Evening journal., 1889-03-23

conference claimants. $4,419: domestic
missions, 81, 149; ladies hall 81, ,747;
Childrens' Day, $945; Conference Educa-
tional Society, $47l total conference col
lections, $45,302.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
EAsToN, Md, March Promptly at
o'clock the sound of Bishop Fosters
gavel announced the opening of the bust
ness session of the Wilmington Confer
ence and the proceedings Of yesterday
were read and approved.
1t was ordered by vote that conference
60 into secret session at Ii o'clock, for
the purpose of considering aud acting
upon the cases of candidates for admis-
sion on trial, at which time the commit
tee on ministerial qualifications would
present report of result of examination.
Dr. w. l.. 5. Murray reported having
travelled over the district four
times during the year and had
arranged five sermons to each
charge, Considerable new work had been
taken in hand during the term. Cook
man Church, on Scott street. Whining
ton, was organized by Rev }. r. Bryan
of Asbury, on August 81. 1888, and is now
in charge Of Rev. A. T. Scott.
congregation has sprung up in East
Lake Park. corner of West and Twenty
ninth streets, Wilmington, and build
ing has been erected, at which place Rev.
Q. A. Grice is holding prayer meetings
The church at Port Penn, closed for
some years, has been opened and placed
under charge of Rev. c. F. Sheppard.
A chapel has been purchased at Calora,
Cecil county, and is in charge of Charles
E. Stead a local preacher 1t viii be
dedicated in April
The report states that in the city Of
Wilmington the Methodist and aspeci-
ally the Methodist ministers have given
every possible aid to the authorities 10
abolish immoral club houses, gambling
dens and in closing cigar stores on Sun
day.
In the district there are thirteen pas
tors closing their first year, sixteen clos
ing their second, and six closing their
third year
Many church debts have been liquid
ated, and many improvements made in
church property and parsonages through
out the district. A new parsonage built
at Elkton at cost Of 50. 500.
Successful revivals have been held in
the district, which have resulted in
l.
torial visits aggregate 1000.
DR.. George E. Reed the new president
of Dickinson College was introduced to
the conference The doctor in we'll
timed address gave some interesting ed
ucational statistics of the NJ. f. Church
The speaker said. ''Sixty years ago
Methodism had but two college bred men
in its ministry-Drs Wilbur Fisk and
Stephen Olinaud and no collegiate institu-
tion. To-day we have 10 large theological
schools, with S53 students "a classical
seminaries, with 1900 students; So col
leges and universities with more than
16, 600 students; female seminaries and
one woman's college SO schools in mis-
sion fields, making total of
1877 educational establishments the
value of which in lands and
buildings is not less than 81 600, 900; we
have invested in the way of endowment
$12 900, 600 more We have in attend
ance OF these schools of learning 80, 900
students, and in sixty years have gradu-
ated more than 800, 600 young men and
women, who have gone out to extend the
kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ in the
earth. The Methodist preacher who does
not enjoy these advantages above all
others pravs for the success ana cen
tinuance of this grand work of high edu
cation" DIR. Reed is a member Of New
York East Conference and has not yet
assumed charge of Dickinson.
DIR. Thomas Myers of the Maryland
Bible Society, in a short address pre-
sented the claims of the Bible cause
At II o'clock Bishop Foster requested
all except members of Conference to
retire, as secret session would be held.
DR.. ]. f. Wagner said; There are
three schools under the care of this in
stitution. We have one school Of a nor
NAL grade on Saratoga street, Baltimore
one at Princess Anne, with industrial de-
partment attached, and the Institute
| located on the corner of Edmundson and
Fulton avenue, Baltimore In the three
schools we have fifteen teachers and
nearly 200 pupils Sixty five have been
graduated in fifteen years. About
2072 students have attended the
school in the above named time.
0nehundred students, having at different
times attended the Institute, are now
in the ministry of the NJ. E. Church. and
a lsrge number are doing the work OF
teachers in all parts of the country. Il
requires about $4,000 to meet all our
needs in the running expenses of the in
sututlon. About $6,OOO only is secured
from all the conferences, leaving
1000 TO be raised by private solicita-
tion. This institution is allowed nc
support from the treasury of the Freed.
mems Aid Society, and so must depend
on the patronizing conferences only. Nc
interest under the care of the churchh
is of more vital interest to the home life
of the church and the prosperity OF
national institutions than the education
of the colored people.
The doors were closed to the public and
the committee on ministerial qualiica
tions reported result of examination. The
characters of the following were admit
ted as probationists into the Wilmington
Conference: p Q. Kartznolzen, Samuel
Mexwell, S. A. Conwell, ]. p West, F.
w. Fogle, James E. Graham, s. J. Baker
I. c. Smoot.
Rev. .SamuelMaxwell up to few week;
ago was minister of the Baptist churcl
and served the church at Camden, Del
He became too Arminian in his views t.
| longer hold connection with this sect anS
surrendering his charge. he deposited hi
credentials with a M. 4. Quarterly Con
: ference, and made application for admis
sion into Wilmington Conference. He i