Md, March Ia The third ~
days session OF the Wilmington Coufsr r.
ence opened at 8 a, m, with devotional -
exercises conducted by the Rev. Alfred a.,
Smith. ~.
The Rev. J. Il. Howard Of the Virginia ~, ~
conference, was Transferred to this confer. -'i
enee and his name entered on the roll. -,
The Revs. Muohmore, Mace, ERseley, ~ ~.
Guthrie and A. 8. Mowbray were elected a. 81
TO deAoons' orc eTs aud the Revs. George -.
L, Hardesiy and V. T. Collins to full con ~
nection "a,
The Rev. Alex. Fritsall, pastor OF the VI
Swedish Mission at Wilmington, was re- FL
oeIved on trial and was elected to detoons' ~
orders, under the missionary rule which W.
limits him t. purely missionary work, ~
The reports Of presiding elders re ~,
oeived. "a
The trial Of the Rev. Z. P. Aldred n'
closed last night. He has been granted ~ ~.
permission to withdraw from the confer. a.,
tnoe. Much sympathy Is expressed for ~
him and many believe him innocent Of "
the charges when informed OF she de- Wv .O
oision Of the committee he wept like q ~
child. .to
SUNDAYS PROCEEDINGS. I'm
Snow HILL, MD, March 15.-BuBi- ss
ness was dispsnsed with, and devo- BET
tional exercises made the order Of to- ow
days proceedings Of the Wilmington WI
apnual conference, services being held as ses
follows: Az the Methodist Episcopal mai
Church at 9 q. m, sermon by Bishop wa
Merrill; at 8 p. m, ordination Of tbs
dssoons and elders; ct p. m, the
preaching by the Rev. Alexander COO
Craig Of the New Jersey conference. Al one
the frebDyterthn Ohufcni H. u sof-
mon by the Rev. J. s. Willis ct p. m m.
preaching by the Rev A. Smith. At the IN.
". P. Church, al o o. m, sermon by the TIL
Rev. W. Z. England at z p. M, sermon IS
by the Rev. &. Il. Adams; At the colored pls
N, &. Church, at 9 a. M, the Raw. A. D. are
Davis preached sermon at z p. m TIL
preaching by the Rev. Valentine Gray no
Al the oourt house at 8 p. m. an address be
by Mrs. Jennie Willing, secretary Of the vii
Wonans' Home Missionary Society. sb
The conference will In all probability Su
continue its session until Thursday next
rhe committees appointed to investigate
he charges against the Revs. Z. p
AIdrsd, A. W. Lightbourne and W. & ~, NO
Tomkinson, heretofore mentioned, are IN ~,
progressing slowly OH account Of great ~ ~
deal Of conflicting testimony. The Rev. ~ ~
&. P. Aldred, who was found guilty Of i na
improper intimacy with domestic, siicits w
more sympathy from the conference than ~
Is generally supposed. He contessss his se'
quilt. but says that he found 1t impos- Wy
able TO resist the temptation. A great ~,
many think that the Rev. A. W. Light. w
bourne, at whose house the girl lived IS
after leaving Aldred's is as guilty IS ~
Aldred himself. Mr.. Li1htbourne gets no W ~,
sympathy whatever from the conference, VI