The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-22
FIFTH edition.


SALISBURY. Nd. March 2L-There
was no Bishop In the chair when the
Wilmington Conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church met In the hand
some Asbury Church, OF Salisbury.
and Rev. N. NJ. Browne. OF Middle-
town, Del, was selected to preside
until the Bishop arrives. Tho business
session to-day was short by reason OF
the Bishops absence, but considerable
routine business Was transacted.
A message OF sympathy WIS sent
Bishop Vincent, who i5 i'll at Whining.
ton and unable to attend. Bishop
Fitzgerald will arrive this morning
and take charge until Bishop Vincent
10 able to take charge.
BISHOP Fitzgerald is the lawyer In
the College of Bishops, and In all
matters Affecting the Methodist Epis.
oopai church where legal points are
involved his advice Is sought by his
coiinagues in the eplscopacy. He was
ouucatel as lawyer at Princeton Col
lege. and studied for a time In tho
Office OF Secretary OF State Frederick
IN. frelihEhuysen, but after O years
practice gave up the bar for the pulpit
and entered the Methodist ministry In
the Newark Conference. Bishop FTitz.
gerald Ia about tifty.ilve yoars old. la
decidedly handsome. tall and we'll
built, with cloar.cut features, His
hair aud beard are snowy white and
make him appear older than he really
Is. Ha is native OF Newark, n. j.
Ills father was wealthy merchant
OF that city. Tie son became mem.
Dor OF the Newark COME ence In 1864.
Served as pastor of ST Paurs Church,
Elizabeth and Centenary. Jersey City,
among others and was presiding elder
oil Newton and Newark districts. He
became secretary OF tho General Mis-
Islonary Society OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church about 1889, aud
Served In that office until his election
as bishop by the General Conference
OF 1883. AS missionary seer atary his
knowledge of law gave peculiar value
TO his services. Bishop Fitzgerald's
courtesy aud tact makes him general
iinvorite among the minister's. He Is
IA pr0found loglcian. an accom- llshed
lorator and man OF strong convic-
ItiOns. by which he is willing to stand
to tho end, even IL he must stand
Ialone.
The Conference officers were elect
led as follows; Secretary, A. s. Now
bray: assistants, W. A. Wise and y. H.
Webster; statistic secretary, W. X.
IMowbray; assistants, W. w. Sharp,
"a. Z. Jones, Il. Is. Cooper, A. Brew.
Ithts 49, y, - A'tVhBi van NpIltls
Irop, w. o. hurst; treasurer, g. A.
lGrice; assistants. A. G. Cox. II. I.
lWalkens, II. 5. Goldey. A. J. Du Had.
way, j. NJ, Lindall. Theodore +. Beau.
lchamp and Theodore +. Llndall:
Journalist. j. d. Rigg.
Missionary Statistics, &c.-Edward
Gardner, j. L. Anderson. J. L. outen. j.
Nv. Gray.
Sabbath observance-E. ". Nelson.
J. +. Tabler. J. ID. Reese, b. Il. Price.
periodicals. ID. >. Wickline. T. N. Given,
Il. II. Harding, j. NJ. Llndais.
Church EXtension-W. II. Mcfarland,
Nv. j. Duhdway. j. ID. Kemp, q. L.
Anderson.
Epworth League-H W. Ewing, W.
=. Avery. Z. W. ProttyInan. Il. X.
stephenson.
Stewards Endowment t. Il. Mar.
Itlndale. j. A. Arters. Robert Watt q,
II. Wyatt. c. A. Grics, VIM. Taylor. w.
N. jackson, II. S. Goldey, Jos Smith.
ers, Joshua Marvel, Isaac X. Wright.
Nv. f. Causey.
\ ministerial Qualification = Adam
Stengle. ii. $. Thompson. Z. G. Atkins,
John France, Robert Todd.
Auditing Accounts-J. 0. Sypherd,
X. l.. Wnlkens w. L. Dawson, +. J.
Cochran,
Education - V. S. Collins, G. W.
Townsend. Il. N. Webster aud j. D. q.
Hanna.
Bible Society,". S. Williams, Op.
Swain. W. L. Valiant and L. A. Hyn.
leon.
Sunday,Schools q. p. Jones. VII.
mer Jaggard, Albert Chandler, T. Is,
Gnopor, ID. +. AcFaul, ID. L. Waddell,
L. G. Smoot.
Temperance and Prohibition Julius
Ipold, G. w. Burke. NJ. b. Nutter and
H. !. Coursey.
women's Foreign Missionary So.
Iciety-J. A. Artors. W. n. Groen, 0. S.
Walton, 9. II. Walton.
Womnn's Home Missionary Society
i. q Fosnocht, Edward Davis, j. Ed.
win Ames and n. VI. Browne.
tfeedmnh's Aid and Southern, Edu.
IGatlonal SOGlety-Warren Burr James
Conner, j. |. Prouse and j. A. Brew
Iingtvn.
Roy. DR., Homer G. Eaton told the
conference that tile book concern
would pay 1t oYeT 81, OOO, as its share ia
me concern's dividend which this year
Iwlll amount to :l00 0UO despite tito
Iharh times, In the last iifty years, hs
Ishln, the concern has done q business
,dnl ounting to nifty million dollars, Of
which between four and five millions
nave been profit. Between. two mil.
ion and three million dollars have
Oeeh turned Into The conferences.
Rev. W. j. Duhadwa y preached the
missionary sermon In the AFTERNOON,
ana kev, j. Benson Hamilton. ID. ID.
delivered an address in behalf OF the
IHHmiitonian plan of caring Ter the
lsupeTnumeIury and su perannuated
preachers and their families at the
veteran anniversary at night.
Ia addition to the business PesslOua
lof conference special meetings have
boon arranged for every day Of tho
conference session.
Tomorrow there will be an anniver.
Sary oil the Conference Historical So.
lcletY, with addresses by Rsv5 W. T..
y. Murray, Chaa. A. Hill and B. L.
Price IN tho afternoon. and the church
extension anniversary. with an address
by Rev DIR. W. A. Spencer, of New
York, at night.
On Friday Mrs. A. ii. Eaton will
make al address before the Womans
foreign Missionary anniversary. and
Rev Dr. G. Ii. Payne will speak at thu
educational anniversary.
The l'reedmnn's Aid and Southern
Educational Society will mold Its an.
'nlNersaty oil Saturday. and Rev. DIR, j,
w, Hamilton. of "Women In the Gen.
eral Conference" fame. will make an
address. The Epworth League aunl.
yarsary will also take place on
Saturday.
Tho missionary versary will take
place on sunday night, and Rev. DR..
-, o. Peck will preach. The last an.
lnlversary n DO held will be that OF the
Woman,s liome Missionary Society, at
which Mrs, N. N. Browne will preside.