The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-17
FIFTH EDITION.


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great deliberation and thought. RE
ports were received from tho pastor,
stewards, trustees, quarterly confer
enoe committees, and all other officials
OF the church. and the suggestions
were discussed In animated debate.
An outline of the proceedings Is hero
presented for your many readers who
are interested In our church.
The report OF the pastor showed tho
membership to be as follows: Full
members no, pro'Wtioners 19i, total
961. The Sunday-sthool has 800 ruem-
bers, with an average attendei,.s of
525. The mortality In the church has
been very unusual, % members having
died during the year.
The pastor preached since last con-
ference 1853 times, buried 81 persons,
married 77couples, baptized 65 infants
and II adults, and made 1904 pastoral
visits, $50 persons profo5sed CONVEX
sion at our affairs, and 245 were recciv-
ed by letter and on probation; i9l re-
main on probation at the present
time.
The following amounts were collect
cd for tho Benevolent causes: Missions
@l125; Church Extension SIS; Freed
mans Aid and Southern Education
a75; Sunday School $50; Tract $50;
Education s1)c; Bible Is: Conference
Stewards s22O; Domestic Mi sions 40;
total 9i728.
The Trustees have received sl2a7.eD,
and after paying all current expenses,
have balance in hand OF S19i.6f,
without cent of Ce5t in any DEPART
ment.
Tho Board OF Stew ards have paid
the pastor Sl300, the Presiding Elder
$3.50, tho Bishop $40, aud sundry ex7
penses $40, have balance on hand Of
S14S.52.
The following are the Stewards for
the ensuing conference yeari ] g.
Johnson, John Wise, Charles Wood,
| @. NJ. Leltch, James L. McCay, Lewis
Maxwell, VIM. 4. Groves, II. ii. Fer
guson, Vim. T. Macklom, b. +. Leon
ard, G. c. riley, Charles +, Bordener,
and Harry Gray.
Recording Steward, G. Nj. Leitch.
District Steward W. L. Groves,
The Board OF Trustees is as follows:
David s. Trultt, President; VIM, Il.
| Wharton, Secretary; John Gray Au-
gustus Dennis, VIM. J. Downing, Char
les +. WEIGH, David Whitsell, and John
L. Mortimer.
The following are outstanding Com
mittees for tho next year: Missions,
John Wise, J. G. Johnson, Alexander
! buliltli u. H. g1liillil5, NE ~, NlhllucW
McGarvey. Lewis Maxwell, Robert
Writ, and Mrs. Sarah Teas.
Sunday-Schools, G. M. Leitch, Sam
nel c. Carter, Miss Josephine Carver,
| Mrs. Carrie Groves, Mrs. Mary Wood,
John 4. Mortimer, Howard Cam and
Jacob Ellwanger
Church Music, Charles r. welch,
Harry f. Plowman, VIM. J. johnson,
Mrs. NJ. A. Taggart, Mrs. Ida Leonard,
Miss Rebecca Stevenson, aud James Il.
Mckay.
Tracts, Andrew M. Price, Solomon
Lofland Charles L. Hudson, Mrs.
Elizabeth Shultz, Mrs, Annie L. Taylor,
Mrs. Carrie Brooks, and Mrs. Mary
] Hoops.
| Temperance, C. C. Riley, Robert q.
Humphreys, John S. Connolly, I. B..
Ridgaway, Flank G. Cannon, Mrs. Ella
Wilkins. Mrs. Anna Scott, and Mrs.
Maria Floyd.
Education, b. F. Leonard, Miss Salle
II, Shaw, Miss Ella Marvel, Mrs. M. Il.
Lincoln. II. II. Ferguson, Miss Ella
Novel;, and Elmer Perry.
Freedman's Aid aud Southern Educa-
ton, W. b. Gem, David Whitsell, John
Gray, Timothy Futty, Miss Lille DUN
ming, VIM. b, Wharton and William
Pencil.
Church Extension, VIM. 7. Groves,
Mrs, Jennie Fox, Mrs. Ann G. Perkins,
Miss Alinda johnson, Charles L. Bod
ner, and Samuel G. Casperson.
Church Records. Abner p, Bailey,
Benjamin j. Downing, Charles A. Foss-
Ter, Robert z. Carey and Samuel IL.
Magee.
/ Parsonage Furniture, Ladies' Aid So
elety.
Estimating the Preachers Salary,
The Board ofSteward5.
The reports Of the committees vera
accompanied by many useful and prac-
tical suggestions which were adopted
by the Quarterly Conference.
The Sunday School Committee sug.
gested that the platform In the lecture
room be raised IL inches, and extended
from the east to the west wall. The
matter was referred to the Trustees
for their favorable consideration.
The committee on Missions recon-
mended the distribution of more iitera-
ture that the people might be informed
OF the needs OF the foreign field. They
also suggested the holding OF u month
ly Missionary Prayer Meeting.
Ihe temperance committee made q
report that ought to result in aggres-
slye work. They requested the Asbury
. Temperance Society to hold great
1
month on Sunday afternoon. instead
OF on Friday evening as heretofore,
and that the best speakers possible be
secured for these meetings, and that
all tho church temperance committees
begin to do positive and aggressive
work. The secretary was unanimously
requested to forward memorial 70
our Legislature not to change the ex-
. isting liquor laws, unless by SO doing
tho interests of temperance could be
more carefully guarded.
Tho committee on Church Music
suggested tho enlargement of the
choir by selecting the best talent OF
the Sunday school and church, until
every chair should be occupied by q
singer.
, Asbury church closes thus prosper.
Gus year. The church is always
crowded with attentive audiences, the
Methodist fire glows there as In the
days of the fathers, and many arc won
for God every year. Never was the
church more spiritual than to-day, and
never was there grander opportunities
for good. At the third quarterly com
ference in November, the return of this
Rev. John ID. G. Hanna was unanl'
ln0usly asked for, and il Is probable he
. will be returned.
No surgical operation necessary for
the cure OF piles when Old Sauls Pile
| Ointment Is used. A few applications
according to directions will convince
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