Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-23
VISITORS TO CONFERENCE
Odds and Ends of the Several
q Sessions.
RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATIONS
A Question of Educational
Qualifications.


the Dt ENtAt hthf pNtttihBs
speialc Correspondence Of Gazette and Jocrnal
MIppLErowH, March 15.-To-day's ses-
sion of Wilmington NJ. T. Conference was
devoted entirely TO the transaction Of
routine business. More than tWothrds
of the members responded to roll call k&nd
many spectators were present. Bethesda
Church, in which the conyocation is being
held, recently underwent much improve
ment and its auditorium now is one of
the handsomost in the State. Bishop Mer-
rill. the presiding officer, fills the presl-
dents chair most acGeptably, His manner
is pleasing, his rulings are impartial, aud
he does not permit the proceedings to be-
come monotunous.
A citizen, almost out Of breath. rushed
in upon party of newspaper men this
afternoon and exclaimed, Boys, just
think the bishop doesn't eat chicken"
The correspondents had just come from
dinner and were picking pieces OF chicken
. from their teeth. Instantly toothpcks
were dropped aud the gathering chornscd.
"What doesn't he like it," The relater
of this remarkable fact. readily saw that
he had aroused the curiosity OF his COM
panions and adroitly changed the con
versation. The town. taxed to its utmost
to entertain the numerous visitors. All
of the houses are full and at one OF the
hotels, it is said, six or eight men are put
in one room.
Presiding Elder Barrett had charge of
the sacranental service which preceded
the opening of conference.
The first hour was spent in organizing,
Committees as follows were chosen
Public Worship-The pastors OF Middle.
town and Odessa and the presiding elder Of
Easton district.
Murray W. +. Avery and Q. 5. Walton.
Bible Society,". Morris Lindale, Il, 4.
Coursey, Il. J. Cochran and I. 3. Hunter.
Sunday-scliools and Iracts-J. IL. How
ard, w. o. Hurst, G. w. Bounds, Il. i.
White, q, w. Bowman, W. y. Guthrie, q.
2. Jones. Il. S. Mace and Frank Fletcher.
Temperance and Prohibition-G. $.
Baker, 7. Z. Terry, H. G. MacSorley and Y.
S. Collins.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
A. p. Prettyman, w. w, w. Wilson, W.
W. Chaires and $. n. Pilehard.
Woman's Home Missionary Socety-T.
A. III, o Brien r. IL. Haynes, L, Ii. Miller
and W, u. Tompkinson.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton Society,". +. Van Burkalnw. T.. II.
Derickson, VIC. Rooms and II. G, Turner
Missionary Statistics, Local Preachers
and Post-otiice-J. NJ. Mitchell, George L.
Wood, &. 5. Conway and Asbury Burke.
Sabbath Observance--l. L. Wood, Il.
Irving Watkins, G. w. Burke and II. w.
Ewing.
Missons--The presiding elders.
Necessitous Cases-The board of stew
ards.
Periodicals-H. S. Thompson Il. p.
Roberts, T. G., sjmoot and ID. II, Corkran.
Church Extensinn-W. +. Compton, Il.
G. Atkins, $. NJ. Morgan, Jr., and Albert
Chandler.
Epworth League-C t. Wyatt, Isaac
Jewell, r. X. Stephenson and Aloyslus
Green.
Stewards Endowment Fund-.r. E. Mar.
tindale,, J, A. Arters, Robert Watt, j. o.
Sypherd and c. A. tirise,
Ministerial Qualilications-J, w. Easley,
7. II. Haynes, &, A. Hill, j. u. Quigg,
Adam Stengle and K. W. Todd.
Class-meetings-T. r Martlndale, &. W,
DuIiadway.
Camp-meetinss-A d, Davis, Il. II.
Adams, John u. c. Hanna, G W. Town
send and j. W. Easey.
Transfers-E. l.. Hubbard,J II. Howard
W. w. w. Wilson and W. l.. :. Murray.
The secretary cast the vote of conference
for stewards. The Reys. j. =. Bryan, S. J.
Morris, d. D., r. II. Rawins and j. o.
Sypherd, were elected.
The eighth pew was made the bar Of
conference.
A resolution expressing sympathy fol
A. G. Cox, who is i'll. was adopted, and the
Revs. L. Il. Martndale, w. l.. $. Murray
ID. d., and Adam Stengle, were appointed
committee to convey to him an eX
preston of love.
The character Of Presiding Elder Barrett
was passed, after which he read the repor
of Wilmington district He said: "'fht
district lays its sheaves at the feet of tho
Divine Husbandman. They have beer
gathered from AZ fields. some Of them ricI
and fertile, yielding a hundred fold, somt
60, while others yielded 50 fold. Iht
toilers were faithful and true. They
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Of them doubtless with tears but they al
come rejoicing, bringing their sheaye
with them. Every charge held speclu
services some time during the year for th
conversion of souls. While results may
not be commensurate with the effort il
every case yet good was accomplish he'd il
the quickenlng Of the spiritual life and il
the editication and instruction of be
LEVERS
The Rev. c. H. Kershaw, supply a
Eastlake and Edge Moor, resigned to 90 tt
college and was succeeded by the Rev. j
d. Rigg The latter owing to poor health
lad to relinquish the charge and sine
then Moses Bullock has supcrintcnded TIN
work, performing faithful service Mr.
Rigg has recovered sufficiently to attent
conference. The health OF the preacher
on the district has in the main beet good
Reference was made to the death Of Mrs
James Conner
AT North East the revival work wa
marveous. The Rev. W, q. koon
visited all the houses and at his fcques
stores and saloons were closed at night
There were loo conversions.
Sylmar had gracious and powerful re
vival. During the meetings the RGv. j
Il. Bryan walked about LOO miles.
III referring to the Moody and Sanke.
meetings Mr.. Barrett said hundreds wcr
reached who mad not attended church
All of the churches in the city and man,
in the country FELT the blessed influence.
These great meetings were followed b.
revival services throughout the city.
Asbury comes to conference with q rol
of 225 probationers. The salary Of til
pastor has been raised to Sl,1U0.
kingswood comes with 10 probationel
and an increase in the pastors salary,
The tide of prosperity runs high .
Grace. The devoted pastor finishes hi
second year amid blaze of revival glory
The church reports Us probati0ners. Iii
pastor returns home each night to hul
services.
Nearly every charge received more Q
less of the revival showers, lie was nj
able to give the precise number Of conve
sions. The glorious uplift of the churcht
into higher life, the sanctiication of bt
lievers the reEenerated hearts and th
transformed homes no figures could adj
quately set forth. When it is remembers
that much OF this revival work was dor
amid the snow and cold OF Il winter III
surpassed for severity in the history
Wilmington Conference the results wi
appear the more marvellous and gratifyin;
While travelling throughout the district /
endeavored to lay special emphasis on III
salvation of souls.
Two camp-meetings were held-Brand.