Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-27

EAsToN, Nd, March 20. The annual
session of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference came TO close to-
day. The statistician submitted reports
for the year, giving the follong statistics:
Sunday schools, 800; officers and teach
ers, 557O; scholars of all ages, 40067; In
FAINT scholars, 972S; average attendance,
teachers and scholars, "a $50; library
books, Al 662; school expenses, tl5.977
con versions In Sunday school, 26ii; pas
tors' claims, s120,735; pastors receipts,
Sllo,e23i paid Presiding Elders, t7l62;
paid Bishop, Si452; paid Conference
claimants, S5ii9; chuich probation5rs
5S5; full members, 2S,86l; local
Preachers, 1872; deaths, 4ST; children
baptised 2 30; adults baptisei, 43S;
churches, 36l, value, Il, ,397, ,359; parson.
ages, II value, S2lG, $50 paid for build
lug and improving churches and par on
ages, 500, 1871; paid on old debts on
church property, S2l,040; present in
debtedness on church property, tG6,520;
current expenses, t26, CPS; contributed for
missions, s23,775; Church Extension,
S2, s57; Sunday School Union, $G.7;
Tract Society, 1924; Freedman's Ad and
Southern Education Society, fl,767;
Education Society, $500; Aueri
soh plpie p"c"S, tJoVi woman
Foreign Mi sionary Society, $2,l42,
Woman's Home Missionary Society
SS5S; PastorP, Presiding Elders and rents
of their houses, Sl27, ,237; Domestic Mis-
sions, 81, ,1i7
Revs. f. L. Msrtindale, J. F. France, j.
II. Caldwell, X. II. Adams aud J. A. b,
Wilson were elected Trustees of the Con-
ference Academy. Rey,. s. T. Gardner,
Il II. Adams, j, Z. Bryan, A. ID. Davis,
:. J. Morris, II. 8. Thompson, aud Z. w.
Prettyman were elected Triers Of Appeals
Standing commit ees FIR the next Con-
ference were nominated. Committees to
examine minitter in their studies and
officers for the various Conference socie-
ties were elected.
Among the many resolutions presented
! and adoped was one reatfirming the
UT RANGES OF The Board of Bishops, that
the iquIr traffic cannot be iegalized
without sin, and that high license aud
low license are vicious In principle aDd
powerlcsS as remedy.
The Conference adjourned after the
pastoral appointments had been an
nounced.
With The exception of the following,
| the pastors OF the different churches will
occupy the position they did lsst year.
THE CHANGES or PLACE.
In the Wilmington strict the chauges
are: j. w. Hanmyrsley from Chester
Del, 10 Bethel and Glasgow; A. P,
| Pretiyyman from Trappe, MI, to Ches-
ter; 5. L. Pilchard from Frankiord, Nd,
to Delaware City; d. +. McF6ul from
Carpo to Elk Neck;J. Z. Bryan of AS
bu,y to Newport; ] ID. O. Hanna from
Newport to Asbury, (only change IN
| Wilmington); G. 8. MtoIe to st. Georges,
Dover district-Ralph I. Coursey from
Hutloik to Connon's; 8. T. 6arduer
! from Ma nOlia to Chu ch Creek; Aebury
Buke from Bethel and Glasgow tC
! Crspoi J. NJ. Collins to Elliott Island; J.
| w Easley from Onancock to Federals.
burg; g. S. Hsrdesty from Tsngieri
Island to Galestown; L. P. Corkrau
from Preston TO Greenwood; 7. L. PIict
to darlington; Samuel X. Maxwell u
| Leipsic; w. 4. Valiant from Canuon's t
Magnolia; J. 4. Prouse fom. Chrrcl
CreeE to Nassau; w. L. z. Bowen from
Edward freeman to Preston; q. A
slee;s to Wyoming.
Easton dstnct-W. NJ. Warner from
Marydel to App.qui mink; Samuel
Morris from IL rrington to Greensboro
g. 5. Couoway from Appoquinimink h
MarydH; r. E. White from smyrna cir
cult to MillingtoD; W. X. Mowbray frou
| Royal Oak to Pomona; K. X. Stephenson
from Nil H. gtou TO Smyrna circuit; F. j
J Corkran b. Trappr; c. f. Sheppard from
| Delaware City to Fran kfOrd; W. w. Red,
mau to Frnitland; j. ". Gray from
| l. eomoRe circuit to Powellvi lie; Ed
ward Davis from Nassau to Quantico; A.
! d. patis to Roxana; W. W. thaires
| fr III Shortly to Some set.
Nir, inia di.trict- Il. II. Miller to Chin
colleague; q. W. Burke from Ftderals-
bu e to ODa cock; ]. f. Graham to Me-
Church; Wilmer Jaeger from Gales own
to Smiths Island; james Connor to Tan
Rier.