Evening journal., 1892-03-21


TORY as reserve. The whole number Of
votes cast was 1872, necessary for
choice. 81.
l. n. Terry 20
D. A. Is. Wilson.
THE QUESTION OF WOMEN.
The question Of amending the church
constitution in order TO allow women to
act as lay delegates to the general con-
ference was taken up and voted upon.
The vote to admit them was 6S; against,
&c.
The result was greeted with great sp
plause.
HE VOTED mol"
Rev. julius Dodd entered after the
vote was taken and asked for a vote. Il
WAS allowed. He arose and said:
Il vote mol" (Laughter.)
THE PHILADELPHIA PROPOSITION,
A vote WAS then taken on the "Phila-
delphia proposition" to give each annual
conference as many lay delegates
as ministerial delegates and that
they vote as one body. As It is now
no annual conference has more than two
lay delegates
The proposition was lost by vote of
70 to 80.
WANT EQUAL NUMBERS.
W. f. Tempkinson moved that it be
the sense of the Wilmington Conference
that the number Of lay delegates should
be equal to the number of ministerial
delegates. II was carried.
ADDRESS ON HOSPITAL WORK.
DR.. Rittenhouse of The Methodist
Hospital, Of Philadelphia, delivered a
short address on the new institution
He mentioned as one feature a free bed
to the memory of Bessie Bryan, we'll
known here. he sRid it would be opened
on April 81.
MAN FROM THE BEAN CITY.
Bishop Andrews next introduced Rev.
Alfred l.. Wright, d. D.. Of the New
England Conference, of the Boston Cor.
respondence School, and DR.. E. Foster
of the New York Conf erence, who made
short addresses.
EAsToN DISTRICT REPORT.
Presiding Elder Smith made his re-
port, from which the following points
are taken:
"For nearly two months was stricken
down and unable to do any work There
has been a great deal Of sickness among
the preachers and their families No
preachers have died, and only two deaths
have occurred in preachers family: Two
little girls Of Rev. w. w. Sharp of Kent
| Island.
''The work Of the district has remained
as fixed by the bishop, except in the fol-
lowing instances. Rev. s. J. Baker was
appointed to Crumpton, but on account
of failing health was unable TO 60.
Brother Joseph B. Merritt, a supernum-
ersry of our conference, who had been
supplying Crumpton for the four pre-
ceding years, was induced to again take
up. the work and has now served
out the full pastoral term
be supplied. Brother Alvan Wiley was
appointed. he left in September, and
since that time Union has been served by
Brother J. D. Kemp Of Still Pond, and
Salem by Thomas s. York, local
preacher from Chestertown. Royal Oak
has had the advantage of a most excel
lent supply. in the person of Rev.
jeremiah Postofeld Of the Florida Con
ference. Tunis Mills was attached e
Esston quarterly conference Brother
f. E. Bell was sent as a supply.
CHURCHES AND PARsoNAGEs
eve have on the district eighty fouI
churches, valued at about $2SS 600
twenty-niDe parsona ges, valued at about
$61, 800.
During the year a new shureh has
been built on Lower Tilghman's Island,
at a cost of 81, 200 The cost being iully
met by a donatian Of 5000 from tbs
Church Extension Society and the liberia
contributions Of the people. Plans and
subscriptions are already In hand fol
new churches at Cheswold, on Smyrna
circuit; Dulaney's On Massey's circuit
Work will begin in the spring. Improve
ments have been made on churches al
Wye and Stow, Royal Oak, Pomona and
Chestertown. At the last named place 8
$1,000 pipe organ has been put in The
debt on the churches at Queenstown and
Trsrpe have been paid. Reductions
have been made on the debts at st.
Michsels, Cecilton and Galena The
aggregate amount Of the district indebt
edness does not exceed 81, 600.
New parsonsges have been built at
Townsend and Broad Creek. The one al
Townsend cost 81 800 The whole prop
erty is worth $4,000. all Of which has
been provided for but 5000. The one al
Broad Creek cost 5000. The property is
worth 81 ,300 Talbot is new circuit
1t has built a parsonage, which is very
praiseworthy. The psrsonsges at Cen.
treville, Middletown Odessa and Pomons
have been improved; $1,000 was spent on
Centreville Church last year; SAT- on
Middletown church $500 on the parson
age. The houses provided for preachers
are all good-some Of them elegant
Debts have been reduced at Kenton
Ingleside, Royal Oak. Hillsboro, Mary.
del. The aggregate indebtedness on par
sonages on the district will not exceed
l.s3, 800
MINISTERIAL SUPPORT.
1.-THE salaries of the, preachers might b,
larger and be paid more promptly thar
they are IL the boards of stewards would
push some good financial work. Middle
town has the best plan, EastoA follows
The actual district receipts for minis
terial support during the year. not in
cludiRg house rent, is about $22, ,000
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
1--WE are able to report "a sunda,
schools. with about 7,700 scholars.
1--WE have twenty-one Epwortl
Leagues. with q membership OF /, 900
New leagues have this year been or
ganized at CentreviRe, Kent Island, OK
ford. Seversons ION Smyrna circui9 and
Odessa.
THE BENEvOLENCEs
1--WE shall not quite reach our sppor
tionment for missionary, but we have
raised the handsome sun Of s., 900, which