The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-30

WEsT CHEsrrR. April 20.
The Sunday School Convention took up
considerable time OF conferences on satur.
day. (.
The committee who had charge Of the
financial returns Of the schools and foot
Cd UP the grand total Of ei27.9S was Rev.
Wllliatn II. Guy. Rachel =. Norton, Jane
Lebue. Susan Nj. Charles and Rev. stephen
one by the District Superintendent OF
Sabbath School Work. Professor Weller
L. Castell, who had been figuring up the
Averages for the. purpose OF determining
who was entitled 10 the handsome ban.
ners which we described Up Saturdays
school was named with the amount OF
their contribution. together with q state.
ment OF the average amount per scholar.
Media with IS scholars contributed for
the last quarter OF the year $3.50. an aver.
age OF cents each. Others did well
West Chester. which with l48 scholars re.
turned s5 for tho last quarter, an average
Of 64l00 cents apiece. Media having
been declared the winner OF the banner.
Mrs. Ellen Brown. who represented
RuIey presented her with the banner.
which she accepted on behalf OF tho
school. Media will hold II for the next
three months. At the end OF that time
there will DO meeting OF the Sunday
SCnOUl ODnNHuLlOu III DOluWhEt WY
Rev. Ben jamln I. Moore. pastor OF Shi.
lob Baptist Church of Wilmington. Del,
was introduced to the Conferences. and
proceeded to deliver very appropriate
address.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Moore
recalled the days when he lived In West
Chester and his acquaintance with tho
Bishops and ministers. Some OF them
had preached for him at different times
and his words OF commentator OF the
Il.
with much enthusiasm by the members
of the Conference. There was clapplng
OF hands and shouting OF amens at In.
tervals all through Mr. Moore's dlscours
and at times tho laughter of the members
would Interrupt the speaker when no
made point IN humorous style.
Rev. William G. Brown. pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church OF West
Chester. was introduced and said: Il feel
sorry that am called upon to speak at
this time. 1t seems to me that about all
has been said that can be sale. When
Brother Moore was talking l thought he
was delivering Bishops charge. Whom
you want material to make bishop out
OF think you might take him and make
q Baptist bishop of him, He has been
under the water and you could give him
dry land passage"
The appointments were announced to.
night as followa:
Wilmington, Del, william II. Guy
oeVentu anu II uLLOnWOOu StfAeLS, w.
ii. Boiden; New Caetle. Charles II. Lewis;
Cnristlana. L. A. Durnell. Newark and
Iron Hill, George W. Bunell; Delaware
City Samuel Ambrose; Chester, William
Billingsley; Church Hi. Isaac Watson;
Philadelphia, Il. S. Accoo; Media. William
L, Bond; Middetown. John W. Glenn.
eIts; Dowlngton, william II. Decker;
Pennsboro, Townsend Henry; New Garden.
Nelson Wiggens; Media Mission, Samuel
Walmore; Columbia and McSparen. Chas.
II. Wesley; Little York, Pa. aud Mt. Zion,
Md, William Forward; st. James, Chapel
Wagontown, Pa, d. M.Roberts; PaschaIl'
Levi L. Coonbs; West Grove and Somer.
set. G. W. Beechem; Mt. Olive Mission,
South Wilmington, l.. w. DeShields;
Eoatesville, S. z. Shepherd; Pottstown,
Joseph Williams; West Chester. j. 4. Ram.
sey; Springfield, Sandy GRUMPY; Camden.
n. j., L. Smith. j. L. Lisley Is transferred
to the Second Episcopal District and Rev
Asbury Smith Will be travelling agent of
the conference.