Smyrna times., 1889-03-27
THIRD DAYS pRncrrn1Nna

Iue heN' w . II. Murray, presiding
elder of Wilmington district. was pass
ed and his report handed in.
Rev. DIR. Reed, OF Dickinson College,
made an address setting forth the
claims of that institution.
The Rev DIR. Mendenhall, of New
York, editor Of the Methodist QuarterIg
ReUieW, addressed the conference in
behalf Of that publication. He accused
the Eastern colleges, naming Harvard,
Yale and Johns Hopkins, Of teaching
rationalistc doctrines.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the case of Rev. ID. +. McFaul re-
ported and his character was passed,
He withdrew his resignation and
stands reinstated.
One of the presiding elders in max
ing his report Of the number of CONVEX
slons, prObationers and full members,
stated that there were within the
bounds Of the Wilmington conference
1000 mOurner- bench repeaters.
The following members of the first
class We're, after examination, admit
ted on trial as deacOns: l.. p. Kartz-
hollzen, Samuel Maxwell, S. A. Con
nell. J. z. West, +. W. FOgie, James
- l. L..
The afternoon anniversary was that
of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society. Mrs. Z. 5. Welden, secretary.
read the report, and Bishop Foster and
Rev. 7. L. Terry made addresses.
The educational anniversary was
held in the evening. Rev. DR.. J. II.
Caldwell presided. The speakers
were Rev. J. p Otis, Hon. Eli Sauls-
bury and Rev. DR.. G. II. Payne.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
At the opening of the fourth DAYS
session of the Wilmington Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church Saturday
Rev Isaac Jewell conducted the de-
vOtional exercises. The character of
Rev. John France, presiding elder OF
Easton district, was passed and hi,
report rendered. The district showed
an advance all along the line in in
creased collections and augmented
membership, Rev W. w. w. Wilson.
OF Easton, leading the district in mis-
slonary collections. Hon. Eli Sauls-
Dury read the report Of the trustees of
the Conference Academy, showing the
affairs of the institution to be i'm q
sound condition. Building improve
ments are projected. Bishop Foster
made a stirring address to the youpp
men about to receive ministerial or
ders. Rev. c. \. Grice. conference
treasurer, reported the following sta
tlstlcs OF moneys collected during the
past conference year: Missions. S23
~; church extension, s., ,S57: SUNDAY
school Union, >2G7 tract fund. o65I
Freedman's Aid, SL762; education.
S3,933; Bible, $93l Women's Foreign
Missionary Society, S2,ll7; Women
Home Missionary Society, S947: epis-
copal fund. 81 ,442 conference claim
ants, S5,4l9; domestic missions. SI14S.
ladies' ball, $I,747; children's dav.
99fo Conference Educational Society.
81, Rev. w. IL. Hutchin was trans
terred to the New Hampshire Confer
ence. The visitors were Dir. life.
missionary at salt Lake City. and DIR.
Hopkins, Of the W0mcn's College
Baltimore. Rev w. I. Corkran and
Rev. Jonathan $. Willis spoke nj the
stewards anniversary in the after.
noon, and Rev. a. 5. Mowbrav and
Rev. DR.. a. J. Kynett at the Church
Extension anniversary in the evening
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
BY $50 o'clock Sunday mornino
Music Hall was crowded to take
part in the love feast under the
direction Of the Rev. Charles Hill
After the love feast came the ordina.
tion Of deacons.
The bishop laid his hands upon and
consecrated to this office of ministry
the Reys ). NJ. Morgan. r. T. Coursey.
Il. II. Webster and Baynard Wheatlv.
After the preliminary exercises were
through Bishop Foster arose and an
nouced his text from the third and
fourth verses of the eighth Psalm
w men l consider the heavens. the
work of thy fingers; the moon and the
stars, which thou hast ordained what
IS man that thou art mindful of him
And the son of man that thou visited
him"
The sermon was powerful one
and made an excellent impression
upon the great audiance.
In the afternoon DR. c. II. PAYNE
preached to large audiance in Music
Hall. His theme was the preemi-
nence of Christ.
After the sermon by Dr. Payne a
class of five We're ordained to the
olhce OF elders d. H. Corkran, James
NJ. Mitchell, James Easily, Edgar Mace
and Robert Watt.
In the evening DR.. IliGe of Utah
preached an excellent sermon to very
large audiance.
SIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
DIR. Payne addressed the conference
on educational matters, DR.. life ON
The work in Utah DIR Peck formerly
Of Mount Vernon Church, Baltimore.
on missions, and Mr.. Gray of PhIadel. |
phia, on tracts aud Sunday school. A |
collection Of Sl9J vas taken up for DR.. |
lliife. The report Of the Bible com |
nlttee was presented by Rev. r. w. |
Todd Freedman's Aid by Rev. c. w. |
Prettyman; education by Rev. S. Z.
Barrett; Historical Society by Rev. B.
+. Price tracts by Rev. +. II. Hinson
sabbath by Rev. T. r. Creamer.
The conference will meet next wear
1t Milford, Del.
The number of districts and presid-
ng elders is reduced to four, Virginia
district being abolished. At the mis-
.lonary anniversary in the evening ad-
lresses were delivered by Rev. Geo.
W. Townsend and Rev. DR.. J. 0. Peck.
SEVENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The twenty-frst annual session of
he Wilmington NJ. +. Conference clos
ID about noon. Just before closing
he session the bishop announced the
ollOwing ministerial appointments for
he year
WlLAlNGroN DISTRICT W I. s. MURRAY, p. f.
Bethel and Glasgow, J. W. Hammerslev.
Charleston, n Hunter
Cherry liIll and Union, T. A. H. OBrieu
Chesapeake City, + II Nelson
Chester, A. T. Prettymau.
Christiana, B. L. Price.
Claymunt 90 be supplied.
Delaware City, S. n Pilchard
Elk Neck d. +. McFaul.
ktOW and Crouch, Charles Hill
hockessin and Ebenezer Julius Dodd .
HOpewell, John Jones.