Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03


SIS. $40 and $40; Milton. 300 and si95,
$40 and $40: Potter's Landtng, SIS and
SIS. $40 amt $40; Seaford, also and sl25.
$50 and $780, Vienna, $75 anu $50; go AMI
$50.
Rev. p. II. Rawllns read the report OF
conference stewards. Increase In collec-
lions was S94; received from conference
$1,l4S; from chartered fund, $50; from
Bates legacy, Sal from Riddle fund .i95;
from centenary fund, sl6712; from collec.
tion, 53l 90; total, S7,12lgS Wilmington
district, apportioned sl.675. received
1856, excess, S28l; Easton district, re-
apectively 81 $3.50. 1883, $685. Dover dis
trict, respectively $1,iS5, 5l,258. Sss; Sal
isbury district, $500 airport oned, S9i6 re-
ceived, $l4 deficiency. Hope was ex-
pressed that the permanent fund Of 500
raised ut the stewards anniversary would
grow during ensuing conference year aud
continue TO grow until 1t reaches 100000,
and suggestion was made that each pastor
bzing IS to conference next year for the
fund. Reference was made 10 the faithful
ness OF Capt. Alexander Kelly, late
treasurer. The board distributed funds to
seven superannuates five supernumeraries,
90 widows and onJ effective preacher. Ga
motion of Eev. L. f. Terry each preacher
voted TO donate per cent of his salary for
nsxt year TO permanent fund. Rev. e. Il.
Nalson was appointed trustee of fund for
Mrs. Anna Chatham.
collection amounting to $137.9G was
taken for Rev. o. j. Hammitt.
Agent CIegg was heard in behalf OF this
Philadelphia branch OF the Boos Concern.
He promised conference that II 1t will
patroriz. the Philadelphia branch IL will
divide profits.
Rsv. ]. ID. Kemp offered a resolution that
a committee OF five be appointed to con-
slider the offer from Cambridge and the
committee II favorably impressed purchase
the seminary. After discussion the motion
was laid on the table. The sentiment OF the
opposition was that II the seminary at
Cambridge were purchased BY conference
tho conference academy at Dover would
suffer. A ladies hall, the opposers of the
resolution declared, should be erected at
Dover.
Recess was taken until $50 o'clock.
The afternoon session began with deyo.
tional exercises, conducted By the Rsv. q.
W, PrettymRn
Tho Rsvs. j. L Houston, A. A. Fisher,
George Barton, John Alien. G. A. PGm5us,
James E5gatc ard w. II. Sanderson, were
continued rs opportunities.
The characters OF the presiding elder aud
pastors OF Wilmington district were PASSED
and Presiding Elder Murray read an inter.
esting report OF the years work on the Cils.
AliIls lATltAbnGt YVES luhAt 10 improvements
to church properties aud the payment OF
debts, many OF the latter balng large. Five
appointments on the dt tric- are In charge
OF supplies. When Roy. Fred McKlnsey
went TO Port Penn It mad Is members, while
now II has 10. Compliment was paid the
Rsy. j. r. Bryan Of Newport. Brandywlna
Church is doing some work In Eastlake
PARK. Wesley Church, during the year
had lS9 conversions, the largest number on
the district. Wilmington has ons church
for every 1924 inhabitants. The Church
Extension Society would DO vel
to look to Wilmington. or thu
city's 10000 Inhabitants II is estimate
l that 23,DpO have no church or sunday
school atlilta,ton. These people ara avail
/ able for Methotlsn ard az an early date {
/ convention Will he hsld TO consider hOp
4 they can be- gathered In. Some think cit,
/ circuit should be "stabll4hed, with preach
! ing places In store rooms, shops mud o,ha
halls, Ia missionary combinations VII
mington district u twelfth ia the list o
presiitng elder districts. Announcement
4 that Elsmere band CON pRny had put in Ii
deed prohibition Of liqlor selling wa
greeted with hearty applause Pastors re-
\ ported as follows Chgt lestowp for missions
4 s75 HppOrtioned ard TG2 reea!v ID Tor eou
ference claimants $40 spportio Ell and az
received; Cherry I'M and Uu'0n, respac;
ivelv, fl75 ard 9l75, SIS ami $50; Cheso
peake City, goo and S52, sS5 an
S35; Chester Bethel ss5 and SIX
$50 and $50; Christians, si5 an
SAP, s25 and s2l; Cl4ymont, IS
and SlO0, Sa5 and .2{; Elk Neck, 80 IN
50, so and $40; Elton. 1925 ana s35'
40 and $40; liockessin, SIS aud 975, ~
aud S2G Mt, Lebanon, So and 500, e.
and s25; Nj. Peasant and Eige Moor, II
and s95, t25 and i25i Newark, .3 an
slS0, 40 and si3; NV Ca.tie, f495 IN
st25, sB5 and eG5, y wport, Z 100 and $l4I
$40 and $50; North East, ?f9jeud $40, ~
and S4l; Port Deposit, $3.50 and S3i4. d,
and Ss5; Rising san, Md. $50 and go
$50 ard $50; 1t. Georges, $50 and SllS, q
and S35; AshurV Church, & 900 and 81 "a
$50 and tiG6: Epworth. 80 aud $50, Z
and $40; NJ. PAurs aud kingsvood, s7t
ami s7l0, $3.50 aud 5l5G; scott, 800 M
1910, sos aud $40; Uli0n. 3iT5 and sol
sl25 auu al25i Zion, Md. $l6J and Sl5
$40 aud $40.
R9vs. A. 4. Melvin, james Hubbard, A. :
Scott, W. +. Talbot, j. b. Merritt, T.
Bell, T. s, Williams, j. W Poole and ". ]
England were continued as supernume
8rias.
Rev. o. ). Walton was added to list
deacons OF third class.
Deacons j. W. Gray, =. NJ. Morgan, Il,
Ooursey and u II. Webster we're advance
TO second class. In scale Of 10 their ave
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nov; 8. =, u sr,aaoIaeh, VINO was on yrs
was 9i:conlAusu' ne having been tran
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