Evening journal., 1889-03-25
SUNDAY AT CONFERENCE.
Saturdays Proceedings In FnlI-Bishop
Fosters Address to the Candidates and
His Sermon Yesterday.


Saturdays Proceedings In FnlI-Bishoi
Fosters Address TO the Candidates ans
His Sermon Yesterday.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
EAsroN, Md. March 24.-The regular
routine business was gone through witt
at the session of Wilmington Conference
yesterday. The first order of business
was the call for the report of Presiding
Elder France of Easton district, mention
of which was made in the JOURNAL on
Saturday. The report was received with
applause
Notice was given that Rev G. w.
Bounds of Taylor's Island would not be
present at the conference. and Presiding
Elder Wilson asked permission to pay his
apportionments from the collection taken
for him Ito buy horse) ON Thursday
and credit same. Granted.
A report and opinion from committee
appointed to examine into the validity of
the articles of Incorporation of the
trustees of the Centenary Fund, was Of
fered. IL was announced that Hon NJ 2.
Smithers of Dover, Del concurred the
opinion of the committee. The report
was received and placed in the hands of
the trustees of the Centenary Fund
Rev. J. A, b. Wilson, presiding elder
OF Dover district, recommended Rev.
baynard Wheatley, local preacher for
deacon's orders and he was elected.
Hon. Eli Salisbury, President of Dover
Confer euce Academy, read report of that
institution, which showed that the entire
responsibility of running the institution
is devolved upon the principal. who keens
an account of the receipts and expendi
lures, and pays the trustees one.tbird
part Of the net earnings Of the school
The gross receipts for the school year
loS7-oS were Sl4, 631. 04; expenditures for
same year, $12, 1926. 40, leaving net
revenue Of $1,60455, of which 1884 s5 i
IS payable to the trustees. The debt
against the academy is the outstanding
bonds, amounting to 80 900, with interest
thereon. The report was referred to the
committee on education.
Dr.. T. L. Tiff of PHILADELPHIA Confer.
ence, at present working among the
Mormons ia Utah, was introduced to the
conference
kevs. d. H. Cochrrn, James NJ Mitch
ell, Robert Watt, James w. Early and
Edgar S Mace were elected to elders
orders after the following report of result |
OF examination: Cochran, 81 In scale |
OF 10; Mitchell, 81 in a scale of 10; Watt |
97-l2 Mace, 0, and Early. 81.
s NJ Morgan, Harvey w. Ewing. Ralph
I. Coursey and Zach II. Webster were
admitted into full connection and elected
to deacons orders. Their standings in
examination were as follows: Ewing.
y 30; Morgan. o. Coursey, 915: Web
ster, 30. After examining them in
disciplinary questions the bishop ad.
dressed the members of the class on the
duties and obligations of the Christian
ministry. The bishop said in part "The
church needs men; there never was a
time IN the history of our church when
she stood so much in need of men; not
simply candidates who face the requla.
ton examination ia studies, but men Of
noble. great and honorable character.
The preachers work is to build up the
kingdom Of God in the earth The church
that is to be, you are TO produce the
church that is, your fathers produced. |
thirty years from now this Methodism
VIII be in the grave. In the troubles ,
That are now assailing the Christian I
Church we want an army of mailed Chris.
tlan warriors Such men are not born.
they are made
The address was able and logical.
Rev @. A. Grice, conference treasurer
announced the following receipts from
all sources: