Smyrna times., 1886-03-10

CheTeIore take the responsibility to ask
Tor him a supernumerary relation. and
also started special contribution with
an offering; $117 was raised and mo-
tiOn to place him on the supernumerarv
list was carried.
The Rev. E. J. Way of Baltimore. a
gray-haired man, over 20 wears of age
made very pathetic address, review
ing his life in the work of the church
and asking that the prayers. of the con-
ference be given him in his old davs.
AT the Memorial service in the after
noon Rev. w. S. Robinson read n
memoir of Anne Townsend Willis. Rev
}: P. Otis of Keziah Price and Rev. N.
M. Brown of Virginia Caroline Phpbus
The Sunday school Union and Tract
Society held its anniversary in the even
ing.
TUESDAY.
Opened with sermon by Rev. ]. S.
Willis. The statical Secretary, Rev. J.
ID. Z. Hanna made a full report of the
statistics of the conference showing pro-
0auoners received this year 3,941; full
members, q, ,842; local preachers, 1876 {;
churches, 324; parsOnages, 80; average
numberin Sunday schools, 342 &c.
The Rev. r. w. Todd's "History of
Feninsular Methodism" was commend
ed by the Revs. DR.. Wallace, J. Alb.
Wilson and Z. E. Martindale. 1t was
stated that the work would be from
800 to 400 pages and would be publish
ed If enough subscribers could be OBJ
tanned
The Rev. B. F. Prices semi-centen-
NAL sermon is to be published.
! The Peninsula Methodist was, on mo-
tion Of r. w. Todd, endorsed, and
Publisher Thomas, proposes to open a
bookstore in Wilmington. The Rev.
w. Underwood, D. D., was, on recon-
mendatiOn of Presiding Elder Milby,
granted a superannuated relation.
The Rev. Charles A. Hill was appoint
ed to preach the next missionary SER
mon at the next conference.
The Rev. William 7. Valiant of the
NJ. Z. Church of Maryland was admit
ted to full membership without exami-
nation. The Rev. Jacob Todd D. D.,
of the Newark, N. j., Conference, was
received, and the Rev. J. Richards
Boyle, d. D., dismissed to Newark
Conference.
Candidates. for admission being
taken up, the following were admitted /:
George E. Wood, r. Irving Watkins.
w. G. KOons, James T. PrOuse, Will
liam w. Sharp, Henry S. Dulaney,
Frank U. Morgan, Asbury Burke, w.
w. johnson, Clinton T. Wyatt and
William p. Taylor. The Rev. Albert
Chandler, despite the protest of Presid-
ing Elder Wilson, was granted a super
numerary relation, and F. G. Anderson
was located.
Crisfeld was selected for the next
conference, the vote between it and
Easton standing 81 to 46.
The afternoon session was taken up
in reading Of resolutions thanking the
people Of Elkton for their generous
hospitality to all The Rev. J. S. Will
lis then spoke of the way in which the
conference had been presided over by
Bishop Mallalieu, and, being asked by
the bishop to lead in prayer, made such
a prayer as has been seldom heard in
Elkton churches. After the prayer
Bishop Mallalieu spoke of the manner
in which he had been received and en-
tertained, and also ofthe careful manner
in which the elders had performed
their work. He asked all to pray for
him in his work in the South.
At p. NJ, the appointments were
read, which were as follows:
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.
CHAs. HILL, p. E.
Bethel and Glasgow, J. T. VanBur-
kalow.
Chariestown, w. f. Tomkinson.
Cherry Hill, Charles A. Hill.
Chesapeake City, 7. A. H. O'Brien.
Chester, Il. B. Hunter.
Christiana, Joseph Dare.
ClaymOnt, to be supplied.
Delaware City, J. II. Wiley.
Elk Neck, Asbury Burke.
ElktOn and CrOuch's Chapel, J. P.
Otis.
HOckessin, Julius Dodd.
HOpewell, w. Il. Sears.
Mt. Lebanon, w. II. Hendrickson.
Mt. Pleasant, J. w. Hammersley.
Newark and Wesley, c. w. Pretty
man.
New Castle, r. E. Terry.
Newport and Stanton, f. H. Nelson.
North East, T. S. Williams.
Port Deposit, L. l.. Barrett.
Red Lion, w. A. Wise.
Rising Sun, Isaac Jewell.
hOWlduuNlile anu mount IleaSanI, u
be supplied.
St. Georges and Summit, l.. w. Lay
field.
WILMINGTON
Asbury, J. Z. Bryan.
Brandywine, +. i. Hubbard.
EpwOrth, d. II. COrkran.
Grace, Jacob Todd.
Madeley, B. f. Price.
Mount Salem, Il. G. Jones.
st. Paul's, w. L. S. Murray.
KingswOOd, to be supplied.
Scott, N. NJ. Browne.
Swedish Mission, A. u. Fryzell
Union, Adam Stengle.
Wesley Mission, S. T. Gardner.
Zion Circuit, C. F. Sheppard
J. II. Caldwell, president of Delaware
College and member of Newark Quar-
terly Conference.