Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-13

country sHTThullNlN8 WAS OGCullCN ny
them morning and NIGHT.
President kin2cr ala not preach ut the
ordination service in Ghrists Church,
where the Conference holds its session.
Rev. w. $. Hammond preached III his
stead. At the close Of the sermon Mr..
kin2er ordained the class Of young men
recommended by the faculty Of instruc.
ton. Those ordained We're u. NJ. Lewis.
T. H. Wright, i, +. Warren, John For
roster, Clarence McCullom, +. II. Lewis,
Dorsey Blake and Il. K. McCaslin. lie
was assisted in this service by Rev. s. w.
Nj Strayer, J. NJ. Nichols, ]. I. Lassell At
night Pr. David Wilson preached.
The features Of the days services were
the two missionary meetings, one being
held in the town hall and the overflow
meeting at Chrsts Church. AT these
meetings collections were taken which, in
the aggregate, amounted to over 5000
All the HALL addresses were made by mr.
j. j, Murray, Or. 4. II. Lewis and Dir. I.
W. Herring Of Westminster. At the church
Rev. j. Mclean Brown, Il returned mis-
s0nary from Japan, Missionary Secretary
Cuulnourn and Mr., j. L. Gator Of AlcS-
andria made addresses. Rev. j. +. Murray
ana \. L. Benson Went to Seaiurd to
preach; j.. NJ sheridan, to salisbury; H. l..
tlderdice, TO Barren Creek; ". u. Melvin,
the former pastor at lOcomokG, To that
town, J. H. Dougherty to Georgetown; H.
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Baltimore; W. ii. Stone. to Harrington.
SATURDAYS WORK.
great deal Of time was taken M on
saturday in hearing why the pastors had
not reported their collections III full. The
Conference at its session at poComOke CITY
passed resolution requiring pastors whose
collections had not been reported in full To
appear before Conference and tell the
reason why. The committee on official
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every effective preacher in the Conference
The majority Of the preachers took the
matter gDOd-nalurCdly. but some became
indignant Rev ]. +. Valiant of camp
hell Circuit. said that he had opened up
ncw territory and had preached al num-
her of schoolhouscs u great number of
times. He had walked lSH miles in doiug
this work and had been paid Si.il He
bad walked during the year l,7SO miles.
lieN. J. u. Jones said he wouldn't make an
apology or explanation, claiming that the
Conference had no right to ask either
l.cy.j. H. Ningling said lie was tired If
that sort Of thing and moved 10 lay the
whole business ON the table" We've
been DONG this sort Of tomfoolery for
years and | am SICK of ii, he said "lct
uSput an end 70 it right here. After
several explanations BY other preachers,
the matter was, on point OF order raised
by Dr. I. II. Lewis, rrcomlnittcd.
GENERAL HOME MISSIONS.
Rev J, W. Charlton. of the committee
IN EcntFal nome missions, reported that
general prosperity mas attended the work
curing the year, The home mission board
is giving financial aid and EMPLOYS mis-
sionaries in ten separate stations through
out the country, The field i, still widen
ihg ana Calls Tor help are being received
daily, 10 which the board Is puwcrlcss to
rtspund, Inc committee United IN recon-
hehulhB thht S@,Vlo hc assessed on the DIS
tfict Tor home mission work using the
lnltc boxes furnished BY the society as far
US possible ana mat the Conference adopt
and use Harvest Home or Thanks
giving service ~ The home mission ln-
lercst. I!e report was adopted.
EpICATIoNAI INTERESTS.
President Thomas IT. LAWS If u,o
Western MARYLAND COLLEGE rnrnrtnd i v,.,r
nf nrnsi,crit,.af tI,n ita7, ,,,i a,si -
81 '9D tbe' largest II liz histnrv ~ ~
years The dannqe 10 one IF M hniII.
iurs in tho biz storm of lnsf winter IN.
becn REPAIRED N h tost ~ 500 prssidsrt
nyvis a,n,,hasi,ei tL,,,.cns,i,,. az I',,'I
and an aitinni hnli rne Isiter no ",,S
is hopefully but two slowly prorressint, IA
rolviciiun. ne fcrnier 4 Xiii II 1En
future awaiting tLc VOICE If same ,yi.,
mi beney, ,irnt nrGnhct The araii,atins
| rI1.. IL NH yrnr numbers IL a n,,rtS,
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1raiputrd fran I'M rnII.gc Acti.e NAM
Ilrrs nre heinz taScn fGr a n,gre ..a .'
canvas, far stud~mts than has hcrSt"fara
lrn,, ,n,I, r,, t,,ni,i ,.,
college Il healthy me institmtio, i sill
/ without eii,inwnin,,t nnll i. stili rot,rciio5
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