Evening journal., 1895-03-18
READY FOR COME Reno
Several Ministers Make Fare
WILL Addresses.
Bx AMtNATIONs Begin TONIGHT

OF Candidates and Supplies Have
Dropped Up, wnl Take much Time c n
GLIDING Remarks Of Wilmington Pastors
Many ministers Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in this city and
throug hout tue Peninsula are repairing 10
Smyrna this afternoon the sat Of tie
Wilmington Annual Conference which
begins to morrow and will be presi ed
over by Bishop John r Hurst The
M GRITTY of dominies will not, however
leave their homes before Wednesdas
morning, when tue business sessions will
begin
Early this evening tho private exam
nations will begin and, az they are to be
conducted on o much more rigid system
thsn has been in use befeer, they will
4 take much longer time this year. The
examinations will be conducted by the
I Conference Board Of Examiners. OF which
Rev Y 8 Collins Is chairman
There are ten "probationers, eight
u "candid ltes" aud twenty eight supplies"
4 among the young ministers and es al
n these who intend TO become regulars" in
the conference, must have certain rs
II quired high marks n their examinations
u this Will necessitate much work and
q tedious figuring.
Il To morrow evening Rev @ Baker
n will preach the opening Sermon
II missionary discourse 10 the conference
y Rev O. r Sheppard will preside at this
q meeting Rev s A. Keen, the western
\ evangelist who has so successfully
II conducted conservation and revival
Il services ia thu Baltimore Conference,
n will arrive on Wednesday TO begin his
q pentecostsl services. Mr. Keen is q small
ii man but powerful exhorter and has the
n Gift of reaching the hearts Of the
81 people
In WILMINGTON yesterday several min
listers preached parting sermons Z their
n congrega atoms and closed very successful
NJ pastorates in Che city.
Goodman Crowded to the Doors.
The new Cookmsu n E Church.
II Fourteenth ard Dupont streets, was
crowded last evening with anxious
friends aud admirers Of the pastor, Rev
William L White. il being his last service
as pastor
Mr. White said be felt highly erati6ed
n to be able for the last time IS pastor Of
a Goodman to look into the faces Of so
many friends and desired as a bssis of
some remarks 10 speak to them from a
text found Ia Acts Xxx BE-;
land now brethren | commend you to
# God, and to the word Of His grace. which
is able to build Sou up and give you an
NJ inheritance 70 all them that are sancti-
4 fed
Ia part the speaker said. "While the
NH itinsrsnb system often comes on to break
up and separate pastor and people highly
attached to each other the plan is an
~ acceptable one and ia many places q
great blessing Ia this system preacher
e.
@ and proves unable to arrest the sympa
thies OF his membership can be removed
Now brethren and friends. like the
vi apostle. would warn you TO look for the
a attack Of the enemy, from without-oppo
siti0n from those who as they have
looked at the prosperity OF our little
church during the last hve years
have hoped that success would not crown
81 our efforts / would commend you to God
and bid you b. strong IN the siren 9Th
u of your Master
In the Eve years have made 0st
visits. an average of 457 year, in N
homes o. the people end an sorry that
was not able to preach and work NOR,
effectively than l have
"As result Of visiting among the
people sss those before me this hour
who we're brought to God during ny
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OF tne people
AZ l love you ihFlvs you " y
united n hesfS ana purpose, holC
sogetneI. slana ntll aaa ~ every 80. lnls
LOOK unto tne aiVine Asster WHO is eNe
"a so,,. ,,sstas 100 tris5 ~ :,
lovsi Il nv n ssfs,' IA II III ftmas bsv,
e1daayorad NJ so mv 5utv sTd ofrs
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heart "A nsonisbad Won 10 look nnto ~
saviour Who be,d o1t M arms N rseeiv
vou ana blass vou
a. has heen 4 nieasant dnt, for mo I
% from. honae 81 bonse end erbo IA
ssrsrn,no II lova and n s,,,p,ard ,-s,, (
ca ma the wori N MI grsce
II Nave learned n i3va this mo-
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