Middletown transcript., 1895-03-30

[IJrTlM4Y5 best attended 81
sion in thd history of that body, al
at no place have the ministers be-
more DELIGHTFULLY."- entertained, than
Smyrna. The citizens of the TOW
and community deserve the many e
pressions of commend alton that ha'
come from visitors all over the peni
sula, and their efforts to make the Sc
sionmemorablewere eminently success
full. Methodism in Smyrna is strong,
for having had the Conference, an
the christian courtesy and good fee
ing that prevailed were shared by til
other denominations of the town.
The session was short one. Bisho
Hurst the presiding officer is a mode
parliament rian, and the promptnes
and rapidity with which the bnsin es
was dis. ,atched were due 10 his skill ii
keeping things moving.
Over 300 ministers were presen
some days of the session, which i
more than ever attended any previou
meeting.
The following were admitted to til.
Conference on trial, Easton district
Thomas R. Van Dyke, Salisbury dis.
trict; Charles l. Stengle, Daniel j
Given, Dover district; Edward Fl. Col
,ins, William Ill. 5. LolIrr, Hsrry A
G. Wes erlield and Clarence w. Slrlck-
and were ordained deacons and Fran.
els BGrgelte Short, Aloycins Green,
Henry q. Turner, Elmer L. Cross,
Joseph H. Geoghegan and Edwin
Gardner we're ordained Elders. The
ceremony was performed by Bishop
Hurst, assisted by Rsys. J. B. Quigg
and I. Snowden Thomas.
Rev. A. D. Davis. of Georgetown
asked to be changed to the supern um-
erary relation as he found his health
would not permit him to be engaged
III eHectlVe Work.
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cety held their anniversary exercises
Friday afternoon. Mrs. w. E. Tom
1inson was chairman and Miss NJ. E.
Danforth gave the address Of the after
noon. Her address was highly enjoy
able. The exercises were interspe reed
With some excellent music by the
Herman Qlartette.
AT the anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary society. Mrs. Emma
Weldon Was chairman, and th9 ad-
lress of the society was excellently
given by Mrs. Mary Leonard Wells.
Ia the evening the anniversary exer-
Uses Of the Epworth League were held.
r. Stephenson was chairman of the
Meeting. DR.. Merritt Hulburd gave
most excellent address.
The Temperance address by the pop
liar orator John G. Wooley on Friday
vening was one of the events of thu |
Conference. The large audie ce was
hrilleu by the eloquence OF the speaker
there were over 1000 peopl e present.
Sunday was memorable day in
myrna. The town was thronged
nth visitors, of both the clergy and
tity, men and women, and the hotels
ere taxed to provide for their guests.
: number of persons from the sur
country desiring to enjoy the
j day services, carried their dinners
18th the q, and with the assistance of
le Sexton, spread their repast in the
ass rooms where in camp meeting
yle they enjoyed the noon hour.
The morning sermon by Bishop
urst was heard by very large con-
the audience room being so
.cked that it was impossible for the
shers to make their way though the
'owd. The pentecostal service con
lcted by the revivalist DR.. S. A.
cen was the feature of Sundays SER
ce. The revival spirit was wonder
lily stirred and the old fire of Meth
lism was strongly in evidence. DR.. {
cen held Pentecostal services all
lring the Conference, and the sessions :
ere blessed with great outpOuring :
Divine grace. r
The memorial service on Monday {
ternoon was very impressive. Rev. c
dam Stengle gave memoir of Rev. I
NJ. Browne. G
The Hamiltonian amendment for !,
e admission of women to the GEN +
Il Conference was not voted on, the K
inference concurring with other Con- K
'ences in deferring The vote until af- N
the next General Conference. M
The case of Rev. j. u. Kemp pastor :,
the M. E. church at Still Pond was
ed upon. He was charged with O,
iting unministerial letters 10 thr o.
Fe of one of Still Ponds citizens. p,
4sidlng Elder Smith and COMMIT u
OF the Easton district held an ill., III
tigation last Summer, at which ~
10 the charge of improper Conduct 9 e
not proven, but the committee
dered resolution censuring Pas sa
Kemp for not using discretion in
ting letters. The conference de- sn
ed to change his relations from eff Sti
i've to supernumerary. gu
he report of the committee on Con- la
,nce Academy, at Dover, gives 148 M,
tents and seven teachers. The re- ~
It's for the year are SIS, ,4S7.57 and r.,
enses .S13, 3,S42 80, the receipts ex- W,
ling expenses by S1,644.67. The
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