Daily Republican., 1886-03-06
THE NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
WORK OF THE SECOND DAYS
SESSION,
Reports OF Presiding Elders--COnsider
able Business 1rnDs-
acted.

Conference proceedings we're resumed
on FRIDAY morning At 8 80 o'clock, with
dey otional exercises by the Rev X, II.
Adams. At 0 O'Clock Bishop Mallalieu
took his seat, and the old familiar
hymn, On Jordan's Stormy Banks
Stand" was sung, followed with prayer
BY the Rev. II. O. Jones. The secro-
tary then read the minutes of Thurs
days procsed ings. and they were sp-
proved. On motion the Rev. I. b
Thomas was instru ,ted to print his
history OF Methodism at Snow Hill In
the Peninsula Methodist. A com NUM-
cation was received from the Quarterly
Conference OF Scott NJ. K. church,
recommending that the parchments of
the Rsv. Vaughn Smith, which he sur
rendered two years ago, be restored TO
him, and that he be reinstated In the
con ference.
The reading OF the paper was received
with applause, and ON motion tho rec
ommendatiou was complied With.
The Mowbray case was then brought
up by the Rev. A. W. Milby. for The
defense. who asked that committee be
appointed to investigate the charges
against him when the Rev. j. b. QuiRg
DIbhtDLtu u AOA AhAs
Mowbray, stating that he WAS willing
to withdraw from the conference under
charges, aud he moved that Mowbray'e Q
name be entered on the minutes ss
withdrawn under charges. The motion
was discussed at length and finally
adopted, when the Bishop remarked
that although there was no doubt but
this action was just IL panied him
| saA Al svnuld rnra N
for Brother Mowbray that he would be
restored TO the church and saved at last.
Rev. d. p, Kidder of New York, the
Rev. I. Snowden Tnomas OF :he Pen
iusula Methodist, and the Rev. Mr..
Howard were introduced and received
by the conference.
The Rev. John Prunce, who was ap
pointed presiding elder OF Easton dis
trict last fall, when the Rev. j. II. Cald-
we'll resigned to become president o.
Delaware College, prese n led his report
which showed the following conversions
during the year: ,
CentravilIe, 100; Church Hill, 60
Ches:ertowp, 18; EAston, 2S; Greens
borough, IL; Aillsborough, 40; Ken
Island, 20; Marydel, b2; Millington, IS
Odesss, AZ; Queenstown, %; oxford, 6O
Pomona, %; Rock Hall, 63; Royal Oak
45; st. Michaels, 10; Still Pond. 3S
Townsend, 30; Trappe, 80; smyrnI
circu,t ~; Wye, 10. Total conversions
Ss3; pi o ,ationeIs, 749; admitted from
probation into fall mem bershtp, 563
ex neDded for churches and parsonages
l$9 700.
In conclusion the report says: II
some parts Of the territory covered b!
our district there prevails q great cor
Eruption In politics. Votes arc bough
land sold to an extent that is alarming
and with an audacity that endanger
Ievery free institution OF the state. IN
Idiscipline of our church speaks Of thi
Terrible evil in the following language
I'ExtirpAte bri ribery-receivtDg anything
Idirectly OF indirectly-for voting at an!
lelection. Show no respect 20 person
therein, bat expel a,l that touch tn
Iaccurstd thing am glad to say tho
our preachers and churches are stand
ling up bravely against this most In
Iiqultous practice Of political parties.
Local option obtains Ia the create
spart Of Easton district, but where
does not our people are lighting tn
monster intemperanco with an I'm
Iauenchable zeal and determination tina
conte 10 plates only the utter debtructio
i OF the run traffic, and the enactment
such prohibitory laws a. will effectuall
protect our homes and hresides.
"Three camp meetings were held thi
year within the bounds Of our distric
They have not, however, been very ad
vantageouB TO the cause OF religion
Aud unless they can be held as evan
eelizing agencies and made to conforI
Strictly TO the laws of our disciplin
lthey should be discontinued entirel!
as we are In great danger of being dii
graoed by the Sunday traffic and des
lcration that Is tolerated.
Upon the names of the effective eide
Iof the Easton District being callt
their characters were passed, and the
reported the amounts apportioned II
/, each charge, with the amount collecte'
las follows: