Middletown transcript., 1893-03-25
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The Closing Exercises of the wilmln

The Closing Exercises of the Whining
ton Conferences.
After the journal had been read and ap-
proved consideration of the report of the
committee on endowment fund was re-
sumed
Following discussion, which continued
about an hour, so much of the report as
refers to the basis of disbursement was, on
motion of DR.. N[artindale, referred to n
special committee which will report at the
next annual session.
The remainder of the report was, after
discussion recommitted to the old COM
mittee, and the committee was requested
to associate with it four laymen.
SYMPATHY FOR EX-SENATOR SALISBURY.
A resolution presented by DIR. Martindae
stated that the conference learned with
profound sorrow this morning of the criti-
cal illness of ex-senator Salisbury, and
rendered him sympathy.
Messrs. Hubbard, Terry and Todd. ap-
pointed committee on thanks
The Rev. C. A. Grise was elected secretary
of the endowment fund.
William Taylor, William H. Jackson, III.
S. Goldey and Joseph Smithers were added
to the committee on endowment fund.
The Rev. ]. Owen Sypherd read the re-
port of the committee appointed to audit
the accounts of presiding elders. conference
treasurer ard other accounts, and was
adopted.
REPORTS ADOPTED.
Other reports, as follows, were presented:
reedmen's Aid and Southern Education
Societies, the Rev. J. I. VanBurkalow;
committee OH transfers, the Rev. E. L.
Hubbard; Conference Historical Society,
the Rev. B. F. Price; committee on educa-
ton, the Rev. j. Y. Dobbins, D. D.
COLLEGE VISITORS.
The following college visitors were
nominated by the committee of education
and were elected:
To Dickinson Colleges. NJ. Morgan. J.
L. Wood, ]. T. Van Durkalow. James H.
Baker, H. c. Conrad, Walter H. Thompson,
To Woman's College of Baltimore--H.
w. Ewing, R. 1. Watkins. Fl. C. Turner, w.
NJ. Field. L. Z. P. Dennis, J. Hersey Hall.
The Boston University-Isaac Jewell,
Henry Thompson, w. E. Tomkinson.
To Conference Academy-W. G. Koons.
R. X. Stephenson, j. Ii. Howard, .,Enoch
Moor, c. F. Richards.
To Drew seminary-C. w. Prettyman,
Robert Watt j. Y. Dobbins, L.. w. Lay
field, E. H. Hynson. II. S. Dulaney.
To Princess Anne Academy-Pastors of
Princess Anne, Crisfield and Fairmount
A collection for the sextoA and to pay for
old and new minutes, amounting to S49.s7
was taken.
DR.. Martinda,e read the report of the
trustees of Wilmington Conference Acad-
emy.
WILL STAND BY THE SCHOOLS.
Several resolutions presented by the COM
mittee on education were adopted. They
said any person or power that threaten the
or existence of the public schools,
is an enemy of the Republic; that VIC will
jealously watch and loyalty guard them,
and whenever they are assaulted we will
defend them without malice, bigotry, fear
or compromise; that the national language
must have precedence and mastery in the
schools; that all partisan political
control and all sectarianism in the manage
ment and teaching of the public schools,
and all evidences in the structures used or
in the garbs of teachers that would |
suggest sectatianism or hint at the remotest |
of church and state must |
be ba nished; that we will exhort our
people to exert themselves to defend |
state, county and municipal |
treasures against all attempts or preiexts |
for the division of the sacred funds which |
they held for the support of public schools. |
The remainder of the morning was con-
sumed in hearing reports from other COM
mittees.