Evening journal., 1893-03-22


to His Old One or Else Hes a Failure.
The Transfers OF AIessrs. Bowman and |
Wilson.
There was not vacant seat In |
Bethesda NJ +. Church, Middletown, |
yesterday when the Wilmington M Il. |
Conference opened at Q o'clock for the |
last days business. The session lasted |
until o'clock. Argument was resumed |
on the question Of raising funds and |
disbursing them among conference
claimants. The cause which excited the
| greatest interest was that quoted In the
EVENING JOURNAL Of yesterday, provid-
ing for necessitous and an annuity
fund Debate lasted nearly an hour aud
was participated in by about tw enty
| ministers. The drift of the discussion
was that plan 20 increase the funds
was what was needed rather than a plan
to disburse the collections. Rev. 7. h
Martindale seemed to strike the right
chord when he moved TO refer the whole
matter. to a special committee to report
at the next session of the annual confer
ence. Numerous amendments, substi-
tutes and motions that were not sec.
onded were offered and finally Dr. Mar
tindale's motion TO refer back to com
mittee was adopted and the special com
mittee was authorized TO associate with
them four laymen in the work OF the
committee, William Taylor, William H.
jackson. Joseph Smithers, II. s Goldey
The following official visitors were
appointed: Dlckinson-S. NJ Morgan. /. l..
Wood, J. T. VanBerkalow; Woman 3
College, Baltimore H. W. Ewing. r. /
Watkins, II. @. Turner; Boston Univer
sity- Isaac Jewell. IL ;. Thompson, w
E. Tompkinson; Wilmington Conference
Academy-W, g. Koons, r. X. Stephen
son, J. H. Howard; Drew Theological
Seminary-Ce w. Prettyman, Robert
Watt, Dr.. J. Y. Dobbins; Morgan
College, w. Lay6eld, L. H. Hynson,
IL 5. Dulany.
Breaking Up the Methodist Itiuorancy.
In DR.. Hubbard's report Of the com
mittee on transfers, which caused much
merriment, there was clause
deprscating the present tendency
OF rapid and frequent trans
fers as threatening TO destroy the
integrity and influence Of the time hon
ored aud glorious Methodist itinerancy
Accept No More state hfsney.
When the resolution urging the Sun
J day schools TO cease to accept the appro
a | f+A"NtAAA eANAAAAl u VAAAAN AANntln Nn ~
now the custom in this state, Bishop
Merrill stated that Il was such an
unheard-of thing that the subject re
Z quiTed special resolution. After the
e adoption Of the resolution protesting
y against such disbursement OF these funds
| conference memorialized the General
J Assembly TO pass the pill now In contem
e plation at Dover, stopping such dis
0ursements as are now made to the Sun
day schools, and appropriating instead
this money TO the public schools Of the
state.
i, Respect for Senator Salisbury.
Dr. Martindale offered resolution
that the conference tender it's sincere
sympathies and profound sorrow for OK
n Senator Eli Salisbury In his critical and
perhaps his death sickness. at his home
: In Dover. Senator Salisbury Is a
> prominent layman Of the church and has
, held several positions Of honor and trust
= In the conference. He has been especi
e ally influential ia the establishment and
70 maintenance Of the Wilmington Confer
,. ence Academy.
e Keep Holy the Sabbath Day.
70 Harvey w Ewing submitted an inter
esting report OF the committee on Sab.
. bath observance. A strong protest was
J. made against the present looseness In
IS the government of camp meetings on
% Sunday, saying that they had become
places Of political picnics, unholy con
's gregations and personal profit. Greater
le cOnsistenc, in Sunday travel was urged
D. The committee was more than ever con
N vinced that the Sunday newspaper shouls
5. never be found in the houses of Metho
dist people The action of Presiden
Cleveland and the outgoing Secretary o
the Interior in forbidding the use Of tn
s Pension Building at the recent insugu
ID ration for Sunday promenade concer
.. was heartily commended.
Endorsing the Girls school.
il A resolution was introduced AM
N unanimously adopted, commencing an,
" tiy endorsing the measure now be
le fore the Delaware General Assembl
establishing a state industrial school 70
or girls The resolution stated that sue
n an institution was absolutely necessar
10 in this state, as the county prisons wer
,u totally unfit for the Incarceration O
70 women.
Ministers Leave the Conference.
cd Rev. w. W. w. Wilson, who is
us brother Of ex. Presiding Elder J. A. B
az Wilson now Of New York city. was pei
RS mitted to 60 without an appointment
sr' pending a transfer TO the New Jerse
ne Conference, being assigned to the ed
ot torship Of "The Methodist as a matte
g. of form. "The Methodist" is period
cal published by him in the interest {
lte the church. Rev. G. p. Smith, being
Ter financial trouble, was allowed to with
so draw. submitting his parchments
lid the custody Of the conference. Arrange
IN ments for the transfer Of Rev. Mark
m Bowman have not been completed an
he was located at his own request. M
e Bownan's physician has. instructed hi
'es to leave the state as soon as possible 4
iat a northern cline and he will 60 at ont
ses 10 his New York charge where his ne
Is. presiding elder and people are anxiousl
lst awaiting his arrival. He will serve
ut supply until the transfer can be mad
IN. Bishops Kind Parting words.
Before reading the appointments Il
the ensuing year, the official list
which aDpeared in the EVENING JOUl