Evening journal., 1889-03-26
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Increase over last years collect ions,
$S1 /; increase from book concern, $S17
total increase, $S98
The Board suggested that two mini s.
ters and two laymen be appointed 10 each
district, who, with the presiding elders
shall be committee for their districts on
endowments. to secure subscriptions to
the fund for supernumeraries and benev-
olences. The following were appointed :
Wilmington District-Dr. Jacob Todd,
Adam Stengle, j. I. Cause and Joseph
Pyle.
Eastern District-R. K. Stephenson,
W. B. Walton, Joseph Smithers and R. M.
Cooper.
Dover District-T. r. Creamer. ]. S
Willis, P. H. Rawlins, H. p. Cannon,
William Dwyer.
Salisbury District-T. E. Martindale.
Q. w. Prettyman, w. II. Jackson and
Levin S. Nelson.
The report of the committee on Ladies'
Hall was taken up for action
The report is as follows:
Whereas, By general agreement a
Ladies Hall in connection with our Con.
ference Academy is an imperative neces-
sity to the work of education in which
we are engaged, and no adequate provis.
ion can be made for it by less expendi-
ture than $50, 600 and this conference at
its last session did instruct the trustees
Of the Centenary Fund to subscribe the
tract fund of the Cen
tenary fund to the stock Of
the academy, and did also appropriate
for collection $12, 900 among changes
and fund of about So, 800 have TINS
been secured, therefore resolved
'First-Immedistely upon the adjourn.
ment Of the conference our secretary, j.
d. Rigg, shall give notice Of the action
had by this conference TO the president Of
the board of trustees Of the Centenary
Fund, and the board shall be made to
subscribe either in cash or by the trans
fer of the security in which the Tract
Fund is now invested.
''Second--We hereby entreat our brother
pastors of the charges which have not
yet raised their apportionments or any
part Of it, to make this enterprise pos.
sible by the effort necessary to secure the
sums apportioned, on at sleast one-half
thereof Immediately, and to report with.
out delay that the trustees may enter
upon this work.
'Third-It is the judgment Of this
NonicANAlNu btAdb do hoDu hS ftUtbUU are
guaranteed the board of trustees ought
10 proceed TO build without further
delay
Rev. j. B. Quigg presented the report
Rev. J. A. B. Wilson, ID. d., moved TO
strike out first clause, which brought
Mr. Quigg to his feet, with a warm de-
fense OF the report. He INDUCED in
some expressions Of a personal character
that were sharp and cutting There be-
gan to BE- some sensation on the confer.
ence floor, when resolution was offered
to divert the Ladies' Hall Fund to the
Conference Claimant Fund. DR.. Jacob
Todd, of Wilmington here raised the
point of order that it was necessary ia
reconsider and rescind the order Of the
last conference before the fund could be
divided. The bishop decided the point
well taken. Dr. j. A. B. Wilson moved
a reconsideration Of the order of last con.
ference, and in the midst Of the heat OF
debate the conference adjourned until 2
o'clock
Upon reassembling the deferred action
was taken and DR.. Wilson took the fiool
for reconsideration of the vote of the
last conference. This question caused
the only spirited debate of the session.
The motion to reconsider was lost and
the report adopted.
The snhiect Of the order Of deaconesse.
PROVIDED oy the last session Of the Gen