Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-26
A MIDNIGHT SESSION.
Ministers Shouted "No" on All
Motions TO Adjourn.
GREAT STRUGGLE FOR REFORM

Three Votes Had to BE Taken on the
Motion to Endorse Absolute Prohibition
and the "Mississippi" Measure Won.
Great Rally of the Epworth Leaguera.
Secretary Ewing Says "roo Much Daily
Paper"-The Appointments.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
SMYRNA, March 26 There was another
rousing meeting last night and the
church was crowded to suff ocation. Il
was the Eoworth League anniversary.
and President Stephenson made 1t com
plete success A neat program had been
prepared and was circulated through the
large congregation. Thefour presiding el
ders and the following officers-compris
ing the conference league cabinet-were
seated on the platform r X Stephen
son, president; Fl w Ewing, secretary
and treasurer; w g Rooms, president,
Wilmington district; j. P Oils, presi
dent Easton district; f. McSorley,
president, Daver districts g. w. Bounds,
president Salisbury district.
Smyrna NJ z choir, which has fur
nished such excellent music during the
evening and Sunday services, sang an
AnbnblAs anu AEGAQO40 y AOl4An6t Ol
the Fourth General Conference district,
led In prayer. The entire cOngrea alton
sang Leaning on the Egerlas ting Arm /"
In Secretary Harvey w Ewings
report he scored the young people of this
Peninsula for reading the daily news
papers, rather surprising issue
Mr.. Ewing went on to cay: 1.-THE
reading course is not popular, Whining
Nrs. Atat,. - kats = 4
report. This is discouraglng. There
is too much daily paper, novel and other
comparatively worthless reading, and
needs to hear the apostolic injunction
Give attention to reading
''There is great need of a revival here.
Our people live so fast that they have no
time for reading-except the news
papers. Wise is the pastor who insists
that the n inds of the young people shall
be moulded by that live paper OF the
lesgue-tbe Epworth Herald-rather
than by the sensational story paper, the
daily paper and the novel
The report of the leagues condition
was In substance, as follows
salisbury district reports 40 chapters,
as against 33 Of last year-an increase Of
H.
"Easton district reports 33 chapters,
as against 26 last year-an increase of Z.
Dover district reports 81 chapters,
as against 26 last year-sn increase OF q.
Wilmington district reports 26
chapters, a against 29 last year-a de
crease of This is total membership 1775
as against 1889 last year-a decrease Of
1859.
The Grace Minister on .iorganization.' >
DR. Merritt Hulburd made a stirring
address on the work OF the EpwortE
League. He said that thorough lessor
OF his life was that there was greai
power In organizatio In this way on,
shall chase a thousand and two shal
put-not two Thousand, butter
thousand to flight. One horse that b.
had seen once moved q house, but it wa.
by organic stion for he pulled windlasl
rope rigged to powerful lever. The
M-thodist church has long been living in
tents and doing all the skirmishinR, tn,
good results of which many other denomi
nations have rsaped Now we hav,
realized that it is time to 60 to house.
keeping and we are doing it through tn,
Epworth League.
Impatient to Hear the Appointments.
Bishop Hurst appeared in the chair al
8 30 and called conference to order
sskine for the journal Chairmen Of tn,
various committees then made their re
ports and his work lasted more than al
hour. During these rather dry proceed
/ irgs the congregation patiently awaited
the end-the announcement of sEp5int
me nts-and the ministers who wert
worrying through with their statistics
and resolutions were frequently inter
rupted by restless coughs.
DR. Murray was called upon to tax
the special collection for sexton and fo
complimentary copies OF the minutes 4
Smyrna people whose guests the minis
ters have been. DR. Murray create,
much merriment in taking this collec
tion.
After the Delaware Legislature,
Among the many resolutions sub
mitted and unanimously adopted wa
one OF Presiding Elder Smiths, calllnI
for Methodists to demand as citizens ths
some immediate action be taken "hostil
to this Ubiquitous scourge Of the saloon.
Mr. Smith advocated and urged dsman
for radical prohibition.
Fine Fight for tho "MIss." Bill.
But Rev. ]. d G Hanna was on hi
feet in an instant with a substitute
recommending that the Delaware Legis
lature be importuned by the WilmiDgto
Conference to pass. and to pass speedily
the Mississippi bill now before it, rs
quiring q saloon-keeper to get as hl
siguers q majority of the voters Of hi
ward or school district.
g. L. Hsrdesty. in stentorian tone
opposed the amendment and said that /
this case half loaf was not better tha
no bread that this conference should ]
no way favor license. II he were courtin
q beautiful girl and somebody told hi
that he could not get her no matter ho
hard he tried, he would not be willing
compromise on some other girl.
Dover Legislators Are Gentlemen.
Presiding Elder Adams here took I
the issue and it is believed that his eli
. quent'spsech at this iuncturs won Il
day for the Mississippians He said
was heartily sick Of this denunciation
Della SareRns In public life as venal an
wicked plotters to destroy. lit is ou
rageous, he continued, land now is tl
time to stop 1t. There are Christis
Z gentlemen in our Legislature and thl
should be treated as such. In fact 9