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

GOlltCLLDu 1Dl tilt DOdll ut ldhtu.
Announcements We're made and con.
ference adjourned at 1929 o'clock.
MInDLErdwY, March 20 Bishop Stephen
NJ. Merrill preached upon the perils and
needs Of The day to large congregation in
Bethesda Church yesterday morning. An
incident of tine service WAS the fainting oi
woman in the congregation. She was
carried out of the church and taken homo
i'll q carriage.
Conference love feast was conducted at 6
o'clock By the Rev. j. b. Quigg of Wesley
Church. Wilmington.
Elders and deacon5 were ordained by
Bishop Merrill in the afternoon.
The elders are as follows Joseph e. Gra-
ham, I. 9. Smoot and Thomas T. Tabler.
The deacons are as follows: Edwin Gard.
ner, i. g. Short. j. II. Geogheghan. George
l.. Jones. William Hamilton, Charles Nos.
from, John z, Outten, William j. LindalI
ard Levin T. McLane.
Presiding Elders w. Corllran and L.
E. Barrett and the Reys. J. T. Quigg, 7. Z.
| Terry and Isaac Jewell assisted in ordain.
| ing tire elders
The temperance anniversary was cele
| hrated in the afternoonin the Opera House.
| w. II. Thompson was chairman and the
| speaker was w. Frank Tucker of Balti.
| more.
The Rev. Jay Benson Hamilton of New
| York spoke at the veterans anniversary
last night. The Rev. T.. II. Rawlins wat
| the chairman,
| COMMITTEE REPORTS IN FULL.
| MlDDLETowN, March 20.--Conference had
a dull session Saturday,
| The committee on endowment fund pre-.
| sented the following:
| Your committee recommends that the veteran
| cause be made the great object of appeal dur
/ Ing the coming conference year; that q secre.
| tHty shall be appointed to secure pledges 10
| tho endowment fund, tho principal of which
/ may be paid at tho option uf the subscriber
j but the interest OF which shall be xpected an.
nuAlly and that we pledge such secretary our
ready cooperation. We woulds also rstom.
! mend the adopton Of the lowing plan Ior
| collecting and distributing our annual fund:
! !. Col ection. Each congregation shall oh.
| serve Sunday to be known as Veterans Day,
| upon which the pastor sinai present this cause
| " mo memb rs Of the church and emphasize
their obligations to the Conference claimants.
A collection shall be taken in the public con-
EregRtion for the support of Conference claim.
ants separate from any other interest
u. Distribution. All moneys received for
| annual distribution in aid OF tho support oi
! Conference claimants shall be divided into
two sums the first, consisting of IS per cent oi
the whole, shall be called the annuity fund
the second. consisting OF . per cent OF the
whole, shal be called the necessitous fund.
All superannuated ministers, the widows and
children under Is years of age of deceased
ministers shall be Conference claimants, un.
less the claim DO voluntarily r0liuquished,
4 The annuity fund shall be divided among
the claimants upon the following basis: Each
year Of his effective service; each widow shall
receive one-half her husbands claim; each
child shall receive one-ifth It's fathers claim
These clnima shall be paid pro rata from the
moneys in hand.
The necessitous fund shall be divided amons
the claimants whether ersuperannuates, widows
or children, whose annuiteS are insufficient
Tor their needs, in such proportions the
board Of conference stewards may deem
equitable.
The gross allowance TO each claimant from
the above funds shall be reported TO and ap'
proved by the Annual Conference
WHEREAS, fho carrying out OF this plan will
require an increased income for the support OF
conference claimants; therefore,
Rcso:Ua, That each member of the confer
enre, except those who are superannuated,
will be expected to contribute at least five
dollars annually 10 the endowment fund.
The report was made the order of the
day for 10 o'clock this morning.
The special committee appointed Friday,
composed of Messrs. Martindale, Dobbins
and Kemp presented the following:
The committee TO whom referred the
memorial oi the quarierly conference Of
Wesley NJ y. Church, Dover. touching tbs
educational qualifications OF onr candidates
for admission on trial in the conferences and
also the resolutions presented by the Rev. V.
posals contained therein and begs leave 10
submit tae following:
WHEREAS, ii the ministry of our church
would preserve Its leadership 1t must keep
pace with the educational progress Of the day,
and
WHEREAS, Many Of our most loyal laymen,
while recognizing the supreme importance oi
Il ronseerated ministry, feel that tho time hai
come for some advance iu tho general educa.
tlonul qualifications Of the men who minister
Re,otesd, That tho Wilmington Annual Con-
ference Will hereal tor admit no young man on
probation whose educational attanments ara
not the equivalent an English course in any
Of cur high schools Or academies of fair grade.
The resolution was discussed for about
an honr and adopted by standing vote Of