The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-03-19
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Annual Session of the w Whining
ton Conference.

Annual Session of the Whining
ton Conference.
! WILMIxGroN, Del, March lG.-The
24Jh annual session of the Wilmington
| Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
! Church convened in Grace Church,
Ninth and West streets. this morning.
AS the snow storm delayed many mem
bcrs the communion service was not
held. Bishop Andrews conducted the
religious exercises
Among tho visitors al ID" morning
session WIS Bishop FosS, o. Philadelphia,
who presided at the session of coniere nee
in this city four years ago. The Rev.
n. S Mowbray of Newport, was elec ed
Secretary, receiving 81 votes out OF $50
cast The Rev. } d. Rigg, the retiring
secretary, declined denomination. The
Rev. Charles A Grise, of this city, was
unanimously elected Conference Treas
uler, and the Rev. W, r Nov bray, of
Pomona, Statistical Secretary. The com
| mittees were thea appointed.
Bishop Andrews. addressing tue Goa
ference, said Il was informed that d
number of ministers have bseu served
with notices OF charges. l. is probable |
that certain Law questions may arise
which it will be necessary tor the GUAR |
20 decide. l will request those who
have made charges or intend to |
make them to present me with copies OF |
those charges. Ia CONJUNCTION with |
Bishop Foss, l desire to go over the
papers at private session OF Conference !
this afternoon to decide upon the qu-s |
tions of law involved
The Rev. Vaughan 5. Collins. Of Cen
trevile, Md, against whom charges
have been preferred by some OF Presiding
Elder }. A. b Wilson's friends created
Il sensation 10y addressing the Bishop and
saying: Il have request to make OF
Conference. That request is that | may
be above ed to sign the charges against
DR.. Wilson" Bishop Andrews said that
was not necessary, aud they did not want
the question argued at that time. Cuun
sci from other Conferences were permitted
to enter the secret session, but reporters
were excluded.
Al the secret session after tin, R,shnps
had looked over the charges. Bishop
Andrews said that most OF them were
improperly drawn. In cases where
Islander vas changed the charge had nos
been peIielred by The person alleged TO
have bcen slanderGd, and agotheU fault
was that charges had been prepared
without first twice admGulshIug the
person accused. IL is th""Snt thaC these
lmpefItcaohS IL Tue charges VIII cause
the mos Oh them 10 DC "lJAdia"h. Inc
secret session adJoulhe" u"ll N'oV CLOCK
to morrow mo.ulhg 10 give an opPnftu-
NIFTY ion properly preparing tue charge"
wu.sONIrEs AND ANTI-wILsONITEs.
AImust the n,,ira bov ). divided into
C,ctinns W,ison,t.s and ann WlIsouIt,s.
tha divis,on being over DR. Jnhn \ b
Vi,.n,, ,r,.idin@ ,Ida, ~ tIe Diver
disrict Cn,rues and CONNER ch IRE,
have been practically brought-,hat is
notice win specifications have been
serv.u on nearly i dpZia mem }. Is "'
conteretc that charges would De
trough. although, according 10 the
Methodist cc"a"my, charS's against
members do not exist until they are
torn ally presented IL Conference "AeA
the nemGvIS names are called iOf the
passage OF men characters
AN OLD FIGHT CULMINATES.
The tipbt is ~, old one and has been
GONG ON tor wears bur alweys more or
less nnter the surface. 1t broke out
.itar tho conference meetin.-. of last ye..r
r,ban , rhanpl in Dover lacked it's doors
.,rairst tho rreaohar sent TO it and has
ever since been a monument subject Of
discussion the feeling eugendered grow
irg more and more bitter As the time for
this conference session appro lched.
Tao ,boIe off .ir is evervUhrra regarded
as an unfortunate one. and some are in
clued to think that It vii! seriously
inJure the prospects OF the cintcl on
the peninsula. otheF" 40 not look Oh 1t
IN so serious ight, ana thlhk mat the
whole thing may hlo" over an" the
dlihculties may DC auJuSle" WITHOUT
church trdl.
WHAT DIR. WILSON Is ACCUSED OF.
N, Wilson j. thu ,,,i,cin,I fynre in
'l,',.,.,,',.'r.,s aI,1; u.,i,n5isr ir,fict
rn a has been nTen,red chargino INN
iii o,rrurt administration p,lIrirtI
h,,,,oris, a., II is said that the cbarDe
- P',r,,,nr ,tr,ioIstrat,on i h,Se1 npnn
~ ,Ln ,,rai,er. ia
his distrirt "a s,pn blank forms for
church extension assessment the amount
to be rs essed not haVei"g been hlIed III.
This IS SAID to be comm'n lr"clee
everywhere Another chHr7h IS OF
political hypocrisy, he having been heard,
It is alleged, TO say that he was demo
Graf, when he is well known Is q pI"hioi
ton leader. Under this charge 1t IS also
alleged that he recommended Colonel
Cooper tor register OF wills OF kenf