The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-26

Sunday unpleasant and prevented the
girls from bloBsoming out In their
pretty spring plumage. The combi-
nation Of Easter services and music
and the great array OF Methodist
preachers, from whose ranks all the
pulpits In town, with ono or two ex-
captions. were filled. drew the people
from all tho country around. 1t is
rare that those who wish to attend
dution, but such was the case to day.
Many were unable to get into church.
Several families who are entertain.
Ing preachers had special services Of
their own. at their homes, conducted
by their guests. The greatest thronR
was at Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church. tho seat of tho conference.
Here the services began ut 0 o'clock
IN the morning with a lovefeast. con-
Quoted by Rev. j. l.. Bryan. This w8s
followed by the ordination service
ard sermon by Bishop Vincent.
ihe ordination service was more
elaborate than Is usual and was very
Impressive. Thos. b. Cooper, VIM. s.
+. Milliams, Theo. +. Beauchamp and
Goldsborough s. Hastings were or.
dained to the deaconate, and Melvin
ID. Nutter, VIM. ii. Benford and J. w.
close OF the service Bishop Vincent
gave to each Of the elders handsome
Oxford Bible. He was assisted In this
service by Presiding Elders Corkran,
Barrett and Smith, Revs. Robert Watt,
J. w. Easley, J. T. Otis, A. X. Now.
bray and Rev. c. L. Wyatt.
BISHOP yINcEST's SERMON.
The Bishops sermon was addressed
In nj tr,t h..t ,I,,lR
an eloquent discourse on tho
lesson of the cruc!ilxtion. His text
was the reply of Plate, What / have
written l have written" when be.
sought by the leaders OF the jewish
sanhedrlm to change tho inscription
on the cross. 1lo contracted the three
iyIIes OF civilization present at the
crucilixtion. The Roman, who repre-.
sented the materlallstic tendency the
desire for wealth and power; the
Greek representing the culture of the
day, and the Jew, who was tho re,
llgionist.
Conference session of 1895 will be
held in SMYRNA, Del. Rev. Adam
Stengie, pastor OF the Methodist Epis-
eopai Church OF that place. put it in
nomination. Lewes, Del, was also
nominated. but Smyrna was chosen
SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION,
A new plan for systematic examina.
ton OF candidates for the ministry was
submitted by rev. w. j. Du Halfway.
Tho present method of appointing
examining committees and conduct.
ing examinations" said the report,
should be superseded by All entirely
new plan. We think the present plan
I Ialr 70 I.sr al.
cause under IL thoy are not able to re.
ceive any instruction from the exami.
ner, and he Ia expected to finish his
preparation and faco the examiner at
the end uf the conference year when
he 10 crowded with other duties. Io
give strict examination Is not fair to
! the student; to give an examination
| farce is not fair to the church,
The report proposed the organlZa-
| ton OF permanent board of sixteen
examiners, to have full charge of the
examination OF all candidates. Two
stated meetings OF the board are to he
held each year. one in June at the
Conference Academy, at Dover, aud
one at she seat OF Conference ON the
Monday and Tuesday preceding tho
session OF Conference. The June
meetings arc to 10 In the nature of d
summer school OF theology, for in
struCtlon. counsel, meditation und the
semi.aunual examinations. The March
meetings are TO be for consultation,
tho final work OF examination and
| such business as may DO necessary,
aud for outlining work Tor the ensu.
| ing year. All examinations are to be
In writing and consist OF not less than
fifty nor more thon one hundred ques.
tons OF the cutechetical order, re
curing short, specific answers.
ELCEIPrs AND ApPoRIIoNAiENIs.
Conference Treasurer Grice reported
the receipts during the year and the
apportionments as follows: Receipts
81, 800. Apportlonments: Missions,
42i,60l; church extension, $3.50; Sun.
day School Union, $40; Tract, $462
FreedmanS Aid and Southern Educa
! ton $3.50; Chlldren's bay, 5l2aG; Con
| ference ACsdemy, S1i2; Ladies' Hall
S336; Conference Education. $500
Bible. $500; Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society, Sl509; Woman's Home
Missionary Society s43i7; Episcopa
| Fund, Sl5i9; Observation-Disclosures 75JJ
| 1914; Domestic Missions, SlO95; Stew
ards Endowment, SII1. Total, siJ, 500
| The treasurer was ordered to pay oul
these various amounts.
! Rev. DR.. A. j. Palmer, OF the st
! Paulis Church, New York, made q
/ short address regarding the now plaI
| of entertainment Of the General Con
seranee adopted two years ago a
Omaha. "Fho General Conference,
he said. lis too large body and one
oil too much importance to go begging
for entertainment. 1t determined n
Omaha to entertain itself in thu
future. The book committee selected
Cleveland rs tho place OF meeting fol
the next General Conference, and ha,
arranged to contract with the loCa
committee OF entertainment ror boarC
Tor the 800 delegates ut 60 u DAY. fhit
Will require II largely increased ap
rolLloHment for General Conference
expenses. Tho amount apportlonel
10 Wilmington Conference is SI.i3j
and | trust YOU will make an endeayo
to raise the full amount, In the even
OF the amount necessary not beinl
raised 1t will be borrowed from thi
book COMMITTEES. and eventual,
chnrged up to profit anu loss but /
Will lie all loss and 10 profit. This Il
unfair. The Book Concern does no
belong to the Methodist Eplseopa
Church, but to the ministers. Ii Ii
profits are diverted from Them it i
nothing less than downright robbery
Edwin Gardner, +. d. Short, j. A
Geohegan, Elmer L.. Cross. james W
foKle and hloyslus Green were passet
to the studies OF tho fourth year.
George L. Jones was continued II
the class OF the third year and the ex
aminatlons oil George w. Bounds ii
the studies OF the third and fourth
years were accepted, and he was con
tinued in tho lass Of the third year.
Julius T.. West was left without mp
pointment TO attend school. Thomai
i. Cooper, William $. II. Williams ant
H. L. Baauehalnp were elected to Deu
cons orders. Local Dancons W. o
Hurst, John ID. Locates and William
Z. Taylor We're passed to tho class o
tho third yeur. Vim. IL, Beniord. Clar
ence W. Strickland, Oliver W. Daveu
ish and William II 5 Lpller wore con
tnued on trial in the class OF the sec
ond year.
Harry A. &. Westerlieid and John p
Outen, of the first years class, wer,
advanced to the class of the secon,
year. and VIM. 2, Townsend anu W4n
l.. White, who were not before til
committee of examination, were con
tlnued In the first years class with til
privilege of taking their examination
later.
Revs. q. A. Grise, c. w. Prettymar
J. 4. Van Burkalow and Mr. S. NJ
Morgan were elected trustees TO tn
Gpnfprappn ApnIamV Ray I