Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-28
CONFERENCE SUNDAY


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SMYRNA. March o6.-.Arter n long and
busy days session tho Wilmington NJ, n.
Conference finally adjourned last night ut
II. 30 O'Clock.
At O'olOc.s"A sneoial business meeting
was called to hear the report OF committees.
The committee Of temperance made an
excellent report read by Charles A. Hill,
Remarks were made by the Revs. J. I.
Van BurkalOw, a.. d. Davis and j. ID. &.
Hanna. Considerable discussion arose rs
to Il certain clause. which was fully dis
cussed At the midnight session.
Tho Hoard Of stewards made its report.
Following Is the recapittilation Receipts
by interest, $40 by collections and en-
dOwments, S73IB, making total of 81, 800
The disbursements for seven supcrannuate
preachers were Si,2l5 10 supernumeraries
Sl.2Oj 33 widows, Sl,3i5, u total of %
claimants S7.S55. The treasurer, Z. A.
Grise, in making his report announced his
total receipts 10 be SiU, $50, 20.
During this session tile Woman's Home
Missionary Society anniversary was held
in the main auditorium, with Miss Emma
Weldon presiding The church was
crowded. The address of the society was
made by Mrs. Mary Leonard Wells.
The anniversary exercises Of the Ep-
worth League occupied the first part of
the evening, IN which Merritt Hulburd,
ID. d., gave Il strong and able address
After the close of these anniversary
exercises Bishop Hurst entered aud de-
clared the conference open for business.
LIVELY TEMPERANCE TALK.
The reports of few standing COM
mittccs were heard. The committee on
temperance and prohibition stirred up
quite an interest on the conference floor
| and over an hour was taken M in debate
~ ..Hn n
resolution proposing that the conference
as body demand of the Legislature that
| it pass q bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
| i'll this State absolutely. and that unless
| such was done the conference members
refuse to support by their votes either of
the political parties which compose that
body. Mr.. Smith held that they had the
power to pass such d bill and he would
| demand it,
| The Rev. ]. u. @. Hanna. introduced a
resolution endorsing the bill now pending
III the Legislature, known as the Mississippi
bill and as presented by the Law and
| Order Society of Wilmington. II provides
that any person wishing To obtain license
shall have the majority of one.hRlt OF the
votes of said precinct, school district, &C.,
in which tavern is 10 be Kept
Presiding Elder Smith objected to the
resolution earnestly aud thought Con-
luteiy, and in this line he introduced q
resolution to this effect.
The subject caused considerable discus
sion and strong addresses were made by
Presiding Elder Adams, j. NJ. Lindaie
Presiding Elder Smith and j. ID. C.
Hanna
The subject was put to vote. which re
suited in II for the llama amendment
and ID for the smith.
n n \Nnliar pas phanupI Frnn, thI
effective to tho supernumerary relation.
Robert Watt was elected to fill thu
vacancy caused by the death of the Rev
N. NJ. Browne of the Conference Hoard oi
Education,
A collection was taken for the sextoi
and conference minutes, which amOunteI
to $40. $2j going 10 the sexton and tn
balance to the secretary for conference
minutes.
Il. X. stephenson was elected presiden
of the EpwOrh committee for the ensuing
year, and III. w. Ewing. secretary am
treasurer. The Epwurth League was re
ported as having three chapters, 5,96
active members. 1850 associate members
and total membership of G,S27. Rev.
j. Morris and Il. A. IL. UBrien were electe
to preach the missionary sermon mex
year.
V, S. Collins. J. W, Easley and X. "
Todd, committee on thanks, introduce
the customary resolutions which wer
adopted.
The trlors Of appeals elected are T. i
Terry, John France J. 7. Van Burkalov
w. l.. $. Murray, J. H. Wood, Adar
Stengle aud j. s. WickliHe.
The following committees were al
pointed:
Board of Church EXtension--J. h. Quig,
]. X. Wright, +. Il. Martindale, j. il
ioilecker. managers: W. l.. S. Murray.
u. G. Hanna, G. 4. Hill. W. II. Thompson
! Joseph Pyle, j. NJ. Elliott, eX.oliicio men
. Der, presiding elders.
Board of Domestic Missions-'rhe Or,
r siding elder, T. L. Martindale. ]. u. Quig,
! Adam stcngle, ]. 4. MuIln, Il. NJ. C6opt
Il. j. Stephenson, Aubrey NandGve
, Joseph Smithers, A. Il. Cox, DIR. q.
, Sudler, n. Hearn, DR.. i. w. Cooper.
Board of Church Location, Dover Di
trict-H. 5. Thompson. +. ii. Bawlins,
NJ. Reese. j. IL. Phillips; Easton District
Adam Stengle, w. L. Mowbray, r. \
Cooper, Joseph Smithers; Salisbury Distri
/ e, W. Townsend Z. s. Baker, l..
Furbush, \. G. Sterling; Wilmington Di
, triCt-S. NJ. Morgan. Robert Watt, i
!. Mendinhall, George w. Todd.
L THE CLOSING SCENE.
4 Bishop Hurst then rose and made
:, beautiful address. in which he extended
c farewell 10 all his Go-laborers. The d
II puintments were read and ut II 80 D. l
the conference adjourned to meet ne
y year in Dover.
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