Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-29


tonight. 'Ihnmas Mlllalicu was chair
man and DR., Peek gave an address.
Asbury Church was magniiicently
decorated for the occasion. Gala and
Easter lilies, roses, palms, daisies,
golden rod and other dollhouse products
were used in the ornamentation.'
SALISBURY, Mn, March 26.-The an
nouncement in EVERY EVENINGS special.
Saturday, that delegation from Union
Church, Wilmington, is here to oppose
the return Of the Rev. j. Il. Amos to the
pastorate of that charge. is said to have
stirred up the people OF Union Church and
made things lively there yesterday.
The anti-Amos delegation, il seems,
came here quietly and the Union people
knew nothing OF the delegations presence
in Salisbury until they got the informa.
ton from EVERY EVENING. Mr.. Amos
friends immediately went to work and to-
DAY they have delegation here.
This delegation includes A. v Hysore
and Captain Joseph. They reached here at
8 o'clock this morning, during snow
storm. They proceeded TO hotel but were
unable TO secure beds aud had to sleep in
parlur chairs until breakfast time.
At this mornings session OF conference
Bishop Vincent conducted devotional
exercises and Bishop Fitz Gerald presided.
NOllilE vi lllC tlllGG llAOIuN4llbl4S GGllL
down by the General Conference began
soon after the session opened.
The ilrst proposition, to equali2e the rep
resentation in the General Conference,
was rejected by q vote OF 63 to So, and on
Bishop Fitz Gerald's suggestion the con-
ference voted mo- On the second propo-
sition, the one TO change the ratio OF the
ministerial representation, the proposition
being defective in its wording, the sugges-
1. Goa.
that the ministerial representation be not
more than for every As members no less
than for every 80 was substituted and
adopted by vote of 90 to 81.
The third proposition, in regard to
changing the state of the assembling of the
General Conference, was adopted by vote
OF III to l.
Several reports were read, among them
the report of the Conference Board OIL
DeAconesses. II is stated that there il
reason TO believe that before the end of the
conference year deaconess work will bi
firmly established in Wilmington. Thu
board was reelected, with the exception Of
DR.. Dobbins. who is succeeded by tue Rev
N, NJ. Browne.
The following transfers were announced
X. c. Jones to North Indiana Conference
John Y. DobbIns to New York Confer
ence W. w. W. Wilson to, New York East
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Conference.
Discussion of the report of the commit
tee on stewards endowment fund begar
about 1870 o'clock.
The report was taken up seriatiIn. The
preamble was adopted by vote of 81 Il
80. The Rev. T. Il. Terry offered NJ
amendment to part first to take out of par
first all Book Concern dividends and ad,
fund raised by contribution from eacl
.fTn aN- atsssaN F.-, r
per cent of salary annually. He proposed
TO carry the Book Concern dividend to thu
second part and distribute it according Il
the Judgment of the stewards.
During the consideration of the amend
ment conference got into 0 tangle and tn
report was recommitted to the committe
with instructions to revise it
Snow began falling at midnight and con
tinued several hours. The mercury fel
below the freezing point. 1t was expecte
that strawberries i'll this vicinity would b
ready for ricking month hence, but nov
il is said they are killed as are also peaches
pears and cherries.
SALISBURY, Nd, March 26.-Thi
mornings session of conference begal
with devotional exercises, conducted b
Bishop Vincent.
AT 8 O'Clock Bishop Fitz Gerald too
the chair and opened the business Sc;
sion.
A telegram, received from DIR. Buck
ley, stated that he had to go west I
attend the funeral of relative, anC
therefore, could not come here.
GENERAL CONFERENCE PROPOSITION
The propositions sent down by th
General Conference were taken up, bt
were not discussed. They were as 70
lows:
First-To change the constitution so .
to permit equal lay and ministerial repr
sentation in the General Conference il
stead of combining the lay representation
two delegates from each annual confe
ence.
second-To change the basis of mini
teTial representation from not more tina
one representative for every IA members
an annual conference nor less than one f
every 40 to not more than one represent
tive for every As members of an annu
conference nor less than one for every 8
Third-To change the meeting time
the General Conference from the first dt
of May to the first Wednesday in MAY.
Immediately after the proposition
had been read tellers were appoint,
and balloting began. The vote on Il
first proposition was: Yes, SO; no,
At the suggestion of Bishop Fitz GeTa
the conference voted no on the secol
proposition, it being defective in
wording. The vote on the third prop
sition was: Yes, III; no, l. A prop
sition from the South Carolina COME
ence, similar to the second propositi,
from the General Conference with t
exception that it was properly worde
received the following vote: Yes,
no, "a.
The committee on Woman's Hor
Missionary Society presented a rept
which asked the members of cont
ence to give the society enthusias
support and aid its leaders in securi
the cooperation of the women in /
several charges.
A report submitted by the commit
on Bible cause said the circulation
scripture this year is 40 per cent in Q
vance of last year.
GREAT DEMAND FOR DEACoNEssEs
The board OF deaconesses repor
tina. it had put the work of the deac,
esses under the supervision of
Woman's Home Missionary Socie
The members of that organization
once determined to employ two deac
esses, but owing to the demand
deaconesses being greater than the 81
ply they had only succeeded in secur
one. Miss Julia Howard was emplo,
last January and began work in I'm
Church, Wilmington, but after spc
ing four weeks there illness compel
her to return home. At a meeting h
March 18th, it was unanimously deciC
to continue deaconess work. Fc
women expressed desire to establis
Deaconess Home at once and cont
tees set to work to secure u suitl
house for home and to secure fui
]. Taylor Cause, a member Of