Daily Republican., 1886-03-06
Gregg, oil Of Philadelphia; the Rev,
DIR. A. 3. HINT Of the American Bible

Gregg, ell of Philadelphia the Rev.
DR.. A. 3. HINT Of the American Bible
Blshop Mallslieu- was requested TO
name time when he would repeat his
lecture ON "The March of the Saxon"
when he replied that with the amount
Of work which he has TO do, 1t would
be impossible to comply with the re
quest, but that he would be happy to
visit one OF their camp meetings and
preach during the coming summer.
The Bishop had scarcely ceased speak,
ing when the Rev. j. FL. Adams rose
and said, "Well then, I'll invite you to
visit the Brandywine Summit Camp"
The venerable DIR. ID. p. Kidder, Of
the Methodist Episcopal Educational
Board, delivered an address in the
Interest Of the board. He spoke of the
vast amount Of good that had been ac-
lcomplished through its agency and
urged the ministers to do all In their
power to assist in the ob.ervanoe Of
Children's Day, as from that source
considerable of the funds necessary TO
enable the board to perform it's great
work are derived. The doctor said he
was In favor OF having q Good Tid-
ings' Day" In early autumn, provided
IL would not interfere with "Children' b
Day"
DIR. A 8. Hunt, OF the American
Bible Society, followed in earnest
address on the great work that is being
accomplished by the society, whi ch he
iexplained 10 undenominational. He
said hundreds of Testaments were be-
ing printed in French for distribution
in Louisiana.
Al this poiHt he was interrupted for
a moment by the Bishop, who said that
| he knew of an. instance in that State
where forty persons had been convert.
ed through the fundamentally of a
French Testament, published by the
Bible Society.
The Rev. A. w. Milby, presiding
elder of Dover district, read his report
for the past year, in which he says
Some parts of my charge remind me
of Ireland, as che land il held by ab-
sentees; some of our churches which
were once strong and prosperous are
now weak, because the owners of land
here moved to town, and the tenants
are either unable or unwilling to sup
Iport the churches. He said that there
had been about 600 probationers dur
ing the year, large percentage o
whom had been admitted to member
ship" He also said: Brother Car
roll, of Lsipsic, had TO fight against th'
Istars in their courses; church at Littl,
Oroek, built for generations never TO b.
born, heavily busdened with debt
Leipsic visited, as with scourge; con
gregations broken up, public school,
believe, for q time abandoned, and owe
forty persons, old and young, in tn
the space of three months carried t
their long no mes, and mourner
) going about the streets; and BrOthe
Carroll himself kicked by his owl
horse, and for time disabled; yet b
: kept right onward, batting neithe
heart or hope, until Ged has poured ou
his spirit"
In reporting the condition of the Con
ference Academy, the presiding eide
gives the following figures: Number O
, teachers, 8; students, 1871; graduates
81; graduates to the ministry, 3; non
, raduates, Is; value OF property, 800
900; indebtedness, 50 300; volumes i
library, ], 400; valne OF PHILOSOPHERS
apparatns, Sl50; number of specimens
botanical and geological, 1,500: incom
from board and tuition, Sl6,097. rs; 81
. penses. $12 ,42l. 10; rental, $I.225b2.
The names OF the preachers in Dove
district were then called, their charat
ters passed, and the amounts aPportior
ed to and received from each charR
announced as follows: