Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19
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Big Meeting OF Ministers of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Big Meeting OF Ministers oil the African
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The 10th annual session OF the Philadel-
phia Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church will be held in Bethel
Church. Walnut street above Sixth, be-
ginning Wednesday, June lst,. and con.
timing about week. What bishop will
preside will be determined by the General
Conference, which is holding its quadren-
NAL session in Philadelphia. The bishops
exchange districts every four years and in
consequence Bishop Turner. who has pre-
sided ut the last four sessions of the Phila-
delphia Conference, will be transferred to
another field. The coming session Will be
attended by about l25 ministers. The
business meetings will be held during the
morning and afternoon. The annual
sermon will be preached the first evening
of the session by the Rev. John N. Palmer
and anniversaries will be celebrated rs
follows: Missionary, Thursday evening,
June "a; educational, Friday evening,
June 3D.; temperance. Saturday evening,
June 4th. The presiding elders, who are
appointed for term of four years, each
have two more years to serve. There Will
be many pastoral changes. Following is
the list Of conference committees:
Public Worship-William II. Brown,
William d, Cook and John Il. Stansberry.
Sunday -schools---L. j. Coppin, ]. J..
Evans. II. A. Cromartie, James II. Buck
her and William IL. Davis.
Mission Work-John Is. Stansberry and
Christopher Jones.
Temperance--James Porter L. C. Cham
bors, 6. w. Boardley and Isaac L. Jarvis.
Education William d. Cook, w. IL:
ieocum, w. II. Bryant, G. II. Fareira and
Amos Wilson.
State of Country-John c. Brock, A. NJ.
Buckley and Peter Laws.
Missions, Circuits and Stations--C. Z.
| Shaffer, John NJ. Palmer, William IL.
Brown and William Ii. Davis.
Memoirs--John C. Brock, Jacob Wilks-
helm, l.. C. Chambers and William II.
| Davis.
Contingent Money--John B. Stansberry,
William il. Heard, William II. Davis and
ii. NJ. Buckley.
Dollar Money-C. T. shaffer, John c.
| Brock, w. IL. Yeocum, Lewis Hood and
N. u. Temple.
Mite Missionary Money!. J.. Evans,
Leonard Patterson, John NJ. Taylor and
! Santee Burch.
Childrens' Day Money--John NJ. Pal
mer, Il. u. Lloyd and Il. G. Hubert.
Bible Cause--William II. Brown, j. Il
Hill, /. d. Jones, W. w. Taylor and p. NJ
| Laws.
Endowment Day Fund--Christophe
Jones, ]. NJ. Proctor, George r. Miller ano
Benjamin Darkes.
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| Amos II. Brown and Charles ii. Fareira.
Admission-L. j. Coppin, John G. Brock
W. Ill. Yeocum and William ID. Cook.
First Years Studes--W. III. Bryant
Daniel Draper, A. NJ. Buckley, !. d. Jonei
and S. u. Williams.
Second Years Studics-William H
Heard, J. NJ. Taylor, Lewis Hood, Ano
/ Wilson and Amos Ii. Brown.
Third Years Studies-Iames Porter
John y. Stansberry and Noah d. Temple
Fourth Years Studies-W H. Yeocum
II. A. Cromartic, John NJ. Palmer, Leonart
Patterson and NJ. II. Sluby
The African Methodist Episcopal Churcl
was organized in Philadelphia in 1916 by
few colorcd people who many years pre-
vious had withdrawn from the whit
Methodist Episcopal Church because the,
were denied certain privileges which thei
white brethren enjoyed. The denomina
ton claims to be ITO years old, although j
was not regularly organized until the yea
stated. Its first bishop was Richard Allen
Since his appointment the. denomination
has had 10 bishops, II Of whom are living
It now has among its officers seven genera
: secretaries. Its membership numbers hal
a million. 1t has three conferences in tn
West Indies, two each in Africa an,
Canada and So in the United States. Ever
state in the Union is included in its terri
, tory, Its stronghold is in the south, wher
two-thirds Of its membership resides.
has much church property, some of whc
is quite valuable. 1t also has many mir
, isters It's leading educational institutio
is Wilberforce University, which is locate
, in Greene county, Ohio 1t has 20 college
and schools. Its two largest colleges ar
at Atlanta, Ca, and Columbus, s. c. Tn
, faculty of Wilberforce University is COR
posed entirely of colored men. AT NASH
vile, Tenn, the denomination has $40
600 building for the publication of Sunday
! school literature. During the last fou
, years the several conferences raised 1913
! 3ii.4i, Of which the Philadelphia COME
ence's quota was Sl5,63S.52.
, The Philadelphia Conference comprise
Delaware and all of Pennsylvania east {
, Pittsburg. 1t has so appointments repr,
: senting 1876 churches, and has three pr,
siding elders and l25 ministers Its men
! bership is about 5000. The conferent
! year now ending has been,vcry successf,
/ ! both spiritually and financially. Particl
/ lar attention has been paid to educationi
G and missionary work. Several church,
/ have been built during the year. One {
g them is located in the lower part of I'll
I Ninth ward, this city. A church which
. in course of erection at Harrisburg
/ nearly finished and will cost $4,000.
G church recently erected in Philadclph
I, cost $4,000.
{ Bethel Church is being greatly improve
previous to the assembling of the confe
4 ence. Repairs are being made to the G,
) terror of the building, the walls and Gel
d ings Of the auditorium, lecture room, hal
). ways and stairways are being refrescoc
}. and all of the interior wood work is beir
Q repainted. These improvements will
4 completed by the first of next week, whe
G rccarpeting the building throughout wi
~ begin. The total expenditure will excel