Daily Republican., 1888-03-08


| Yesterday afternoon, q. 8 O'Clock, the
~ adversary meeting OF the Conference
Historical Society WAS held. The Rev.
ID, II. Price pregi6ed. II was Announ
ced that the Rsy. Adam 6tengle, who
wss expected TO make en- address, had
besu called away 20 visit O sick person.
4 Tha Rev. WIN. X. EoglAno was then
introduced and read ar essay prepared
under the appoin tment OF a committee
selected 81 the last sdssion OF confer
eDce to inquire into the status OF the
ministers OF the conference at the time
OF iis organization.
He said: 1.-THE Wilmington Confer
ence Was born In 1893 Its first session
convened In Asbury Ohuroh, Whining.
ton, on March II, 1869, Risbop eimps
presidiDg. The bishops council was
composed OF presiding ELDERS appoint.
ed 81 the Philadelphia Conference al lie
previous session. The Rev. 8. L.
Graoey Was elected secretary, and was
assisted by tbs Revs. n. 8. Thompson,
T. IL. MnrtindAle and 7. l.. Pou lson. OF
the first board Of stewards only three
members remain. Three OF the minis
terial and all OF the lay members of the
Church Extension 10oiety, and oil OF
the original mem befs Of the Conference
Missionary Society are dead. OF she
! prssidiug elders appointed In 1863, the
Rsy. I. J. ThoD pson, ID. D., and the
Rsv. John ID. Curtis are dead"
Il The speaker then gave interesting
biographical sketches OF lhe members
OF tho conference St that time. In
} itpeskins OF the growth OF the confer
enoe he said:
u "In 1859 thera were within the bounds
! OF this conference 800 churches; In 1887
the numSe had increased to 3S8 The
membership Of these churches mum.
bered 19,6eS In 1863, and had increased
TO 27,9l3 In 1887
! churches in 1869 wAs $40, 49,. .06, and in
I 1887 e20, ,03t.27. For conference claim.
} ants the 1rst report gave $2,947.s9 and
/ last year the sum had increased 70
] S5 $50, To be added to those gsins are
, % pnrsonages aud one educational In.
] sfttution, the Conference Academy Mt
I Dover"
An interesting psper was read by the
: Rev. II. s, Thompson, who WAS next
introd uced, on the "BRligbury and Viz.
: glnia Districts. He said:
Il When this oonfere nee was uepArnsad
=, from the PhilndelphiA Conferences the
0 work Of the lower PenineulA was con.
{ hned to thirty appointments, and were
= all in tho snow Hill district. Twenty
: eight preachers supplied the pulpitt;
eleven OF these are now In the Salisbury
ldittrict, eleven In the Dover district,
4 one In the Virginia distriot.
I'll The II appointments On the Salisbury
It district, reported at the organization 0i
Is the conferences, reported 7e churches
10 valued nt S8l 800, and eight parsonsRei
worth fl4 200. The menherahip wa
H. u. D..
T. For conference claimants, S329; fol
!, missions, $69s.57 Tract Society, SS5.75
o Blhle Society, e59.63; church extension
10 $50 SO; Sunday school uaion, $50 %
IL church Improvement, S676; peEsonRges
1901 90
ID The reports OF 1897 for this territory
(, shows that the membership had RVowI
4 to 8, ,443; 101 churches velusd Mt $l66
lie 725, and parsOnaRes worth $50, 800. tn,
70 salaries paid In 1887 presented tota
| OF S27, ,841. The conference collections
in 1887, for rniseione, 81 555; Trsct 90
oiety, Sl88; B'ble Society, 1904; Churcl
ia Extension, $734; Sunday School Union
= Sl6S; sent TO the freedman Aid So
u ciety, e459. For chureh Improvement
- :, they had spant SO 6lS; given to con
II ference claimants, 81 .020 Tho tota
> Benevolent collections twenty year
:. $50, were Sl,2l6; In 1887 they CAV
: S11, 664
i. Mr.. Thompson reported that he ha,
/. for ths society copies Of tho minute o
- the Pbiladeiphia conference for th
!, years 1884 and 1855
:. The society WAS presented with
I bound COPY of the hrst volume of tn
J. Christian Advocate by Its secretary
. the Rev. r. W. Todd. Adjournmen
- WAS m Rde at 4 30 O'Clock,
T.. INTHE EVENING.
! Last evenings session WAS devoted &
!. the anniversary of tho Confersno
~ Church Extension Society. Tho Rev
" John b. Quigg presided, and the exei
- oises were opened By the choir sln gin
" "The Morning Light is Breaking.
=. The Rsv. Vaughn OollinB then led /
n prayer, after which the choir san
=. America
s sa AS a prelude to an excellent addrel
!, q on behalf of the Board Of Church Ri
! q tengiOp the Rev. W. A, Spencer, aasli
Il. tant secretary OF the beard, gave SCI
70 vice OF song The EelectionB were, "I'
.e Live for Him. "Ho Game toSsye Me
- and "Harveat Time" the last name
ab being composition Of Mr.. Spence
,s The appeal for aid for church extensio
~. purposes waB aa eloquent one, and d
IN audience was moved to laughter I
AZ tears, as the speaker wilied.
At the conclusion OF tho address Ii
Doctor Distributed cards among tho
present, which he requested them to
out with the amount they were williE
TO give and return them 10 him. Abol
sixty cards each pledglpg $40 by JRl
l, 1888, were returned.
While the cards were being colleots
DR.. Speuoer sald that ho had know
II "mhols churches to catch cold and suk
prolonged attaoks of religious bro
ma ohitis by too suddenly leaving Il
n, building after 3 service" To preyel
wv suoh an occurrence hero, he invited .
those who had and all thoss who ht
not contributed TO eoHae forward ~
shake hands with him.
The Invitation was aeoapied, and u
= Doctor held An iDfermal reoepsion. ii
exercises closed hy the choir singin
In. "BuiIding Two Day"
ior Change Of Base.
A'p ID. Wyatt, No. 109 West Second stree
nd has purchased the property on II
o. north vest corner OF Second and Orani
streets, whore no Will remove his d.
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