The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-21
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE.


Is known n5 smyrna to-day, nave visited
Asbury church to day, they would have
been surprised, for instead OF the log
house of James l.. Stevenson where
preaching was carried on there stands u
substantial brick church valued at s25, 600
and seating capacity for over $40 persons.
Ine opening day OF the session conviaced
all who were present that Bishop John
Fletcher Hurst u. ID. l.. L. D.. was II
scholarly gentleman and who had such
tact mingled with tho great store OF par.
liamentary knowledge that everything
would move along smoothly,
The following officers of the conference
were eleoted Secretary. Rev. A. b. Now
bray; statistical secretary, Rev. W. X.
Mo~oray; journalist. Rev. J. b. Qulgg;
treasurer, Kev. q. A. Grise. After 1t was
resolved that the seventh pew should be
the bar OF conference DIR, Keen was Intro
ducsd, and stated that he had been pas.
tor for % years. and then he felt that after
consulting others that he should work
among The conferences and he would
conduct the Pentecostal services aud
hoped tine citizens OF Smyrna would at
tend them. 1 he conferen 20 passed q reso.
tion welcoming Dr. Keen to the confer
encs.
Rev. e. c. McNiehol will occupy the
pulpit OF st. Paurs Church. Wilmington,
on Sunday.
Rev. Charles I. stengle was elected Con.
terence postmaster.
Rev. George. W. Pounds will preac b
next Sunday In the Silverbrook Church.
lie is stationed at Cape Charles.
Rev. L. Burgette Short feels 1t keenly
over the fact that he will be unable to
leave Conference to attend the rendition
in Scott Church next Monday and tuesday
evenings the Scotch Reformation.
The Board OF Examtnors presented the
following req quest:
Your Board OF Examiners respectfully
request that because of the shortness of
time for preparation Of studies for the
June Assembly, they be allowed to Rivs
tho candidates who failed to pass at that
time another examination, provided that
all other examinations are passed with
the required average, and further provid-
oil that this 10 distinctly understood to be
special privilege which is not to he
repeated nor shall it anywhere be consid-
cred precedent.
Bishop Hurst stated the Conference has
no power to order the close of any exam-
inatlon.
Row I. A. Terry felt that the committee
on examinations has some rights as we'll
the deacons. II spends q week In June
and the same at conference.
Bishop iuret thought that the young
man about entering the Conference ought
to conform as much as he could. but yet
we must exercise considerable forbear-
ance. His privilege Is not gone by the
June examination. He hoped tho COM
mttee would moi get oifsnded for 1t was
a grand committee. He knew several
colleges that are In tho upper mark on
great Things and yet wanting In the lower
grades. A young man has his rights.
Rev. J. L. Van Burkalow felt that the
whole Conference was with the Bishop
except the committee.
Rev V. S. Collins said that the Whining
ton Conference has been triiied with in tho
years past by those who came knocking
at tho doors OF Conference.
Rev. Robert Watt denurred to the state.
ment on the part OF the young men who
entered the Conference during the last
few years.
Rev. V. s. Collins felt that he wns speak.
ing the truth and the examinations Of
past years would bear him out
Bishop Hurst falt that the Conference
examination was the tlnal examination of
the deacons.
EAsToS DISTRICT
Presiding Elder Alfred smith in his re.
port stated that there were at the com
mencetusnt OF the year 1870 workers in
the vineyard pf our Master. Two OF the
ministerial brethren and fully one hun
dred OF faithful lnymen during the year
had gone to enter into Heavens rewards.
ON memory's page their dead sweet faces
rise up before me.
IL Is lifting that l should make mora
than u passng allusion to our brothers
aud CO laborsrs In ths ministry. james A.
Brinule and N. NJ Browne, Both OF these
brethren went away quickly. Brother
Brindle was in his usual place on Sunday
and on Monday night he was stricken
down and after row briet hours Ills
spirlt struggled into life. Bro. Browne
had been for live consecutive weeks en-.
gagged in revival
Hs had sat with his devoted wife until
1880, and before midnight his soul had
broken away from its earthly moorings
nff a "a m ia hl nf al
nal repose
1t Is doubtful II the Wimin 0ton Confer
enco roll of crowned once contains the
names OF any two men who have contrib
uted more to build up our Zion on this
Peninsula than those two bretbren.
Financial paralysis has been upon every
one OF the temporal interest in the
churches. No peaches corn crop out hort,
wheat sold below the actual cost OF pro-
ductton. with oysters scarce and eneap,
wore the condition under which our peo-
pie have been flabortnG. The pastors OF
the Easton district have worked this year
as they never have done before. | have
assisted in every way l could aud preach.
Ell sermons, but have great fears tina
salaries and benevolenc95 Will bs somo-
what 10 arrears Preachers run bills dur.
Ing the year because they huYe little
money. Pay the preachers and the
preachers Will pay their blils.
Two new churches during the year has Q
been projected.
1t has Deen great year Of reviyuIs.
The vote taken shows that the percsn.
tage Is 3 to in favor OF admitting wo.
men into the general conference. Iha
other church societies were reveWe', IL d
In ppeHkimg OF the evils of drink sad II
undermlnes tho very foundation OF II
Republic aud makes FREQ Government &.
farce.
Marshal the forces and go to Dover al d
demand of the servants OF the people u
tho nume Of disgraced manhood outraged
womauhood and beggared ehliihool that
tho saloons in Delaware be closad ut once
anu forever,
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The afternoon session was one OF deeI
Interest. Semi centeuiui sermons were
preached by Rev. 4. III. Haynes and Rey.
William T.. England. Roy. 4. IL Haynes
In his memoirs OF early Mothodism held
tho large audience spell bound as II W re.
The trayels. trials and joys of a young
preacher tifty years agoldilfered consider
ably from the present state OF affairs.
Ihe eonyeyances used to get ftom one