The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-18
Fourth EDITION


u UuuiH lUIIIuu
Conference Procsedings.
The exercises opened at $50 o'clock
with devotional exercises conducted
~ key. W. =. Tompkinson. The old
trustees OF the Conference, Academy
J. IL Caldwell. f. L. Martindsle, John
France and Il. H. Adams, were re-
elected by committee composed OF
Hevs- j. b. Quig, W. L. 8. Murray and
.. W. Prettyman, Upon motion Of
j.. b. Quigg Mr.. Murray was appoint.
ell To get a correct list OF all the trus.
tees Of the Conference Academy and
have 1t published In the minutes. The
character OF Presiding Elder w. +.
Corkran OF the Salisbury district was
passed.
First Year Class The following were
continued on trial. they having pass.
ed the required examinations w. II.
10; Thomas b. Cooper, o l-6; William
II. s. Williams. es6; q. W. Strickland,
troubled with illness in his family; v.
z. Northrup. s So: W. o. Hurst, s 1.8;
Theodore II. Beauchamp, Ss6; w. II. b.
Loller. z So J. ID. Locates. So; u. L.
Cross, 9is; William p. Taylor, 3.
Frederick L. McKinsey, who stood
5ts out OF u possible u, was feturned to
his studies. G. #. Wilson has been
transferred to this conference.
Third year Class-M. d. Nutter. sick,
continued as u deacon OF the second
class. Aloyeius Green stood lilo and
was continued In the third year. Tho
same action was taken in the case of
James W. fogle who had failed In one
study.
Fourth Year Claas-The following
We're elected to elders orders: j. Il.
Graham. SO; Il. @. Smoot, 92-5; Tho
| mas L. Tabler, S2-5; s II. Maxwell was
moved TO the list of effective elders,
having stood 735.
Julius A. Brewington stood So and
was advanced to the fourth year. j.
T. West Is student at the Boston
| University. He was attached to the
wilmington district and the presiding
| elder wns directed to comm unloate
| with him. Samuel Il. Maxwell was
| advanced to the fourth year. George
w. bounds was continued In the third
year. When the report OF W. Ii. Will
liams was presented Presiding Elder
Corkran said Mr.. Williams had done
| excellcnt work In his first year. At
Hollands Island church had been
| erscted. In the town there are only
| thrty.-iive families and from these the
| CnuIcn was DuliG.
| Rev. w. L. y Murray presented tho
following In regard to the admission
of candidates
~ hereas. The public school and
the secular and religious press are
rapidly educating and informing the
| masses. and
| "Mheress, Tho Church, In order to
preserve its leadership must keep
pace with tho educal ional progress OF
tie day: therefore, be it
| Resolved, That the quarterly con-
ference NJ, L. church of Dover, Del,
l does hereby petition and mem orllize
| the Wilmington Conference in annual
\ session met, to admit no young man
on probation, who Sc education Is not
equivalent TO a course for graduation
ut he Conference Acanemy.
II was referred to a special commit.
tee consisting OF John Y. Dobbins, +.
p. Martindale and j. l.. Kemp Rev.
NaughuS Collins then offered this
resolutions:
Resolved. That any member of any
class who Is passed. to a higher ono
lie required to make up any study
which he shall receive u lower mark
than 5. aud piss II satisfactory exami-
nation upon same the following year.
Resolved. That committee of
three De appointed to report at tine
next session OF the conferences plan
for the systematic examination upon
all disciplinary studies.
Rev. j. Nj. Dalby, of the Genesee
Conference, addressed tho conference
| in regard to the deacOnusses' home in
| Washington.
Tho vote OH the meeting OF the next
session OF confereI ce stood: Salisbury,
SO; Laurel, "a; Smyrna, %. Adj
journeu.
Tie anniversary OF the Conference
Missionary Society was held in tho
Opera house.inst night. Treasurer A.
I. Cox reported that Wilmington dis
trlot raised 50 30i decrease of $500
from last year. A missionary collec.
ton was taken which amounted to
S57l. OF this amount William Taylor
of Dover gave $500. This amount is
Included IN the Eastou district sum
mary and gives the district an increase
of 500 over last year.
The following preachers were con-
| tinued OH the supernrmerary list; AL
| fred L. Scott, William L. Talbot,
james b. Merritt Thomas Il. Boil,
William u. England. John W. Poole,
james W. Hammersey. John ID. RiRg,
aud Richard q. Jones.
The death of AlliNd I. Melvin, Joseph
Robinson and Charles Hill of the su.
pernumeralies was announced.
William II. Walton WAS transferred
from the upernumerary to the 81
paranuated.
The following preachers were 0on.
tinued on the superanuaied list
2 'nrge Barton. George A Phebus,
james Esg..y, -. 10y sasasIsoii,
James A. Brlndle. James HuGbaru,
CharlesJ. Hanmitt. w. w. Redman.
The death of James l.. Houston and
Alfred Fisher, of the superanuuted list
was announced.
W. l.. b. Bowen was transferred
from the effective TO the supernu mera
ny relation. and, as he needs help. his
case WAS referred to the Bunrd o
Stewards. The cuse of j. 5. Moore wal
also referred to the Board OF St.w
ards.
Presiding Elder Corkran of th,
Salisbury district then presented hi
report. 1t showed improvements Il
the churches and parsonnges und al
vancements OF preachers salaries
Large numbers OF conversions wer
also reported.
SUMMARY OF THE SESSION.
The net Increase in estimates OIL
BalufeS III SALISBURY district Tor tn
year Ia 5l3. SO; seventeen charges In
creased and two, Bridgeyiils ant
Chlncotoague, decreased The estimate
. OF last year The report will show u,
, increase of at least $500 on missions
] and about ST5 on conference claim
, ants.
Two new churches begun previous
J ~, have been coiupleted, White hnveI
| and Barren Creek. and three havo beef
begun and finished this year. Holland
: Island, st. Georges and Sound. anf
. two parsonages, Frgitlaad and Del
mar.
Delmar and Poweilvllls Save church
es nearing completion and sever
I have the foundations laid, for two OF
, st. Peters charge, Nantieoke Point
l Marion, Asbury on Mt. Vernon cir
cuff. Hebron, Bethel.
The Epworth League has, thirty -on'
= chapters and district organiza
, ton, with c. L. Wyatt as president.
!, The characters of the ministers wer,
j passed, and collections were reported
The reports OF the missionary col
lections and conference claimant
!, were favorable. Il. ii. Miller report