Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19
DELAWARE M. E. CONFERENCE.

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Final Adjournment ON Sunday Sight-A
Complete List Of the Pastoral Assign.
ments-Dr. Grandison's Appointment
Greeted With Applause.
Delaware NJ. L. Conference closed OF
Sunday night.
4 statistical session was held Wednes.
day afternoon.
The missionary anniversary was cele.
brated that evening, on which occasion
an address was given by the Rev. A. B.
Leonard, d. d.
The session on Thursday began with
devotional exercises conducted by the
Rev. I. NJ. Hubbard.
The character of Presiding Elder
Waters of Wilmington district was
passed and he read his report, which
was OF an encouraging nature.
The names of the effective elders of
Wilmington district were called, the min.
isters had their characters passed and re.
ported collections, conversions and &C.
| cessions. When the name of Charles
.. Waters was called the presiding
elder reported that he had Withdrawn
under charges, he having failed to make
proper disposition of the funds con.
tributed by his church for benevoleuccs.
Bishop Fowler announced that charges
will not be entertained il the preacher
returns the money.
The committee on the fourth year
class reported that J. II. Blake, Ii. r.
johnson and William S. Brown had
passed examination and they were
elected 10 elders orders.
The following had their characters
passed and they were continued in the
superannuated relation: ]. Q. Dennis,
Charles Pullet, Nathan Young, 5. p.
Wilmington, Henry Morris, w. B.
Green, g. w, Young, Asbury Grinnage,
j.. W. Brown, Peter Burrows aud b. W.
Allen.
The character of ]. C. Carroll was
passed and his relation was changed
from effective to supernumerary. An.
nouncement was made that he has been
in destitute condition since Christmas
and he was donated S26.65.
The Reys. j. f. Wagner, d. D., D.
H. Corkran, D. F. Waddell. D. D., Il. E.
Terry, Julius Dodd, ]. w. Hammersley,
!. L. Thomas, c. l., Jefferson, j. b.
Quigg and John France and Mr.. Wat
son were introduced.
Bishop Fowler pronounced the bene-
diction.
Friday mornings session of Della.
ware NJ. E. Conference was devoted
TO hearing the reports of the examining
committees.
The following were advanced in their
studies: L. II. Martin, c. IL. Pullctt, p.
I. Scott, !. j. Ebert, S. w. Waters,
Noah w. Moore, A. l.. Henry, Mr.. Cole
man, w. j. Wilson, j. @. Banton, w. It.
Hemsley, Jacob II. Jefferson, f. L.
johnson and w. +. Cotton.
James II. Cooper, Thomas H. Coursey
Elijah Richardson, John Christensen,
w. 7. Hemsley, Cyrus w. Moore,
Charles Hemsley and Nehemiah B.
Waters were elected to local deacons'
orders.
George B. Coleman, j. w. W. Cox,
J. f. MolIk, Abraham Chase, P. NJ.
Shelton, A. S. Amos, L. II. Bean,
Charles L. Henry and f. q. Wright
were admitted in full connection.
Messrs. Molock, Chase, Shelton
Amos and Bean were elected to travel.
ing deacons orders.
]. F. Lee, J. Ii. Accoo and ]. W,
Il "NAI NlluNIdWIl, lIlG
last named under charges of gross i'm.
morality.
John 5. Hoyle was transferred to New
York Conference.
A vote on the propositions handed
down by the General Conference wa
taken with the following result:
First-To change the constitution so a,
to permit equal lay and ministerial repre-
sentation in the General Conference in
stead Of combining the lay representation
TO TWO delegates from each annual coufer
ence.
No, "A; yes, 0.
Second-To change the basis Of minis
teral representation from not more thar
one representative for every IL members
Of an annual conference nor less than on,
for every 45 to not more than one repre-
sentative for every As members of an an
nual conference nor less than one TO
every 80. -...-..--
Ignored because it was il52roperly
worded.
Third-To change the meeting time o
the General Conference from the first da,
OF May to the first Wednesday IN May.
Yes, II; no, 0.
The vote on tho substitute proposition
from the South Carolina Conference
similar to tho second proposition from
the General Conference with the excep
ton that the substitute is properl,
worded, resulted as follows: No. 10
yes, %.
Addresses were delivered by BishoI
Fowler and DR.. MoiFett.
| A resolution concerning Bishop Eos
ters book in regard TO the relation o
the colored element to the Methods
Episcopal Church was adopted.
Many ministers were introduced.
The Rev. n. NJ. Browne pronounce,
the benediction.
Last Saturdays session of Delawar
VI. h. Conference. began with deyo
tional exercises, conducted by the Rev
j. H. Nutter.
John w. Jefferson, Littleton T. Rob
bins, Martin v. Waters, Charles L
Hemsley, Clarence L. Anderson, Rober
g. Riley, Isaac D. Pitts, Charles S
Spriggs, William p. Tunnel and Eliza
Richardson were admitted on trial,
The presiding elders were authorize
to employ Charles H. Green as supply
A resolution fixing the minimum
standard Of examination at 60 per cen
in scale OF 100 was adopted.
The Rev. Thomas Myers, d. D., wa
heard in behalf Of the American Bibl
Society.
The Revs. John D. G. Hanna an
Vaughn 5. Collins of Wilmington Con
ference and the Revs. N. NJ. Carroll an
L. W. S. Peck of Washington Confer
ence were introduced.
b. W. Berry was continued on triS
in the studies of the first year.
Presiding Elder Shockley called tn
attention of the conference to the fac
that the Rev. w. II. Thomas of Fail