Smyrna times., 1888-04-25
The Delaware Conference.

The Delaware Conference of the col
ored NJ. f. Church assembled in What
coat Church, Dover, Wednesday morn.
ing, and adjourned Monday. The
delegates numbered nearly 200, and
spoken of as class, an intelligent
looking body of men. The territory
represented embraces all of Delaware.
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the
city of Philadelphia, Chester and Della
ware counties, Pa, and a portion of
New Jersey, and it is rated as one of
the most important religious bodies in
the country. Bishop FQss presiding
officer
Rev. William If. CofIey, presiding
elder of the Philadelphia district, and
the Rev. w. IL. Thomas. of Chester
town, Md, were elected delegates to
the General Conference. The Daugh-
ters of Conference made their annual
report; their collections in aid of su-
peranuated ministers and widows and
orphans amounted to $3.50. The Rev.
II. Jolly, of Philadelphia, preached
the annual missionary sermon. The
Rev. d. A. RideOut, of Wilmington cir
cult, was the secretary of the confer
ence, and very efficient and Obliging
one,
Sunday was a big day among the
cOlOred people. From daylight until
noon they came into town by the hack
load, from every village within radius
of twenty-five miles. The first service
OF the day was held in the Opera House.
Bishop floss preaching the sermon.
The hall was crowded, a large number of
white persons being among the audi
ence. The bishop took his text from
Romans, S-32: "H He that spared not
his own son, but delivered him up for
us all, how shall he not with him also
give us all things"
Being possessed of remarkable de-
scriptiVe powers, a thorough elOcutiOn.
ist, naturally eloquent and at home
with his subject, the speaker gave his
| hearers such discourse as is seldom
heard in Dover His pictures carried
his audience with him and they went
at the scene in the Garden of Gethse-
name and cried Hallelujah! when the
glorious triumph over sin and death
was portrayed, The bishop spoke ex-
aOtly an hour.
In the the afternoon the Rev. George
Riddick, of Zoar Church, Philadelphia
preached, and surprised his large con-
gregauon with his elOquence and bibli-
cal knowledge. At Whatooat Church
IN the evening services were held in
the main auditorium and in the base.
ment, and each place was crowded.
The following are the appointments
Philadelphia district, w. ii. Cofey, p.
e.; Bridgeton, N. j., r. S. Ais; Cam
den, N. j., A. W. Hamilton Cape
May city, n j., A. Fernley Cape
May Circuit, tho be supplied Chester,
Pa, Il. Y. Cox; Delaware City, r. II.
Coleman; Haven, N. j., to be supplied;
Merchantsville, A. ]. Wallace; Middle
town, Del, l.. w. Deakins; Mt Holly,
N. j., James H. Johnson; Mt. Zion, b.
w. Allen; New Castle, J. A. Richard
son; Odessa, G. A. Harvey Philadel-
phia, Bainbridge street, p. r. Parker; !;
FrankfOrd, f, II. Webbi Germantown,
King }. Still Haven, North Penn, A.
Brown ZOar, J. II. Riddick Port
Deposit, w. II. Johnson Salem, N. j.,
j. 5. C'Ole Spring Lake and Atlantic
City, w. j. Moore EziOn, Wilmington,
J. K. Waters; Wilmington Circuit, j.
H. Scott
Dover district, T. II. Johnson, p. E.;
Airey's, J. @. Dennis; Bridgeville, E.
T. Townsend; Cambridge, Hooper
Jolly; Cambridge Circuit, J. II. Grit
fin Camden, to be supplied Church
Creek, T. II. Johnson; Dover, G. II.
Washington Dover Circuit, A. J.
Handy; East New Market, d. J.
Waters Lewes, w. T. Cole Madison,
]. II. Harmer; Milford, j. b. Webb /;
Nassau, G. o. Waters Preston, j. H.
AccOO Seaford, J. II. Holly; Slaugh-
ter Neck, Lincoln and Milton, +. T.
| Lee; Smyrna, j. w. LankfOrd Town
send, w. w. Webb.
ChestertOwn district, w. J. Parker,
| p. E.; Centreville, d. J. Birmingham !;
Chestertown Station. w. II. Thomas !;
Church Hill, ]. r. Brindley; Clayton
to be supplied CrumptOn, J. S. Wilds
Denton, J. a. Scott; Fairlee, s. T..
Adams; EastOn, Va, J. II. Mason
Galena, J. w. Bond GumborO, J. w.
Cook Kent Island, w. II. Rodgers
Marydell, to be supplied; Millington,
+. b. II. ColemanI PamOna, p. Bur-
roughs Queenstown, J. M. Sawdon;
Royal Oak, A. w. LOwber; st. Mich
ael's, M. s. Horsey Sassafras, }. W.
Brown Skipton, N. B. Snowden; Still
Pond. w. @. Dickenson Talbot, M. S.
McKenney Trappe, James A. Win
ters principal Baltimore City Acad-
emy, John II. Nutter.
Salisbury district, l. II. w. White, p.
E.; Berlin station, T. M. Hubbard, Ber-
lin circuit, Charles II. Hutchins; Girls
ield, r. M. Draper; Fairmount, J. II.
Pierce; Fruitland, II. j. Rich Ham
monton, Noah Morris; Kingston, John
G. Carron; Leemont, s. X. Adams;
Manokin, S. E. Toulson; Marion, ].
W. Pinckney; Nanticoke, r ]. Waters;
POcomoke, Solomon Hammond; Prin-
cess Anne, ID. A. Rideout; Quantico,
to be supplied Salisbury, J. d. FL
bert Salisbury circuit, @. J. Hall:
Snow Hill, ]. II. B. Hubbard.