Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19
NOME MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting of the NJ. fG. Conference
Home Missionary Society Yesterday at

Aunuhi Meettng OF the M. E. Conference
Home Missionary Society Yesterday al
Newark.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, March l3.-The fifth annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
slonary Society of the Wilmington Meth
odist Episcopal Conference was held
here in the Methodist church at 9.3t
O'Clock yesterday, with Mrs. N. NJ. Browne
OF Newark presiding. Most of the 12f
delegates to the meeting arrived here at {
o'clock on the d. & o. express. From
Wilmington and environments there were
oyer q hundred delegates and visitors, com,
paratiyely few coming from other places
The report of Mrs. II. g. Robinson, the
treasurer, was read in the morning and
showed the following amounts contributed
during the year ending this month, by the
following auxiliary associations, the first
named amount being for home and the
last named being for local missions st.
Paul, Sl2S67, IS; Grace, S197.72, So;
Asbnry, 1884 9S; Scott, .73, 800; Epworth,
SO; Rising Sun, $2i; New Castle, S41 81,
sl.50; Newark, $500, Sl7. rs; Port Deposit''
$500; Easton, SS045, S4l 10; Greensboro,
d:95' snow Hill, $500; Centreville SlS.75;
Milford, sl0.50 Elkton, S2775; Chester.
town, $50; other sources, 81 %; total of
cl,o2i.93: The contingent fund, including
cash on hand, conference, annual meeting
collections and amounts from about 4
dozen churches was S9O.93. The contingent
expenses were S695i, leaving surplus of
After the delegates and visitors had en-
loyed fine luncheon in the basement Of
the church, the afternoon session began at
2o,eloek with devotional exercises by Mrs.
Roberta Matlack. During the afternoon
there were addresses as follows: "Work in
Utah" by. Miss Wilma Burton of the
Philadelphia Deaconess Home; 'fIndian
Work. by Miss ]. S. Willis of Milford;
and the presidents report, by Mrs. n. NJ.
Browne Of Newark. There were also re-
ports from the secretaries Of most all of
the auxiliary associations in the confer
ence, and some very pleasing songs and
duets by Miss Lulu v. Gerry and Professor
and Mrs. II. S. Goldey.
+, The election for the general officers of
the society resulted as follows: President
MIS-. \. N. Browne; Recording Secretary,
Miss n 5. Hill; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs Emma L. NNeldin; Treasurer, Mrs. ii.
y. Robinson; Assistant Organizer, Mrs
Isaac Jewell. Following this came the
election Of district officers, as follows, the
Nlce-presldent being named first and the
secretary last in each case: Wilmington
district, Miss S. X. Weldln and Mrs. III.
Campbell; Easton, Mrs. r. H. Matlack and
Miss n. q. Avery; Dover, Mrs j. S. Willis
and Miss salisbury; Salisbury, Mrs l.. G.
Dennis and Miss ?. Cottinghain.
Three local members for each of the
societies represented were elected as fol
lows, the first five being from Wilmington
church: Scott---Mrs. N. A. Pierce, Miss
Annie Hall, Miss A. Brackcn; Asbury-
Mrs; J. ID. Q. Hanna, Mrs. j. Floyd, Mrs.
L. X. Lincoln; Grace-Nirs. ii. +. Pickels.
Mrs; Washington Hastings, Mrs. Thomas
Darlington; St.. Paul's-Mrs. j. Morrow,
Mrs. Annie Irwin. Mrs, Sawdon; Epworth
Mrs. King, Mrs; Hess, Mrs. Melvin; New
Sastle-MIs. w. w. Simpson, Miss Stella
Deakyne, Mrs. Challenger, Newark--Mrs.
:, p. Hill, Mrs. J. b. Butler, Miss Annie
Filling; Elkton-Mrs. j. Alexander, Miss
Il. Malmsley, Mrs. ]. Torbert; Rising sun
Miss Sheppard, Miss Clara Wilson, Miss
y. Stevensi Port Deposit-Mrs. Nesbit,
Miss Boynton, Miss Everest Centreyille-
Miss Davis, Mrs Thomas Chambers, Miss
>. Bailey; Easton-Mrs. j. f. Turner, Mrs.
i. Hubbard. Mrs. n. NJ. Brown and Mrs.
Isaac Jewell were elected as delegate and
alternate respectively to the annual execli-
tive meeting of the Home Missionary
Society to be held in Washington. d. O.,
in November.
. The committee on resolutions brought
forward report of thanks for the cordial
hospitality extended by the Newark
Methodlsts, the railroad companies, &C.,
The report ending with n request to the
managers of the Worlds Fair to keep holy
he sabbath by closing the exhibition on
hat day. Toward the close of the after
noon session the mite boxes were onened
and found to contain S2s.s5. The basket
collection amounted to $S.12. At the ad.
ournment of the session supper was
served to about 100 persons.
The evening session at Z o'clock was
opened with singing by the choir and de-
fotional exercises BY Mrs. Golf. Addresses
y the Rev. Mr.. Willing Of New York, the
fev; w. L. ); Murray of Wilmington and
Turing the evening session, after which
he Wilmington members left here on the |
$50 o'clock train.