Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-11

on ence. He related the low state OF prosper
nut to which the Wilmington Conference EC
,ot eational Society had fallen. The membe
va who were gradually growing fewer, paid
H., to become such. For 800 person cot
10 become patron with all the privileges
rh manager, or for 800 q llfe-memb
nd In n years there had not been o
al oil either. This should not be, MetiodI.
ce was born in university, grew up with
M and has never been divorced from Il. NJ
"a withstandlng its low financial state II hi
=, during its existence. aided l6 mhmbe
" to 10 Of the other board Ten of tile
70 are members Of the conference, while on
>? two of those aided by the other society we
70 In conference. No one can get aid from Il
ii Wilmington society without pledging hir
If self to enter the home conference.
"a The Rev. Dr. Kidder was introduced an
= spoke at considerable length. Ignnranc
u he said, was foe to God and curse
man. He did not think 1t proper th
o church and educational work should |
J. considered separately. Whatever form
Christian work we enter we become teacher
IL The services at the NJ. f.. churches O
= Sunday will be as follows: Love feast at 9 ,
. m. to be led by the Rev. A. ID. Davi
a = Preaching at 1870 by Bishop W. Il. Malll
lieu, after which ordination OF deaeons wi
g follow: At $50 p. m. there will be sermo
s probably by the Rev. DIR. McCanley, pres
, dent OF Dickinson College, to be followe
, by ordination of elders. AT 730 .. M tn
missionary anniversary will be held with =
, A. Ellis, Esq, in the chair; reading of
financial report by A. G.. Cox, Esq. addres
by Chaplain C. q. McCabe, corresponding
member of the missionary society, and th
; Rev. II. s. Thompson.
Chaplain McCabe will prench ,st Prp5by
, terian Church in the morning. A children'
mass meeting. in which the Methodist and
Presbyterian Sunday-schools will unite and
at which the Revs. W. III. Hutchins and W
e. Avery and +. NJ. Stevenson, ESQ, will
speak, will be held at this church IN tho
evening. Rev. Thomas L. Terry will pre-
side.
ELEToN, March circumference began at
Sis II. M, by sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Walton and the singing of several familiar
| hymns.
Nj, Quigg moved that the board of mis-
sions deal with the amendments offered the
previous day and report to conference ut its
nexf yearly session. Agreed to.
Il committee on conference endowment
funds, consisting Of minister and layman
from each district was appointed, each pre-
/ siding elder naming. Wilmington district
| will represented by the Rev. N. NJ. Browne
/ and II. A. Ellis, Esq.
An article prepared by the Rev. J, P.
Otis on the History of the Elkton Metho-
| dist Church, which was to have been read
| at the historical society, will be published
| in the Peninsula Methodist.
The Rev. j. p. Otis of Elkton was excused
from preaching a missionary sermon on
| account OF excessive labor in preparing for
the conference.
J.A. b. Wilson presiding elder of the Sails
htd nd
OF the ministers had been seriously indis-
posed excepting the Rev. II. W. Todd, who
had recovered. The Rev. W. f. McFarlane
had suffered great loss in the death Of a
daughter. The presiding elder then took
up each charge and pastor and commented
wonderful Improvement Among
works reported are 80 probationers on
Pocomock circuit, 46 probationers at
Gsumborough; 60 at Girdletree and Con-
nors; IL at Fruitland; Is per cent Increase |
In membership at Fairmonnt.
AT Chincoteague the membership was in |
creased from 40 to ll5 Is proba- |
tloners at Bishopvllle; 26 at Salisbury; |
"a conversions at Westover: AZ CON |
versions at Tangler. On Hollands |
Island, Henry S. Delaney had accomplished |
a good work. Out of the $50 Inhabitants |
a were members of the church and about |
~ probattoners. The Rev. W. L. Avery |
at Asbury had had $50 conversions during |
his three years sojourn. The Rev, A. |
d. Davis at Frankford had 140 conversions,
This minister had witnessed the conversion
OF 2,lOO souls during his ministry. The elder
said ''that a real live old man is the
ltyeliest man alive" Mr.. Davis desired to |
do missionary work on barren part of the
lower Virginia peninsula. On Salisbury
district during the year there had
been 1859 conversions, 942 admitted
on probation, and 563 persons
received into full membership; S13,sG2 in
all had been spent improving churches and
parsonages, church had been built
at Pocomoke City at cost of 53,5OO,
and church completed at Franklin |
SOB had been raised for the support of |
the ministers, an increase Of 81 200 over the /
previous. year. The missionary collections
exceeded the apportionment by 81 ,042;
s6l4 was raised for church extension, and
1878 for freedman's aid. There had been
an advance in all the collections excepting
that for the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society, where there had been a falling Off.
This prosperity Of the churches was re-
markahle because Of the low prices paid
for grain and the almost ruined oyster in
terest.
A. d. Davis arose and asked the bishop
that he might be sent to the Virginia mis-
sion, and asked for aid to outfit himself
with tent &c. The bishop started col
lection for the purpose by contributing $40,
purpose.
Mr.. Wilson said that Mr.. Davis desire to
be appointed to this work was the more re-
because he was 60 years of age
and at present had a salary Of 5000 and a |
fine parsonage to live in,
Mr.. Davis said he would rather live on |
territory next year than live with the angels,
DIR. j. II. Caldwell arose to make an ex-
PLANTATION. He had been in the ministry /
for 40 years, and found it a great trial to | ,
sever himself from his brethren. He had
been elected president of Delaware College
and had seen fit to accept. He would leave
it to the conference to fix his relation !
with 1t, as Delaware College was not con-
neeted with the Methodist church.
Presiding Elder France moved that the | +,
bishop appoint him to Delaware College.
The committee of finance reported
through L. A. q. Gerry that during the
year $l,17O had been collected for the
Freedmen's Aid Society In all $14,912 l
was raised for the seven church
an increase of $5,326 over
ast year. Episcopal fund, 51.117.4O;
Momen's Foreign Missionary Society, :
s7l4.2l; Women's Home Missionary Society, i
SO Church Extension Society, 81 1885;
rract Society, S399.63; Sunday-School O
Union, $405.77; Freedman's Aid Society, '
81, ,170.3S: Educational purposes, including /
Jhildren's Day, Educational Society of Con- |
,erenee and the Conference Academy,
oO,f59'Izi BLDG society, G5H6,TT; Domestic a
$56S.90; total, $13,646.49.
The following passed examination and
we're advanced Axel Y. Fryxell, David II. I
Joekran, James NJ. MITCHELL G.. +. Hopkins,
J. W. Easily, Robert Watt, l.. ]. Muchmore 1
ind L. s. Mace.
J., D. Reese, W. R. Sears, G. W. Bowman
md J. W. Gray not passing satisfactory
were not advanced.
Drs. Kynett, ButtZ and Frysinger delivered
addresses. Another business will be held I
It 2 o'clock,
ELKToN, March IA special session
vas held at . o'clock Saturday after
Ioon. The trustees of the board of i
domestic missions were reelected for the |
.nsuing year by exclamation. y
Albert Thatcher and j. P. Edes were
admitted to local deacon's orders. w. w. {
Taylor and j. Il. Dill were admitted to {
elders orders. A. P. Prettyman, Charles /
H. Williams, Benjamin @. Warren and I
Vaughn s. Collins were elected to elders
orders.
The following licentiates were elected I
10 deacon's orders; w. A. Wise, w. NJ.
Dawson, Wilmer Jaggard, Daniel McFaul, I
Emerson p. Roberts, Il. II. Derrickson t
md Isaac Wood
Immediately after the adjournment of I
conference, which occurred shottly after
o'clock, the anniversary OF the Women's l
Home Missionary Society of the Will q
nington Conference was held. 1t was |
opened by the Rev. 4. Z. Martindale,
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