Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-24

treasurer, read his annual report, OF which
the following is summary:
Missionary Society. S25, 636
Church Extension. ................. 27SS
Sunday school Union. SS3
Tract Society,". NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1916
Education Observation-Disclosures. 3,4S5
Bible Cause. MISREPRESENTATION. 81
W. y. N. s,..,.s..... 2,uB
w, ii. NJ. S.....,............,.. 1,lS3
Episcopal Fund. ................... 1,bl0
Conference Claimants. 5,753
Missions. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lila
Stewards Educational Fund. ..... i05
lotdl. .-.s-...s-. .-........ .ciSo t-
CONFERENCE STATISTICS.
Statistician W. II. Mowbray read his an
nual report which contained the follow
ing statistics:
MEMBERSHIP.
Probaiioners-Doyer, 1852, increase, 8;
salisbury, l,Ul4, decrease, 19S; Easton, $40,
decrease, 1863, Wilmington, ,IiI, decrease,
l26; Conference, 1850 decrease 1,2ss
Full members-D Dover, 1884, increase,
5i5; salisbury, $500, increase, 1873; Easton,
6Il9. decrease. %. Wilmington 3, 1p6, in
crease o69 Conference, $1,000, increase,
ls6S.
Local preachcrs-Dovcr, IS, increase, Q;
| Salisbury, 81, increase. g. Easton. 10, in
crease b Wilmington, 43; decrease, =; Con-
| ference, ia, increase. l6.
Deaths-Doyer, l6l, increase, As; Sails
bury, 10. increase, IS; Easton, 1876, in
crease, AZ; Wilmington, 1913, increase, 81;
conference 57L increase, l46.
BAprIsMs
| Children baptised-Dover, 747, decrease,
| IS; E,lston, BOO, decrease, los Wilmington,
73s, decrease, 90; conference 2,S27, de-
| crease 3g.
Adults baptsed- llG, decrease, 10;
Salisbury, iO7 decrease, So Easton, So, de-
crease, s. Wilmington 2l3 increase, 90;
conference, 400, decrease, 40.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
Churches-Dover, 100, increase, 3; Sails
| bury, l02; Easton, 81 decrease, l; WIZ
mington 65, increase s; conference, 377,
increase, 5.
| Value of Churches Dover, $3.50, 235, in
crease, 81, 335; Salisbury, S2l3,900, increase,
Sl,325; Eastun S2B5 227, decrease, 81 lib;
Wilmington, S70S,l5O, increase, S26, $50,
conference, Sl,i74,5l2, increase sl2,637.
| Parsonages-DOver. 81; salisbury. 33;
Easton, 20, Increase, ,; Wilmington, y, in
crease, 2; conference, l27, increase, 4.
Value of Parsonages sU3, 100, in
crease, $2,fO0; Salisbury, S4S, 100, increase,
sli00, Easton, sci 100, increase, ~ 400,
Wilmington. sS2,500, increase, Sl3,550;
conference, S254,9l0, increase, s2l $50.
| Paid for building and improving
+ ~ ,
decrease, 1852; salisbury, 81, 733, decrease,
S3,0b5; Easton, s0,S27; decrease, sl,lTi;
Wilmington. SO ASS, decrease. 1928, con,
ference, S,795, decrease, Sli,7S6
Church Indebtedness paid-Dover, 81, 1853
increase, shil, salisbury S3,O23 decrease
$1,000; Easton, S2075, increase, slSS; vii
mington, sl3,S7S, increase, 81, l00; confer
cnce, 81, 100 increase, 81 Do.
Church INTERCHANGEABLE SIS, $50 in
crease, s2,254 salisbury, S505l, decrease
Sl,5di; Easton, 81 l5i, decrease S5li, vii,
nington s1990T, increase, Sli $50; confer
ence, so0i675 increase, sl3,207.
Churchexpenses--D Dover, SG0G5, increase
sl29; Salisbury, si,l53 increase, S2S3
Easton, Sj9l3, decrease S313; Wilmington
sl2,4l9, increase, $3.50; conference, SIS, $50
increase, $1iG.
.,uSpAY-scHooIs.
Schools--Dover, l3a; Salisbury, log. in
crease, llaston, 81. decrease, 2 Whining
ton, "a, increase, .; conference, 39i in
crease, .
Officers and Teachers Dover. l,719, in
crease AZ; Salisbury, l,io3, increase, rs
Easton, l,23I, decrease. q; Wilmington
1870, increase, %; conference, 5,s69; in
I crease, l22.
Scholars-poycr, ll,103, decrease, 227
Salisbury, 1885,, increase, 40: Easton
1865; increase, IS. Wilmington, 1853
increase, 1872; conference, i2,TJl, increase
| l.I
BrSryo1ENT co1t.rrrloys.
For missions from churches and SUNDAY
schools-Dover. S5G3G. increase 500
salisbury, 81. $50. increase $40. Eastun
s5.oli increase. sl53, Wilminpton 81 7fs
r increase SOS: conference s35 627. IN
, crease. 81 $50.
board Of Church E,xtension-Doyer s71s
increase. siG: SALISBURY. Se53 increase
r Si6; Iaston S5li increase sill Wilmins
2 ton, sS6l, decrease, SIS; conference, So, 7Sl
i increase, als.
! Eor si'nldiaay-sGhh2,ol uniion-pover, SIG
!, increase, .lhi salisbury, sl34, decrease, vi
taslel, sll9 increase, IS, Wilmington
= sl32i conference, $685. increase, SO
Z For rlct 9ociely-Duver, Sl5S; sails
/ DIZZY sl59- decrease, III LastOn, S9S, dc
! efcast III Wilmington, Slls decrease 81
!. conference, s3iB, decrease, sl3.
y For frecdman's Aid and southern lldu
y Gallon Soclety- Dover @ls9, increase, sl-
,ai,snurN siV0 iiiniefease, East9n' 80
& "a, c5,,,fnrn,e II n Z ,,!. ~ p''se
Q Far Tdnrati, I'M n. VISA r no.
i sal salisbury, s23i ;,era.,g Stie, i,,S
S5i i,eresso sas t;i,,i,,, - ia .,i y
q rr, sd, 49, 80 = 'O''l ~
Eor
e sosi ,nr,,,gn ". e,ih,,., wv, 1--we
s55 astn SiS 1rnalS ~. Wegr,s'
ton sS3j hnercsse 81, rrn TO- c'i wv