Daily Republican., 1888-12-26

Amongst the interesting DISCUSSIONS
IN the preaehers' meeting on Monday
several Important subjects were eonsid.
cred. When reports were called for,
Presiding Elder Murray reported IN.
creased revival at EpwoFth Church, the
night.
Rev. Mr.. holt Of Boston being present
gave brief report Of the success OF
Methodism In the Eastern States. Mr..
Holt is young man from Camden, Del.
who claimed Rev. J, =, Bryan as hid
spiritual father, having been taken into
the church under his preaching
Mr.. Holt did not give a very natterlng
sccouut OF the growth Of Methodism In
New England. The colleges and high
state OF education In New England mill.
tate against The spirituality ofthe church
as Il exists In the vicinity Of Wilmington
and on the Peninsula.
A happy medium be thought would be
,or this section TO have more OF New
kngland's education and New England to
have more Of Delaware's emotion.
Rev. O. A. Grlce gave . report Of the
Court In turning down license appllca-
Tors, though the number was not 60
great as al other courts, in proportion 70
AAN VI nGNHhHN kNAnNEu
Professor s. T. Ford being present was
called upon, aud he sald that Methodlsm
was growing very fast In the West where
he had Travelled.
Methodists out west had begun 70 talk
OF electing their own bishops without thu
aid OF the East The Professor was
called upon TO give recitation, but no
declined.
Rev. ii. II. sanderson reported thai
Kew. A. stengle had preached a stirring
temperance sermon 10 the Union NJ. Il.
Church yesterday forenoon.
The Presiding Eldership" being the
regular question for discussion, Rev.
Vaughn $ Collins, made quito forciblt
address aeaiust the growing power exer
cised by Presiding Elders. HIS array Of
arguments and tlgures showed that Con
ieTences were emit ely controlled by ez
and active Presiding klders.
The lste General Conference had Ill
Presiding ELDERS IN II aud they heightened
their term Of service 10 ak years. Mr..
Collins sharply criticised the frightening
OF the term OF all the leading Confer.
ense committees the Presiding Hlderl
nominate the members and the Confer
enee confirms.
He also bore down a little hard on the
! conference Tor confirming without ques-
ton whatever is proposed by Presiding
Elders. Mr.. Collins had served under
three Of the present presiding elders oil
the conference, loved them all, would
like 10 serve under them again, hui
thought tn, y had too much work thrust
upon them
| Rev. DR.. Todd took exceptions to some
Of the remarks OF Mr.. Collins. II Pre-
siding Elders held prominent positiODi
10 the church II was because Of their &C.
| tvity and zeal. He thought, too, thai
they had too much power and had toe
much work to do, which was the fault Of
the Conference
Tue question was farther discussed b.
Rev. w L Murray, Rev J r. Van
Burkalow, Kew q. A. Grice and others
| The following is the program for fu
ture MEETINGS: December 3lst, essay
Original sin," the Rev z. l.. Hubbard
Phi D.; January 7th, sermon, the Rev
Adam Stengie; January l4th, discussion
Has Man Gained or Lost by the Fall7'
Affirmative, the Rev b. u, Price; mega
tive, the Rev. T. snowden Thomas; Janu
airy 2lst, essay, "Chrst.an Sc eDee," tn
Rev. Jacob To d, ID. d.; January 2Sth
essay, Best Methods Of Revival Work
the Rev. D. II Corkrkn