Evening journal., 1889-03-20
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.

Conference this Morning-Offfcers and
Standing COMMUNICATION An
niversarY.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
EAsToN, Md, March 20.-The vii.
mington Conference temperance anniyer.
sary was held in the Ebenezer Nj
Church Of this town last night. The
room was packed. Owing to the absence
of Rev. ]. E. Bryan, the regular an.
pointed chairman, Rev Isaac Jewell uss
called to the chair The speakers were
Rev. Alfred Smith of Cambridge and
Mrs Mary T. Lathrop of Michigan as
announced in the EVENING journal. YES
terday. Mr.. Smiths speech was a strong
one 80
tie spoke thirty-fve minutes, and was
frequently interrupted by applause. The
speech left no doubt in the minds Of the
audience as to the political sentiments Of
Mr Smith. Mrs Lathrop spoke for an
hour and made one of the strongest, most
cogent and logical speeches ever listened
to IN this town A collection for the w.
Z. 4. y. resulted in the raising Of $35.
The twenty first session of Conference
began this morning at o'clock Bishop
Foster announcedlthe 79Sthlhymn and read
a Scriptural lesson, after which PRAYER
was offered The Conference hymn was
sung, and the bishop addressed the gath
ering The secretary of the last session
called the roll and about 130 answered to
their names
The election Of officers resulted in the
election Of Rev ]. D. Rigg, secretary
secretaries, Rev. Macinchal and
A. 5. Mowbray; journalist, Rev K. Il.
Nelson: statistician. Rev. J. d. O. Hanna
with corps of assistants. $50 a. M.
and II o'clock m. were fixed as the, time
for calling and adjourning conference.
The rules Of order of the last session
were adopted to govern the present
session. The statistical session was held
at Il o'clock, when the reports and fig
ures were placed in the hands of Bev. J.
ID. 9. Hanna and his assistants.
The following standing committee
were confirmed by the conference:
Public Worship-John France, p. E.,
w. W. w. Wilson
Publication of Minutes-The secre-
taries.
Education-L E. Barrett. r. H. Adams,
w. j. Duhaddaway L. E. Martindale. J
w. EasleY, G. w Todd, DR., ]. E. Sud
Ter, James E. Ellegood, J. T. Kenney.
HEdward Stephenson.
Bible--R W. Todd, j. w. Hammers
ley, Lewis P. Corkran, w. R. McFarlane
w. A. Wise.
Sunday School Union-T. L. Price. v.
). Collins, 7. Fl. Harding. HI S. Dulaney.
Temperance-G. S. Hardesty. John
Jones, r. 9. Jones, G. j. Hammett, John
Howard
w. F. M. s.-Dr. J. H. Caldwell. ]. P.
Otis, J. A. Brindle, D. F. Waddell, r. /.
Watkins
w Il. NJ s.-w E. Airy. r H.
Haynes, s. 7. Gardener, w. r. McFar-
lane
Tracts-E. H. Hynson, e. P. Roberts.
James Conner W. B. Gregg,G. E. Wood.
Freedmans Aldo. w. Prettyman.
w. NJ. Warner, g. w. Wilcox, Julius
Dodd. w. L. p Bowen.
Missionary Statistics-G w. Bowman.
w. r. MowOray. Wilmer Jaggard w.
G. Coons, w. X Galloway.
Chairman Of Finance. A. Grice.
Local Preachers Address--C F. Wyatt,
5. NJ. Morgan, Robert Roe, James Ayers,
T. A. Given
Burke 2 H. Webster, James T. Prouse.
g. E. Wood.
Sabbath ommittee-Joseph Robinson,
J. W. Easley, G. T. Wyatt, T. r.
Creamer, Charles Hill.
misunderstanding Elder
Necessitous Cares-Board of Stewards.
The new method of naming committees
In advance was adopted at the last ses-
sion of conference so that the work could
be well in hand before the calling of the
session. The conference also elected
treasurer. which was provided by the last
session of the General Conference. This
dispenses with the old finance committee
system and is regarded with favor.
The committees were called, the an
nouncements were made, and conference
adjourned with the doxology, the Bishop
pronouncing the benediction.
There will be three transfers from this
to other eonferences-Rev John Warth-
man, Rev. S. J Morris, Ph. D., and Rev.
J. E. Kidney. Rev. T. L. Price. now
serving at Greeneborough, will be form
ally received into Wilmington conference
as a transfer from st. Louis confer
ence.
The conference has -forty-fve official
visitors, nearly all Of whom are in town.