Evening journal., 1892-03-23

toll; women 3 Foreign missionary 30 |
ciety, 81, 043; Women's Home Missionary
Society, $1.1S3; Episcopal Fund, 81. $40;
Conference claimants, $5.753; Missions,
Liza; Stewards Educational Fund,
f405; total. $4S ,592.
Rev. N. NJ Browne asked the confer
ence to hold its next session In Middle
town. The invitation was accepted, a
rising vote being taken
CONFERENCE STATISTICS REPORTED
Statistical Secretary A. s. Mowbray
presented bis report some OF which Is as
follows:
Membership-Number OF probationers,
1850; decrease from last year, 1883; full |
members. 80 909 increase. l,S6S; local |
preachers, 124 increase, l6; deaths, 677 |
increase, 148
BRptism-Children. 9, S27; decrease, 396;
adults, 460; decrease, 40.
Church Property-Numbero Of churches.
37s; increase, 8; probable value. 81, ,474
5l2; Increase, $l2, 637; parsonages, 1877
increase, 4 probable value, 1854, 300; in
crease, S2l $50; building and improvlng
churches and parsonsges. f4S. 1876; de
crease. $14 736; paid on old indebtedness
on church property. 500 429; increase,
"a. 225; present indebtedness on same,
SO, 675; increase, $i3,207; current ex-
penses, sexton, light, etc, t2o, 800; in
crease. $346.
Sunday Schools-Numher Of schools,
394: increase, 2 officers and teachers,
i $3.50; incresse, 1872; scholars, AZ, 731;
Increase, I 1,113.
Ministerial Support-For pastors house
rent, presiding elders and bishops, $l34,
3l6 increase, f3.623; for conference
claimants, e5. 746; increase. fi9l.
Adjournment was made until $50
o'clock.
CLOSING THR BUSINESS.
The FIRST hour Of the evening session
was taken up In devotional exercises and
the reading of reports Of the standing
committees. Rev. G. +. Sheppard read
the report Of the Women's Home Mission.
ary Society; V s. Collins, that OF educa-
ton; Rev. j. o. Sypherd, auditors. Rev.
J. B Quigy superintended the collection
Of the money to pay the expenses Of hold
ing this conference and debt that had
been brought over from last year. The
amount asked for was $l6S; 1928 was rs
ceived
There was long discussion over the
contests, size. numbers and price Of the
conference minutes" which are pub.
lished In pamphlet form every year. II
was finally decided that 5000 copies OF
the minutes should be published and sold
to the ministers for 10 cents each.
Rev. G. A. Hill was permitted to vote
on the question of admitting women as
delegates to the Lay Electoral Confer.
ence. He voted yes
The memorial Of the Washington Con-
ference Ia relation TO Chinese immigra.
tlon, which will be sent to Congress, was
concurred In by a rising vote. The
memorial asks that no more rigid laws be
adopted restricting Chinese immigration,
as it brings about harsh treatment OF
the Christian missionaries IN China. 10
+ further says that the Chinese are indus
trlous people, make good citizens not one
+ OF them are found In poor houses and few,
, II any, 10 jail
Bishop Adre VS. entered and announced
his appointments Of standing committees
/ Resolutions Of thanks for assistance and
= encouragement during the conference
Q session were presented and read by Rev
. John France resolution thanking
s especially the representatives II th'
1 press was presented by Rev. R. d. Adami
y amid laughter and applause.
{ Rev Allied Smith, N. NJ Browne and
S a s. Thompson we've appointed a com
mittee to arrange for holding the mex
session OF the conference at Middletown
Bishop Andrews then made a touching
and earnest address. BE advised the mem
q bers of the conference as to {, cir future
course, and appealed to them to act a
\ Christian men, living only for the glor,
:. Of God.
, Presiding Elder Smith suggested tha
I, a rising vote be taken on the subject o
forgetting the past. The bishop SAID
. "All those who will do this please rise.
! Only half a-dozen ministers remaine
seated, among whom were PresidinI
Elders Wilson and Corkran.
The official list Of appointments a
4 read by Bishop Andrews Is as follows
r Easton District.
u AIFRED SMITH, Presiding Elder.
observation-disclosures ID. Reese.
Bayside-Thomas Vandyke, supply.
Cecilton-T. A. II. 0'Brien.
IS Centrevillo-V. :. Collins
!, Chestertown-J. w Easley.
= Church Hill-R, ]. Watkins.
Crumpton-J, F. Anderson.
n Easton-J. A. b. Wilson,
Il Galena-E. II. Nelson.
,a Greens boro--J. J. Artera,
10 Hillsboro--S. NJ. Morgan.
10 Ingleside T. II Harding.
Kent Island-W. w. sharp.
Kenton-W. NJ. Warner.
lo Kings Creek-J. NJ, Llndale.
3 Marydel-Albert Chandler
Ye Middletown-N. NJ Browne.
4 Mllington-E f. White
Odesss-H. s. Thompson.
Oxford-H. G. Turner.
r PomonR-W. r. Mowbray.
Queenstown-J W. Fogle-
Rock Hall-Robert Roe
Royal OaK-Jeremiah PastOrfeld, suppl.
4 ST. Michael's 5. J. Morris.
20 Salem and Union-C. 5. York, supply.
y sssssfras,1,JF 1J =. ,E + Mek59,s,sy; M zy,,syy,
smyrna Circuit-R. X. Stephenson.