Daily Republican., 1888-03-13
FOURTH EDITION


Conference session.
The devotional exercises At the open.
ing OF the conference session this morn.
ing were conducted By the Rev. b. ".
Price.
The regular business Of conference
WAs now proceeded with. Tho reports
OF the committees were then taken mp:
The committee on auditing presiding !
eldets' accounts reported - follows:
Your committee TO audit the presiding
elders accounts with the m missionary
society OF New York ard the domestic
mission fund report that the Raw. w.
l.. g. Murray, OF Wilmington District,
resolved from the parent board $500,
End from tbs domestic mission fund
S27g. Total, t57s, and disbarsed the
same 81 follow: Swedish Mission, $500;
Christians, $t5; Rad Lion, t22: Elk
Neck, $50; Nc Lebanon, eco; Chester,
$40; Wesley, s75; CLAY mont. IS; Mt.
Pleass 1t and Rowlsnds, %; Chesapeake
City, s25; Epworth, SIS; Hoekessin,
$35.
Rev. ]. France, Of Esston District.
received from the Domestic Mission
Fund $is8. so, and distributed rs fol-.
low: Masley's Stb, Turns Mills S65,
Q lsenstown SAT, Talbot e25.
Rev. j. A. B. Wilson, Of Dover Dis
trict. received Of the parent board $500,
paid out rs follows: Dorchester fiTS,
Hooper's Island $40. Taylor's Island
1870
received from Domestic Mission
Fund aud paid TO the following
. chArRes As follows Leipsio $5, POtters
IS, Milton SIS Millsboro IS. Wyoming
IS, Glendale IS, Bnrsville IS, Houston
l$5, FsrminRtou % total ESQ.
Rev. A. ID. Davis, Of Virginia, re-
oeivsd OF parent board $3.50, aud It
was distributed ~ follows HOLLYWOOD
5000, Patksley $s76, Ospe Charles $500.
The committee charged with prepAr.
! ing . minute soncerpiuR the character
, and ser vice OF Brother Francis A. Il Ills
Submitted the following:
The N. N bers OF the Wilnineton Con
: ference have heard with SORROW and .
sense Of persoI nj loss that on the I'd OF
November, 1887, Francis Asbury Ellie
had passed away from earth His noble
!, form Ia, been n familiar presence q.
: the sessions OF our conference ever since
! lis organisation; and often 10 the love
: tfeast5, especially In his later years, have
his e.tlmonies thrilled our hehrts In
!, many OF our conference organizations
= does his departure leave vAcsnoy hard
= TO all; this year and almost with hii
!. life expires term OF servioe az trustee
: OF the Conference Academy, and in the
: formation OF TINT iLsIitutiUn OF learning
the records OF the Peninsula Convention
show that he took o nots BILE part.
As president Of the Conference Mis-
sionarJ Society, president Of the Con
= ference Educational Society, aud treas
y ur.r OF the Conference Board OF Church
Extension, he gave the bsntAt o, hii
', strong character md practical sAgaottX
y " the great hen yolenoss Of the cnuroh
!, IL was one OF the great joys OF his ~
to welcome the conference to Elkt1n 10
u the ssason OF 1885 aud to aid in its on
tertAiument, only \ short distance from
. the ho1ss whore q osutury bsfOTB BIT
n ancestors had entertained FfAnci
!, Ashury. Ia the general conference o
. 1854 he proved himst II worthy repre-
y sentative OF the lAity OF the Penlns0l 10
y Now that he has goae to the genera
u assembly Of the FIRST born whoGe name
are written In heaven, We record on
belief that In that mighty aSst mbi
IN also be IL true representative OF tn
x fruits OF Lnetbodism on this histories
~ ground.
The committee on education aln
made an Interesting report.
The following was presented:
IN "rhe reporters of the daily prsss
ny this city desire 10 return our SINGER
ed thanks TO the ohieers and mem bsfs {
ch the wilmington NJ. 4 Conference "a
TN the Uniform courtesy aud kindness wit
I'M which we have been treated during tt
~ session just ended; good and com forts
u bic accomm odatioDs being provided Ii
"a, and full opportunity given to maj
let excerpts OF all rep1rbS aud documsnl
'te presented 70 the Conference.
-. WILLIAM Fl. HILL,
~, MoTrihg News.
10 J. TRAvRRs JONES
Every Evening.
HARRIK THOMAS PRICE,
Daily Republican.
he The resolutions when read by NJ
on Quigg were received with applause, al
he II Vas moved that the paper be enLsEG
IN. on the minutes OF the conference. {
n motion Of Rev Mr.. MarLindale q vo
OF OF thanks was extended the siGners
lot their full, accurate and imparual
not ports Of the conference during
session.
= The Rsv. Messrs. Hutchins Oh
Thompson were appointed commits
on thanks.
Rae Revs. Charles Hill and ]. =
RiRa we're reelected trustees Of {
Kiddle fund.
A series Of resolutions recommend
the erection of . monument on the "a
OF the veteran John White, who
buried in Asbury grave yard. I
resol utions were adopted after so
discussion.
The question of changing w.
Tomkinson from snpsrnumerAry to
tive coming mp the me 10 oers OF O
ference adjourned to the lecture 70,
; TO hold y teoret session.
During tho absence Of conference,