The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-24

of special committee appointed Last
| year TO tako into consideration the
whole question of providing for tho
euperannuated and supernumerary
preachers, Will cause II debate last
ing through tho whole of Mondays
session.
The report also embraced resolu.
tons stating. 1T lie our duty as q
conference to make immediate effort
| to Increase the conference endowment
fund To at least $4,000; that every
charge in the conference, il practica-
BILE, TO observe the second Sunday in
september as conference claimants
day, having special exercises. with a
sermon on the subject and an earnest
appcalfor great giving on the part
oil all our people In order that the
revenues for tho came may be largely
Increased and that each member OF
| the conference. except those who are
superannuated will be- expected to
contribute at least So annually to the
| annuity fund.
The committee reporting the plan Is
composed OF MIR. Martindale. j. A.
| AIter5, Robert Wall. g. J. Wyatt, c. A.
Grice Messrs. william Taylor. William
ii. jackson Prof. ii. s. Goldey. Joseph
Sinithers. w. L. Causey and Joshua
Marvel.
Bishop Vincent was In mis- place this
m rning at half past s o'clock and
conducted the devotional service at
the opening OF the meeting. He had
black silk handkerchief tied around his
neck and over his carbuncle. He
could not turn his head without turn
Ing his body. Before beginning the
business OF the day he made Il short
| address. lis sud that his Illness be-
gan while he was presiding over the
Kansas Conferences. Bishop Fitzget-
| aid, who had been autographed for to
go to Salisbury, did not receive Blsh.
op Nlncents first telegram, but
would arrive in response to second
telegram. You have been handling
the conference alone" he said. THAT
is good. Any conference that cannot
handle himself Is not to be trusted
| with any number OF bishops"
The consideration of the three pro-
positions sent down by the General
Conference was made the special order
Tor tomorrow morning. These pro-
propose TO change the constitution 70
as TO permit equal lay aud min sterlal
representation In the General Confer
enc5, instead of combining the lay rep
rsscntation to two delegates for each
annual conference; to change the basis
| 81 ministerial representation from not
more than one ministerial representa-.
tive for every fourteen msinber5 OF an
annual conference, nor fewer than
one for every forty-ilve; to not morJ
than one for every rorty.tlve members,
| nor fewer than one for every ninety.
This Is intended to rsddce the size of
tho General Conference, that body
having become 80 large as to be un.
wieldy. The third proposition Ia that
tno General Conference shall meet OIL
the first Wednesday OF May every four
years, instead OF tine first day OF May.
Last year was prosperous one In
the Salisbury district and Pressing FL
der W. +. Corkran md good things to
tell in his annual report. Almost
every charge las had a revival. and
renewed spiritual life led to greater
sacrifices than ever Uefore for the
support Of tho church. The aggregate
collections for salaries and beneyo.
lenee are greater than last year.
Many i'm nrove,nents have been
made to the churches and plrsonages
lie church anu parsonage uG DeImar
has been completed. the church cost
ing 81, 5UO and the parsonage II. 400 A
new church. costing -, 200 was built
ut Marion. the building of new
church at Bethel Will soon begin,
another Is building at GAINESVILLE and
another at llabnab. costing 50. QUO, will
soon be completed. Epworth leagues
were organized in thirty-elght OF the
fortysiX charges.
Pastoral support for the last three
years" he continued. shows net
gain over the estimates of 81 300. We
have 2,2jO converrlonS 80. too paid on
ministerial support, $4,000 expended
IN building and improving church
property and to paving old debts. and
about 81, 500 colIec ted ! or beuevolences
to show for our years work.
The report OF Pre- Hing Elder Adams
! wlH GrlgI. liza tlf IaI,ts u
tie Improvement of chu CHI property,
ha said had continued despl @ OF the
nara times. Several appointments
made advanccs in ministerial support
ana the salaries have been paid witt
more promptness. Revlvals Of an eX
trAordin1ry character have hBen held
on number OF the charges ard more
than 2OOO ersons have been converted.
Tie trustees and stocl.ho ders oil the
Conference Academy at Dover elected
r.. H. - Day, VIM. salisbury, Josuph
Nmithers and L. j. Shallcross, trustaos
to serve eight years.
/ W. i. Causey was elected to succeed
the late Ex-Governor liiEgs. and Rev.
Vaughn s. Collins was elected IL
succeed DR.. J. II. Caldwell lesigne /.
DR.. Z. H PayEe, secretary OF the
board Of education, IN an address, said
| tho Methodist Episcopal Church Ind
the best system OF education of any
religious denomination IN the coun
try, and that since the board OF educa
ton was established 5iSG students
have been aided In getting an educar
llon. The collections for this pur
i, ! pose havh Increased III per cent. il
lie past live yenrs; $40 900 were false,
last year for this purpose, and liii
students were helped through col
lrge.
Rev, W w. MofIat nj the New Jer
soy Conference, representing tht
American Bible Society, ais, made al
address.
Rev. Jesse l. Hurlbut. OF the Sun
dizzy School Union, made shor
speech in the interests OF tho interna
tionai System OF sunday school work
What the church of the twentieth
]. century Will be" lIe said, '.depeEd
upon tho Sunduy.srnool OF to-day.
Prof, Robert ". Rogers. OF Droy
theological Seminary, and Presiden
George L. Reed. of Dickinson College
made addresses In behalf of the instl
tutions they represent.
The death OF the wife OF Rev. W. 6
Moons OF Northeast, Nd. WAS an
n0unced, and Rev. l.. L. Barrett. r.
Watkins, L. j. MHrtindalo and w. |.
y. Murray were appointed to send a
expression oil sympathy to Mr.. koon
from tho conference ind to attend tn
Reys. George f. Hopkins of Bound
airy Conferences; Merritt llulhurd o
Philadelphia Conference; T. O. Il Wal
lin. OF Philadelphia Conference, an
}. L, Amos, OF baltimore were trans
Isffed TO The Wilmington Con[eIens
IA the lust yesr.
Rev. ], II. Caldwell was transferre
IT sln tn 'supernumrrary to tile supBl
ANIMATED list. Rev, X. C. Jones wa
On ...nrd nom supernHmerary to Ell
fc ave aii trLusieIIGd tvInuian a OF
ference. Rev. I. II Haynes was trans
lerfed from the effective to supsrnu
;, nerary relation
Revs. ". L. Talbot, j. B. Merritt
I. i. Bell ". l. England. j. ". I'oo!s
J. W. hammersley, G. w. Wilcox,
u. RigE and W J.. T.. Bowen were con
tinued in the supernumerary relation
is Deafness CHnnoi he Cured
10y local uppicailouHast they cannot rene
thss diseased portion OF the car. Ther
= only ono way TO cure deafness ana tii,
w is by constitutional remedies. Dehfue
- Is cHuSed By uu intiamed condition ,
' the mucous lining OF The Eusta hia
luhr, when tins tube In Intl,u q IN