Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19
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Pastor LfKhtbOurne Acquitted
He Makes nm Eloquent Address
and Sewers His Connection with
she Conference.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette ard journal
SEow HILL, Nd, March IL Confer
enoe opened here, this morning, in the
n. Z. Church with large attendance.
Most Of the members arrived yesterday
afternoon, on the train reaching here Al
500 O'Clock. They occupied four cars
and made quite crowd around the depot.
The people Of the town were on hand 10
meet them, and soon the ministerial and
lay delegates were comfortably domioilsd
with the hospitable residents Of Snow
Hill. Several parties were assigned to
the public houses, and Captain Alexsn-
der Kelly Of Wilmington, registered at
Nock's National Hotel.
The Rev. Mr.. Muohmore Of New Jersey,
arrived here on Tuesday, accompanied
BY his wife, and put up AZ the National.
Yesterday he was taken III with an aiisc-
tion Of the kidneys, but he Ia better 10.
day.
Rhorts will be made to forward the
business Of the conference with all posi-
BILE difpatoh, 90 as to effect an adjourn
ment by Tuesday next.
Bishop Merrill not having arrived yes
terdny, conference had to organise tenn.
porarily. DR., Caldwell was elected prssi-
dent pro. tenn, receiving 3b votes, TO IA
for the Rev. Charles Hill, IA for the Rev.
]. B Quigg, and scattering.
After devotional exercises the ssora-
ment Of the Lords supper was
administered. The Rev. J. d. Rigg wAa
I'D II n
John d. @. Hanna as statistical secretary
and X. h. Nelson and K. c. Maonichol
assistants. A request that the printed
minutes be made the official record Of the
conference was deferred until 10 morrow.
The hours Of session were fixed from
till IL daily.
The Rev. DR.. Hunt addressed CONFER
ence In behalf Of the Methodist Book
Concern.
Standing committees were named by
the presiding elders, who also named the
board Of stewards, as follows Whining
ton district, John Frame ; Raston, Adam
etengls Dover, James A. Brindle /;
Salisbury, William B. Walton.
By resolution Of J. B, Quigg, all edu.
cational collections no, specially directed
elsewhere we've ordered TO be paid to the
treasurer Of the Conference Academy. A
call for journal statIstios was made and
Conference then adjourned until 2.30
p. M, when . brief statistical session
will be held.
In the afternoon, the Sunday School
Union meeting WAS held. It was
dressed ~ tne heVs' H. VI Jones ana
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nv annlve,sA,y OF me rIeeomAns nio
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w. o hnrray, w. w. TOWNSEND, l.
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allow.
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U. terry
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H. d. Miller.
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held, i. 9. hoSorley, John N. Collins.
TO Collect kducational tunds"-h. u
ADKINS, a. ChsnoleT, A. .. MoWDrAyI
George W. Burke.
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rstt, q. W. Wilcox, ]. d. Hamnersley, |
W N Warner.
Neoessitous Caaes-The board Of
stewards.
The Rev. DR.. Hunt, who Addressed
conference In behalf Of the Methodist
Book Concern, stated that during the
past fiscal year the concern printed and
sold about 81 ,000, 900 worth OF books and
papers, on which there was pront OF
Sa7 900. or the earnings, S74. 900 were
spilled to liquidating the bonded debt OF
she institution, which In Isl SIX years ma mas
been reduced from $ooo, UVV 70 sloO'VoU,
and viii ps wiped GUY enuIeiy In .wo
years: Then woula Niss sne
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