Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-09

work 10 any one Of the sixty presiding |
elders reports that have been made |
during the last twenty years, covered |
By the history of our conferences. We
do not deny that some people do have
malaria and that here rs elsewhere men
die But we do claim that the health
OF the Methodist preacher Ia rs good in
the WILMINGTON Conference rs 1t IL IN
any connection, and we challenge COL
tradiotion and demand proof to tho
contrary.
Memoirs-T This conferences q; its sss
sion in 1873 passed resolution re.
Questing its mtnb ers to hand in
sketches Of their lives to be put upon
file for future use. The resolution sug
Restsd to me the preparation OF the
book now present to the conference.
1t contains . photograph and o sketch
trict both active and retired. desire
the conference to place tho work Ia the
Conference HiLt3Ticsl Society.
The years work Is done; the ledger
OF the district lie posted, and shows q
balance on the credit side.
The following amounts were reported
by the ministers of Salisbury district:
James A. Bundle, SS5; W. r. Corkrau,
s75; y. G. Mcsorlev 's9is; B. o Warner,
S2Gsi c. s. Baker, SOS; W. L. Avery,
s6l9; s. N Pnohard. 800; W.
b. Guthrie, $50, ]. L. Todd, -;
ID. +. Wsddell, S9i; Warren BurF, -;
7. H. Harding, S65; II. 81. Dsrrickson,
SIS, r. Watt. =; T II. Webster, -;
W. Il McFarlane, 800; 7. L. Martin
dale, Sl6l; W. W. Chaires, -; r W.
Todd, 1920; John Tyler, -; @. H. vii.
liAms, $50; L. =. Mace, -; A, r. Mel
win, s220; o. s. Walton, $50.
The Rev, John France, presiding
elder OF the Easton District, made re-
port IS follows: 10 making this annual
report OF the work In Easton District /
would nrst Of al acknowledge my obi.
CATION TO the gr, q; head OF the church
for the good heath enjoyed, and which
hes enabled me TO fl, with one or two
exceptions, all Of nay appointments for
the conference yenr. II IL my pleasure
Also to record that the health OF the
preachers and their families has been
good. Immediately upon the adjourn
ment OF the last session Of our confer,
ence proceeded TO fill as best could
the charges left to be supplied. Ssssa.
frRs was supplied by the appointment
OF William Shears, local preacher and
student from Boston Unworthy, He
has done good services aud comes to
the conference well recommended.
Rev. d. Collie. q local preacher who
had supplied Talbot Circuit last year,
was continued In that work. WE was
supplied by the appointment CT George
T. Smith, o local preacher.
CruuptOn WAS placed under the care
1 ~ Ia Y MaFFtft pna of nur iv
esteemed supeTnumerAry preachers.
Tums Mills, formerly part OF Kings
Greek OiIc1lt, has been supplied by T.
Il. Ball another supsrDumeFary minis
| ter.
Brother @. X. Morris was continued
In charge OF Morsey'R Mission.
These arrangements completed, ouI
whole field was supplisd with careful
and eAruest wotkmen, The "hAryes'
truly % plenteoua," bat the lAborers ART
indeed few. During the year one NOR
parsonage WAS sdded TO the twenty iv,
already owned by the charges OF Ii,
district.
CIumpton, heretofore without homl
for Its pastor, has, through the effort
o, its PASTOR, secured lust such HON,
as will meet the demand. IL oost $50
$500 Is paid aud the balance will soCl
be provided for.
The PARSONAGE at InElesida has heei
completed and occupied By tho pastor
family. The cost wah 81 $50, Of whlci
$500 has been paid and subscription
promised for the balance.
, The parsonage ~ rilRhman Islau,
. has nearly been cleared OF debt. Tn
parsonage st Church Hlll has bseu en-
larged at cost OF 1887, nearly all o
which has been paid. The pA,sonag
at Easton and the one a. Smyrna STA
ton have been enlarged and improved
and the debt reduced $3.50 on the one c
Marydel. PArsonaRes have Afro bee
repaired at Cecllton, Appcquinimink
Rock Hall, Hillsboro, TrAppe, Galena
CentrevIlle and District Parsonage.
The work OF building new churche
has not been neglected. 10 nearl
every little town we fad two and tire
, Methodist churches, representing q
many different branches Of our CON
mon Methodism. We hope that tn
, time will no. be far distant whe
Methodism or this peninsula will rail-
under one banner, and that Tue banut
! under which have been won the victc
rtes that have placed her where th
stands today.
: A society has recently been organize
q. Clayton, Del,, and there 10 pEonil
e of success. They already have Bal
o bath school with l19 sobo'Ars. I'll
+. church building is under roof and VI.
1 5oOu be ds1icated.
L Preparations have been made to bull
I a chapel at Sherwood.
? Bro. W. W. Sharp has on hand
]. subscription footing no $500 for built
| ss.FE .. AL L.
z AT Bt. Michsel's the lecture room hI
a been enlarged and remodelled ut q co,
L OF 1856
e Chatham Chapel on bot circuit
= row being enlarged.
. Stephensvilie Is being also improve
. a. = COST Of $500, which will soon .
e paid,
II Tne church at eAlena has also bee
e reuode ed.
IS Csntreville church has been improve
Q at a cost Of $3.50; all paid.
o OXFORD has also been improved. 81
C hsB been paid on the debt of Trsppe ,gu
n 1854 on 81. MichRe'.
q There is an advance IN collection
d over what lie required, but NOT as grei
i IS last yeHr.
Missionary collections are aboI
9 81 ga. an advance CT 81 200.
Y A numbe OF the churches on the cI
+. cult are on the Roll OF Honor.
10 Htllsb0ro, smyrna aud EBstou are
/. eLoees of their missionary app9s;io
= men;s,
o The rayivals have BEEN met with 90
y cess, The conversions are AZ follow
se Hiiisboro, 90; Church Hell, %, GAlen
II 30; Ingieside, IS; Greensboro, "a; Mar
., del, 65; Appoqninimtrk so; Mtiinzto
D. IS; 6t. Mlchaels, 90; ToWnseud, {
y. Trsppe. IS; Cecilton, 80; 5m3 rna, {
i, OIfosd, ~; Ctumpton, 10: Csntrevili