Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-28

/ met; 81 conversions new parsonage: cost
s480O unpaid balance of ~ 900 will be llquidated
| Mt. Salem Church-Tha Rev. W. H. Avery
/ pastor; 50 conversions; increasing collection,
slo1 IN excess Of preceding year.
| 1T Paul s Church-The Rev. L. E. Barrett
| pastor, 70 conversions; liberal contribution to
/ beneyoenCes; missionary collection $3.50 in
excess OF preceding year; 80 conversions at
1 Newark and Wesley--The Rev. N. NJ. Browne
| pastor; decline In membership during the last
four years; chiefly due to burning Of Deans
| wooden mills; once only in the history OF the
church did the missionary collection exueed
| that OF this year: the sunday school room will
| soon be remodeled at cost Of $1,000; the
| greater part OF the money will be In hand when
HE work begins; the centennal OF Cecil circuit
| was celebrated under the direction Of MIR.
| Browne with great success.
| Soott-Ihe Rev. Vaughn 3. Collins pastor;
| preparations completed to improve parsonage
az cost Of $1,000; advanced benevolenees; l3i
! probationers.
tor; greatest revival ever in that town; adj
vRnced collections.
| The following are closing their second year:
| The Reys. J. w. Hammersley, q. Il. Shep-
pard, John Jones, II Il. Hunter, *. H. Hartwig,
J. D. Z. Hanna, 4. A. II. 0Brlen, Il. H. Nelson,
Ashnry Burke, e. \. Griee II. w. Ewing, w.
/ g. koons, H. L, Hubbard, U. 4. Price and j. d.
| Quigg.
| Mr.. Qulgg leads the district outside az VIII
mineton in the number OF pastoral visits; 500.
! Cherry llill-Mr. O'Brien reports Inc old dent
Of 1928 on the church paid; repairs on Union To
cost 800 almost completed; 3S0 pastoral visits:
| Church met appointments.
:, Newport, stanton and Alarshallton-Mr.
/ Hanna reports having lifted s765 Of parsonage
| debt, aud raisedSg5 for church improvements:
work been 30 successful during tho last two
years that division of the charge has been
requested
MIR. Nelson, at Chesapeake City, reports rs
conversions; nearly $1,000 Ia subscriptions for
new church, which will cost $4,000.
slr. Grice, at Brnndywine, reports 81 proha-
toners.
~ advice Of his physician. Mr.. Hubbard is
IN Europe, seeking rest and health; his church
has given him three months vacation and
cheorIully advanced his salary.
observation-disclosures in his SD year in the
ministry, Mr. Price feels so well after preach
ing three times on Sunday besides attending
Suuday-scno0l and class meeting, that he
expresses surprise when younger men COM
pain that they have o preach more than twice.
Massrs. Ewing and koons have been greatly
blessed in their work at Madeley and Wesley.
in college ami seminary training these young
men are peers OF any brothers on tho cOnfer-
ence floor. Last year Mir. Ewing reported 70
nrobationers and Sill missionary money; This
year, 30 cOnversl0ns md sl55 missionary money
Mr. ho0ns reported last year new church that
cost $1,000, Of which provision had been
made for 5000; lU9 practitioners and sSs mis-
suuary money. This year he reports 0 con-
versions, $1,000 paid on church debt and SIS
missionary money. Last year he received 20
domestic missionary money. This year tho
church is sClf-suppOrtlng, paving a salary of
$6aI.
nose VINO are comprising their third year
are the Revs. Adam Stengle, Isaac lowell, j. f,
Bryan, Jacob Todd and H. II. Corkran.
| Mon Church Mr.. Stengle has given great
satisfaction; church and surday-school mem
/ bershp large.
Rising sun, Md--Mr. 1ewell met every APP
! porilonment raised SIS for Conference Acad-
| envy and paid $500 on parsonage; three years
! ago there was NO parsonage, now 1t has one
/ valued at $3.50, which is paid for and we'll
| furnished then Il was struggle TO pay the
| pa-tor 1895; nov the salary OF s6d0 Is raised
flff75,f ,gt,
| heneyolences; now SlI5 then there were So
! members: now ii2.
| ENDORSEMENT FOR FOURTH YEAR.
Asbury Church MIR, Bryan is pastor Of the
largest congregation in the conference; he has
made more than i,9iH pastoral ii It's and re-
| ports l26 proh9tiGneis; the church hes pald
S3,5b of debt Of ;4.000. the remaining $500 Is in
sight; Notwithstanding the churcn raised 1000
improvements just before Mr.. Bryan became
pastor and has paid debt OF s3,jOl ii has given
more for Notwithstanding his pastorate than
i did during any pasiorate since the organiza-
lion OF the church. with this record the CHURCH
is approaching her l01th anniversary which
viii occur on October 10Th next
Grace Church--Dr. Todd has good flock
ana Grace Church has good shepherd. Hhe
aid with which this church comes to every
struggling Methodist church IN Wilmington
and IN the region round about deserves special
mention. Her liberniity towards our benego-
| lence and especially towards the conference
| claimants Is well known. She ia not, however
| In the million dollar line for missions. The
lttsA EtuttNl IllnuitS SNOW ttiut mere are Only
| two churches in hethodism which give more
! for missions than they pay their pastors and
/ Grace is ore OF them.
| Epworth Church-Mr. Corkran has been
Most sirnRiiy hfcssed Teyiylif yy,JfS,
! spring t f5;iAls seriously considered the
! adNishbthtE ~ uto'iug TIRE chatgn 20 q more
| the well directed efforts OF the pastor it was re-
| solved to surinpunt difficulties, which to many
SEEMED q forloln hope extra services began
| September l2th and continued more than six
IN
revival ever witnessed in Wilmington. did not
| send for an evangelist TO get "a revival but
asked the Lord to send revival. The church
VIII nave 10 be enlarged soon.
Nearly one third " S9,8 O for the Ladies'
Hall at Conference Academy has been raised
The appointments OF the district for missions
! have been met. Seven thousand pastoral visits
| nave been made and loo conversions have
! been reported.
The report was received with applause and
| the bisnnp SAID il Was good.
Wilmington district reported the follow
Ing collections.
The collections are represented 10 the
hgures given iirst and the apportionments
last stat UlssIongry--Dr. Todd $3 100:
E Bryan, s92o, 8 900; L. Z Barrett,
\ 300 500: Adam St-ngle &47S. siT5; W.
y. Avery 1922 3lT5: J. p. o is. $500, $3.50;
Charles Hit. 1888, s325; q. II. Nelson, 9 l75,
SEI5; J. W Hamm-rsley, 500, 500; b.
II. Price, S93. S33; q. Il. Sheppard,
Si7, s90i I Il, Miller. sl1, so;
Jalias Dodd $40, sss; 7. N. Gwen. a65,
$50; 6 7 Van Blrk4low. SS5, Ss5; N VI.
Browne, $3.50, Sl3i; J. d .. Hanna, $3.50,
ss.h: J 9aleg,. st5S, s2lO;o $ Walton,
S55, $50; L. AZ Jewell, sl0U. SIS; John
Hagthman, Sl35, So; q. A. G es, Sl51,
4 sitG; y4u.hnS Goltins, s27l S250; j. n.
Hyrson. Sl6s, 5l6l; total, Ss2t3 40 t3s
4 Conference almant --D-. To0d, $500,
i $3.50; r. q. Nelson, s.j, s55;J. W. Ham
nlers!eg s85, s3I; T Sheppard SIS, S35i
= n. MI sr, $50, sSJ; Charles Hltl, $7I,
10; julius u nd, : 8, SIS; I N. Given,
IN, 1851. + Van Bltkaipw, s35, s45; u.
+, Phcs, $40, $40; N. NJ. Browne,
i so, @49; j. D Q. Hanna. $50,
go: j, b. Qutgg, S4l, &t0; J..
7. Otis, SIS, ss5; Il4ae Jewell, $3l, ssl;
JOHN Warhman, SIS, ss5; j. e. Bryan,
@l51, $l5l; @. A dsies. 5l5, SS5; W +.
avery, sGi, $50; l.. L, Barrett, sil52 Sl5l;
Nansau j. Collins, SAD, 53j; Adam Stengle,
sl25 si25; 4. II, Hynson $50, $50; totRls,
SlGSl, { ,il5,
p Reed, the new president OF Dickinson
College apeks Ia Its behalf.
BY resolution the Cd. operation OF the con
ference was pledged 10 Dr. Reed; also to
Pr. Menherhall. who was lizard IL behalf
II ths Methodist Repiet5
Drs, Wagner ana Myers respectively
spoke In behalf Of tine Treedman's Aid So
ctrP and the BiGlncausa.
Al II O'clock conference went Into secret
session LOT INC purpose OF examining can
dldat4s for adm ssion ana con sidefiue some
difficulty III the case Of the Eav. ID. 4.
McE AL. A recess was tgsea ut noon and
ths session was resumed this 6frernonn re-
snitipg ii the character Of Mr. McEAul
be'aRpaseed upon and inc admission nj thu
hey-. s. j. Baker, 3, A, Conwall L. II.
Ha1aholgen, ) X. Maxwell, 7, q, smoot,
J.. 7 West and ]. L. Graham,
lie anniversary o. the Womans Home
Missionary Society occurred this afternoon.
,rns church was nled Tha RaY. II S.
lhompaon presided. Mrs. q. 4. Waidiu,
corresponding secretary, reed the report
q the society. She stated that four auxlll.