The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-25
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE,

Interesting News from the Tweuty-sev-
enih Annual Session of the Wilmington
Conference Now Being Held ut smyrna.
From staG Correspondent,
SMYRNA, March %. 1895.
Never in the history OF Smyrna were
there so many visitors In town az yester-
day. On Saturday every train brought
church workers from all parts within tile
bounds of the conference. From early
morning yesterday the carriages began
to arrive in town. All the churches were
filled beyond their capacity at all the ser
vices. The small 10y was not 10 be out.
done even on the occasion OF conference,
for one walked all tue way from Will
minRton to be present.
At 1880 O'Clock Bishop Hurst ordained
". H. S. Loller. II. A. ID. Westerfield, L.
W. Strickland as deaoons. Bishop Hurst
was assisted by the Revs. l.. l.. Barrett
and George A. Phoebus.
In the afternoon Bishop Hurst ordained
the Rev. +. b. Short. II. G. Turner, j. IL.
Geohegan and Aloysius Green as elders.
The Rev. j. ID. Kemp, who mas been
placed on the supernumernry list, is
greatly improved In physical condition
and is not near az nervous as lie Was lust
week. On Saturday, after the committee
reported on the case OF Rev. j. ID. Kemp,
the conference continued the Following
officers on the supernumerary list
George A. Phoebus, James Legates.
Henry Sanderson. James Hubbard, G. J.
Hammitt W, w. Redmau. William Is.
Watson and John Ii. Caldwell.
Tho following were received on trial
Easton district, Thomas Il Van Dyke,
average 40 $40; Salisbury district, Charles
l. Stengle, rs 10; Daniel J. Given 10 $40;
Dover district. Edward II. Collins IS $40;
Daniel j. Given and Charles |. Stengle
failed to make the average on Biblical
history and on motion Of the Rev. j. d.
&. Hanna they were admitted on condi.
ton that they make up this average.
Bishop Hurst spoke at length on the
Methodist University at Washington.
Ninety acres OF ground were purchased
about four miles from the Capitol for
500 900 about four years ago. Seven
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars have
been refused for 1t. 1t is on the line OF
thn principal avenue in Washington and
$4,000 has been appropriated to open the
avenue to the University.
The bishop felt over.elated over the
5000 contributed by the ministers toward
tho erection OF Asbury Hall
There will be twenty.slX buildings on
the sltu, from which there Is view OF 80
m;;C as II stands over 200 feet above the
level OF Washington.
resem blanoe can be traced between
the great Berlin University with its 10000
scholars anu 400 professors and tho pro
posed University.
It will be for the furtheranoe of pnst
graduate and professional studies and
will equal Cambridge, Oxford, London and
the great German Universities.
Rev. Q. II. Payne. ID. D. secretary OF the
Board OF Education suid:
the Methodtsm Of the twentieth century
Will depend largely upon the Methodist
preachers. He favored thS plan that no
young men ought to be allowed to gradu.
ate unless he graduates on tn : Bible. Con.
gress has TOW adjourned and we can push
on cur communications with the new
planets. The lead OF their system IL the
great University which will soon be start
ed.
Bishop Hurst stated that no conference
was more pleased TO receive the President
of Dickinson College than this one or is in
debtad more to hiiu.
Dr &. l.. Reed y. ID. l.. l.. D., felt
highly pleased with the work OF Dr.
Payne. lie believed that the mem bers OF
the Conference whre the finest mon ana
tho best fed ministers he knew OF in any
ference.
There are no students coming to
Dickinson College that surpass those
from tits Peninsula lie favored co.
education 20 that the Young women will
Ue trained FOR tho General Conference
Into which they will be admitted.
II you lind man down here who has TN
impeachment TO enter heaven on account
OF his money send FOR me. and after that
send for Bishop Hurst. ana either lie or
will got It.
The Methodist Episcopal Church must
wake up 10 tie fact that il must contribute
more literally to It's educational instltu-
lions. If you cauuO. trust your boy at
home don't send him u college. Tho
great evil OF the country Is that we are
filling all our colleges Instead OF our
Methodist Institutions.
Dr. {. G. heCADs felt that God iS lend.
ing anu We are going to succeed. lie felt
nj tFAf a
building oil tho American University He
was glad that AttlulIsts were 10 haro an
Asburg Hall,
A special session WAS held In tho after
noon ut which the following students of
tho third year We're advanced to deaeous
OF the fourth year. Thomas u. Cocter,
average 53H-7, William y. Hurst, 81 i =.
William r. Taylor, - 2 u Van +. North.
rup ii q :, George T, Jones, 50 40: 4. H..
BeauchAmp = :; John D, Le1atss 81
w. Ii. >. Williams who made an average
OF 90 / was continued in the Third year
class.
Samuel H. Baynard is attending Con.
ference
An afternoon paper created good
lnueh on saturday by stating that the
graduates OF Dickinson College mot the
Professor at Wilmington and warm y
greeted him. III. Reed had not left Clay.
ton when tie paper arrived there in the
afternoon
RUE b which reau us follows - All
examinations shall DO in writing both
questions ana ans wgTs. Tic examination
/ Oil each book shall consist of not less than
81. nor mole than 100, questions OF the
gateeAbLigAl order, requiring short spe.
ellie wcrs; and not less than ., nor
more tuuu 10, general question:, broad In
thett scope 20 as to give an idea OF tie
real lanrniuE Of the student. and lIIs men.
tai EEaBp,' was amended to reHG - or 81
Instead OF so nor more than 100
he Conference agreed after lively de.
butte to adopt the action oil other Confer.
euces by postpOntug the vote on the
Hamilton Amendment.