Middletown transcript., 1894-03-24

%a~S wa VII Fitzgerald not hav
ing arrived, the Rev. N. NJ. Browne. o
Middetown. was elected chairman.
One hundred and thirty-three preachers
answered the roll call, and officers as fol
lows were elected:
Assistant treasurers, the Revs. F. c. Mac
sorley. w. ]. DuHadway. ]. NJ. Dindale
Theodore J, Beauclamp and e. G. Atkins
A. G Cox, the Rev. r. X. Stephenson. the
Rev. R. |. Watkins and H. s. Goldey; Con
postmaster, the Rev. George w. Bonds
Conference board of stewards, the Revs. j.
Bryan, C. F. Sheppard, P. H. Rawlings and
r. X. Stephenson.
Secretary-The Rev. A. s. Mowbray.
Assistant Secretaries-The Revs. w. A
Wise and 2. H. Webster.
Journalist-The Rev. John D. Rigg.
Statistical Secretary-The Rev. w. R.
Mowbray.
Assistant Statistical Secretaries-The
Revs. w. w. Sharp. w. o. Hurst. g. P.
Jones, T. B. Cooper, Brewington. 9. /. Sten-
gle and Van L. Northrup.
Treasurer-The Rev. C. A. Grise.
The Revs. r. E. Martindale, d. d.; AL
fred Smith and P. HI. Rawlings were ap-
pointed committee to send a telegram of
sympathy to Bishop Vincent.
Standing committees were appointed and
rules of order adopted.
The presiding elders were appointed a
committee OH missions and general confer
enle expenses.
The Rev. Homer Eaten, d. D., spoke in
behalf of the Methodist Episcopal Book
Concern in New York and stated that the
dividends which will be received from it by
this conference will exceed $1,000.
Several ministers were introduced.
The Rev. C. 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 busi-
ness transacted and at 1I.30 o'clock con-
ference adjourned until Wednesday NOAH
ing.
Asbury Church, where conference meets,
is com mbnation of uniqueness 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 sombreness of the ex-
terror. The interior is elegant. Its beauty
is more strik ing at night when the edifice
is brilliantly illuminated. All the rooms
are on one floor and when their par
titions are not down forms one large audi
torium.
The temperance anniversary Wednesday
evening was largely attended Presiding
Elder Smith presided and the Revs. G. w.
Townsend and s. NJ Morgan delivered ad-
dresses.
THURSDAYS SESSION.
The second session of the Wilmington
NE Conference opened in Asbury NJ. E.
Church to-day with President Browne still
4, the chair. Bishop Fitzgerald had not
been heard from. but Bishop Vincent had
sent word that he would be present in the
afternoon.
Presiding Elder Barrett read his annual
ua,,ort in which he said that good work
had been done. He alluded to the different
ministers who had been bereaved in various
,rovs Reyiyals have been held all over the
district and as result more than 700 con.
.,;ons have been made. Two camp
,noe,;pps-Woodlawn and Brandywine
summit-were held.
NJ Rarrett alluded to the idle factories
=, wilmington and said that it was nc
.,da, that every church had felt the hard
-. o,d most of them were below the
usual mark in collections: Union, Madeley
80 cookman reached the mark of las
-. - Epworth and Lingswood went be.
'ond and Harrison street the mark. Mr.
na, yH then took up The different churches
~, Aa how they had been effected by the hard
t;a.s @ The failure to keep up the appor
t;onment was not due to lack of work, bu
,aoh of money. Mr.. Barrett alluded to thu
work Of the Methodist Relief Association
,.n;ch m has spent $1,000 and relievrd 3O'
families5 49,, -.
Dp. Churches we're dedicated during the
80 Joseph Pyle's gifts to silverbrool
se" .noken Of Zion Church. Unioi
csrv c,n,ch, wilmington; Glasgow, Mt. Pleas
ont Mt Salem, Ebenezer, Edge Moor Nortl
r..t Rising Sun were improved.
Aast sion Rising Sun. Baldwin's' Union par
Ao wilmington; Red Lion, Mt. Leba
son's, som soo,t. Hockessin, Newport, Madeley
%v Wilmington, paid debts on their churcl
,,..,on N. E. Church, Wilmington. ha
,ron ground for new church In th'
O pronssa sao 900 has been paid for churches ane
on &C church indebtedness
II ihs The junior leagqers are doing well
w9ln, %hs ministers in the district are gil righ
:, lie liquor question, In the lelawar
g. on, ~ of he district the ministers are ham
sd by an antiquated State constitution.
perez rone - for deaconesses is now being ar
He thanked all who hat