Milford chronicle., 1885-03-20


-cO Rev. DR.. Hunt delivered an address on behalf
Il The Methodist Book Concern. The following
the Board Of Stewards named by the presidi
elders: Wilmington District John France; Eastc
H. Adam Stengle; Dover, James A. Hrindle; Sal
OF bury, William B. Walton. All educational C
I'd lecions not specially directed elsewhere. were
IL dered to be paid to the treasurer Of the Comic
le ence Academy.
le Ia the afternoon the missionary collection
10 from the various departments were handed il
4 and the remainder Of the afternoon was devot,
= 70 the Sunday School Union.
The Freedman's Aid Society held its annive
o sary in the evening.
3 FRIDAY.
i Bishop Merrill arrived and opened the session
T Il was decided to take up the cases Of the mil
h listers against whom there are charges. TIL
j. Rey. A. W. Lightbourne, accused Of surrenderin
D his credentials and abandoning his charge with
out consulting the bishop in charge, stated tha
he wanted the matter investigated before thu
Conference aud decided by the Bishop. He ais,
deiied hisaccuser, the Rev. }. B. Qligg, to prove
his charges in open Conference. It was decide,
that testimony in the case Of Mr.. Liehtbourne in
that OF the RsY. ". E. Tomkinson for living. and
in that Of the Rev. j. Z. Mowbray for plagiar.
ism, should be taken before commissioner.
The Bishop appointed counsel as follows: J. s
Willis andJ. d. Kemp for Mr.. Mowbray, and T.
f. Terry and W. L. S. Murray for the church: J
d. Kemp for W. E. Tomknson, and 7. o. Aves
and J. p Otis for the church.
The case Of the Rev E. p. Aldred. accused of
immortality was referred to q committee of iii
teen. At o 80 O'Clock p. m, the Rav. E. p. AL
dred, arrangements for whose trial were made
through his counsel, withdrew from the Winning.
ton Conference and the n. E. Church. He con.
iesses his guilt hut says tha: he found it mpos,
slble to resist the temptation. great nSiftI fI,i"
think that the Rev. A. W. Liphtbourne strseiS W
house the girl ID after leaving -as'p should hi
guilty as AljrA1s imsglL n De elOsed-now thvel
"a" I1.iat atidone by the clerks; the owne,ultl ID
IS II shOPulas nothing to say about it. In tdses
I days, il tle elfFis lid.nat like his apsslav.p
left sncomsl5se TO lOcaUe or build = road
oFepsOrdhpny iron1'ess - -sE~'U.-'----'-
.-,.-uring the exciting scenes on the floor Of the
. Conference during the discussion Of the Qdigg-
Lightbourne affair. Presiding Eller Caldwell re-
marked that he had been in the Conference for
forty years aud had never seen so Tnuch turmoil.
Pariisans of both Quigg ard Ligltbourne rose in
all parts Of the house to defend their respective
favorites. but they were promptly called to order
by the Bishop
The missionary collections were reported, and
amounted to $4,Gls.
The Rev. W. r. McFarlane was appointed to
collect the accounts of the Western Book Con
ccrn.
The characters Of the preachers were taken up
and passed. When the hame Of the Rev. J. +
Smith was resehed, Prcsiding E Eder Hill read a
communication from that gentleman stating that
he wished to Withdraw from the Conference and
Church. It was granted.
The Rev. r. c. Jones offered resolution com
mendiug Hon. Jaeoh Tc2 q '' sis s9 .y1'-'''i,
Sweden PlisoH were terribly ahected D!
of tha knowledge uefrJMfeIOr his magnificent
gilt Of s25 900 to establish scientific and cduca
tional building, which will be known as the Tome
Memorial Building.
The evening session was devoted to home mis-
sions and Bishop Merrill, the Rev. T. E. Terry
and the Rev. E. L. Hubbard made interesting
addresses.
This mornings session opened at O'Clock
with devotional exercises conducted by the Rev.
Alfred Smith. The Revs Azel 2 Fryxell, A. S
Mowbray. Muchmore, Guthrie, Mace and Essley
were elected to dcacon's orders. Mr.. FryXell is
in charge Of the Swedish mission IN Wilmington
and is limited to missionary work. The Reys.
V. S. Collins and George L. Hardesiy were adj
mitted to full connection, and the Rev. ]. II. How
ard was admitted hy transfer from the Virginia
Conference.
The Conference Academy report was read and
accepted.
The afternoon session was devoted to Educa.
tional matters, ami the Revs. W. E, England and
Alfred Smith made addresses. The Temperance
anniversary occupied the evening, and Major
George A. Hilton and J. f. Smith, ESQ, ad
dressed large audiences
SUNDAY.
An immense crowd assembled OH Sunday
Men, women and children We'd with each other
in trying to get a position in some one of the
various places that were open for public worship.
It was hard to tell who drew the largest COZ gre
CATIONS. All the churches and the court house
were filed to oYerhowing.
MONDAY.
At this mornings session the Rev. James Car
roll conducted the devotional services. The
parchment OF the Rev. J. E. Smith was returned
10 Conference. The Book Concerns annual re-
port was read and approved. It was decided to
pay the Recording Secretary $50 for making up
the Journal Of 1885. The Revs. J. A. B. Wilson,
WI. Duhadway, 7. E. Marindale and J. H.
Caldwell were appointed trustees Of tile Confer
ence Academy.
Revs. J.. H. Caldwell, T. J.. Tomkiuson and
C. S, Baker were elected to fiil vacancies in the
trustees Of the Centenary Board DR.. Upham
spoke in tue interests OF the Drew Theological
Seminary, and Mrs. Jennie Willing for the
woman's Home Missionary Society. The char.
acters Of the Revs. W. W. Redman and r. Roc,
supernumary ministers, were passed, and their
relations changed TO elective. TheRsv. George
Barton, supernumary, was changed to Superan-
uated. E,kton was chosen as the next meeting
place Of Conference.
The afternoon was devoted to the annual Me-
mortal service. The Rev. I. jewell conducted
The deyotous.
The first anniversary Of the Conference Stew
ards was also held in the afternoon. The Rev.
Walter Thompson and J. F. Williamson, Esq,
made addresses.
! The church extension anniversary was held al
night, when the Revs. J. P. 0tis and A. J. KEEP
eti, D. D., delivered addresses.
TUESDAY.
This morning the devotional exercises were
conducted by DR.. Upham Of Drew Seminary.
The following reports we're read and adopted
Church extension, Sunday Schools, the foreign
missionary society. Ehe aneuce committee, The