The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-21
ne WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
UNUSUALLY STORMY SESSION.

nisters on 7, ial-Rev, Mr.. Aldred Declines
to Stand Trial and Leaves the Confer
ence-The Appointments.
Our report of the dongs of the Confer
Ice closed with Thursday of last week.
| FRIDAY.
When the character of the preachers
as tak"n up at Fri lay mornings SEES
on OF the conference, there was a pause
? the proceedings when the name OF the |
fev. j. L. Saith WAS reached PirSid- |
bg Elder A. W. Mildly read quite an elab-
rate communication from Mr.. Saith, in |
|hieh he stated that his religious convic- |
Ions had recently undergone change.
nd that under the circumstances he
ould not conscientiously remain in the
fethodist Church. He wished. however.
be permitted to retain his credentials
lis name WAS withdrawn fem the con
,rencs, and he will not be allowed to re.
aln his credentials. Mr. Smith will con.
ect himself with the followers of Swe.
enbOrg.
The following secretaries were appoint
to take testimony in the cases of the
inisters to be tried for various INSIDE
eanors: V. S. Collins for j. f. Mowhray.
&. Fosnochs for A. w. Lightbourne.
E. Kidney for w. f. Tompkinson, and
= II. Nelson for E. p. Allred The
samed gentleman, who is to be tried
Tho co niSl intimacy with a servant girl
II began tsss abundance upon conference.
The coufersn NJ the different trial cas-,
to Hon. Jacob Tom2ony at p. NJ.
Igift of ss5, 900 to the Ute it of thanks
College. DR.. McCaul, represala o'tcent
inson College, was introduced a. HH.nSon
brief address ID the interest of tia.
stitution. A number of ministers from
Newark and Philadelphia conference.
were introduced to the conference By
Bishop Merrill.
The Rev. W. R. Mcfarland was APP
pointed to collect the accounts of the
Western Book Concern. The conference
was authorized to draw on the char.el
fund for $50. At the call of the board
Of stewards, they reported the total re.
ceipts for conference claimants to be 81
61S.
The afternoon session of the e,nfer-
ence was in the interest of the Woman 5
Foreign Missionary Society, and the
speakers were w. E. Avery, l.. w. Lay
field and Mrs. Mary Holbrook. The
church was filled to it's utmost capac!t.
Tha evening session was devoted to thu
missionary cause, the speakers being I
E. Terry and E. L. Hubbard.
SATURDAY,
On Saturday, Rev. Alfred Smith con
Quoted the devotional exercises.
Rev. j.. ii. Howard. of the Virginii
Conference, was transferred to this con
ference, and his name ordered to b.
placed on the roll by the secretary.
Revs. LYMAN J. Muchmore. Edgar
Mace, J. Easily, w. B Guthrie and a. S
Mowbray were elected to deacons orders
and V. S. Collins and George l.. Hardest.
were admitted in full connection.
Axel Fritzel], pastor of tie Swedish
Missions of Wilmington, was received OF
trial and elected to deacous' orders unde
the missionary rule, which limits him t
missionary work.
The report of the Conference Aeadem
at Dover was next received. The acad
envy will owe. on August LIST. s2l 81. 0.
Its estimated assets are So 432 66.
The committees appointed to investi
gate the charges against the R.vs. A. w
Lightborne, J. E. Mowbray aud w. Z
Tompkinson, began their work in the al
ternoon. 1t is said that plagiarism wa
not the only charge that was preterre
against the Rev. J. E. Mowbray. He
also charged with borrowing sums G
money from members of his church AN
never returning them.
The charges against Presiding Eide
J. A. B. Wilson for maladministratior
| it is thought, will not prove very serious
| The afternoons session of the conferenc
was devoted to the cause of education
the speakers being Revs. y. Smith an
w. E. England.
A temperance meeting was held a
night and speeches were delivered b
Major George Hilton and J. +. Mowbra,
SUNDAY.
Business was dispensed with. aud d.
votional exercises made the order OF tt
proceedings of the conference Oh Sunday
services being held as follows: st IL
Methodist Episcopal church at 9 A. NJ
sermon by Bishop Merrill; at p. NJ. q
dlnation Of deacons and elders; at P
preaching by tie Rev. Alexander Graf
of New Jersey conference At the Pre-
byteran church, at A. NJ, serm ~ b
the Rev. J. s. Willis; at p. NJ, preac
ing by the Rev. A. Smith. At the J
p. church, at 8 A. NJ. sermon by the Re-
w. E. England; st P. NJ, sermon
the Rev. r. II. Adams. At the color'
NJ. T. church, at 8 A. NJ, the Rev. A.
} Davis preached sermon; at p.
preaching by the Rev. Valentine Ora
At the court house at p. NJ, an adsire
by Mrs. Jennie Willing, secretary of t
Womans' Homs Missionary Society.
MONDAY.
t The Rev. James Carroll conducted c
yotional exercises at the opening OF &C
E ference on Monday morning. The pare
ment of the Rev. J. E. Smith, who W
5 connect himself with the Swedenborgia
j was returned to the conferences.
i The annual report of the book conce
was read and approved and the repo
y of presiding elders and character Of q,
listers passed.
Presiding Elder Miiby, in present.
his report, said of the Rev. J. E. Ma
,. bray against whom charges have be
= preferred, that lac could put more enti
a siasm in congregation than any man
J. ever knew.
10 After some argument upon the subj
r il was decided to pay the recording sec
t. tary $50 for making up the Journal
e 1885 and J. ID. G. Hanna was appoin
to collect the same.
r Trustees of the Conference Acade
l. were appointed as follows: J. y. b. "
!. co, w 7 Duhadway. Il. f. Martin ind