Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22
SYMPATHY RENDERED BISHOP VINCENT

Opening of the Twenty-sixth Annual SEES
sion of Wilmington NJ. u. Conference Mt
Salisbury, Md. --Bishop Fitzgerald Fails
to Appear and the Rev. n. NJ. Browne
Presidas--The Preliminary Proceedings.
Special Dispatch TO Gazette and journal.
SALISBURY, Nd, March 2l.-'rhe 26th
annual session of Wilmington NJ. L. Con-
ference began at o'clock this morning
with communion service conducted by
Presiding Elder Corkrau.
Organization was effected at 10 o'clock
Bishop Fitzgerald not having arrived. the
Rev. N. NJ. Browne Of Aliddletown, was
elected chairman.
One hundred and thirty-three preachers
answered the roll call, and officers as fol-
lows were elected:
Assistant treasurers, the Revs. II. G.
MacSorley. j. DuHadway, M.Lindale,
Theodore j. Beauchamp and Il. e. Atkins,
A. G. Cox, the Rev. X. X. Stephenson, the
Rev. X. Irving Watkins aud II. s. Cooley;
conference postmaster, the Rev. George w.
Bounds; conference board of stewards, the
Reys. J. Bryan, Z. II. Sheppard, z. II.
Rawlins and II. X. Stephenson.
Secretary-The Rev. A. s. Mowbray.
Assistant Secretaries-The Revs. w. A.
Wise and y. II. Webster.
Journalist-Tbe. Rev. John d. Rigg.
Statistical Secretary-The Rev. w. r.
Mowbray.
Assistant Statistical secretaries-The
Revs. ". W. Sharp. W. o. Hurst. &. +.
Jones, 4. Is. Cooper. ]. A. Brewington, q.
]. Stengle and Van =. Northrup.
Treasnrer-Th Rev. G. A. Grise.
The Revs. 5. II. Martindale, d. d.; AL
fred Smith and z. H. Rawlins were APP
pointed a committee to send telegram of
sympathy to Bishop Vincent.
Standing committees were appointed and
rules of order adopted.
The presiding elders were appointed a
committee on missions and general confer
cnce expenses.
The ltev. Homer Eaten, D. D., spoke in
behalf of the Methodist Episcopal Book
Concern in New York and stated that the
dividends which will perceived from it by
this conference will exceed 81 600
Several ministers were introduced.
The Rev. Q. A. Hill announced the re-
ceipt of telegram from Bishop Vincent
inauiring about Bishop Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Hill stated that he had replied to
Bishop Vincent's inquiry and Informed
him that conference had been opened by
Bishop" Browne.
Announcements were made, minor
business transacted and at ll.30 o'clock
conference adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
MOST oil the persons who are to attend
the session arrived yesterday afternoon
and last night the streets of this pretty and
hospitable town presented scene of I'M
usual animation.
The ministers from Wilmington and
vicinity arrived yesterday afternoon. They
were met at the railroad station BY the
Rev. Charles A. Hill and members OF his
congregation, who welcomed them most
cordially and saw that they were pleas
antly domiciled.
Asbury Church, where conference meets
is combination of influences and
beauty. Its style of architecture is Queen
Anne. 1t is constructed of Port Deposit
granite. Red mortar between the large
blocks of gray stone relieves the sombre-
ness OF the exterior. The interior is Gle
giant. Its beauty is more striking at night
when the editice is'brilliantly illuminated.
All the rooms are on one floor and when
their partitions are not down form one
large auditorium.
The sexton has been instructed to not
permit the lowering of the partitions and
in consequence lobbying has to be done at
the Missionary Baptist Church, half a
block distant. Since Asbury Church hasn't
basement the presiding bishop will not
have an opportunity to repeat the COM
mand delivered at Centrevlle by Bishop
Fowler: Tell the brethren 10 come in;
prayermeeting is over"
The temperance anniversary last night
was largely attended. Presiding Elder
Smith presided and the Reys. CIV. Town
send and S. NJ. Morgan delivered ad-
dresses.
Several ministers visited Wicomico
Lodge' A. f. A. NJ during the evening.