Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

The report showed that 25l communi-
Giants were received into the churches
during the past year. The total value
OF property was reported TO be 81, l07, :
700. A resolution WINS offered making
Ine calender year Of the church from
Easter oil one year to Easter of the fol.
| lowing year. There was difference of
| opinion as to how the arrangement
| would agree with the church rules.
bishop Campbell moved that an amend
ment requiring the secretary to send
out the annual notices be for the LIST of
April ~ oacn year be referred to the
Nh mites on constitution anu canons'
~, ii"sion was adoptea'
ne heeting toeks5a recess at .. 40
o.eioch unit 81 o' fttg
me evening session was consumed
mainly by missionary service, which
was presided over by Bishop Campbell,
IN M .lo apsence OF frot' W. II. Alien OF
nnilauelpnia. interesting addresses
nore nla ~ ny blshqp Nicholson, new
~, Iiolhlan' hev. D. simpson lrotter
anu lNeV' Dr. Tracey
AT the conclusion of the missionary
meeting, the business session was re-
sumed. 1T was decided unanimously
to print in the journal the sermon
which was delivered In the morning by
Bishop Latane. In addition to having
the sermon published in the journal
1000 copies will be printed and dis
trlbutod.
A communication was read from
Charles h. Mann conveyed to the coun-
Gil gratitude from the missionary
society of the South for assistance re-
ceived from the New York and Phila.
de!phia Synod. The communication
was accepted an ordered spread upon
the minutes.
A resolution ~ oondolence and avn.
patby for tho members who ara IN and
unfortunate was nnased unanimousiv
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- greellhS was received from the
0hlcago synod, which IL IN session in
.hat city' ~ was reau ana the secre-
.ary Wao ulreeleu 70 SEND greeting 10
'ne SlicaHo 'oyhou'
,AuJpur ~, was maze 10 d50
O'CLOCK thursday morning.
M L ne council reconVened at " ~ o'clock
THURSDAY morning WIN good attend
ance .! uelegates ana blshop Nicholson
piuS,Iulng.
no r1port OF inc general secretary
oi the Doara OF ChuTen Extension,
Mnlch Was snphlltea Wednesday, was
.ne SupJest OF n,onsiaerapie discussion
~ inu,s',ay; me INSTRUCTIONS when
were slte 10 nm py resolutions seemed
" crcate an unsetUee ieellhS among
sonle o. INC mempers' Inc SUBJECT OF
recurring Ine general secretary 10 make
lesuia. movements IN an oilclai
capaclty was drought up
my matter OF expense and supply
ny oecfelars Huntington pulpit at
NeWark on sundays curing MS absence
WA Was relerreu 10 special committee.
Mhlie the committee was out the dis
cussioh was continued, some OF the
members pelng OF the opinion that an
lnuepeh1ehi iund be contributed to
Provlue lor the expenses OF the general
secretary
| Df' helns made a motion that S5OO
De raised by Individual subscription
ior the purpose OF paying Pr Hunting.
t3n expenses next year. IN talking OF
inc matter ne favored making the OK
| pertinent Inc motion was passed and
": HENS SAID ne would start the fund
win subscription OF 55o. The re-
sponses were SLOW. and the resolution
| VIII not DC operative, as 1t would con
| met win the commuters report,
which was submitted and adopted later.
me committee, which was APP
pointed on the matter, reported in favor
OF appointing committee at each SEES
sion which shall have the affairs OF the
general secretary IN charge. The re-
port also recommended that there be an
| interchange OF pulpits each year, the
visiting ministers to present to the con
gregatlon before which he appears to
present report on home missionary
! work. Also that the general secretary
be chairman of the committee, and
that 500 be appropriated annually to de-
fray his incidental expenses. The gem
eral secretary will have general super
vision over the work. The resolutions,
after they had been very thoroughly
discussed, were adopted, and the pro
visions will be put into effect as early
as possible.
The following committee was Sc
ton, DR.. Sabine and Dr. Slavery.
The report Of the committee on
finance was taken from the table, and
DR.. Sabine read the report of allow
ances to the churches asking assistance,
| the total of which was SIS, 015 The
prospective receipts will be 50, 800,
which will leave d deficiency of S735.
| This amount DIR. Sabine said he felt
assured would come from the First
| Church of New York. The report CON
tanned several suggestions, one of
| which was to print the constitution and
| ranona rann Ifalv ac a matter f,f ooOy=