The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-03-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Began Its Session at Dover on We'd
neSGay.

HSSAdys
The twenty eighth annual meeting of the
| Wilmington Methodist Conference began at
Dover on Wednesday, in Wesley Church,
Bishop W. II. Warren presiding. The session
opened with Communion service, with the
Bishop as celsbrant, assisted by the presiding
Elders When the roll was called, 147
ministers responded to their names The
following officers were elscted for the ensu-
Ing year: Secretary. \. S. Mowbray assist
ants, w. A. Wiseash Z. f. Webster; Journalist
j. d. Rigg; Statistical Secretary. w. r. Now
bray; assistants. J. Fl. Geoghegan. w. w.
Sharp. Edwin Gardner, H. A. G. Westerflsld
V. p. Northrnp. G. Z. Futcber and G. p.
Jones; Treasurer, C. A. Grice; assistants, A.
G. Cox. d. II. Corkran, Fl. s Godey. +. C.
McSorely, j. VI. Lindalo. L. G. Atkins. 7. f.
Beauchamp and WI. Duhadway; Stewards,
p. Fl. Rawlns, G. F. Sheppard, r. X. Stephen
son and John France
| Rev. j. II. Caldwell offered resolution APP
pointing committee to go to Congress with
n petition from the Conference asking that
the words. Trusting in Almighty God" be
inserted in the preamble OF the Constitution
of the United States, after the word
"posterity, 'and then tho preamble to be sub
mitted to the State Legislatures for ratiflca-
ton. The resolution was adopted, and DR..
Caldwell, with Revs. Merritt Hulburd and J.
b. Quigs, were appointed the committee.
The characters OF the Presiding Elders wero
passed and tho rest Of the session was devoted
to passing the character OF tho ministers and
receiving the reports OF their benevolent col
lsrtions
The conference roll contains the names of
l67 preachers, OF whom 145 were present that
morning. Eight probationsrs are also on
the rolls. The church membership repre-
sented is 5,53l probationers and $500 full
members at the last report. The churches
number 1888, valued at 81 ,667. 1855; parsonages
Iol, valued at ?264, 5l5. Last year the mis-
slonary collections wsro over $4,000.
In the afternoon the Historical Society held
lis anniversary and Rev. George A. Phoebus
| delivered IN address. A large congregation
assembled in tho evening at the anniversary
| o! tine Frecdman's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional Society. The speaker was Rev. J.. w.
'A'''''-''''' '''Ni'tsiiy VI iIt DOtitlN.
Wilmington district was reported upon by
TIC PR siding elder, Rev l.. f. Barrett. Two
ministers died during the year-Rsv. ]. E.
Bryan, OF Rising Sun and Sylmar. Nd. and
Rev J. d. Locates. oi Madelay Church. Will
mtngton He reported total expenditure OF
over 5lG.lO0 for church improvements and
80 900 pail on church indebtedness
GAyEL OF HISTORIC VALUE.
Just at the close OF the business session
Rev. w. T. Dawson handed to Bishop War
rem gavel Of historic value, which will be-
come tho property Of the conference 1t is
made of wood from Barratt's Chapel, Kent
county. Del, built in 1850, and where Bishops
Coke and Asbury first met and conferred
about the plans OF the American Methodist
Church.
SECOND DAY.
The sect nd days session OF the 2sth annual
meeting Of the Wilmington NJ. L. Confer
ence was devoted chiefly to hearing reports
Bishop Warren delivered an interesting talk
before the business session opened this morn
ing The Riddle fund for the education of
and accepted by the Conference.
The Rev. J. b. Quigg OF Wilmington was
granted superannuated and the Rev. T. b.
Hunter supernumerary relations.
Presiding Elder Smith, Of Dover. district
presented an encouraging report. The re-
port of presiding Elder Cochran of Salisbury
district showed that tho average salary of the
No.
year there were 1919 conversions.
Much interest is taken in the election for
ministerial delegates to the General Confer
cnce. The candidates are the Revs. DR..
Barrett and Hulburd OF Wilmington and
Presiding Elder Cochran.