Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-21
SECOND DAYS WORK.
Methodist Ministers aud Visit
ors Now Busy at Smyrna.
VICTORY FOR YOUNG PREACHERS

sonal Privileges at Examinations Must
he Respected-Presiding Elder Adams
Iil-Rev. Keen Begins His Pepteoostal
Services.
Special to the Evening journal.
SMYRNA March 81. .-Smyrnas 600
Inhabitants, without regard to denomi-
| nation or religious beliefs, are making
| things comfortable for the 200 Methodist
| ministers who are here In attendance at
the twenty seventh annual session Of the
Wilmington conference. and the dominies,
Ia return, are making themselves as
| agreeable as they can Ia their long coats,
| gllsteninR silk tiles and with immaculate
| linen and the proverblal white tie. Every
minister seems to have made 1t point TO
come down to conference looking his
brightest and dressed la the best outfit
of cloth that his last installment OF
salary would purchase
But tha Smyrna people, especially the
| girls, have determined not to be outdone
| by good looks and they have not only
appeared IN new garments but are buying
all tho violets that can be found Ia
Smyrna aud vicinity Even the newsboy
on the streets Is bedecked with q cluster
Il
The torres, too, indicate that there are
over 200 hearty visitors, with appetltes
that are partial to chickens, TO be fed for
six or eight days and, in consequence
long rows OF poultry are hanging out In
front of the business places on Commerce
street, and farmers wagons brought In
fresh supplies to day,
Second Days Proceedings Begin.
Bright and early this morning Rev. S
A. Keen, the Cincinnati evangelist, who
has just been conducting enthusiastic
peutecoBtal services at the Baltimore
Conference, was stirring about among
the brethren aud church -goers, pre-
paratory to beginning his first service
here. This began at s o'clock and lasted
until ., the church being crowded during
these new and enthusiastic services
After the business session to-day and
after the conference members have
refreshed themselves at lunch, the
anniversary of the Sunday School Union
and Tract Society will be held. Rev J. d
G Hanna presiding. The address will be
delivered by Rev J. NJ Freeman, d d.
Rev A Keen, the Ohio evangelist,
will hold another psntecostal service at
3 30 this aud every afternoon during the
week
TO night Rev B. Qaigg will preside
at the anniversary OF the Church Extsn
sion Society, and DR.. A. ]. Kynett vii
deliver the address
A Busy Day, Tomorrow.
At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon thl
Women's Foreign Missionary Society'i
anniversary win be celebrated. with Mrs
w e. Tomkinson as chairman The
Id a -. I.ft -.
DRnforth. q we'll known worker In thi
cause. at night the temperance a mi
ver6ary will bs held, and ) ringing ad-
dress is expected from John G WoolleY
Esq The chairman OF this temperance
meeting will be r. NJ Cooper, who arrive,
in town yesterday from Dover.
The Young MinistsrG Victory.
Notwithstanding the united efforts O
the Board Of Examiners to make the test
OF candidates and young preachers mor'
rigid every year, the young ministers ars
happy to-day, because at yesterday Z
session they scored victory
1t seems that there Is n sort of summei
school down at the academy at Dove
and the course outlined for thi
young dominies is most carefully reviewed
there by the ahrewd examiners Yester
day, r. Irving Watkins, secretary Of thI
Board OF Exaniners asked that cRndi
dates who failed at the June assembly be
given another trial, provided they had
passed all other examinations with tbs
required average. The proposition was
debated by Revs. Collins, Terry an,
Watkins for the examiners, who talke,
/ OF the low standard OF the conference
heretofore, and the danger of It's being
overloaded with material not yer,
valuable
Bishop Hurst, in sitting plump dowI
on the movement, said that while this
Advancement OF the system OF exami
nation is highly commendable, tn
candidates had some rights and privi
! leges which must be respected.
Roasting" Delaware Bribery.
4 In Presiding Elder Alfred Smith
2 report submitted yesterday, touching
a little on election bribery and drinl
! traffic. he said that part Of Eastol
district lying within the bounds o
Delaware has during the past year beei
: cursed imlaeasurably by the sin OF vot
{ buying. 1t is treason to the state.
undermiues the very foundations OF
republic and makes free government
farce.
Notes Among the UlerRymen.
| Rev. h Fl Adams, presiding elder Q
, the Dover district, Is confined to his be
! at Dover and his illness may prevent hi
! attendance at this session. Dr Murra
thought yesterday that he might over
come the mRlarisl attack before the en-
/ Of this week.
l Rev. j. W. Fogel, who recently too
! unto himself wife at Oxford, Md,
r being congratulated on all sides but
! equal TO the emergency and not &C q
troubled with bsshfulness
: DIR. Hulburd and Rev. A. P. Prettyma
! wear closks with flowing capes that max
! them easy TO find even at long distancI
! Ministers wives and visitors TO th
: conference are arriving on every traiT
' Mrs @ W. Prettyman and Mrs. W.
Tomkinson arrived last night.