Daily Republican., 1888-03-12

hcoutNsut Lhat suto otecsOf8l C0nIef
enoe heartily endorse the plan OF en-
dowmens fund for wornout preachers,
the widows and orphans, ndopted By
the Wilmington Conferences one year
ego, and We call upon our people 70
make liberal subscriptions and bs-
quests to that most worthy object, and
20 pie iRe ourselves TO give It material
assistance.
Inasnuch as we have heard from
Rev. 3. W. Thomas and Rev. w.
Swindell, o committee OF the managers
| OF the Methodist Episcopal hospital In
philadelphia, showing the necessity OF
suoh IN institusion and Its proposed
cd vRntsges TO the people of our church
and others residing within the bounds
OF this conference, ana inasmuch as the
/ late Or. Scott Steward Of Philadelphia
made the Methodist Episcopal Church
his iesidnary legatte for the purpose OF
sssisiing In the founding and main
tainiRg OF Methodist Episcopal hos.
pita', the sum OF which now amounts
TO S25) 900, aud inasmuch as by char
tered organization. aud otherwis ise all
tho necessary steps have been taken to
secure such reeults; therefore,
Resolved, That We unite with our
common Methodism In this work and
srammend tho ab9ve enterprise TO the
iibefa,tsy Of the members Of our church
9ithsn the bounds Of the Wilmington
Conference.
In view of the long and faithful scr
vioe rendered. TO tie Methodist Epieco-
pal Church by our lamented brother,
Ffancis Asbury Ellis, one Of the most
prominsnt and highly respected laymen
4 OF the Wilmington Conference, this
electoral conference deems IL their duty
TO place upon record this mem 3rial
tribute: Brother Ellis was born near
Turner'S creek. Kent County, Md, De
cember 29th, 1905 and died In Elkton,
November 81, 1887. Up to his 43i year
no was member Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church During q gracious
revival In the Elkton II. Il. Church in
lSa9, under tho miaistry OF Rav. vii.
liam Il. Elliott, Brother Ellis entered
Into b neg religious experience which
WAC so cloar and complete as to thor.
ouahly Tevolutionize his character and
life.
He promptly identified himself with
the MethodlEt Episcopal Church, aud
for the thirty. eight years of his subse-
quent lie he demonstrated the strength
and order OF his devotion to the into.-
eats of shat fold OF the hook OF Christ by
AObPVEAluk W bfEAy GAlt Vi uuky huu
sho Sirg himself ready uEt8 every good
word and work. He Was soon ap.
pointed class leSder and continued la
that most responsible relation till called
to his heavenly home. For several
years no WAS licensed local preach sr.
From the origin Of the Conference Mis-.
sionary Society he was Its president
and retained As euch as long as he
lived. He was for several yeare a mem
bsr OF the Conference Board of Church
Extension and president of its b1srd of
education. In the last General Confer.
enos he was one OF the two lay dele.
gates representing the Wilmington Ar
DuAl Conferences In that highest ooun-
oil of tho church aud rendered valuable
service hs such. blessed arc the dead
who die In the LORD from henceforth; !;
yea. saith the spirit, for they rest from
their lhbora and their works do follow
tien.'t,
RsDofvea. That ihs Wilmington Con.
ference Academy Is deserving of the
support and patronage of the Metho.
dists of this Peninsula and that this
lay conference heartily commend 1t to
their favorable consideration.
WuEaEAs. We regard tho license
traffic In Intoxicating liquors as the
prolific source from which springs most
OF the evils that curse our country to-
day and the most formidable foe that
we must combat with; therefore
Resolved, That we hail with delight
the evidence of progress In temperance
work throughout the country, aud we
hereby extend q fraternRl greeting to
the workers In the Temperance cause
everywhere.
Resolved, That We have no compro.
mise to offer the liquor traffic, nor will
we accept Of one from them; we have
no right to perpetuate by license, high
or low, that which is the enemy of all
ri2hteousnes and the destroyer OF man.
kind therefore, whatever be the
means employed for the advances.
ment of this cause, the final objeo.
tive point is not license, high or low,
nor regulation of any sort whatever,
but In prohibition, by law, OF the
manufacture and sale of intexioating
drink. Believing that o Christian
mans flrst duty is to his God and that
bis moral obligation should lead him to
advance this great cause Of temperance
by every way, and while we do not
presume to dictate to any man his po.
ttioal afiliation, we do express our
unqualified opinion that Christian tenn
PcAtNSS AASh HAbbiA tlut toA Hltb thGui-
selves to be controlled by party or
RhnizaiioDs that are managed In the
interest OF or run by the liquor traffic.
We furthermore pledge ourselves to the
endorsement OF all such lava as have
for their object the determination of
this tniquitous traffic.
Resolved, Among the various or
ganiza:ions that are aiding the church
in this great cause we recognise as of
first importance the Woman's Ohristian
Temperance Union and We heartily
pledge to them our sympathy and sup.
port.
The generous donations for the estab.
lishment of q hospital Ia the city OF
Wilmington by the wife OF our brother,
j. 7. Cause, and other Methodi lists of
Wilmington merit and receive our
special con incubation. When our peo-
pie whom God hath blessed with this
worlds goods use them with wise and
loving reference to the needs OF the poor |
and the suffering, they make to them.
selves friends OF the mRmmon of IN.
and may receive for |
their satisfaction the words OF tho Lord |
Jesus: ''1nasmuct rs ye have done 1t
unto one of ths least of them, my |
brethren, ye have done 1t unto me-"
A long resolution laudAtory Of the |
Peninsula Methodist was also adopted.
Tho following resolution was after q |
very spirited discussion rejected:
Resolved, That 1t Ia the sense Of this |
lay conference that negotiations be |
tween pastors and churohes In advance
OF the making OF the appointments by
the bishops are contrary to the spirit OF
our ttinerBnt ministry and subservient
Of our ecclesiastical polity and ss such
should be discouraged By our bishops,
OAnfpTa and R,pa,la