Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-13
THE DErAwAnn CONFERENCE.
Appointments of Pastors OF COIOred
Churches ON tine Peninsula.

CnuTCneB ON tine F6mlmAulds
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-The closing
session of the DelawareM. e. Conference,
colored, was held this morning, Bishop
Merrill presiding.
The morning was devoted to the con-
sideration of reports of committees. A re-
port of committee in the afternoon SEES
sion on temperance work caused q lively
breeze. The report recommended that
colored voters belonging TO the Methodist
Episcopal Church should in the future
| support candidates for Office who favor
the temperance cause irrespective of
political parties. After heated argu-
ment, this portion of the report was lost.
The question of camp-meetings was dis
| cussed and, after considerable debate, the
conference voted to do everything pos
sible to prevent colored congregations
from holding camp-meetings.
James H. Scott, Charles o. Waters,
Walter J.. Moore, John FL. Griffin, William
7. Cole and Lewis E. Toulson were
placed on trial as local preachers for one
year.
In the evening the Rev. John II. Price
delivered o sermon to the Daughters Of
Conference" band of women who raise
money for the support of the superan-
nuated ministers. The church was
crowded to overAowing
Among the appointments announced
were the following
Philadelphia district-Isaac II. White,
presiding elder. Chester, Pa, G.. w.
Hamilton; Middletown, L. w. Deakins
Odessa, j. II. johnson; Port Deposit,
j. O. Carroll; South Wilmington, A. j.
Wallace; Wilmington: Ezion, H. A.
Monroe; Wilmington circuit, d. A.
Ridout New Castle, J. II. Scott.
Dover district-G. H. Washington,
presiding elder. Bridgeville, G. L.
Townsend; Cambridge, Md, William II.
Thomas; Cambridge circuit, Charles o. |
Waters; Dover circuit, William j. Jack
son; Dover station, A. Brown; East New
Market, Md, William NJ. Webb; Lewes
and Rehoboth, j. H. johnson; Laurel,
John FL. Lanksford; Milford, d. j.
Waters; Milton and Slaughter's Neck, A.
]. Handy; Townsend, F, j. Lee; Smyrna,
T. M. Hubbard.
Chestertown district-W. j. Parker,
presiding elder. Centreville, w. @. Dick
erson; Chestertown, A. r. Shockly;
Church Hill, O. H. Hutchins; Crumpton,
William H. Rodgers; Denton, NJ. H.
Horsey; Easton, j. ID. Elliott Fairlee,
>. Ii Nthtefbs Gutllfllle, d. L. Wills |
Greensborongh, G. M. Landin; Kent
ISLAND, I. IL. johnson; Marydel G. W.
Yourg; Wellington, A. Lober; Royal
Oak, j. II. Nutter Sassafras, s. e.
Adams; 81. Michael's, d. G. Birmingham;
Skipton, A. A. Grinnage; Still Pond, j.
Mason; Talbot, H. Thomas Galena,
". j. Moor; Trappe, P. Brown. Ii
Salisbury district-W. Ii. Coffee, pre- /
iding elder. Accomack, Va, j. X.
Adam; Crisfeld, Nd, N. Morris; Deals
STAND, Md, j. w. Brown; Paramount,
Nd, j. A. Scott Friendship, Nd, H.
?. Rich; Greenhill, E. Fl. Webb; Horn
own, Va, r. j. Waters; North Berlin,
Id, j. L. Cole; Pocomoke City, T. B.
1. Coleman; Princess Anne, Nd, j. r.
Waters Quantico, Md, j. H. Holland
salisbury, Nd, E. E. Parker; Salisbury I
ircuit, j. j. Dennis; South Berlin, Md, !
J. A. Horsey; Snow Hill, Nd, King j. !
tile; Stockton, w. j. johnson; Snow /
I'LL circuit, L. E. Toulson.
After the singing of the doxology and !,
he benediction the conference adjourned.