Evening journal., 1892-03-22
WORK.
All the Reports Of Presto ing Elders
Now Before the Con ference.


conference Business coo. ON without
1nterruption--Pres ldIng Elder Wilson
Reads His RePOI q. which shows Pro-
gresS in Everv line OF work--He Ad-
@its That He. Wa. Ambitious.
Another b lg congregation gathered in
Grace Onn' oh last evening to attend the
anniverss .ry Of the Sunday School Union
ano trs st Society. An anthem, we
E1toi lhee." was sung by the choir, after
wnicr Joseph Pyle, the chairman. intro
duc' d Rev. a. P. Prettyman, who con.
ou' sted the devotions The address OF
g Ie evening was delivered by Rev. J. NJ.
freeman, ID. D.. of New York city. DR..
Freeman gave an interesting aud iustruc-
tive account of his work, and outlined
the course of duty of the Sunday School
Union and what had been accomplished
by the distribution of tracts.
Conference reconvened at 9 o'clock this
morning. II was preceded by devotional
exercises by Rev. John France.
REPORT FOR DOVER DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder ]. "A. B. Wilson pre-
sented the following report for Dover
district:
81 call attention to the status Of our
only institution of learning--the Will
mington Conference Academy in Dover.
have received from DR.. W. l.. Gooding,
the principal, the following statement
Number of teachers q students. 1890 81.
119; students, 1S91-92. 159; at present In
academy, 11S; Conference Educational
Society benefciaries, .; Board Of Educs.
tion benefciaries, 13; value Of property,
$50. 900; indebtedness (approximate),
$25, 900; receipts from board and tuition,
$40, 994,61 expenditures, $40. 500, "a; net
net receipts. $463 81; rental, $15J 63.
"The Ladies' Hall has been completed
and is in every way adapted to the pur-
poses for which it was intended
STANDING OF THE CHURCHES.
Dover Wesley Church. Rev T. E.
Terry. Pastoral visits, 1877 advance in
benevolences, 16 per cent. increase in
members and probstioners. 90; actual
increase of full members, So; six con-
versions and "a probationers reported.
BONE OF CONTENTION.
''Second Church, Dover, was legiti-
mately born May IA, under circumstances
which seemed to make 1t necessary in
order TO prevent the alienation of many
whom the Lord had given us. Its organi
zRtion was made In the armory
where forty-six souls were converted
When crowded out of this place they fol
two months worshipped in a tent, IN
which twenty five were converted. They
now worship in their own hall, the rent
being paid until 1893. The bishop II
charge of the work at the time gave bis
approval to the organization. There
have been. eighty-three conversions
forty In full connection; forty-thres
probationers; Sunday school oi
ninety-one scholars, and $415 for min
isterial support property, Sl75; $3.50 psiC
on church lot, and subscriptions of $64(
received. | have had official responsi
bility for the organization of forty
churches in the last nine years, but IL
my judgment not one frsught with su cl
Importance to our Methodism as this
While not able always to understand
each other there are tangible results L
make the hearts of all lovers of tn
church rejoice.
1--WE now have three schools will
592 scholars, against two schools will
552 scholars last year The highes
mark of the century was reached las
prObationers We come into line thi
year with 665 Methodist Episcopalians II
Dover, enrolled as members and probs
tioners, and 597 in full connection
against 562 year ago.
WORK IN OTHER PLACES.
'-Frederica, Dr.. Caldwell, fourth year
90 probationers, 1923 visits. Had to con
tend against a new M p Church.
a.. L w~~It 49,
year, 600 visits and "a conversions, sd
vance Of % per cent. in tn
benevolences, 5000 raised for church i'm
provements, arrangements made for pei
manent place Of worship at Rising Sur
THEMAN WHO MADE CHARGES.
Little Creek, F. F. Carpenter, il
crease of 43 per cent. in ministerial sur
port, 10 per cent. in collections, 40 col
versions and 200 visits made
FELTON,, T. d. Haynes, 72 conversioni
3S probationers, more than in any yes
since 1887.
"woodside, Joseph S. Moore, 81 cor
versions, 900 visits.
Wyoming, Aloysius Green, SO conve
sions, 100 sermons, $50 visits, $l17 0
the collections.
"Leipsic, Brother Warner, new churc
costing $500; lot given by Wilson
Cannon.
IN THE SANDS OF sUssRX COUNTY.
"Lincoln, S. P. Corkran, "a CONVEX
sions, collections 81 per cent in advance
visits $40, Christian Endeavor Society
81 members.
"EIlendale. J. L. EllegOOd, 20 conve
sions.
Georgetown shows good results.
"Broadkill, M P. Johnson. 40 CONVEX
sions
''Millsborough, James Carroll, CONVEX
sions, 101; advance in benevolences
Nassau, ]. s. Wiekling, salary il
creased to $500; collections increased Z
per cen. conversions, SO; sermons, Is;
visits, 410; Of Dover, ministerial supper
800 higher than Eve years ago; 100 Sc
mons; 212 visits.
Houston. w. B. Guthrie, 81 col
versions, 500 visits; increase in co
lections In last Eve years, $50 per cent
20 per cent, advance in ministerial SUI
port.
Magnolia, s. W. Lsyfeld, church i'm
provement, 81, 200; conversions, 90
"Farmington, Joseph Robinson,
conversions, 600 visits; parsonage det
paid of.
milford, Robert Watt, second yea
90 conversions, ,050 pastoral visits; II
crease in ministerial support, 20 ps
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