Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-26

Staff Correspondence of Gazette and journal,
CENTREvILLE, March 1s.-Some 40
members of the conference, including
the applicants for admission, reached
Centreville last evening. The commits
tee for examining the applicants is as
follows: The Revs. H. S. Thompson,
w. B. Gregg, u. e. White, Isaac L.
Wood and Il. S. Mace. The applicants
for admission on trial are NJ. +. Bow
man of Drew Seminary; +. b. Cooper,
Edwin Gardner, Cecil; j. II. Geohegan,
Kent county, Md; j. z. Jones, j. w.
Locates, Queen Annc's county, Md;
w. H. Loller, Drew Seminary; +, b.
Short, Worcester, Nd; IL, 9. Turner,
Kent, Md, and James II. Robinson of
Pennington.
The committee for the first years
class is Revs. j. w. Easley, w. II,
Valiant, j. P. Otis, Robert Matt and w.
w. w. Wilson The class was eX
amined at Charles Il. IIarmans, and
was composed Of John Z. Franklin,
Julius A. Brewington, Aloysius Green,
George w. Bounds and M. D. Mittcr.
The committee on second years class
is Revs. G. w. Bushel, L. Q. Atkins, l..
A. H. O'Brien, w, A. Wise and J. 2.
Sypherd. LII this class for examination
are Trustin G. Smoot, w. T, West,
James Z. Graham, Samuel r. Maxwell,
John w. Todd, Samuel j. Baker who is
sick, and William p. Taylor, absent
The committee on third years class is
the Revs. j. d. Kemp, Alfred Smith, Il.
L. Hubbard, w. l.. p. Bowen and A. 5.
Mowhray. This class, which IS the
largest, was composed Of w T. Comp
ton, G. p swain, William Sheers, J w
pr;, ~ Il 4 fDT
W. Chaires, Frank Fletcher, j. r.
Anderson, &. I. Anderson and G. r.
Smith.
The fourth years committee is the
Revs. N. NJ. Browne, +. X. Dreamer, w.
L. Avery, c. 5. Baker and d. L. Wad-
dell. The class, which is the smallest,
was composed Of the Reys, 5. NJ.
Morgan, Jr., r. I. Coursey and z, II.
Webster.
The second and third years were ex-
amined at the church and the fourth
year at j. d. Covells, The work Of
examining commenced on Tuesday
evening, and was concluded late tins
afternoon.
Nearly every home in Centreville,
without regard to denomination, has a
member of or visitor to the Wilmington
Conference to entertain during the ses-
sion. With few exceptions the % clergy
men and laymen composing the body
have arrived. Bishop q. III. Fowler is
stopping at the home of Mrs. Anna
Halmer. The clergymen are already
apprehensive over the appointments, as
it is stated that at the Pennsylvania
Conference, which adjourned few
days ago, Bishop Fowler upset every
body's expectations by smashing num-
err of the appointment states.
At the temperance anniversary to-
night the Rev. Sam Small delivered o
sermon. He had been engaged by the
Rev. A. S. Mowbray to lecture on the
subject "From the Bar-room to the Pull
pit" for which an admission fee was tc
be charged. The Rev. Charles A. Hill
pastor of the Methodist Episcopa
Church here, objected to the arrange
ment, so Mr.. Small dropped his lecture
and substituted sermon. Mr.. Now
bray also spoke. Thechurch was packed
The residents Of the town gave a recep
ton, with luncheon, to those attending
the conference, at the Arlington llote
tonight The purpose of the reception
was to introduce the clergymcn and owe
300 invited guests to one another.
FORMAL OPENING OF THE SESSION TIL
NOMENCLATURE ATTENDANCE OF MEM
BERs-THE COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
CEHTREylLLE, Mp, March l9.-Th
twenty-third annual session Of Whining
ton Nj. f. Conference began this morning
at . O'Clock Bishop Fowler presiding, am
about l75 members present.
Rev. J. d. Rigg, who was reelected SEE
retary, named Reys. II. Z. Macnichol ain
A. s. Mowbray as assistants, Rev W. I
Valiant journalist, and Rev. W. II. Now
bray, statistcan. The latter selected 10
his assistants Reys. X, Irving Watkins W
G. Koons, j. r. Mooney, Asbury Burke,
III. Webster and ID. II Gorkran. Rev, {
Il. Crise was reelected treasurer an
hamed as his assistants ReVs. h. II. Del
icllson, John Howard, II. 5. Dulaney an
Il. X. Stephenson.
Reys h. D. Rieg and a. s. M0whra
and Hon. John H. Hotiecker were Al
pointed "a committee to secure from III
legislature such additional legislation 4
Eaey fully secure for the benefit of comic
enre claimants all sums which are IN ii
hands Of the board Of stewards now, i
may hereafter be collected, paid in, give
or devised by will, To the endowment fun
or for the distribution fund Of the confu
ence.
1t was decided to have business session
in the morning from To II o'clock, cac
sitting to be preceded by devotional exc
cises beginning at $40 O'Clock.
NC lolioMlHs StaIlE1tii5 N"lllluiNtctH W.
appointed.
Public Worship Presiding elders an
pastors.
Publishing Of Minutes The secretary
Edncation--W W W. Wilson |.
Fosnocht, II. W. Ewing, Il s Thompso
II. S. Godey, Dr. 4, 4. Sndler, ].
Ellegood, IL y, Cannon.
Bible socicty-,l D. Kemp, +. II. lfy
son, s. Norris, u. l., Moddell.
Sunday-schonls-l Isaac jewell, q.
Wilcox, !. L. Anderson. i. L. Roberts.
Temperament, II, MartindalC, l..
Barrett, q. A. Grise, 5. X. Dreamer
NNomen's Foreign Missionary society
+. i. White, I. l.. Wood II, \ Macy, G.
Baker.
Women's Home Missionary Society
Mitchell, Il. l.. Hubbard Il. II. Adams,
Il. Sheppard.
=, Compton, w. g. Green.
Frcedmens Aid Society- Edward Day
W. Il. 'lQmkins9ni i L. C0rkfan, ".
T. Bowen.
Missionary Statistics--I. ~ Reese r.
Given, e 7. swain, y. II Derieksm,
LEGAL Preachers Address-F. e. SmO
w. i. Guthrie, |. b, Collins.
Post nttice-C. II Williams, y F,Mcka1
q. :. ConaWay, i l.. Price.
sunday Obseryanecs IS. NJ Morga
Adam stengle, W. j. Duhadway, i.
C0rkran.
Periudcas-A. i. Prettyman. j.
Sypherd Il. G Jones' T. 6 McSorley.
The characters of the presiding cllTj
and pastors We're passed and tile latter
ported their collections for mission. al
conference claimants The collections
most instances exceeded The apportic
ment.
GENTREvI1IE, March 19-The Method
Episcopal church was tlronged long
trcaoclock this morning. the hour
tor opening the 2Sd annual session Of v
minHon Conference runctually At