The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-22
FOURTH edition
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE.
Interestiug News from the Twenty -sev-
Conference Now iIeiDG Held ut smyrna.
From stan Correspondent
SAfypNA March Of

Conference Now BoiBG Held ut smyrna.
From q stan Correspondent.
SMYRNA. March 81.
Wilmington readers OF the Republican
during the week have had many chats
over the prospective feusting OF their
beloved ministers on the turkeys of Kent
County, and as am right at head quar-.
tiers 1t Is deemed interesting to furnish
hnttem concerning the same.
As visitor walks down the main street
he Is struck with the thought that Smyrna
a 10 rather bold to exhibit numbers OF Tur.
Z keys In their nakedness on awning poles,
and 1t was my opinion that there were
survivors oil that 81 percillous and galli-
haoeous bird known US the turkey left In
Smyrna.
II seems however that there are some
still left and as they walk out each mora
ing q mutual look Of lnquiry.seltees upon
Their yisagos as TO ASK each other, 'Nny,
where Is sister Susan this morning?
Where lie uncle Henry, too? and--hello;
where In the name OF Anthony Higgins
John Edward Addicks aid BeuinmiG
Eields. is that little lon.legged rascal
that We all love to wall ops"
Some OF tile gang had individually
been assassinated Tor Raslronomcnl
purposes.t to furnish the power OF motion
Tor the preachers. Day by day the assas-
sin spills the blood of uncles. auuts and
cousins, souls come In and 20 out OF the
different parts OF America, aud BlacKbIrd
women forget about thor last mutuet
exchange OF eternal hatred for the woman
next door as she faces the festive board.
And Oh, then, ye Gods Imagine the
feelinHe OF u reporter with nutLlny to cat
since o'clock, az he gets glimpse OF the
padded body. Somebody ut the head OF
the table says grace In thirty second
notes and general grab IL made Cor the
corpse.
Everybody gets slice of the beautiful
white meat ana II couple of spooDsfull of
the stufluR, aud sOua tue news paper man
gets all the nopks and corners stuffed"
90 that he feels more Ike joining at tue
commencement OF he afternoon session
IN singing Praise nod from whom all
blessings flow"
Reporters mtist Ii, cessarly run the
risk OF lGGv.t@ bs.r beds at midnight
70 Keep the tG.o dIpher quiet by the
use OF pareRuI'
S'Ihe three ''.1s Hurst, hunt and Hanna,
MRured prominently "a the Conference to.
day. DR.. snuiotG Hunt on the part oil tue
Methodist Book e"hccrn, presented the
check to the Conference for Sl3 20. In
doing 80 he made speo III ami kev. j. ID.
o. Hanna arose TO ash tue doctor ques,
tion but Bishop iuIst called lui the read
Ing OF the report u Salisbury District.
Quick as lightning Rev. l.. e. McNiuLol
made motion that Nh lIuaua he grant.
Cd the priYlledEe. The motion ia out of
order. decaIed iI.i lNuhop.
Rev. V. y. CJllii.s Vas his feet In q
second aud the utambris OF the conference
took up the cry VI ptlyilrIr but The Bis
mop adhered to his GluR and the sails.
bury report wH7 read 20 tRrs that did not
listen attantiveiy, Some OF the melub
81 the conference were feeling sore over
the action of the Bsnop. Tut order must
De maintained at nay cost
Rev. I. Ma uutlale presented the
following report aud resolution IN refer
ence to the Board OF Stewards:
Ia fIa 80 A y . b. ~, :.
ards to consider tne claims OF any super.
ANIMATED minister OF widow of II decpae.
cd minister, and give to each OF them
pro rata share OF the annuity fund when
no claim has hereto ore been presented
and ls not now presented to the board,
but who has not notified the board tnat
the olaim Is rellnquishedt 2" AnsTer-"It
is"
~, DO supernumerarlss have "a claim
unpon the annuity fund the same as the
Buperannuates whgiuor their cases have
been referred to tile Board or notT An.
BWeI--"Nu."
8 III any one Vi our superEumornrles,
having no salary, IyiIs to cOltriluLe AN.
nually TO the ,eulUwtunut 1und OF the
conference. Is lie cAG u!ni iEuin n glnlIn
on the annuity tuuu' Answer He Is
not. II be has pl1YuWs!y contributed
one per cent " ms salary, 50 loug a. lie
received one Nevertheless tLD general
matter OF il cialln s'-t- vlt4 inc confer.
enoe."
A. If M uiats ~ fas 10 contribute
his one per cent. Vi ra urs. to no eu,low.
ment iund l1t Ut.rt runra yeats, can tic
make up tbs d. noU,u, n Ala SON, ilhution
at any ;lin@d8laA al4 UuNiFe ministry and
before he hecut. ctI nlaht on the M.
nuity Iuui" Sas E.g ne can, I'm. de.
ficieucy can be .f.t54 from he amount
due Inn IRON TIA U.uII'Y fnnG"
'NheTeHs ! HumLsr Vi the mrmuera
OF tho ConteEGBrn have eNpres4sl thain-
selyess az ti#.satlgIiHd WIN Luu action
tn Ia. lsuF rr.rtiF ,.. .,V.t