Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21
J CONFERENCE IN SESSION
Methodist Ministers and Laymen
Gather at Smyrna.

Opening of the Twenty-seventh Annual
Session Of Wilmington VI. u. Conference,
In Smyrna, MISUNDERSTANDING John
r. Hurst, acknowledgements and
introductory Misunderstanding Com
mittees.
sp ,ciai Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
SMYRNA, March 20.-Smyrna is fairly
alive with ministers, laymen and friends
OF the Conference. All day yesterday and
even Monday afternoon there was great
influx of these ministerial brethren, who
have been holding themselves in readiness
for the opening of the twenty-sevehth ses-
sion of the Wilmington NJ. l.. Conference
this morning.
Most Of the ministers have arrived and
been comfortably stationed in tue homes
provided for them by the committee. The
influx OF people has given stimulus to
business aud all the stores are making
preparations to show their goods and to
work up trade.
Smyrna has not looked so busy for q
long time. Each train brings in large
number. Besides the 27S ministers, there
will be rs many more visitors. Many Will
bring their wives and all of them are being
cared for by the citizens of our town.
Most of Monday and yesterday was de
voted to the examination OF students for
the several classes. These were held pri-
vately in Odd Fellows Hall.
Last night the NJ. Il. Church was crowded
to bear the missionary sermon by the Rev.
c. S. Baker. 1t was good discourse and
quite enjoyable. The Rev. G. Il. Sheppard
presided over the meeting.
IL is hardly known yet what new bust
ness will be discussed, but 1t is thought by
some that proposition extending the
right to women to be admitted as lay dele
gates to .he General Conference will stir
lip quite u discussion. There is also talk
Of Il change to take place in Appoquini-
mink end SMYRNA circuits, leading proba'
bly, to the dissolving altogether Of the
former circuit. Friendship and Smyrna
Landing will unite with Serverson's OF
Smyrna circuit, and Bethel of the latter
circuit: will unite with Cheswold, which
was made distinct charge two years ago.
This plan will do away with the old Ap-
poQuinimink circuit, of which the Rev.
| h. ii. Hynsor meets been the pastor. The
! proposed plan has the approval of Presid'
| ing Elder Smith, and in fact tine congrega
items of Friendship and smyrna Landing
Of Appoqninimink circuit, but Bethel l.
| disposed to kick little and 1t is hardly
| known what will BIO done until it /:
brought before Conference.
Conference convened ut 8 o'clock. Aftel
| the usual communion services BisnoE
| Hurst called the session to order. Otlicer;
| and members of the standing committee:
| were elected as follows:
President, Bishop John F. Hurst; Secre
tary, A. s, Mowbray; assistants, w. A
| Wise, u. III. Webster, John ID. Rigg; Jour
nRlist, John d. Rigg Statistical Secretary
| ". Il. Mowbray: treasurer, Q. A. Grise.
The lay presiding elders were appointed
a committee to nominate the standing
committees. The latter were named II:
| follows:
On Public Worship-Adam Stenglc, L
| II. Hynson, w. X. Mowbray.
Edication-W. Il. Tomkinson,. $. +
Pilchard. s. NJ. Morgan, y. II. Corkran,
Hunton, ]. NJ Collins. +. T. Cochran.
Sunday.scho and Tract-E. $. Mace
Edward Davis, 7. NJ. Given, ID. II. Willis
George i. Wood, t. Z. Smoot, j. ID
Locates, f. II. Miller.
Temperance and Prohibition-J. Morri
Lindale, J. l.. VanBurkalow, c. A. Hill
IL. w. Ewing.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
S. J. Morris, j. W. Gray, I. IL. Harding
e. L. White.
Woman's Home Missionary Society-E
II. Miller, l.. w. Laylicld, Il. f. Carpenter
AloysiuJ Green.
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education
Society,". L. Amos, ]. w. Fogle, A. L
DAVIS, Warren Burr.
On Missions-rhe presiding elders.
Missionary Slatistics-Local preachers.
Pustoilice-J. r. Prouse, y. W. Deyenish
q. T. Jones, Edward Gardner.
Sabbath 0bservance-E p. Roberts, c
z. swain, " 5. Collins. Frank Fletcher
Periodicsls-T. A. IL. O'Drien, Asbur
Burke, Albert Chandler. e. w. Strickland
Church Extension-E. Il. White, j. II
Howard, W. +. Davidson, 6. L. HardesLy
Epworth, League-W. r. Compton, L
G. McSorley. &. w, Bounds, w. &. Koon;
Stewards Endowment Fund II.
Martlndale J. A, Arters; Robert Watt, {
T. Wyatt. Z, A. Grise. William Taylor, "
II. jackson, II. +. Golden, JOSEPH
Smithers, Joshua II. Maryil, Isaac Wright
Ministerial Qualifications-E. @. Akin,
j. Is. Quigg, Junn France, J.W. Ensley, /
II. Nelson. c. S. Baker, II. ). Thompson
U, w Prettyman.
Auditing Acconnts-J. o. Sypherd, ].
Anderson, G. X. Nease, ]. NJ. Mitchell,
Conference Postmaster = Charles
Stengle.
Conference will meet at s O'Clock an
adjourn at II.
The bar of the conference will extern
seven pews back.
DR.. s. A. Keen of Cincinnati, was intrt
duced and addressed the conference.
Tne rules of the last session were mad
the rules Of this session.
II. Irving Watkins, secretary of til
board of examination, presented RESI-
luton extending the right to students vii
passed at the June examination to be a
lowed the privilege of taking the TIM
conference examination. The resolutio
accustomed considerable discussion and r
, ceived the support of the bishop. II
marks were made by Rev. V. s. Collin
j. I. NsnBurkalcw, +. L. Terry.
Presiding Eluer Smiths character wa
passed and he read the report of Easto
district. The characters OF the preache
| OF the district were called. The case of
I ID. Kemp of Still Pond was referred to
| committee on inquiry.
) FollOwih the committee: ].
|. Quigg, II III w. Y. White an
| o. y. She MT y