Evening journal., 1891-03-21
CONFERENCE SESSION.
BISHOP FOWLER DELIVERS a STIR
RING ADDRESS TO a NEW CLASS.


BE sAuowed to vote Addressing the
Conference IN the support of the vari-
GUS Societies of the NJ. +. Church.
To-das's Program.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
CENTREy1ILE, Nd. March 2l.-Rain
poured in torrents all day yesterday ard
not more than 100 residents Of Centre
Vile or other spectators attended the
second session Of the Wilmington Confer
ence. All the ministers and members
were in their seats, however, and busi-
ness continued to move along smoothly
and rapidly. But one man has asked the
conference for money thus far, although
several have made strong attempts TO
advance the interests Of the institutions
they represent
Rev j B Quigg made an appeal for
better minutes. Since 1878 be said, the
minutes had been hurriedly put together
and published and he would ask that
more care be taken In their preparation
hreafter On motion of Secretary Rlgg,
Rev. j r. Quigg, V 5. Collins aud Rob
ert Watt. we're added to the minutes,
A committee on Epworth League was
named, on motion Of. Vaughn Collins. 1t
was added to the standing committees,
Rsvs Robert Watt. R r. Stevenson. H.
w Ewing and Vaughn $ Collins,
The aportionments Of 81, D0S for the
Episcopal fund, and of $S29 for the gen
eral conference. were referred to the
bishops cabinet (the presiding elders).
The deacons Of the second class, tthird
year members) had the following aver
ages: George P Smith, 81; William
Sheers, 9 10; G. T. Anderson, . 12;F F.
Carpenter, 9 l-6; Charles P Swain, . 6 !;
Joshua w Gray, 3 g. Frank Fletcher.
81; J. F. Anderson. s8; Thomas l..
Price, 81; Wesley A. Chairs, ~;
Warren Barr . Thomas f.
Tabler was continued in tine third year.
The class was called and passed by the
bishop into the fourth year
Dr. William A Spencer of the Church
Extension Society, made an address on
the large amount Of work that the Will
mington Conference was expected to do
this year Last year" said the speaker.
"thirteen churches in the Wilmington
Conference clone were aided by the
Board of Church Extension. DR.. Mur-
ray moved that special committee be
appointed on Church Extension. The
motion prevailed and the following were
named: John D. Kemp, w w. w Viii
sou, W. D. Corkran and Walter E.
Avery.
Stephen M. Morgan. Ralph T. Courssy
and Zach Il. Webster we're elected TO
elders orders. each having passed the
examination with an average of 81.
bishop Fowler Talks.
1I-.I
Those who passed the exam nations 10
this class we're: Julian P West James
E Graham, George w Todd, Samuel
Maxwell and Trustin O. Smoot Samuel
J. Baker had to be continued in the sec
ond year class on account Of illness.
Bishop Fowler addressed the class say
ing that the members were asking for an
honor that he considered the greatest
that can be conferred on man. They
sought to enlist in the vast army OF
Methodist itinerants. "It is the cleanest
and greatest army Of couquerors that ever
inhabited the earth. 1t is the only army
called up every year and questioned with
open doors You are not comforting al
honor on the church by entering the con
ference. The Methodist Conference cannot
be honored byany man entering it because
on the contrary it honors him Neither
salvation by faith. the doctrine Of per
feet love nor the doctrine Of free agency
were the specially of the Methodist
Church, but it undoubtedly breaches.
teaches an experiences a "knowable'
religion Be careful to neither steal
sermons nor put anything under the
pulpit that will explode | have the
Droadest sympathy for all orthodox
churches, aud would multiply them II
could but you, as Methodists, mad bet
ter preach the Methodist doctrine, and
preach all Of it. In ad
ministering the discipline, remember
that The church seeks to save and not to
drive out Do not fear or dread poverty.
That is one Of the best things in the
ministerial ranks Of the church. Wealth
would completely destroy the timer
ancy." Messrs, West and Graham Of
the class. were elected elders.
DR.. Todd Can Vote.
A stir was created by Rev Jacob Todd
D. D., asking to be allowed to leave 0
sealed vote on the woman delegate ques-
tion as he had to leave town The blshoT
no right to vote as he had been trans
ferrsd to the Philadelphia Conference
Dr. Todd replied that he had received nc
official notice of his transfer. He had re
quested that the transfer be made in time
to allow him to vote on the question in
the Philadelphia Conference. This was
not done and he thought he had perfect
right to vote kere The bishop announced
that he would temporarily transfer DR..
Todd back to the Wilmington Conference
and allow him to leave his sealed ballot.
Additional Addresses.
DR.. George Il. Reade, president Of
Dickinson College. on being introduced
gave an interesting account Of the worh
of that institution during the past year
He spoke favorsbly of the young men Of
this peninsula, received at the colleg,
from the Wilmington Conference Acsd
envy.
DR.. w, H. Moffitt, Of the American
Bible Society, was introduced and made
brief address. he highly commended
the work of the Bible societies in the
Wilmington Conference.
Afternoon Anniversaries.
Mrs. Z B. Stevens, president of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Of
the NJ. E. Church, presided at the exer
cises in the afternoon, the missionary
anniversary. The exercises began at
o'clock before small audience. Mrs. G
G. Green of Dover, who is a returned
missionary from Japan, was the speaker
of the occasion. The society's annua
reports were read. The 6rs5 conference
anniversary Of the Epworth League was
also held in the Town Hall, Rev. R K.
Stevenson presiding. Bishop Fowler and
R. R. Doherty, Phi. D., were the speak
ers.