The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-28
WILMINGTON CONFERENC E
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. The

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FRIDAY.
1t has been raining steadily, and
| only a score or so of town residents
attended the second session of the Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Confer
| euc9 today. Business is going along
smoothly and rapidly, and as Yet only
| one man has asked the conference for
money though several have talked of the
institutions they represent. A committee
on Epworth League was named. 1t is
composed of Robert Watt, r. X. Step
| henson Ii. w. Ewing and Vaughn 5.
| Collius. The apportionment of Sl,9OS
for the episcopal fund and of 1929 for
the General Conference were referred to
the presiding elders.
The deacons of the second class were
called up, and the following persons
answered.: Geo. p. Smith, G.. T. Alder
son, J. F. Anderson. Wesley ". Chaires
F. F. Carpenter, Warren Burr, Joshua
w. Gray and Thos. L. Price. Thos. F.
Tablier was continued in the third year
and the rest were passed to the fourth
year class.
Rev. VIM. A. Spencer, of the Church
Extension Society, spoke of the large
amount of work the conference should
do this year.
A committee OF church extension was
appointed, consisting of John ID. Kemp,
w. W. w. Wilson, w. D. Corkrau,
Walter E. Avery.
Rev. J. B. Qpigg said last years min
utes were not in good shape because
they had been bouud aud printed quick
ly and cheaply. He wanted better miu-
utes. He was informed by the Bishop
that the secretaries were the committee
in charge aud the matter was dropped
Secretary Rigg waited until adjourn
ment time, when he asked that Rev. J.
B. Quigg, Vaughn S. Collins and
Robert Watt be appointed a committee
to audit the conference minutes. It was
ordered.
The following were elected to elders
ordered: Stephen NJ. Morgan. Ralph T.
Coursey and Zach. II. Webster.
The second-year' class was called up
and Bishop Fowler addressed them,
stating that they were asking for an
honor second to none in the world He
thought the Methodist ministers the
cleanest and greatest army of conquer
ors that ever lived l. is the
only army called up every year and
questioned with open doors. He told
the class that if they thought they were
comforting an honor upon the Church by
entering it they were mistaken. Neither
salvation lby faith, the doctrine of per-
feet love nor the doctrine of free agency
were the speciality of the Methodist
to preach, teach and experience Il know
able religion Ho advised the class not
to steal sermons and never put anything
under that the pulpit will explode. He
said he had the broadcast sympathy for all
orthodox churches, and that he would
multiply them if he could, but advised
the class to preach the Methodist doc
trine and preach all Oft. The time has
gone when you can make great church
by ditties, few selections and noise In
administering the Discipline remember
the Church seeks to save the most and
not drive them out. The proverty of
the ministers of the church is Que of its
best things. Wealth would break up
the itineracy.
Those who were passed in the second
years class were Julian P. West, J. f.
Graham, George W. Todd, Samuel R.
Maxwell and T, Z. Smoot. Mr.. Samuel
j. Baker, on account of illness, was con
tinued in the second year class.
Rev. Jacob Todd asked to be allowed
to leave sealed vote on the woman de-
legate question, as he had to leave town.
Bishop Fowler replied that DR.. Todd had
been transferred to the Philadelphia
Conference, and was not now member
of the Wilmington Conference. DIR.
Todd replied that he had requested the
Bishop to transfer him to the Philadel-
phia Conference in time to vote on the
question there. He thought as this was
not done he had right to vote here.
He had received no officials notice of his
transfer. Bishop Fowler temporarily
transferred Dr.. Todd back to the Will
mington Conference and he was allowed
to leave sealed ballot.
Dr. George H. Reade, of Dickinson
College, gave an account of the advant-
ages of that institution. DIR. w. H.
Moffett, of the American Bible Society,
also made short address.
SATURDAY
You might tell the brethren outside
that the prayer meeting is over and they
might come in." This was the opening
sentence of Bishop Fowler's remarks
when he called the Wilmington Confer
tuC6 W OluCl tsHe ~
provoked prolonged laughter.
The fight between the two church
papers in the conference came up during
the session. The Rev. F. c. McSo-ley
offered a resolution stating that the Pen
insuIa Methodist continues to be dis
turbiug element, keeping rs in constant
strife BY it's anonymous and abusive
articles, unwise and bitter editorials re-
| fecting upon the character and good
| standing of certain mbers of the con
ference and often striking at our chief
pastors. together with other things
which are known to.be Objectionable. Re-
solved that we refuse to indorse it as a
conference journal, believing its circula.
tion among our people thoroughly mis-
leading and dangerous. The paper was
signed by Robert Watt, w. T. Valiant,
C. s. Baker, G. w. Towseud, J. Il.
Howard, w. w. W. Wilson, Alfred
Smith, John D. C. Hanna, Charles A.
Hill and l.. P. Corkran.
A hush of expectancy passed over the
audience when the reading was finished.
Rev. ]. B. Quigg moved that the resolu-
ton be laid on the table. A rising vote
was taken, and Bishop Fowler said the
resolution had not been LAID on the table.
A division was asked, and the vote was
shown to be IS to 81.
Mr.. Quigg said: This motion is not in
the interest of peace. This trouble has
caused great deal of unkind feeling.
AS soon as the Peninsula Methodist
came into the hands of its present own.