Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02
DovER D1srnIor's TROUBLES.
The Much Discussed Meeting Again Re-
viewed--The Editor of Religious
Weekly Comes in for Rubuke.

1890 pNAsOho lOu AdNO uOuDlltoo
begun to weary of the filings made at
the Dover district by a certain journal
in your city claiming to be "the only re-
ligious paper on the Delmarvia PENN
sula." 1t is not my purpose to enter into
a controversy with that journal, but
rather to ask space in your paper to give
correct account of the meeting held in
the chapel at Dover on tine 18th inst.
After tho meeting had been called to
order by DIR. Wilson and opened with
prayer by one of the stewards, Henry p.
Cannon of Bridgeville, was elected Sec
rotary and read the minutes Of the last
meeting, held in Milford, Del, in May
or June, 1890. After these had been
approved DIR. Wilson stated that it had
been his custom for eight years when
ever the regularly elected district stew
ard from any charge was not present, to
admit, with the consent of the meeting,
any person who might be present from
the charge having no representative,
but that it was never done if there was
single dissenting voice. At this point
DIR. Cooper of Camden made motion,
and il was carried, that none but regu-
larly-elected stewards be entitled to
voice and vote in the meeting, DR..
Wilson then announced that this ex-
cluded Elisha Voshell of Little Creek.
Del, and William X. Galloway of Dor
chester county, Maryland. Upon Vo-
shells asking the presiding elder why
he VoshelD had been frequently urged
by him (the presiding elder to attend
that meeting, the latter said that ii was
because he was laborng under the i'm
preston that Voshell was the regular
district steward from Little Creek, but
that after consulting his record, this
was made out in the last quarterly con
ference of last year, he found that one
Fawcett, am not sure as to whether
this is the correct spelling of his name.
was the individual entitled to the sent,
This pocket memorandum seems to be
"a stumbling stone and rock of offense
to the representation Of this so-called re.
ligions paper, and vet its authenticity
was confirmed in this particular instance
by the Rev. Baynard Wheatlev. who
had come directly from the home of
Fawcett that morning, and nj a later
period by the pastor of Little Crek.
by the way, this pocket memor. ndum
is book III which the presiiing elder
of Dover district keeps record Of all
the official members II his district As
they are elected at .,ic different Quarterly
conferences they are written down In
this book. lid II is as reliable in the
majority of cases, as the regular
quarterly conference record. After
Noshell's case had been disposed Of me
representatives from GEORGETOWN arose
and began to make INQUIRIES MS IN tho
right of DR.. Lewis representing the
second NJ. II. Church af Dover "a I
seat in the body, and made a motion, if
the writer's memory Is true to him. that
committee of three be apnointed n
ascertain whether or not Dr. Lewis was
a duly qualified district steward. The
chair refused to entertain this motion
informing tho delegates that If thev
wished TO appeal from Ills dcrision
their proper course would he To nrraign
him THE presiding elderl at the next
session of the WILMINGTON Annual
Conference for mal-aaministration
This seemed. however. To nro.
woke the Georgetown man. who nj
once proceeded 10 An argnment
based upon the assumntion RAJ the
church must Of necessity he the ediflce
in which people worshinned. ube IAN
article of religion of Inc Nsthodist Fn;s,
copal church 10 the contrary notwith-
standing), and To give an exhibition of
verbal pvrotechnics. When mis- smoke-
less powder had been exbat,sted q com.
mittee of nine was enpointed II eeti.
mate the presiding elders salary and 10
submit their report 10 the meeting. Al
the close Of protracted session the
committee returned. the majority favor
ing ST 500. and the minority Camden
and Georgetown. who. in Tho onen meat.
| ing were backed IN NE renreaentativ..
| Of the First N Il chureh ~ Dnvor
suggesting III g56 II was naved and
seconded that lie majority renort he
Adopted. Just N this point III Rav 4
| Wheatley. The district steward fron,
| Elliott's island offered an smendment
| to the effect that the salary ha ii yed 4
| ~ 0O0 This yne c.rriad IL, ,,s,,, X
| is to IL. IN this ministry we're moi
/ only the three anti Wilso1 mon ~,
also some of the doctor's warn
friends. Who. according "a NAN own
statements 10 the writer NJ this article
were perfectlv willing thot tho eaior,,
remain Al Sl'94O mi In view ~ H.
| financial denression thnunht M, +,
| should noi he incrcasad 10 20 0nn NJ
Wilson thanked Inc hretbTsn for nj
con,pliment NM INSISTED noan to,;n ~,
only slg4o NV largn IN ioriiv
| Dover. Camden and Genygota~r -, *
iectinc II WIS voted n maka tho ~ az,
pointments the SANE A. lost gaar Wv, "a a, !
comla,ttee WI annnintcd X II a,ao ",I
the new rbsrges and i instrrc, Spi'oi ',I,
io tha dialriet norsnnage fnrni, ,N aPp Ky
ovtro Sl0 ~ ,,rasid;,,l, NAV .nf,,1 ~, =.
arreni III III. .aIarv ha NJ ~ usau J.
minutes viii rorrob9rote nv st stayy
Resolutions of confidence n The nre.;5
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