The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-23

Charles A. Hin. pastor Of Salisbury
Church. in which the conference ses.
slons are being held. Bishop Vincent
is still suffering from the carbuncle on
HE neck, bnL thinks he will be able to
preside over the conference until 1t
,adjourns.
! The second session was held this
morning without the presence OF q
bishop and much routine work was
gotten out of the way. REV. DR.. N.
NJ. Browne, of Middietown was again
! In the presidents chair acting, us bis.
hop pro tom.
The characters OF all the effective
land superonnuated preachers we're
called and passed. and two of the pre-
/ siding eiders, Rev. Alfred Smith, OF
Enston district, and Rev. Louis Il.
barrett. OF Wilmington district. made
their reports. The calling of the char
acters OF the preachers usually runs
through two or three sessions. The
memorial service was also held.
Never In the history OF our confer
'lence has tho Wilmington district been
icompelled to face such severe iiua n
loial difficulties as have confronted it
during the past year. said Presidin z
Elder Barrett In his report, "Wii-
minRton city Is the fourth manufac
turing city In tho union. Our people
depend almost entirely upon these
interests. Smokeless factory Chin
neys. quiet wheels and unused ham.
mers mean Idle men. empty pockets,
and suffering families. Notwithstand.
ing all these adverse circumstances
our preachers and people have been
true to God and their church and they
are not ashamed of the records
they have made. 1t is not surprising
that we fall behind the figures OF last
year. The surprise Is that the deficit
has not been greater. Every church
has been more or less affected.
with the advent OF cold weather
our churches In the city united to
form an association to look after anu
care for our poor. Collections were
taken In all our congregations, which,
with provisions contributed by the
charitable, enabled US to look after
those OF our own communion who
needed attention. Over $1,000 was
Icollec ed for this work and 800 fami.
lies were supplied with the necessities
OF life.
THE new Epworth Church, dedicated
last May, IL, with the parsonage
worth $500 There is net indebt-
edness upon 1t of slS,00 Silverbrook
Church. dedicated last Septem Der.
cost nearly s25. 900. and through the
generosity OF Mr.. Joseph Pyle was
dedicated free OF debt. Harrison
Street Chapel was dedicated February
II. A mortgage of IS 5000 remains on
the building. Extensive impro yements
have been made In number OF the
churches. For this purpose and for
liquidation of Indebtedness $50, 900
has been paid IN cash during the year"
| Presiding Elder Smith. one of the
most ardent advocates OF prohibition
In the conference, regretted. in his re-
port, that the temperance question
had not received as much attention as
it deserves. Criminal Indifference,
lazy selt-indulgence, Ignorance OF
facts and party idolatry on the part of
Gods professed followers" he said,
hang like mighty incubus upon the
wheels OF progress. have called the
attention of quarterly conferences to
the General Conference recon menda-
ttlon covering the formation OF Chris
tan temperance leagues. and urged
tho organization OF such societies. /
am sorry to say there has not been q
single one organized.
The reason fof this seems that the
people of more advanced and radical
! views on the emperance question con.
sider me movement behind the times
and out of date. Tho NOR conserva.
tive. as rule. take but little interest
in the cause In any shape or form. l
very much fear that this latest move
ment of the church is doomed TO fail
ure from lack OF friends. There has,
however, been much done to advance
the cause.
i Two new churches have been built
.Iup In the district. Tho one ut st.
iPaurs, on CecIlton circuit, cost ne ar.
y 60, 900. all Of which has been pal d.
The other Is at Betterton and co st
81, 500, which has also been paid. The
debt on the church ut st. Michael q
has been reduced from q. 00J to 800.
Inc Debt OF $500 on the church at Cor
dova has been wiped out. Extensive
repairs have been made ON the church.
as at Pomona, Marydel, Odessa,
Massey's, Salem and Bolingbrooke.
The parsonage at Kent Island has
been repaired at cost OF 81, 400.
About LOO persons have professed
conversion and l,0O0 have united with
the churches on probation. There is
an urgen. necessity for largely in.
creased contribution TO our domestic
missionary fund. 1t lie q crying shame
that some of our brethren and their
families in the hard places continue
TO be denied even the bare necessities
Iof life'
The closing hour OF the morning
session was devoted to memorial
service for Rev. George Barton, who
died at the time OF the last session OF
conference. His memoir WIS read by
Rev. W. L. England, after which short
!. speeches OF eulogy were made by q
. number OF the preachers.
Il Rev. Or. John Y. Dobbins, of Grace
g Church, Wilmington, was granted per-
! mission to return to his home. He will
be transferred to the Newark Confer
i ence anu appointed to Calvary Church,
/ East Orange, n. j. lie will he sue
/ ceeded at Grace Church by Rev. Dr.
! Merritt j.. Hulbund. OF Spring Garden
! Street Church, Philadelphia. who has
= already been transferred to the VIII
!. mington Conference.
+ Rev. j. W. Eas.ey was substituted
jTor lev. Adam Stengle on the minis
. terlal qualification committee and
7, Rev. John b. Qutgg was added to Inc
4 committee.
When the report OF Adam Stengle,
of smyrna, Del, was Called lie re.
ported his collections in full and some
in excess. We have besides" he
said, enough to entertain the CON
ference handsomely at its session
next spring"
DR.. Homer Eaton. OF the New York
book concern, announced TINT thu
E6Eblfe slUGD lTOu
the book concern and SIS from the
chartered fund.
Rev. Dir. j. W. Spencer, Of thu
Church Extension Society, thanked til.
conference for the splendid benevo
lence 1t has been making during til,
hard times, "0ur board" he said, Iii
strugg ling to take care of the emer
gencles as II has never stI ugg led be
FORE"
Rev. DR.. ". V. Kelley, editor of TIN
=. Methodist Review, presented tn
~ claims OF that magazine aid told 0
=, Its Ideals.
M kevs. George A. Phoebus, Jane
25 Esgate, Henry Sunderson. JAS. A. Brin
die, JAS. hubbard, c. j. IIammitt, w
go w. IiedDan ana William Is. Waltol
- were continued in the superannuatet
a relation.
II The Conference Historical Soclet
10 held its anniversary in the afternoon
Rev. H. i. Price presided, and Inter
II esting papers were read by w. l.. =
Murray, Charles A. Hill and b. L
o. Price.
1eitRey. DIR. w. A. Spencer, of New York
20 secretary OF the General Missionar,
~ Society, preached at The missionarl
m anniversary at night. Rev. Rober
ls Watt, presided.
IL
II Died of Peritonitis.
II. Mrs. Minnie Greenwood, wife o