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


Terry, John France, Eli Mendinhall and
George W. Todd.
The presiding elder of Salisbury district
and the pastor at Salisbury were appointed
a committee to prepare the programme for
the next annual session.
The Rev. w. j. DnlIadway was selected
to preach the missionary sermon; alter
nate, the Rev. Q. :. Baker.
The following committees on examna-
ton were appointed
Admission oil Trial.. d. Rigg. S. ].
Morris, g, 4. Anderson, j, l.. Graham and
j. H. Howard.
First Year-C. 7. Wyatt. Vaughn 8.
Collins, w. u. Avery and w. r. Compton.
Second Year-Adam Stengle, j. A.
Arters, r. I. Coursey, ]. I. Van Burkalow
and L. I. Corkran.
s. Thompson, L. T. Roberts and L. L,
Fourth Year-w. T. Valiant, ]. P. Otis,
Robert Watt, J. W. Easley and L, G. Mac
Nichol.
Local Deacous-E. II. Wilson, W. Z.
Dawson, Wilmer Jaggard and l.. W. Lay
field
Local Elders-T. S. Williams, ]. NJ.
Mitchell, w. J. DulIadway and D.. NJ.
Collins.
THE BISHOPS REBuRE.
Bishop Merrill prefaced his address by
speaking OF the desire Of the newspaper
men To secure advance copies of the pas
toral appointments and said he liked to
accommodate them. Monday evening he
gave one or two reporters copies and told
them there would be q few changes. They
pledged themselves to not Use the appoint
ments until they were read from the plat
form. Most Of the'niembers of the press,
he thought, had kept their pledges. lie
had been informed that paper contain
ing the list was being distributed through
the town. This was violation of conf.
dence. The person who was doing it
would know whom he meant. If mem
bers of Conference bought copies of the
paper they would be wasting their money.
Changes had been made in the appoint
ments since the lists were given out. If
members of Conference went by the list
then being sold they might get to the
wrong place.
Whnl announcing the appointments the
bishop paused TO make the following cX.
plantations: Mark Il. Bowman had been
trying to arrange for transfer to the New
York East Conference, but had been I'M.
able to get into communication with
Bishop Fowler, whose consent to the pro.
posed transfer is necessary. w. w. w.
Wilson had been planning for n transfer
TO the Newark, n. j., Conference. but the
utbbllhIlpllS Hdu Ilub Utpn GbllNtllluutpll.
As previously stated, Mr.. Bowman will be
located and Mr.. Wilson will be editor
Of the Methodist until their transfers are
obtained.
AT the conclusion Of the reading Of the
appointments the doxology was sung and
after the bishop had pronounced the bene-
dictiOn q o'clockl the final adjournment
occurred.
bishop Merrill and most of the preachers
left here by the afternoon trains The SEES
sion of Oh was harmonious and q strong
friendship sprang up between the bishop
and many of the ministers.
woMAN's HONE MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Monday evening the committee on
| Woman's Home Missionary Society pre-
| scented the following report:
The aim Of this society is to enlist and
| organize the efforts of Christian women in
behalf of the needy and destitute women
| and children of I'LL sections of our country
| without distinction of race, and to co,
| operate with the other societies and agen-
| cies of the church in educational and mis-
| sionary work. Its work is both general
| and local. The general work consists OF
industrial homes, missions among the In.
dians and also among the Mormolls, immi-
| grant girls homes and deacuness' homes.
The general society reports for the
| year ending November, 1892, total receipts
| of SlS2, 05390, Our Conference society for
| the past Conference year reports Is auXil-
| ilries and three mission bands. 1t has
three beneiiciaries-one in the Mothers
| Jewels Home in York, Neb,, one in the
Ritter Home in Athens. Tenn, supported
by the Willing Band of Newark Church,
and Selee Omasayah, an Indian girl in the
| Lucy Webb Hayes DeacOness' Home and
Bible School, Washington, d. {.
| 1T supports missionary in New
| Orleans. II has sent valuable supplies TO
| various points in our Conference and also
| to places in the south and west. It has ex-
| pended in local work during the year
| S7lL53 Estimated value Of its supplies
distributed SI97.50. 1t has sent to the treas
ury of the general society Sl.O3l.36.
In view of the good done by this
| society and OF the large opportunities for
| increased usefulness in our towns, and
especially in Wilmington, we commend 1t
20 the favorable consideration OF our
people and we trust that each pastor will
heartily invite the officers of this one OF
| our disciplinary benevolent societies, and
cordially welcome them to their several
charges for organization and support. The
deaconess work under the auspices of this
society will prepare agencies that will be
| of great value in assisting our pastors
especially in our cities and towns, in
reaching that non-church-going class OF
persons which il so difficult to bring
whiting the influence of the gospel. Com,
| plying with the expressed desire OF tn,
officers of the society we recommend this
Conference to appoint Conference board
of nine to exercise general control Of the
| interests of this form of work.
"AisSOiyed, That we appoint conference
board of deaconess' work"
TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION.
The following report was presented By
the committee on temperance and prOhibi
ton:
First, The blighting curse of intemper
ance continues to exert It's baneful inilu
ence upon the individual and national lif,
of our people. No class of society is ex
empt from its dircful ravages. individual
degradation, domestic discord and socia
and political corruption are its Legitimate
offspring. II is the duty of our church Il
maintain with untlinching iirmness thu
doctrine of individual total abstinence ant
to lead an aggressive warfare for the utte
determination Of this great sin.
Second. All methods OF so-callcd re
striction or regulation for the suppression
of this vice have been proven Inadequate
us means, therefore, we discredit and de
nounCe all systems of license whether
high or low, as vicious in principle anC
powerless as remedies" We further be
lieve il to be the duty of civil government
to repudiate the liquor traffic by refusing
to give legal sanction to or accepting
money consideration from, SO iniquitouS
business Both observation and the Wurt
Of God confirm us in the opinion that ii
can never be egall2cd without SIM
Third. Webelieye that the only efTectiy
civil remedy for the evils Of intciuperanct
is the complete constitutional prohibition
by state and national enactment, Of tn,
manufacture and sale of alcoholic LIQUOR
as beverage. This position is the onl,
one consistent with the teachings of TIL
Bible, and in accord with the best interest
Of humanity. As preachers of the gospe
we should make ourselves heard in advo