The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-05

the lteV j L Moore.
The anniversary of the w CT U was
celebrated at ) 80 o'clock with Miss Mar.
garet Hilles, presiding.
The anniversary of the Missionary So,
ciety was held at clock in the evening
with Thomas MaHalieu presiding.
The report OF the treasurer showed the
following collections during the year
Salisbury district, 81, 675; Dover district,
So. 29l; Easton district, $4, 9GG; Whining
ton district, 50, 637 The conference ap
portionment Was $1,000. The amount
raised is 424, $50, or 50, 500 in excess of
the superintendent.
MONDAY
This morning. session of the Whining
ton Conference began with devotional
exercises by Rev II S Thompson. Rows
5 Grace, DIR Leonard and ii L Bris.
tine were introduced. The characters
of the Presiding Elder and Pastors of
Dover district was passed. Presiding
Elder Wilson read an interesting report
OF the years work on the district.
The Conference Stewards submitted
their annual report, stating receipts at
$7121. 0S. 1t was resolved that the
preachers, next year, contribute one per-
cent, of their salaries for an endowment
fund tor Conference claimants. A resolu-
ton that Conference purchase female
seminary at Cambridge was laid on the
table.
A business session was held this after
noon. Rev G w Prettyman conducted
devotions. Rev L Houston, A A Fisher
George Barton, john Allen, g A Phoee bus,
James Ii Gale and W ii Sanderson were
continued as uperuumeraries Charac
ters of Presiding Elder and Pastors of
Wilmington District were read. Presid,
ing Elder hurry read report of work in
the district.
Revs A T Melvin, James Hubbard, A
T Scott, W T Talbot, J Merritt, T L
Bell, T S Williams, j. w England and o
S Walton continued as superuumeraries.
Deacons W Gary, 5 NJ Morgan, r 7
Coursey and H Webster promoted to
second class. P West, J NJ Fogle, E
Graham, Baker T c Smoot, G w
Todd and Edward Freeman continued
on trial. Mr.. Baker, who was stationed
at Barren Greek last year, received 100
salary and supported wife and child
In addition to preaching he hauled logs
for building church.
Fl c Robinson, Rev W L Murray and
and Rev N NJ Brown were elected Trus-
tees of the Centenary Fund.
The Statistical Secretaries reported
during year: Conference paid SIS 455 OF
old indebtedness; current expenses, $27,-
OS3; contributed s23, 900 for missions;
paid Presiding Elders, Sill; Bishops,
$3.50; Conference has 800 churches;
mem bership of 36, 600; value of churches,
81, 422 412; Indebtedness on church pro-
perty, s72, 900; parsonages valued at
s219, $50 and ZIG in number; Sunday
school, 39S.
A missionary sermon was preached to-
night BY Rev w F Corkran.
TUESDAY.
The twenty second annual session of
the Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was brought
to a close today after two long and excit-
ing sessions. The reading of the appoint
ments gave surprises to great many,
for more changes were made than were
anticipated Although no pastoral
terms had expired by limitation. fully
two thirds OF the preachers changed
about. Slate after slate was made up
only to be broken at the next meeting OF
the Bishop and his cabinet. This session
of con ference was marked by the presence
of an unusually large number of infiuen-
tial laymen.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
The big item of interest of the whole
conference session, aside from the ap
pointments was the stand taken by the
conference on the temperance question.
BY the adoption of hotly-debated re
port the conference indorses the prohibi.
tion party. An attempt was made to get
the conference to take similar action at
its session last year at Easton., but the
opponents to the church in politics fought
it Oft. The committee was more success
full this year. 1t laid its plans better,
had made better canvass, and, to crown
it all, had put it off until the last day OF
conference, SO that the pressure of bust
ness would prevent a too hard fight
against it.
TEXT OF THE REPORT.
The committee i'll its report says: 1--WE
recognize the significant fact that the
liquor traffic is a growing power and an
increasing menace to the welfare of the
church, the purity of society and the
existence of the state. We oppose first,
last and all the time license, high or low,
as vicious in principle and powerless as
remedy. Nor do we concede hat there
are any circumstances possible under
which the granting or the continuance
of license is justitlable. We are loyal
Methodists. We believe the truth of the
utterance of our General Conference and
bishops. teaching us the folly of regula-
~ IF tba rpSnnnSI hllity
OF the government and the duty of the
elector: that while we should not dictate
to people their political utilization, We
should show them that it is not right to
support and make common cause with
those organizations, political or otherwise,
that abet and protect the traffic but that it
is our duty to proclaim relentless hostility
to the business; that it is our solemn
conviction that the time has arrived
when all good citizens should lay aside
all minor considerations and band them
selves together into great national
organization, DO matter by what name it
may be called, which has as it's supreme
issue the total aud eternal destruction OF
the liquor traffic" The report also sug-
gested the appointment of a committee
to begin and assist in carrying on impend
lug local option campaign within the con-
ference bounds.
THE MINORITY HEARD FROM.
Immediately after the reading of this
paper Rev John D Kemp submitted a
minority report signed by himself and
Jacob Todd, who is noted in the confer
ence for his liberal views. The report
was aimed at the clause in the majority
report in which all the temperance advo-
Gates are urged to band together in ma
tional organization 1t states that men
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