The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-30

issue covered Thursday of last week.
FRIDAY.
Presiding Elder w. l.. S Murray rea,
his report.
DIR. Reed, president elect of Dickinson
College and DR.. Mendenhall, editor o
the Conference Quarterly Reoieeo addressed
the conference, as did also DIR. Wagner
president of the Centenary Biblical So
ciety.
Those admitted to the conference OIL
trial were, Samuel Maxwell, s. w. Con
we'll, J.. P. West F. w. Fogle, James E
Graham, s. J. Baker, G. Smoot and P
D. Kartzhollzen. Mr.. Maxwell is an ex
Baptist minister. Rev. D. F. McFau
was readmitted to the conference.
The anniversary of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was held in the after
noon and that of the Educational Society
at night. Rev. ]. P. Otis was one of the
speakers at the latter.
SATURDAY.
Presiding Elder John France of Easton
district read his report.
Bishop Foster called the following can,
didates, who will be ordained elders ID.
H. Corkran, examination 81; ] M. Mitch.
ell, ST; Robert Watt, 97-12; j. w. Easley,
81; E. S. Mace, 9. The class for local
deacons' orders was called, and Mr..
| Wheatley was admitted. The class to
be received in full connection is II. R.
Hartwig, H. w. Ewing, s. M. Morgan,
Jr., r. T. Coursey, z. H. Webster and
T. L. Price.
Mr.. Salisbury read the report of the
board of trustees of the Conference Acad-
| envy, which was accepted and referred to
| the Committee on Education. The re-
ceipts of the academy for the school year
1887 So amounted to $14, 031. 04 the ex-
penditures $l2, 426 40; eight teachers were
| employed, and $50 scholars were enrolled.
| The only indebtedness now on the school
is SO, 900 outstanding bonds. The trus-
tees desire an additional building for the
| accommodation of female pupils. Such a
building would cost about twenty thous-
and dollars, and the trustees deem it un-
wise to enter into any contract concern
ing it until one-half of that amount is III
hand.
G. A. Grice, conference treasurer, re-
ported these collections for the year
Missions, S23, I'll, against s22 5e3 for last
year; church extension, 1857, against
$3.50 for last year; Sunday School
Unions, 1927, against 1886; tract, 1854,
against $3.50; Freedmen's Aid and South
ern education. s1,762 against 81, 739; edu-
education, So, 933, against $2,237; Bible,
1881, against 1913; Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, SALT, against 50 06S;
Woman's Home Missionary Society,
S947, against SCAT; Episcopal fund, 81, 442
against s1,2S4; conference claimants,
IS, 419, against 1855; domestic missions,
81, las, against 81, 0S9; ladies' hall, 81, TAT;
childreu's day, s215; Conference Educa-
tional Society, SAIL; total, $4S, 302. The
report was approved.
The stewards anniversary was held in
the afternoon and that OF the church ex-
Friday night gave supper to the minis
tiers who entered the conference with him
in 1876. They are, T. A. II. O'Brien, J.
NJ. Collins Albert Chandler, W. F. Coch-
ran, T. E. Terry and G. w. Townsend
MONDAY.
Those who passed examination and re-
main on trial are {: George P. Smith,
average s 16; VIM. Sheers, 9; G. F. AL
derson, So; john F. Anderson, 81; Frank
j. Carpenter, So; VIM. B. Crompton, s sc;
W. w. Chairs, Z 6; Warren Burr, 81;
Charles P. Swayne. John Jones. Joshua
w. Gray, 5 s; John r. Todd 5 6; John
W. Geiser, VIM. B. Taylor, Thomas L.
Price.
The following deacons of the second
class was called, character passed, and
they advanced G. W. Bowman, George
E. Wood, Asbury Burke, W. w. Sharp,
VIM. R. Rooms, H. S. Dulaney, J. Wat
kins, G S. Wyatt, ]. T. Prouse, and VIM.
r. Sears, who is at Drew was continued
in the same class.
MIR. Rawlins read the report of the
board of stewards, which showed that
the amount placed in their hands for dis
tributon is 81 002; received from con-
ference treasurer, S5,41s; from Book
Concern, S1,137; chartered fund, $50;
centenary fund, $3.50; mortgage, Gal;
Riddle legacy, S95. The districts report
as follows: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
$l,670; raised, sl.913. Easton-Appor-
TONED, 1925; raised, $1,000. Dover
Apportioned. 81, go; raised, 81, 21O. Sal
isbury-Apportioned, S795; raised, $S4S.
neutrality-suspicious., s115; raised $144.
Increase over last years collections, $S1;
increase from Book Concern, $Sl7; total,
1898. The board received from G.. s.
Abrahams, of Cecil county, 5000 to be
added to the endowment fund-a legacy
from Miss Philena r. Reynolds, of Port
Deposit.
Memorial services were held, Rev. J.
B. Quigg, presiding. Memoirs of W. T.
Valiant, Mrs. Mary T. Barton and Mrs.
Georgeanna Derrickson were read.
L. E. Barrett read the report of the
Committee on Education, and recon-
mended that these gentlemen visit the in
situations named: Conference Academy,
A. S. Mowbray, G. W. Townsend, Joseph
Pyle and Col. ]. c. Mullikin; Dickinson
College, T. E. Terry, Adam Stengle, w.
Fl. jackson and G. w. Todd; Dover Sem
mary, II. 5. Thompson, F. C. McSorley.
Prof. w. L. Gooding and J. S. Harris;
Woman's College, Baltimore, N. M.
Browne, R. w. Todd, T. C. Bond and J.
Fl. Baker; Boston University, J E. Bryan,
| R. T. Watkins, Aubrey Vandiver and g.
E. Hukill; Centenary Biblical Institute,
H. w. Ewing, F. ]. Cochran, Prof. T.
ii. Williams and Eben. Hearn.
The conference will meet next year at
Milford.
| The appointments were read Tuesday.
| They are as follows:
| WILMINGTON DIsTRICT-w. L. MURRAY, F. L.
| Bethel and Glasgow, J. w. Hammersley.
| Charlestown, Md, T. b. Hunter
Cherry Hill and Union Md, T. A. H. O'Bren.
Chesapeake City, E. H. Nelson.
| Chester, DEL, A. b. Prettyman.
| Christiana, b. +. Price.
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