The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-16
FOURTH EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE OF CONFERENCE.


minaton VI. Il. Conference Convenes
at Middletown.
The Wilmington NJ. L. Conference
| convened in bethesda Church utMiddle-
town on Wednesday at 8 n. n, and
after devotional exercises the regular
business was taken up, with Bishop
| Stephen Nj. Merrill OF Chicago. 1 he
old officers were reelected and the
following standing committees were
| appoinLad.
Education-J. Y. Dobbins, w. l.. 8.
Murray, W. e. Avery o. s. Walton.
Bible Society,". Morris Lindale. II.
L. Coursey, +. J. Cochran. L. b. Hun
| ter.
Sunday Schools and Transfers II.
Howard, W. o Hurst q. W. Bounds,
Guthrie. g. p. Jones. L. S. Mace,
Frank Fletcher.
Temperance and Prohihitlcn-C. s,
Baker, I. u. Terry, +. q. McSorley, V.
s. Collins.
Wonens Foreign Missionary SoeIe.
| ty-A. z. Prettyman, W. W. w. Will
son, w. W. ohaires, S. N PrItchard.
Women'B Homo Missionary Society
II: a. Ii. 0'BricR. 7. II. Haynes, &.
ii. Miller. W. L, Iompkinson.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa-
thNii h9oNtpbg-J. i. Hu liuIhulOWt
II. Derrickson, w. q. Rooms, IL. q.
Turner
Missionary Statistics NJ. Mitchell.
George y. Wood, q. S. Conoway,
\ Ashury Burke.
Sabbath Observance. /. Woou, Il.
irving Watkins, q. W. Burke. Ii. ".
| Ewing.
periodicals-H, S. Thompson, e, P.
Roberts, I. Q. smoot D. H. CorHran.
Church E&tansion-W. p. Compton,
o. .. Atkins, S. NJ. Morgan Jr., Albert
Chancler.
Epworth League-C. T. Wyatt, Isaao
Jewell, h. X. Stephenson, Aloyclus
Green.
Stewards Endowment Fund-T. l..
Mnrtindaie, J. A. Arters Robert Wall,
j. Q. Sypherd, G. A. Gise.
ministerial Qualiiications-J W.
Easley. I. H. Haynes, Z. A. Hill, J. b.
/ Quigg.
Upon W. L. 5. Murray's motion,
Adam Stengle and Robert Todd were
added TO Tho Committee on Ministerial
| Qualifications.
| Casa Meetings: +. II. MartndaIe, c.
j. Duhadway
Camp Meetings: A. D. Davis Il. H.
Adams. j. ID. G. Hanna, @. W. Town
send and J. W. Easley.
Transfers: y: L. Hubbard, J, II. How
ard, w. W. ". Wilson and W. l.. s.
Murray were named.
| Conference Stewards; Wilmington
district. j. L. Bryan; Faston, S. j.
Morris; Dover P. II. Rawlins; Sails.
bury, 9. +. Sheppard.
| Presiding Elder Barrett of the Viii
minRton district presented the follow
/ ing report: ..-.-....
by appointment OF Bishop Andrews
last March, | entered upon tho dis
charge OF my duties with the determi.
nation to honor God and HeiVe the
Church to this best Of my ability. /
was aware that the presiding edership
was no slnecure but that IL required
i considerable patience, tact and grace
to successfully preside over the dis
! trlct. Relying upon the hell and wis.,
dom God gives to all who trust Him,
and upon the corporation and fore
bearance of my brethron have gone
forward in the prosecution of my
work. and l am here to render an ac-
count of my stewardship.
Wilmington district lays its sheeyeS
at IL Q feot of the Divine Husbandman.
They have been gathered from forty
two fields. some of them rich and fer
tile, yielding n hundred fold. some
sixty, while others yielded thirty
fold.
Eearly In tho conference year Walter
Il, Avery, who had just entered upon
his fifth year at Mt. Salem, took churge
Of the Easton tMd.,) church, left va
cant by The transfer of J. A. b. Wilson.
stephen Nj. Morgan, of IIilisborough
circuit was appointed to fill the va
cancy ut Mt. Salem, where he is doing
we'll. G. IL. kershaw, local preacher,
who had served as supply at East Lake
and EDGE Moor, resigned In Septem-
Der to attend Dickinson College. j. u.
Rigg "A supernumerary.w WIS appointed
to the work, but was stricken down in
tue autumn. Mosee Bullock. a local
preacher of Brandywine Church. has
rendered faithful service. Mr. RigE
has recovered sufficiently to attend
conference.
In revival work tho work at North
East has been marvellous, the town OF
200 inhabitants having becn shaken
by the power OF God. w. G.. koons,
the pastor, by personal visits urged
the people to attend and tho mer-
chants and liquor dealers to close.
They did 30 and over l50 souls were
converted and nearly all united with
tho Church. At Sylman fifty were
converted In revival of several
weeks. j. Il. Bryan walked about TO
miles in this work.
In january Moody and Sankey, by
invitation of the churches of Whining.
ton, held revival services in the Rink
building in that city for three weeks.
The great meeting was followed by
revival services throughout the city,
and many have been born again
through these efforts. Asbury has 225
probntloners. The church has increas-
ed }. ID. @. Bannas salary to $1,000.
kingSwood has 10 probationeis and
has increased Its PASTORS salary. The
tide of prosperity runs nigh at Grace
and Dr. Dobbina finishes bis second
year amid blaze OF rival glory. The
church has 125 probationers. Every
charge has received more or less Of
the revival showers.
Two camp meetings were held In
the year, 3randywlne Summit, under
tho charge Of Isaac Jewell, and Wood
lawn under the charge of j. r. Bryan.
church was dedicated at Elsmere
on June 26. The property's cost Ia
s3i00, OF which S2I00 has been paid,
and tho remainder Is In mortgage.
A chapel costing Sl20Q was dedicat.
ed on November q at paldwin's.
The corner stone Of new Epworth
Church, Tenth and Lombard streets
on lot costing $4,000, was laid Oct g.
The building is nearing com pletlon
The seating capacity of the main
audience room will be nearly 1000,
he dedication will probably TAX Q
place some time In April or May. The
property, with the parsonage, Is worth
about F25 COO.
Silyerbroek resolved last Spring to
rise up and build. Joseph Pyle gave
lot Worth about $1,000 and subscribed
FloGQ. The cornerstone was laid Oc-
toher 18th. Tho building will be com.
pleted in May and will cost abou
Goodman has bought lot 90xIoO
feet worth about $3.50, not tar from
tha Baltimore aud Ohio station, and Ia
preparing to build a plain brick chape
to cost 5000.
HARRISON Street Church, organized in
October, 1891, under tho jurisdiction
of st. Pauls quarterly conference, has
collected aud expended about $1,000.
H. has bought a lot at Seventh ana
Harrison streets for SBoD. Ground
will be hrokon for atone chapel In d
few weeks. 1t Is to cost about Sl!, coo,
$1,000 Of which is already In sight.
This will become strong charge In O
few Years.
At Marshallton parsonage is to be
built in the near future.
lhrlstiana Church has been reno-
waited and benutitted at cost of $500.
Grace Church was closed during the
summer for improvements which
cost sll, 400, all OF which WAS assumed