Daily Republican., 1890-04-01
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Devotionai exsrclass at ytsterdav morn.
ipg's session Of Conference were CON-
Quoted BY the Rev H, 9. Thomp,ou and
the business session was opened promptlv
at Q O'Clock John W. 'GeIsIer bavius
been transferred N. he New England Con.
ference, his nams was dropped from the
lists. Ths kess H. L. Bunsteiu, pastor
Of the Milford Prsebyterisn Church, aud
the Rev. Dr.. 0rAyson OF the New Eng.
land Conference were introduced and in
yited to seata inside the bar. Presiding
Elder Ayars requsstei that william j,
Tindall, OF Concnrd, WHO some time ago
connected himself With the NJ. r. Church,
should be allowed " rstusn to the Con.
ference, but upon objection being made
the request was withdraw. The report
OF the Temperance Committee will be
taken up at 10 o'clock this morning. A
resolution IN favor Of Conference pur.
chasing the seminary st Cambridge for
woman's college vas laid on the table.
Tue characters OF Presidins Elder Will
son and the pastors Of shs Dover distrio Z
were taken up and passsd. Au address
Was made BY DR.. Leopsrd In behalf Of
missi0ns. Reports were presented BY
statistical secretaries from which the fol-
lowing exlracts are taken:
| Wilmington diAtr.ct - ProbAtioners,
1,1l9, 836 less than laet year; full mem.
bcrs, 1888. increass Of $50; local preach
err, As, increase OF 8; deaths, IS, decrease
Of -; children baptiEsd, IN, increase OF
80; adults baptized, 1BS, decrease of is;
churches, %, iuortase OF l; value oi
churches, s6l1, 900, increase Of S17, 900;
parsonages, ~, incspAse OF 1; value oi
parsonsges, e5o, $50. decrease Of 100; paid
for building and Improving churches and
pArsonsRe,. e2s. 70s. increase q si4..
172; paid on old Indebtedness ol
church property, e9.45i, decrease OF
property, &32, ,60a, decrease OF %, 557; cur.
rent expenses, oi3, ,O8v, Increase of 1881;
Sunday schools. "A, increase OF 8; officers
and teachers, 1,48S, increase Of 43; schol.
ars, II oil, Increase Of 700; churches con.
tributed for missiors, ~, ,SU7, decrease ol
$45; Sunday schools contributed for mis-
sioDs, q, $40, increase OF $500; contributed
for church extension, 1857, increase o.
$50; for Sunday School Union, S166. de-
crease Of "; for Tract Society, Sl6O
decrease Of ~; for Freedman's Aid ant
Southern Education Society, 1924, IN
crease Of $50; for Cducation, S., ,041, de
crease Of S77; for American Bible Society
$500, increase Of $29; for Woman's For
eign Missionary Society. $500, decreas,
OF S54; for Woman's Home Missionar!
Boeisty, Si,s9S, incrsAss Of s6s5; fo
pastors, house rent, presiding elders an,
bishops, e37, ,19S. increase Of 1910; 10
Conference ciaimanta, u, ,953, increase o
$40; ior domestic misslons. S36A, Same q
last year.
The reports for Doyss, Easion AMI
Salisbury dissricts showed . gratifying
1. 40.
The SUMMARY for the entire Confer
ence 10 - follows:
| Probationers, 5.621, decrease OF 23A
full members, 30, 732, increase OF 1871
local preachers, 101, decrease Of Is
deaths, 432, decrease of 55; childrei
ba pttzed, 8. .026, increase OF 398; adult
baptized, 47s, increase of 3s; churches
365, increase Of 4; value of churches
u, ,422, 4l2, increase Of Of S35,054; par
sonagss, re, s5cfsaas Of 8; value o
parsonages, S9l9,35O Increase Of 50. 100
paid for BUILDING and improving churchs'
and parsonages, e69, ,1b0, increase O
e3,Ole; paid on qld! Indebtedness OF
:..nroh property, $ls,4b5. decrease o
lsj,504; brs.ent Indebtedness on church
property, s72 044. increase OF S5.524
current expenses, 5$27. 083, Increase oi
s455; Sunday schools, 39S. Increase Of 8;
officers and teachers, 6,6Sl, increase o.
Ill; scholars, 1,75&, increase OF 667
855, increase Of el97; received for mis-
.ions from sunday schools, el4, IA, in
croass of S409; received from church ex.
tension, 81, $40, decrease of e57; for Sun.
day school Union, $3.50, decrease Of $58
for Tract Society, $571, decrease of $53
Tor Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
tion Society, 81, 767, same - last year; for
education, 50, ,112, decrease Of eS58; fol
A merican Bible Society, S975, increase
Of as; for Womsn's Foreign Missionary
Socicty, $2,007, decrease OF $45 iol
Woman,s Home Missionary Society,
l$l, 600, increase of S742; for pastors,
house rent, presiding elder and bishops,
e132, ,672, increase Of Is, ,46l; for confer.
for domestic missions, 81, TT, increase ol
$50; for General Conference expenses,
SIS; claims including house rent or renta
vslue of parsonages, &1A,1I9, increase
OF SS,3S4; receipts. including house rent
or rental vaiuo OF parsonages, $l22, 4lO,
increase of s3,7S7; deficiencies, 81, 393,
Increase Of ; ,o3s; psid to presidi. Z
elders, SIN, decrease VI SOL; paiu
bishops, 81 $40, increase Of el27; infant
scholars, IL, 32l, Increase OF 503; average
attendance of teachers aud scholars,
25 y7l, increase Of 001; library books,
4O,98S, decrease of B10 expenses o.
schools, Sis, decrease OF S693;
ofilcers and teachers who are church
members or probationers, s., 2S4 increase
OF 235; scholars who are church members
or probationere, 10,t66, Increase of sos;
conversions in Sunday schools, ., 473; in :
crcase OF III.
The afternoon session was held at 2.3U
O'Clock, for the purpose Of facilitating
the business. The characters OF the pre-
siding elder aud pastors OF Wilmington
district were passed, aud the annual re-
port OF Presiding Elder Murray was read
J. L. Houston, A. A Fisher, Geors'
Barton, John Allen, g. a. Phoebus
James Es2ate and Henry Ssnderson wer,
continued as superaunuariss aud a. I
Melvin, James Hubbard, A. T. Scott, w
: T. Talbot, j. b. Merritt, I. Il. Bell. I
5. Williams, ]. w. Poole, w. Il. Eng
!, land as eupernumersrtes. J. w. Gray
q. M. Morgan, r.. I. Coursey, z. IL. Web
stcr were advanced to deacons OF III
Isecond class; j. p. West, j. ". Fogle
j. II. Graham, 7. j. Baker, T. G. Smoo'
iG. W. Todd and Edward Freeman wer
ontinued on trial. H. G. Robinson an
tho Reva. W. L. 3. Murray aud N. NJ
y Browne were elected trustees oil the cen
tenary fund.
a Application was made by the Rev.
u X. Maxwell to be admitted to the Conie'
q p snce, and upon objection being tnade,tn
IL Rev. Alfred Smith, Rev. X, II. ADAM
Rev. n. q. Mc6orley, Rev. j. I. Vni
Burkalow and the Rev. j. ID. q. Ham