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

terians, Congregationalists and Protestant
Episcopalians have 26S, $50 communicates.
This is no reflection upon our other broth
rem, but is due to the different systems Of
work"
The lay electoral conference convened in
the lecture room of Grace NJ. n. Church
on Saturday. PRAYER was offered by ltI.
L. johnson. After short service Of song
an experience meeting was held. Anum-
Der of members of the conference related
the circumstances of their conversion to
the Methodist church and gave many in
teresting instances of how the church had
saved them since that conversion.
The committee on resolutions reported
that the following had been overlooked ut
the session yesterday afternoon
Rssoiped, That we deplore tho evil results
growing out Of the treating custom, which
leads to drunkenness; and earnestly call upon
every member Of our denomination 10 use
theii utmost means, by voice and vote, to
check Its progress and pledge ourselves not to
vote for any man engaged in the liquor traffic.
who may be u candidate for any public ONCE:
and we further pledge ourselves not 10 vote for
any man for any public oillce who signs liquor
Licenses.
The resolution was adopted.
READY TO ADJOURN.
A committee consisting of DIR. H. w.
Cooper and Messrs. Gerry and Rice was
appointed to inform the ministerial con-
ference that the duties of the lay confer
ence were now over and the body was
ready to adjourn.
DIR. Cooper reported for the committee
and stated that the business before the
ministerial conference was SO urgent that
they could not receive the lay conference
at this time. The report of the committee
was adopted.
QUESTION OF DIGNITY.
J.. p Dennis moved that copy of the
| preamble and resolution adopted by the
| conference be transmitted by the secretary
| to the annual conference. Joseph Pyle
thought that the lay conference should ask
and be admitted to the annual conference.
DIR. Cooper thought that if the confer
| ence did not care to receive the lay con-
ference the latter should rest entirely upon
its dignity.
Mr.. Gerry, as q member Of the committee
| to report to the annual conference, stated
that as the lay conference had not invited
the latter TO participate III their meetings,
he, as member of the lay conference,
| would not now 20 into the meeting, even il
the conference did decide TO ask for admit
lance.
Or. A. 4. Sudler stated that il the annual
conference did not care to receive the lay
body at this time that body would not
press for aduittancc.
DIR. Cooper, as chairman of the commit
tee appointed TO report to the annual CON
ference, was called upon 20 explain just
what his conversation with the bishop
was. Or. Cooper stated that he had i'll
formed the bishop that the lay conference
was about to adjourn and that they would
be pleased to exchange greetings with the
ministerial conference. The bishop intro
duced the committee to the conference, he
said. and told Dir. Cooper to make his re.
marks as brief rs possible. This he had
done and the committee then Withdrew.
At this moment the Rcvs. John France,
j. o. Svpherd and c. w. Prcttyman, APP
pointed as committee by the annual
conference came filing into the room. The
Rev. Mr.. France reported that the annual
were not able to receive the lay conference
IN the morning they would receive them
henrtilysln the afternoon.
L. j. IrnYton: II would suggest that il
it is not possible to receive us in the morn
ing lit will not bepussiblcin the afternoon.s
The suggestion was at once put in the form
Of resolution and passed unanimously
The ministerial committee then withdrew
to the auditorium, where the annual con
ference was sitting.
PEACE RESTORED.
The Rev. John France soon returned
and stated that the annual conference haC
decided to receive the lay body at II A
O'Clock. The lay body were then content
TO await until that time which was only
quarter of an hour.
The members appointed to take up col
| lection reported the sum of S2l.
, The minutes of theconference were theI
! read and adopted.
The conference adjourned ut Lbs o clocl
} to the auditorium, where the annual con
? ference was in session.