Evening journal., 1891-03-24

Increase over last year 97l Increase
In amount OF claim. 81 ,565 Attached TO
the report was resolution requesting
each effective minister to give one per
cent. Of salary received for the endow-
ment fund, at the next session Of confer
ence.
This was followed by the distribution
Of he money to The conference claimants
Rev. G. F Prettyman moved that
: 500 uninvesied funds OF the confer
snce be- invested In three Conference
academy bends, sc $500 each, drawing
9 per cent. paid ssmi-anuually The
bishop advised csution Reva J. g
Qnigg and K n Adams favored the in
vastment Rev w. w. w. Wilson.
Robert Watt opposed il. j. A
b. Wilson explained the improve
ments made that rendered the
bonds necessary, and said IL
was a safe investment II he could
sell his own property he would buy
bonds himself He offered to be one Of
seven 70 60 In a bond to insure pay ment
B Quigg said Wi mington bank
wanted tho whole indebtedness nt 8 per
! cent IRE motion was carried. W. w,
W Wilson being the only one who voted
against it,
Rev j A 3 Wilson said the Churc h
Extension Society must have aid for
certain work done in Maryland by Rev.
George Bounds He moved that collec
tion be taken for him. 1t was carried.
The collection amounted TO $l35 Is.
Conferences Academy Trustees.
The following Conference Academy
trustees were appointed. Rsvs Vsughn
5 Coll ms, A. D. Davis and j d. Kemp
Two Candidates Withdraw.
The names Of candidates for admission
to toe conference WAS the next In order.
Those admitted with their average dur
ing examination were } + Bosnian, .
ON scale Of 10; Edwin Gardner s; H. O.
Turner 81 Elmer L Cross, o.; F. b.
short, 8; Joseph II GeogAen g George
l. Joaes, "a John D Locates aud w H.
Lolers, names presented, but were
withdraw, oojession being made to
them
The conference then adjourned until
3 p m.
The anniversary OF the Womnns Home
Missionary Society was held At o'cleck.
Mrs. Mary E Griffith was the speaker
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session OF conference
was taken up by the presentation Of re-
ports Of committees.
Historical Society Anniversary.
Az 30 p m this evening the anniver
sary of the Historical Society was held
Rev. B f. Price. president Of the society.
presided. Interesting papers we're read
by Revs O A Hill O Hill, W. Z England,
G + sheppard. b Qaigg and j. Il.
Caldwell. D. d.
The Evening Session.
The evening session was called TO order
at 8 o'clock by Rev. J B Quigg.
The devotional exercises were dis
pensed with.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson presented the
report OF the Committee on Education
IL was an able document, and was atten-
lively listened to. Adopted
Resolutions Of thanks TO the bishop
the people Of Centreyille, and the re-
porters. were adopted by the unanimou.
vote Of he conference
collection for the sexton am ountine
TO S20s4, was taken up
Professor H. s. Goldey spoke in favor
Of increasing the endowment fund, 6,
, that the conference claimants can b,
paid IN full He set forth plan fol
-aising $50 600 by private subscription
Rsvs Alfred smith. T. E. Martindale
and j.. A. 3 Wilson were elected dele
gates TO the National Temperance Con-
! gress, to be held at Saratoga. N T., il
= June.
0 Rev. Vaughn s. Collins presented thl
5 report OF the committee on Epwortl
League. he reported 40 chapters in tn,
, Wilmington Conference charges
The presiding elder of Wilmington
s Conference aud all Wilmington clergy
$ men were appointed a committee 4
. arrange for the anniversaries OF the mex
conference.
D Revs. Terry and Prettyman were an
pointed q committee to wait upon Bisho,
+; Fowler aud inform him that the confer
!, ence was ready to hear the appointments
j.; Professor Ford, BY request, reelte
= The Tramp Organist.
Z confersnee Notes.
Motto OF the Peninsula Methods,
= For God and BIS Church, and the Lis
. OF Conference Homes'
w. f. Causey. ex- Secretary of State
Of Milford, is attending conference.
Miss Maggie Ferguson Of Dover.
e visiting friends here
10 Dr. J.. w Baldine, pastor Of Centre
e vile. NJ p Church and Rev Mr.. Tomp
+ kinson OF the Central Pennsylvania Cor
IS ference were visitors to-'ay.
y j. Macklim, from the Virginia Con
= ference. was transferred TO Wilmingto
5, Conferences and made effective.