Smyrna times., 1890-04-02
NJ. E, Conference.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.

Milford on Wednesday with a sermon
bv Rev. ]. P. Otis. One hundred auI
fifteen members responded to the roll
call. =
Owing to a severe illness Bishop
Fowler was not able to preside. The :
as presided over by Bishop
Edward G. Andrews, d. D., of New
York, and Bishop Thomas Bowman,
d. D., LII. D., of St. Louis. The
former presided during the first two or
three days of the session, until Bishop |
BOwman's arrival.
Rev. J. d. Rigg was elected general
secretary, he receiving 66 votes to 4o
cast for Rev. Adam Stengle. e. A.
Grice was elected treasurer, L. A. 9.
Grey, E. H. DericksOn, J. H. Howard,
II, S. Dulaney and r. K Stephenson,
assistants; julius DOOd, statistical Sec
retary; R. 1. Watkins, w. G. KOOns,
J. S. Moore, d. H. Corkran, w. X.
Mowbray, Asbury Burke and Y. H.
Webster, assistants; w. T. Valiant,
journal secretary; Z. G. MacNichol
and A. S. Mowbray, assistants; minis
terial stewards, p. H. Rawlns, w. B.
Walton, F. c. McSorley and J. E.
Bryan.
The usual committees were an
nOunced.
Rev. Homer Eaton, D. D., of New
York ANNOUNCED that he brought with |
him 81, ,l43, the dividend of the book |
concern.
Presiding Elder France of Easton |
District made his report. Easton dis |
trict extends from MiddletOwn on the |
north to Oxford on the south, and from
Delaware bay to Chesapeake bay. On
| the territory we have eighty churches,
6,I56 members and Z 1910 Sunday school
scholars. These eighty churches are
organized into thirtY-six pastoral
charges with thirty-one regularly-ap-
pointed ministers and five serving as
supplies.
The preachers of the district have
enjoyed fair health during the confer
ence year, barring la grippe, which has
exacted its tribute of quite a number,
including the presiding elder. 1 have
said that the preachers have enjoyed
good health, but not so with all their
families. Brothers R. C. Jones and r.
K. Stephenson have been called upon
to mourn the loss of their beloved COM
panions by death.
The year just closing has been one
of great financial depression through
out our district and yet the record of
the year will show that considerable
church improvement has gone forward.
A new brick church is nearly com.
pleted at CeciltOn to replace the one
destroyed by cyclone. 1t will cost
$500. Other improvements were
made in church property.
About ], 400 probatiOners were re-
ceived into full membership during the
past year, Smyrna circuit leading with
234. Sunday schools have done great
/, work. Owing to very hard times the
/. collections have not been up to last
years standard.
: The preachers of the various charges
; in the district were then called upon
: and made reports of collections. They
were about up to the appOrtiOnment
! and about the same as last year.
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
/. Presiding Elder Ayres then made his
J. annual report. Owing to the fact that
\ he did not expect to be called on until
: later in the session, the report was in
! complete so far as regards the number
: of prObationers received into full mem
bership and number of converts made
e The report gives the following re.
capitulatiOn Quantico, amount ex
pended for repairs, etc, 1925; Deals
d Island, 81, ,103; St. Peters, $l45; Tan
(, gier, $840; Mt. Vernon, $4,000; Whites
Is Vile, So 1000; Gumboro, 81 ,250; Parson
} burg, $1.490; Berlin, SITS; Powells
% Vile, $442; Selbyyille, $3.50; New
y Church, $500; Cape Charles, $4,000
ot Parksly, $S6; Bethel, 81, 2,348; Somerset
"a $615; Salisbury, SlO5; PocoOmke City
RS $685.; Hallwood, $40; Laurel, $3.50
Stockton, So; Fairmount, 500; POGO
mOke $50; 0nancOck, $l35; DelmaI
$50.
,e New churches were dedicated a
I'M Deals Island, Cape Charles, NeV
to Church, Bladesville, Barren Greek
t. Pittsville and Mt. Vernon. Total cos
n $1O,5OO.
,e The presiding elder said exceller
lv temperance work had been done an
le urged greater work in the future. Coz
ID ference then adjourned.
le AFTERNOON SESSION.
~ The conference re-assembled at
=. O'Clock in the afternoon, the exercis
- being those of the anniversary of II
T. Conference Historical Society, Tt
,iS S Rev. B. F. Price presided. The Re-
-o' J. d. G. Hanna read a paper on ii
81 history of Asbury NJ. E. Church
"a Wilmington. The Rev. J. S. Will
oI read historical paper and the Rev. ,
~ H. Wiley read paper on the Hi
- tory of Methodism in Milford"
ry EVENING SESSION.
ey The evening session was devoted
1t the anniversary services of the ChurC
ni- Extension Society. The Rev. ].
ad Quigg presided. The speakers we
nd the Rev. 5. ]. Morris, Phi. D., aud Il
an Rev. DR.. Kynett.
al THURSDAY.
16. Conference opened on Thursdi
liz with sermon by Rev. A. p. Prett
of man. Seven additional members 7
sponded to the roll. Rev. DR.. KynC
'er- made a statement in regard to t
out Church Extension Society; from t
to society the conference has receiV
md $125.20 in donations and $2,750
loans $S58.67 of the latter has be
,ah returned and the amount OutstandI
is 81 ,S91.33. The conference treasul
was authorized to pay the bonds ne
in hand to parties authorized to !
l. ceive them.
ue- The transfers of Rev. George
'Llc Todd from Philadelphia COnferer
Oi and Rev. Frank Fletcher from W.
az Virginia Conference were read, a
lns, the members named were INTRODUCES
any Revs. ]. s. Moore, F. F. Tabler q
AEy Edward Freeman, transferred to t
-; conference during the year, were a
rI introduced.
@ on Bishop Hurst was voted the sym
.ou ;n thy of the conference in the death
Ins his wife Reports of Captain AL
VuC Vt ander Kelley, treasurer of tract q
S .uS centenary funds, were read The tre
lnu' ,nl urers of the centen0ry and Rid
% ,oM funds were directed to put centena
i1 iul11 money aud Riddle legacy in the han
tnu i of the treasurer of board of stewards
my DIR. YOung's system of appOrti
~ ment was adopted.
Ti SIo Bishop Bowman arrived at II
.I .ne O'Clock and was introduced. The
'ne riOus Official visitors were also I
~ sented to the conference.
that AFTERNOON MEETING.
own Another large congregation '
ieet, present Thursday afternoon, the oc
Ugh sion being the anniversary of
,hed WOmenis Foreign Missionary SOcif