Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-10


Sunday School and Tract Bociety was
held In Union NJ H. Church. II. 8,
Thompson was ohsirman. Praysr was
offered by the Rev. EiwArd Davis. Tne
Rev. 8. J. Morris wAs then introduced
snd made an address euloslst Of Sun,
day schools.
At arAce u Z. Church the Wonaen's
Home Missionary Society hsld its
meeting.
oa the platform were the Rlvs. Dr..
jan, b Todd, Ds. James NJ King OF
Now York, T. A. II. o'Brieu, Wm. E
England and j. P, Oils. The church
was completely 6lled. After singing
hymn 920. and prayer by tho Rsv. 7.
A. II. O'Brieu, tie RsV. j. z. Osln
made few remarks. Mrs. Wesley
Weldin, the copa rsncA secsetary read a
report, showing the object Of the WO
mems Home Missionary Society and Its
increase.
II now consists OF so conference go
oieties, ,2C0 auxtiliAiies, 80. 600 annual
memberB and 800 lifo mem hers. II
sent duriuR the lA4t yeAr $48 III. 30 foi
missions aud $50 900 In suppllss The
tFeasufer's report showed thal the fol
lowing amounts had been received since
March 1, 1887, from the different ouKil.
liariet in this conferences: anow Hill,
$40 10; A-bury, $50; Grace, S26t, ,04; st
PAul's, $50 AZ; Scott, S54 IL; Mt. Salem
81 rs, and Dover, SIT, total of Si52 63
Supplies were sent out as follows:
Grace, goods to the value OF &10i rs; st.
PAul's, Sl18 ~; Diver, &76; total for
supplies OF S298 90. The tGtal FROM thls
conference for the year WAS 1851 I8.
Tho chairman then introduced the
Rev. j. NJ. KING OF New York, who
made an abe address. He said: 1.-THE
object OF this society is TO purify the
American hOmes--a patriotic object.
He paid great tribute to the women
engaged la this work, aIf you will
utillzs tha dormant energies Of woman.
hood 1t will do more in purifying the
country than all the evangelical snoie
ties In the same. In America woman.
hood has bean exalted to her right place
mora than in any other country Col
leotioa aud singing by the choir fol.
l1w q, and the bepedietion was pro
nounced by the Rev. William 4 Eng,
land.
THE LAY ELECTORAL CONFERENCE
TIE Lay Electoral Conference was
opened In the basement o. U aion NJ. L
Church yesterday. A emporRry or
gAnizatiou Was effected by electiI Q
Thomas mAllalion president and DR.. Il
j. Prios secretary. AIteSwRrd = per
manent Organization was Effected by
etecliBR II. y Dobson praaldent, Dr.. Il
j. Price secretary and w. ii, Dasniel
assistant secretary.
A ballet for delegates to the General
Oonference wne oroered al the OPT nin q
n hn nd a and .Tntn n ~
6hort, William j. Downing and Rlga
Smith were appointed tellers. The
first ballot resulted 10 follows: II. z
OsnuoD, 49, Levin 8 Nelson, 80; DE-. A.
e Sod er, 30; joseph PSle, 20; w H.
Dsshiel. lB; DR.. Il. j. Pfi0s, ii; j. l..
Cause ID; II. u D3bson. IL; j. d. vii
liz, 8; j. &c. ElleRooa, O.; j. Miller
rbumaa, G; Z salisbury, 81 | 7 Mat
theWs, .; L 7. Dryden. 8; j, LsWson,
/; j. Il. HotieekeI, / I'll. p. CRnLon
Was declared elect d, and on motion
the ssorosAry WAS directed to cast the
second ballot for Mr. Mslson, and both
nominations we're thon made unant.
nous. DIR. A. II. Sadlor and Joseph
Pyle we're then chosen alternates for
Mr. Cannon and MIR. Nelson respec
lively.
William r. Miller, W b. HArmAn, 8.
Postlts, j. e. Elogooi aud Joseph f.
Kinney were named % q committee on
resolutions.
A collection vas then taken up TO de
fray tina expense OF publishing she pre-.
oeedinRs OF the lay conference In the
regular conference Minutes.
The committee on hospital, from the
PhiladelphtA Conference, composed of
the Raw. 8. W. Thomas and the Rev.
William Swindells, had an enthnnlattic
reception by the laymeu'B conference,
which will adopt resolutions expressive
OF their high regard for the proposed ia
st.tutlon.