The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-23
The Wilmington Conference.


The Wilmington Conference.
Iu Twenty first Annual session at Esston
Ma. Nv" Days Proceedings.
The Twenty first Annu ii Session of tn
Wilmington Conference of the VI. L
: Church oIened Wednesday morning il
!, Ebenezer NJ. f. Church, Easton, Bishop
Randolph 5. Foster, presiding. L. Wa
proceeded by the temperance anniversary
held Tuesday evening i'll the Church. A
this anniversary Rev. Isaac Jewel pre-
sided. The speakers We're Rev. Alfred
Smith of Cambridge and Mis- Mary L
Lathrop of Michigan, A collection WAS
raised.
The devotional Exercises were conduc-
ted Wednesday morning by Bishop Fos-
ter. He read a Scriptural lesson hom
st. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians The
first hymn was then sung, after which
came prayer by the Bishop. Secretary
Rigg called the roll and 100 ministers
answered to their names
The following conference officers were
elected: Secretary, James ID. Rigg; assis-
tants, A. S. Now bray and L. g. McNich-
ol; statistical secretary, julius Dodd; as
sistants. Asbury Burke, w. G. Rooms,
X. |. Watkins, J. H. Howard, L. II. Web
sGer, E. P. Roberts and W. r. Mowbra
journalist, w. I. Valiant; treasurer, c.
A. Grice; stewards, Wilmington district,
}. E. Bryan; Dover, P. Ii. Rawlings;
Easton, W. b. Walton; Salisbury, F. Z.
McSorley, Virginia, w. L. P. Bowen.
The following standing committees
were confirmed by the conference
Public Worship-John France, P. E.
w. w. W. Wilson.
ries.
| Education-L E. Barrett, +. H Adams
| w. J. Duhaldaway, L. E. Martindale, ].
| w. Easley, G. w. Todd, DIR. J. E Sud-
ler, James E. Ellegood, j. T. kenuey,
Edward Stephenson.
Bible-R. W. Todd, ]. w. Hammers
ley, Lewis P. Corkran, W. r. McFarlane
| w. A. Wise.
Sunday School Union-T L. Price, V.
S. Collins, I. IL. Harding, H S. Dulaney.
Temperance-G. .. Hardesty, John
Jones, r. e. Jones, G. j Hammett, John
Howard
W. F. NJ. S.-Dr. J. H. Caldwell, ] p.
Otis. j. A. Briudle, D. F. Waddell. r. /.
Watkins.
w. II. NJ. S.-W. E. Airey, T. H.
Haynes, S. L. Gardener, W. R. McFar-
lane.
Tracts-E. H. Hynson, E. P. Roberts,
James Conner, W. B. Gregg, G. E. Wood
Freedman's Aldo. w. Prettyman.
W. M. Warner, G. w. Wilcox, julius
Dodd, W. l.. P. Bowen.
Missionary Statistics-G. w. Bowman,
W. r. Mowbray, Wilmer Jaggard, w.
G. Coons, W. X. Galloway.
Chairman OF Finance-C. A. Grice.
Local Preachers Address-C. Wyatt
S. M. Morgan, Robert Roe, James Ayers
t. A. Given.
Post Offices-W. Sheers, Asbury Burke
Z. H. Webster, James I. Prouse, G. E.
Wood
Sabbath ommittee-Joseph Robinson
j. W. Easley, G. T. Wyatt, I. r. Cream
er, Charles Hill.
misunderstanding Elder.
Necessitous Cases-Board of Stewards.
The order of the day, at II o'clock,
was statistical reports. The charges
were called and the statistics and benev-
olent collections were handed in.
The report OF the treasurer of the Gen.
tenary fund made to the trustees at
meeting held February 25th, showed the
treasurer, Capt. Alexander Kelley to have
received 500 interest ON mortgages on
property in Wilmington. The report of
the treasurer of the tract fund showed
balance at last report of S211,07, less a.
mount on interest, leaving $l1.O7; one
years interest due June Goth 1888, $50
making 91.07; $l400 previous loan; 5000
of balance on hand at last report. The
board of stewards were directed to make
draft Oh the fund of $50 Alexander
Kelly and Charles Hill were reelected
fund.
The report OF the special committee on
statistics was adopted. 1t was announced
that Rev. ID. F. McFaul had withdrawn
from the conference. DR.. Elon Foster of
New York addressed the conference on
the matter of books.
The afternoon session was given to the
anniversary of the Conference Historical
Society, of which Rev. B. F. Price, is
president. Rev. r. w. Todd read an in
teresting historical sketch of the NJ Z.
Church in Easton, and Mr.. Albert Cow
gill, of Dover, exhibited some interesting
relics, consisting of old Bibles, pamphlets
mementos, ETC., gathered by the society
In the evening the Sunday school, tract
and Bible anniversary was held. Rev. J.
L. NanBurkalow was in the chair, and
DR.. J. L. Hurlbutt and Rev. Thos. Myers
the speakers. The conference will get
squarely down to work tomorrow. The
session promises to be an unusually ill.,
teresting one. There were 1903 clergymen
present to day.
THURSDAY.
Conference opened at 80 o'clock with
devotional exercises by Rev. H. S.
Thompson.
Bishop Foster was instructed to ap
point committee to assist the presiding