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

REPORT OF DISTRICTS.
Apporlionment Raised.
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Easton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,I4l 1884
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Decrense in amount OF receipts, sl5.64. In
crease in number Of claimants, 4. Increase IN
amount of quarterly conference es mates
about S2,uO1 We have distributed the funds
taus placed In our hands 10 six superannnates,
~ supsrnuinerariea. ono effective minister aud
53 widows Of preachers.
but little change is made In tho apportion-
inent to tho several charges, but We would
urge upon tile pastors In use every eifor. nos
slble 70 secure at least vs. per cent increase
over and above the amount apportloned The
conferences passed resolution to this effect
at It's last session, but from the reporls mnde
at TINS conference but lew OF the brethren OBJ
served this resolution. We hope the pastors
VIII not neglect IL another year
we thlnk tho quarterly conference COM
mltteeH on conferences claimants do not in
every case rs carefully make Inquiries into
Tue several claims they are required to report
as Is neLdful.
AS a poNrl we have never experienced as
lnpch hllhtully in making the distribution oil
mo funds as at this session, growing out Of tho
lLahy urgent clalins and oar inability TO do
whht We IA our hearts have felt Is ne Aded. But
we htVo done the brst we could after tho most
thunghili and pfayerfuI consideration Of
ehch c,allh. These worthy claimants call
loudly upon the church to respond more
libetally y their needle. Many OF them
have nothing 10 depend upon for support
put the small sums received from This
Innd. These veterans would gladly be with
the reapurs in the great harvest hsid hut To-
day they can do little myre than look on while
DINERS reap. lhey feel II is a greater sacrifice
to he lata aside, and more grace needed 10
endure enforced retirement, than to be ac-
lively engaged IN the work Of Chrsts king
doin. May the Lord help us, who are stIl
active, TO do our whole duty toward theso
wVithE claimants, and may the church be
awakened and make the needed PROVISION for
her Veterans in theft age and feebleness
hSs9lgt That tho committee at arrange
ment for anniversaries next year be RED lested
u give the veterans Anniversary AZ prominent
lhare on the programme as was done at this
session.
After the moneys had been distributed
the Rev. George Il. Reed, d. D., pro.
nounced the benediction.
EVENING SESSION.
An evening session of conference was
held in order 10 dispose Of accommodating
business.
The endowment fund plan was consid-
cred and laid over until morning.
w. +. TOmkinson read the report of the
| Woman's Home Missionary Society. It
| recommended the appointment of 4 con.
| ference board of nine on deaconuess work.
| Following the adoption OF the report DR..
| Martindale appointed these members of
| the board The RevS, John Y. Dobblns,
| p. d., |. j.. Wood. T. Il. Terry and L. T..
Barrett and Mrs Emma l.. Weldin. Mrs
| Job IL. jackson. Mrs. j. y. Quigg, j.
| Taylor Cause and Joseph Pyle.
a collection of S25 was taken for the
| efficient sexton OF the church.
| Z. T.. Baker presented the report of The
| Temperance and Prohibition committee.
| The report declared against all licenses,
high or low, asserting that they were
vicious in principle and powerIesS AS
| remedies; held that liquor sellers cannot
be licensed without sin declared in favor
oil constitutional prohibition and inveigled
against the army canteen. The report was
adopted
Delegates to the Worlds Temperance
| Convention which meets at Chicago June
9th, were elected as follows The Revs. G.
A. Hill, f. G. NacSurley and Alfred Smith
and George W, Todd
~ was decided To recommend the organi-
2ailon OF temperance league in the
church in accordance with the plan of Dr..
a. J. kynett Of Philadelphia and ON
motion of J. Il. Quigg 1t was voted that the
presiding elders and one other clergyman
from each of the four districts should he
elected general committee to carry for
ward thu, plan. The following were
elected: il. i, Barrett. r. II. Adams.
Alfred smith. W. II, COrkran, ]. T.. Qagg,
Vaughn !. Collins W. l.. ). Murray and
Warren Burr.
r.. 7. Cours6y presented the report of
the Bible Society, and G.. T. Wyatt sub.
united the report of the Conference
Epworth League. The latter has 50 chap.
tcrs and 5000 members. Both reports were
adopted;
Conference adjourned with the benedic,
ton by the Rev Adam Stenglc.
RErNloS ANp BANQUET.
Following the adjournment OF confer
ehce the Dickinson Alumni Of Whining.
| Hf1aN 'I.Iat tn aFt.H4s It4a.
ut the National Hotel. Those present
were; W. !. Avery 4, NJ, president
Vaughn 5. Collins. A. NJ. secretary and
treasurer; w. l.. > Murray. d. d, II, h
Martindale d. D., George Edward Reed
president Of Dickinson College; 7. :
Williams, =, p, I >nowden Thomas, ID
PrettEman, !. l., Wood, Prof W. l.. Good
ing Of Wilmington Conference Academy
ID. T.. ZONES, II. T. Cannon, ovid Pretty
man and w. +. Taylor.
The class Of the fourth year entertained
the examining committee at the Middle
town Hotel alter the adjournment Of Con
ference, The following enjoyed the hos
ptality Of tho class: j. H. Graham. f. {,
Smont :. r. Maxwell, r. A. II. O'Bnen
q. W; Burke, Il. Z. Atkins, W. a. Wis,
and J. Q, Sypherd.
Mr.. WILSON'S TRANSFER.
Bishop Merrill to-day received a tcle
gram from Bishop Fitzgerald. now pre
siding over the Newark Conference say
ing that that conference is full and Ii
, could not transfer Rev W. W. w. Wise,
to u, Mr.. Wilson is brother of Rev
John A. u. Wilson, who was Transferred
last spring to the New York East Con
ference and assigned to Eighteenth stree
& Church OF New York city. Rev. W. W. W
Wilson received u unanimous call from
i the HOhoken Church and had arcnI,te1 Il