Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-23

parsonages at Mddletown, Greensboro and
Marydel and on Smyrna circuit and Thigh
mans Island. Gifts of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Taylor and the Mite Society make
Mlddletown parsonage, with one cxcep-
ton, perhaps the most elegantly furnished
preachers home in the conference.
Every dollar Of the old debt on the
church at Easton has been paid as also
has been the debt on the parsonage at
Mnrydel.
The increase in apPortionmentg for pas
tors salaries amounted in the aggregate 10
about Sl,OJO and IN most instances appor-
tlonments were met. x few splendid al-
vances were nude. Baysidc and filghman.
which together paid 5000, have rs separate
charges paid in the aggregate 5000 Kings
Creek paid up from 500 to $500. MaryGel
and Still Fond increased 500 each. Appo-
quinimink and Salem $50 each. In several
places there was Il serious falling off, which
fact strongly emphasizes the necessity for
an increase in domestic mission funds, i'll
order that the presiding elders may have
the wherewith to keep the brethren when
they are at hard places. The district, at
the least calculation, ought to have do
nestle mission funds, for this purpose,
amounting to $500.
The district has IL chapters of the Ep-
worth League, the membership of which
is LIPS. The society is doing splendid
say that the larger part of the territory em-
braCed in the district is exempt from The
liquor traffic. He and the pastors have
been preaching prohibition. He hoped
that at no distant day temperance league
such as was suggested by the last General
Conference will be organized i'll every
church or Sunday-school on the district.
From the data furnished him by pastors
it looked like benevolences would not be
quite up to apportionments Missions will
be within 800 of what they were last year
and may reach 5000. The minor benevo-
lences have not Jared so we'll. This is due
to the entire failure of the peach crop, low
prices OF grain and depression in the
oyster trade. In spite of these things,
howeyeE, there are few splendid adj
vances. Bayside and Tilghman pay this
year, 500; last year, S65. Tilghman alone
pays within So of what both paid last
year. Kings Creek goes up from Sl5 to
S60 as also does Marydel. Unless the people
find speedy relief from their financial en-
barrassment the aprortiOnments for be-
neyolences cannot be increased for awhile,
Several Of the most important charges are
already requesting that additional burdens
be not laid upon them.
| During the year there were |, 300 conver.
| sions on the district. Eleven hundred oi
| the converts are in the churches on proba
| ton Last wear the district reported YOt
conversions and 800 probationers. Re
| yiyals have been almost universal. Centre
| vile, Marydel, Oxford, Talbot circuit Bay
side, Tilghman's Island and Inglesde each
had 50 or more conversions. AT Ferry
| Neck revival WAS in progress II weeks
| resulting i'll 60 conversions. Church Hill
had 14S conversions, Middletown 100 ant
smyrna 100.
Chaplain McCabe was introduced ant
spoke briefly in behalf of the missionary
society.
MlDDLETowN, March 16.-Addresses BY
Elders Smith and Adams and reports o
collections for missions and conference
claimants consumed most of this morn
ings session of conference.
The following communication, received
from the book committee of the Genera
Conference, was referred to the presiding
elders
In accordance with the requirements 0
the Discipline the book committee, at it
recent session. fixed an amount which j
deemed necessary to meet the claims 0
the bishops and those of the wives Of de
ceased bishops for the year. The com
mittee also divided this SUN among tn
Animal Conferences on the basis of tn
amount raised for ministerial support, ex
elusive of the missionary appropriation
The amount apportioned to your confer
1iiSN Aot tAi1 y S'ti ~'ltobb' 40 a
Discipline requires each Annual Confer
ence to apportion the sum set to it anon
the several districts we trust this will b
done before the close of your present Sc;
sion. We trust you will in your wisdom
adopt such methods as will secure fron
your conference the entire amount appol
tioLed, The reputation of the church a
well as justice to the bishops requires tina
the plans for raising the episcopal fun
should be made successful The Disciplin
(see paragraph 2SO) makes the claim 10
the support oi the bishops pro rata clair
with that OF the pastors and presidin
elders. We're this rule observed by on
pastors, as it should Example funds woul
come to the treasury of the episcopal fun
omeet the claims Of the bishops for salary
house rent and travelling expenses Th
book committee has this year reduced til
per centage of appostionment to the An
nual Conferences i'll the hope that the fu
amount apportioned will be raised
Pastors on Easton district reported tn
following collections