Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
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tiCuj Nufponteti tut unlbslolA, SiOO ~
portionment and 500 collection, for con
ference claimants, SIS apportionment
and $l5 collection; Compton, for mis-
eions, $75 superintendent aud SOS col
lection, for conference claimants,
$40 apportionment and $40 col
lection; Chaires for missions, 800
superintendent and $40 collection,
for conference claimants, $l5 apportiOn-
mept and $15 collection; Burr, FOR mis-
sions. S75 appor.ionment aud $56 oolleo-
tlon, for conference CLAIMS nls, 500 ap-
portionment and $40 collection; swayne,
for missions, S2j superintendent and $50
collection, for conference claimants, So
superintendent and So collection; Gray,
for missions, $50 superintendent and $40
collection, fer conference claimants, So
appoTtionmen. and IS collection; Prizes,
for missions, 500 apportionment and
500 collection, for conference claimants,
$35 superintendent end R35 collection;
Tabler, collected $2h for missions aud
Sic for conference claimants.
The RevB. Melvin ID. Natter, George
w. Bounds, James W. Fugle, Aloysius
Green, Eben Welsh, w. X. Galloway, I.
q. SInoos and j. Il. franklin were excited
6esoons. In acRl9 oil ~ MIR. Bounds
averaged 8; Nutter, s. Green, 81; Weieh,
4; Sm5ot, ST. franGlin, 81 &r. Bounds,
for misaions waa apportlone6 s25 mad
collected $50; for conference claimants, |
IS apporttcned aud 50 collected; Green, |
for missions, $l00 apportioned Gnd SOD |
collected; for contersuce claimAnts, $40 |
apportioDed and IS collectsd Welch, COT
ieoted $40 Tor missions and $50 for con-
ference claimants; Snoot, for missions,
%35 apportioptd and ca collected; for
conference Claimants, $40 apportlonsd
and $40 collected.
The Rev, Lewis z. Andrews, who has
Withdrawn from the conference, WAS
granted bis psruhments.
Tbs Reys. j. II. Wiley, @. W. Pretty
man, o. A. Grise aud j. Il. Van Burkalow
were elected trustees of Wilmington Goa
ference Academy.
The following, offered by the Rev. E.
O. Mscnlchol, was adopted;
Rtsotoed, That he examining committees
sppoluted at tho last session Of the confer
enee b. reRppOinted and advanced with the
respective classes Of the conference Tor the
ensuing year.
The financial statement of Wilmington
Conference Academy for the year ending
March LIST, was read. During tine year
the receipts ard expenditures each
amounted to Si,l16.6A. On March Lar
there were cue and owing Bonds,
5000; interest from January 1st to
Metch lst, ?97; balance due treasurer,
$2l.53. Assets amount TO 81 ,62l 80.
The smount in treasurer'a banda TO credit
of ladies' hall fund IS $l,9S0,50.
Professor Gpoding was heard in behalf
of she academy. He recommended that
the iadi g. hall be built at once.
A local branch of tho Woman's Home
Missionary Society was organized during
the afternoon.
At night the anniversary Of the Ep-
worth League ami Sundsy-school Union
was celebrated. The Rev. q. A. Hill
presided aud the Reys. II. O. Jones, q.
y. Baker and Others delivered addresses.
Avenue Church was througed all day
yesterday. In the morning there was
lovefasst, conducted by Rev. T.. Z.
Martindale, followed by fine sermon
from Psalm xxxIy, 3 By Bishop Bow
man, after which descons and eide-s were
ordained. In the afternoon there was
Sunday-sohool service, with addresses by
Revs. <. l.. Hubbard and j. I. Moore,
followed by the anniversary of W. O. 4.
o., Miss M. s, Hilles presiding and Mrs.
J. X. Barney and Mrs. n. Is. Smithers
delivering addresses. In the evening
there was missionary anniversary,
Thomas Mallslieu presiding sG3 Rsvs.
j. d. Rigg and DR.. A. b. IIeonard deliy.
ering addresses. Rev. j. p. Gus read
the report of Treasurer 4. e.. Cox. Dlr-
ing the morning Rev. j. Il. Caldwell sd-
dressed en- overflow meeting, held In the
basement Of the church. Pulpits of other
Milford churches were supplied both
morning and evening by members OF the
conference. A sermon preached in the
Presbyterian Church at night by Rev.
Dr.. Jacob Todd delighted large audi
sune.
voluminous reports, of which the follow.
ing is an extract:
Wilmington district Probationers, l.
ll9, 3z6 less than last year. full meIl6ers
1908, increase Of $50; local preachers
48, increase Of 8; deaths, S. decrease Of
"a; children baptized, 727; increase Of
81; adults baptized, 1853; decrease Of 10;
churches, 60, increase Of i; value o.
churches, SOL 600, increase OF 81 600
parsonhges, ~, Increase of /; valve o.
parsonages, S53,b5O, decrease OF 500;
paid for building and i'm " aying churches
aud parsonages, $22,fO5 iucr sse u
SlI,lT2, paid on oi3 indab,edLsss q
church property, 50 45l dacrease o.
1891; present indebtedness on cburci
property, S3251f decrease OF 15T
current expenses, Sl2 0S9 increase o
Ss3l; Sunday. schools, "a, Increase OF 3
Cticers and teachers, 4GS increase o
80; scholars, li,SlI, increase OF 7n5
S5urcles contributed for missions, g. 81 I
ssscFease OF $i5; SUNDAY {choos COZ
tributed for MI slons ST S3j increase o
$500; eontibutel for church extension
1884, increase of $3.50; for Sunday schOs
Uuion, gl66 decrease Of 81; for prRC
Society, $3.50, decrea OF 80, for Freed
nsn's Ait ana Southern Eiuoation S.
oiety, 1924, increase OF S33; for eiuoa
81 2. foH