Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-27

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sweny.seventh session OF the Delaware
Mcthodlss Episcopal Conference bsgan
10 Zoar Methodist Episcopal Chu,ch
Melon street above Twelfth. (Rey. j.
Hudson Riddick, psstor), at 68O q M
yesterday, Rev. Bl,hop b. A. Ooodsell.
d. D., OF Texas, presiding, The BIshop
opened the Conference BY reading tbe
scriptures. Alter singing the hymu.
And are We Yet Alive" hs proceeded
10 administer the sacrament of the Lord's
supper 70 the preachers and people
present. Presiding Elders W. J. Parker.
Isaac II. Whi'e, W. II. Coffey and T.
u. Johpson assisted the Bishop. A large
number Of laymsn partook Of the sscra.
lnens with the preachers.
Az the close OF the service the Confer
ei,ce was called to order, and Joseph X.
Waters, the secretary OF the last Confe.
ence, called the roll. About ono hun
dred preachers wore present. James II.
scout, Of Wilmington, was elected secre.
tary; ID. A. Ridout and W. II. Thomas
were appointed assistants. j. L. Cole, Of
cambridge, Md, WAS elected statistical
secretary; j. II. Nuttsr. j. II. Richard.
son and J. W. Lankiord were appointed
assistants. L. Y. Cex, Of Chester. was
elected Conference treasurer, aud Joseph
ID. klbcrt and q. A. Tindlsy appolnted
assistants.
coMMIrrERs APPOINTED.
Standing committees wee appointed as
On Mlssions-Thc Pres,diug Elders
and J. II. Pearc., g. II. Washington ani
j. u. Winters.
Conference Stewards H. Jolley. J. A.
Scott, Peter Burrows and J. r. Waters,
On Education-J. II. Nutter, d. A.
Ridout andJ. l.. Cole.
On State OF the Church-Soiomon
Hammond, A. X. Shockley and {. 0.
Waters.
On n'Resolutions-J. Hudson Rlddick.
VIM. NJ. Webb and W. J. Moore.
On Freedmen's Aid and Southern Edu-
cau Bociety--W. II. Thomas, 7. b. II.
Coleman and J. d. 0rigsby.
On the Sanciity OF the Sabbath. X.
Adams, J. W. Lankiord aud O. II. Hor-
scy.
On Memor.es-L. Y. Cox, @. N. Landin
aud j. W. Pinkney.
Railroad Secretary-J. Hu son Rid
dick.
Conference Entertaiumen.-J. Hudson
Riddlek, J. II. Mason, J. d. Elbert, T.
III. Hubbard and l.. Y. Coz.
On Temperance - A.. W. Hamilton,
D. J. Birmingham ard John II. Har.
man.
J. Hudson Ridlick offered yesolu ions
OF welcome 10 tbs Bishop. Thsy were
adopted by frising vote.
Rev. DR.. Morrow spoke in bel! alf OF
the American B bic ciety.
Tho following ministers were intro.
duced: Revs. Drs. Medley, PaIson, Gray,
Mckay, Crouch, Beckett and Hamlin.
Also, Rev. Mensrs. Kurtz, Rudolph,
Amos johnson, Stubbs aud Philip Brown.
Rev. DR.. q. w. Gray addressed the
Conference In behalf OF the Frsedm an's
Aid and southern Education Society.
Rsmarks were also made on the same
subject BY Hooper Jolley aud J. II. Nut
ter.
The Bishop presented u draft Of $50
from the chartered fund, and o draft for
$3.50 from the Mothodist Episcopal Book
Concern dividend.
A statistical session was held at 5 M,
and the anniversary Of the Freedmau's
Aid aud Southern Education Society was
held IN the evening Hooper Jollsy, OF
Crisneld, Nd, prefided at the xnniver-
sary. Addresses were made by Rev. Dr.
q. W. Gray, Rev Dr.. y. j. Wagner,
James IL. ecott, A. N. A feature OF this
service was the singing by the infant do
partment Of the Sunday school of Zoar
Methodist Eplscopal Cuurch.