The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-27
FIFTH EDITION.


Almost the entire morning session
of the conference was taken uD on
Monday with tue discussion Of the
plan OF support for the conference
claimants.
The new plan provides that all
moneys aooruing to the conference for
the boEeilts OF Its claimants shall be
divided Into two parts. The first part
shall be called the annuity fund and
shall be distributed by the conference
board OF stewards on the following
basis: Ten dollars to every ministerial
claimant for every year OF effective
service In the Methodist Episcopal
one.half OF this amount to
each widow OF a minister and one-fifth
of this amount to each child of u de-
ceased minister under fifteen years of
age.
Tho second part shall be known as
the necessltous fund. and shall con.
slst OF all moneys raleed by annual
collections In the charges of the con-
iere'oee for the benefit OF its claim.
ants. Ihis fund shall be distributed
by the board OF stewards according to
the needs OF each case, as the present
methods provide
The debate was participated In by
Row w. X. Iomhinson. Presiding
Elder Adams. Rev. l.. W. Layileld,
Rev. Vaughn =. Collins, Mr.. VIM. II.
Causey and Rev. p. III. Rawlings. 1t
was finally decided by vote of 81 to
32 to divide the fund. A bewildering
array of amendments followed and
finally the whole matter was referred
back to the committee.
The report was again presented at
night with few slight changes and
adopted. The board OF stewards re-
ported apportionment to conference
claimants amounting to 81. 495.
Rev DIR. B.eler, chancellor of
the American University ut Washing
ton, made an address In the
Interests OF the projected in.
stitution. He hoped shortly to an-
nounce gift that would Increase the
assets of the university to q round
million dollars. He also eaid that
s6j, 900 had been received In pledges
from preachers for the establishments
CT the Asbnry Meme rial Hall, which
lie to cost 500 900. The erection Of
the iirst of tho university buildings
lis TO begin In the coming summer.
I Bishop Fitzgerald read the constitu-
itional amendments one by one, ex-
Iplninsd their import and proceeded at
ionco to take the vote. The first propo-
sltion. which provides for equal lay
and ministerial representation In the
General Conference. instead of allow.
ing each Of tho annual conferences
but two lay representatives was de.
feated by 83 votes to 81.
Tho second proposition, changing
tho ratio OF representation in the Gen.
ieral Conference from mot more than
one ministerial delegate for every
fourteen members OF an annual con.
ference, nor OF less number than one
for every torty.live." to not more than
one for every forty-llve, nor less than
ono for every ninety, was adopted by
nine votes. One hundred and seven
teen ballots were cast, Of which sixty
three We're in favor OF tho change and
hfty.four against.
The last proposition, proposing a
change OF the date OF meeting OF the
General Conference from the lirst day
In May to the first Wednesday in May
every fourth year. wac carried by q
veto of III for and one against.
The deaconeSs board reported that
at the last session OF the conference it
was determined to establish the dea.
coness work In Wilmington under the
direction OF the Woman's Home Mis-.
sion Society. Miss Julia Howard, of
the Lucy Webb Hayes Home in Wasli-
ington, had been In charge of the work
Tor awhile but was compelled To re.
linquish IL on account OF ili-health.
Later forty ladies. representing seven
churches, went to work to raise fund.-
for a deaconess house, and before
tho close OF another year the work
will be ilrmly established In Whining.
ton.
I The appointments were made TIL
AFTERNOON aud conference adjourned.