The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-19
Fourth edition



The fourth session OF the Lay Elee
toral Conference of the Wilmington
Nj. Il. Conference mat in tho lecture
room OF Grace Church yesterday.
Il. Is. Rice of Mlddlotown called the
conference to order, and Walter S.
Thompson, OF Easton, Md, was made
temporary charm IN, and John Nj.
Bateman OF Dover temporary score
tary. subsequently |. 4. Matthews,
Salisbury district, was made perma-
nent chairman, and Joseph Smithers
OF Smyrna permanent secretary q.
Nj. Leitch, L. j. Truxlon and r. w,
Cannon were constituted committee
on credentials. Tho committee re-
ported "a delegates present from Sails
bury district, d6 from Dover district,
10 from Easton district, and ~ from
Wilmington district.
The report OF the committee was
adopted. The following COMMITTEES
on resolutions was announced:
Wilmington district, ii. A. Roop;
Easton district, Wilbur EliasOn; Dover
district, Caleb J. Smithers; Salisbury,
w. ii. jackson. and member-ut large,
Joseph Pyle. OF Wilmington.
Tho Conference Mt II o'clock adjourn
ed and met again at l.45 p. IN. The
first business In order was the election
of delegates to the General Confer
ence.
The chair appointed the following
named delegates lellers for holding
the election: Il. A. Nelson g. NJ. Leitch.
l.. Ii Rice and G.. Il. Richards. Tho
roll OF the Conference was called with
the following result:
JoScpl rye 80. ..........,.-.h 81 NoteS.
DR.. Il. A. Suddlcr. ............9 3 votes.
/. 1, Parker northumberland 40 votes.
D. W fletchef. ................5t votes
j. L. Elliot. Il vote.
I The election OF Joseph Pyle and Dir.
Snddler WAS made unanimous. i. Il.
Parker and |. W. Fletcher wero elected
alternaLeS for the delegates.
Dr.. Francis }. Wagner, OF Morgan
College OF Baltimore. addressed tho
conferences In tho interest Of the edu
! cation OF the colored people,
The committee ON resolutions re.
ported the following:
Whereas, The present apparent
lack OF harmony and the disturbance
now existing within the bounds of ouI
conference is, in or opinion very dc
trlmcntal to the cAIso of Christ and tC
tho advancement OF the work Of the
Church; and whereas we here express
no Judgment as to who is the rra
cause OF tie trouble, ono thing we dc
know and believe that il they are con
tinued disruption of ctr church and d
low state OF religious life md deci
nation OF our membership will DO tht
result Therefore, be il
Resolved, That white we deprecat'
the existing strife and contention, W,
do cordially recommend the preach
ers and people engaged in the worl
OF traducinR one anUthrT'S character,
Inn t1InV gtItAi Il attI In ,tlI- fst- Il
iUned Methodist style go 70 God il
prayer earnest and sincere, and sceI
Hi Divine guidance.
''ItesDlNcG, HAT VIC believe hat Tho
prose system of presiding elders il
their appointment aud WORK Is no
profitable nor salutnry TO The Church
and we hcrrby declare Ourselycs il
favor Of the outire abolition OF tn
said Uii,ce,
"k-4pvcd, That our delegates t.
the General COuIer'nc" u5a turir Of
fO.t5tp secure tn t,yerlJlr cpEsiiGrn
lion u his important question hy til
General uiiieIenre.
Resolved, mat II iR the sontimeN
Of HAS conference tu It women shout
nr aJlGtsttd as deiea4tcs 10 tho ties
era difference
'Rr7,Iy'. lMt tie timo hss com
Tor M e4ua las representation In uu
. Htlliai conferences IN order u ,eclIr
/ the in'oErltg, and renewed progress - [
Our blessed Artiladisu. n" Signed:
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