Evening journal., 1891-03-24


Whiteside-C H Webster
New Church. I Outten
Qulntacqua-John Jones,
Reports From tho Districts
The morning session WAS taken up
principally with the reports of the re-
tiring presiding elders, aud the Board Of
Stewards They were listened 10 with
marked attention. and were frequently
greeted with applause.
Work In Wilmington District.
The report OF w L S. Murray, pre-
siding elder Of Wilmington district,
showed the largest gains in the aggre-
gate According 20 this report Il has
forty charges alled by thirty three timer
snts, six local preachers and one mis- :
sionsry. The pastors and their families
have suffered more from sickness and
bereavement during the last twelve
months, than IN any like period for four
years Those who have died are T Gard
ner and Elizabeth A Sanderson, wife of
Henry Senderson. There are at present
twenty chapters OF the Epworth League
In the district, with an enrolled member
ship Of $50 or the 100 quarterly con-
ferences the presiding elder has held all
| but two. The vote taken on the admis
sion Of women delegates to the General
Conference resulted as follows; For 3 % I;
against, 720; total, i.3l2 During the
third quarter every quarterly conference
requested the commissioners of the
World Fair to keep the doors closed on
Su day.
The following transfers have been
made Rev Kari John Stenstrom, from
the Sweden Annual Conference TO Will
mington Conference; TO take ch arge Of
the Swedish Mission; Rev julius Dodd,
stationed at Hockessin and Ebenezer, was
transferred TO the New York Conferences,
December II, 1890
Al Hockessin lot for parsonage has
been bought and paid for and $500 sub
scribed toward the erection Of a pastoral
residence.
Two camp meetings have been held in
this district, namely. Brandywine Sum
init, New Castle county, and at Wood
lawn, Cecil county, Md
A new church, costing 81, 800, will be
built at Rising Sun, Nd, and 5000 has
been subscribed already The sunday
schools OF the district are better pro-
vided for than ever In the history of the
district. Port Deposit school alone has
expended $500 on lis library At Chris
tiana, Rev B. Price is closing his fourth
year as pastor and the fifty fifth year
Of his ministry he has reduced the
parsonage debt from 81 coo TO $500 Rev
j. B Quigg reports the church at
North East, Md, out of debt, tie
6rst time in its history During
the year the following young men
have served as supplies: FRED & Nc
/ kinsey. Port Penn; Edwin Gardner, Red
Lion; George P. Jones, Hopowell, aud
+ B short, at Roglaudsvilla aud Nit.
Pleasant Rev K. l.. Hubbard, PHI d !,
OF New CASTLE has paid 81 600 on the
/ church debt and done active service
against the liquor traffic Newport Church
/ !. BrYon, pastor. has ben rebuilt
az cost of 81 l2l. all Of which was paid
except 8400 A bsau.iful church built Of
PORT Deposit grant as a cost OF 81 600.
was bull, under the pastorafe OF Nav. J.
q Fosnocht There is only a debt IL
| 81 900 resting npon 10. Rev Isaac Z
| Wood Of Zion circuit, has conducted re-
yival meetings for twenty two weeks
anc made 1873 conversions.
Wilmington, as a city is making sub
stential growth There are 23 600, or
about one-third Of the population who
have no church or Sabbath school aiiilia-
tion Many Of these are houest people
who make no profession 10 gataer
these in missions and Sabbath schools
have been started In different parts Of
the city. Miz9ah, a mission at Fourth
anl Shipley streets, has Joined US from
the Independent Methodists, bringing
with them twenty-three members. three
probationers and seventy Sunday school
scholars DR. G. A. 6rise has I'D in
purchasing q 1T In East Lake Park, and
has erected Il chapel thereon at a cost OF
| 81 600, all paid fsr The Christian mis-
sion Rt Front aud jefferson streets, with
forty members and sixty Sabbath
school scholars, has joined us
Y esley Church has a property wolta
| $50 600, and an Indebtedness amount
ing to 80 600 The corner stone Of a
J Methodist church has been laid az Elms
mere. and the church will soon be ready
for dedicatioa. Mt. Salem is without
debt the first time in its history Cook
mans NJ, r. Church, at present occupy.
ing a storerOOm, has increased In member.
ship 70 such an extent that church
edihee will be erected as soon as site
can be secured The Silverbrook Society.
has bought lot costing 5000 and will
erect a brick church thereon Union
Church has paid debts amounting to
81 OOO, and there Is no church ia the dis =
trict in better condition Epworth and
Medely have grandly sustained their REP
utations for effective work. st.
Paul's has put in new instru-
ments costing 81, 200 and organized 4
Sabbath school at Eighth ana Franklin
streets. This school has bought lot at
Seventh and Harrison streets. at cost
of $4, 1875, and & chapel will BE- bull,
thereon subscriptions amounting te
81, 200 have already been received, aud Il
will be called the Harrison Street NJ <
Church Scott Church has had improve
ments to the sum OF 81. $50 placed upos
It, Grace Church has completed a par
sonage costing SIS, 0O0, $4,000 Of whicl
has been paid Asbury, the mother o
us all, 10 " IN her second century. ha
had the greatest revival in the district
and 260 have professed conversion. Il
the district seven lots have been pur
chased-six for churches and one for
parsonage The total cost for parson
ages, lots and improvements was $50 0OC
$4,000 Of which has beon paid. MIN
charges, or nearly one-third, have vote
an increase in salary There have bee
$4,000 pastoral visits, aud 1, 500 conver
sions.
Report of Dover District
Rev. ]. A. B. Wilson, presiding eld,
Of Dover district reported that tue cor
ditions have been more difficult tina
ever on account of the failure + croy
and the small amount Of money Ia cirel
lation. Many changes will show a ef Il
but the aggregate will be the SAM