Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26

prbslueu anu lSr. l1uluuIu inbue an atl-
dress.
The veterans anniversary was cele-
brated last evening" 9. +. Sheppard
presided and addresses were made by
Chief Justice Lore aud Walter H.
Thompson.
The board of trustees Of the Confer-
elected William Salisbury president,
vice Joseph Pyle, deceased, and r. G.
Roe secretary, vice 9. II. j. Day, also
deceased. j. B. Quigg was elected vice
president, which position was vacated
by Mr. Salisbury. II. w. Cannon, A.
S. Nowbray and George w. Todd were
elected members of the board, to fill the
vacancies caused by the death Of Q.
II. b. Day, j. E. Bryan and Joseph
Pyle.
The Alumni of Drew Theological
Seminary, Dickinson College and the
Conference Academy held a banquet at
the academy last night.
o. A.. Grise, conference treasurer,
has completed his statement Of the
money paid to him. 1t is as follows;
Dover district-For foreign missions,
81, 7G4; church extension, SSI42 Sun
day-school Union, 581; Freedmens'
Aid and Southern Education Society,
s1SS; children's day collection, S202;
Wilmington Conference Academy, s2S6;
Bible Society, Sl44; Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, S195; Woman's
Home Missionary Society, Sc; episcopal
fund, $305: Conference claimants
| 81, ,l75; General Conference expenses
| 500; Conference Education Society, SS3;
domestic missions, Sl79; total receipts,
Ss, 122.
Salisbury district-For foreign mis-
sions, Sc, All; church extension, S6S6;
Sunday school Union, 1925; Freedmen's
Aid and Southern Education Soriety,
S421; Children's Day collections, Sl00;
Wilmington Conference Academy, S24G |;
Bible Society, Sl66; Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, s24; Woman's
Home Missionary Society, SIG; episco-
pal fund, S335; Conference claimants,
81, 23I General Conference expenses,
$3.50; the Conference Education So
ciety, Sl07; domestic missions. S2S9 /;
total receipts, $40, 922.
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.
Dover, March 81. Soon after the
opening of the, Ministerial Conference,
this morning, the following resolutions
were adopted.
Resolved, That no candidate shall be
admitted or advanced in classes, with
conditions, who has failed in more
than one major or two minor studies
Resolved, That in no case shall a
candidate for full admission be re-
ceived, nor candidate for elders
orders be 30 selected, until every re-
quirement shall have been fully met.
J. A. Brewington, William III. Ben
ford and William p. Taylor were con
tinued in the fourth year class.
George W. Bounds, W. H. s. Loller,
Theodore +. Beauchamp, George Z,
Jones, Oliver w. Devenish, j. w.
Fogle, Thomas b. Cooper, William o.
Hurst and Van p. Northrup were
elected to elder's orders. II. A. G..
Westerfield, @. w. Strickland, William
l.. White and W. Ii. S. Williams were
advanced to the fourth year class.
John 2. Outteu was continued in the
third year class. L. r. Vandyke, DIR.
j.. Given, f. II. Collins and Charles |.
Stengle were continued on trial. Johr
w. Wiley was elected to local deacon's
orders. Henry G.. Budd and DIR. John
Ii. Simms were elected to local elder'f
orders.
Balloting for the fourth ministerial
delegate to the General Conference wai
resumed at 10 o'clock. Ono ballot wai
taken, and resulted as follows Tota
number ofsvotes, 152; necessary to I
choice, n; DIR. w. f. Corkran, n
DIR. w. j.. Avery, G2; Vaughn S. Collins
u DR.. L. E. Martindale, b; j. p
Otis. ].
The announcement of DIR. Corkran'I
election was received with applause.
, Next a ballot for two ministerial re-
! | Inlafts+nu tn fbn fsEOprul 4 I'm.
ference was taken. 1t resulted as FOL
lows: total number of votes, 142
necessary to choice, II; DR.. Avery,
, 3d.: Vaughn S. Collins, rs; Dr. Mar
tindale, %; G. A. Hill, Messrs.
+ Stengle, Watkins, Duhadway, Hanut
and Price, each 81; Mcssrs. Baker
. Adams, Watt and Thompson, each .
Messrs. Prettyman, Tomlinson ant
Terry, each l.
DR.. Avery and Vaughn S. Collin
were declared elected.
, Vaughn S. Collins and DIR. Murra,
. were appointed committee to escor
the Lay Conference to the meeting
/ place of the ministerial Conference. A
) few minutes before II O'Clock the lay
! men entered the auditorium, singing
. I'VE are Marching on to Zion" Whil'
receiving them the ministers gave tht
{ Chautaqua salute.
, Addresses were made by Bishop War
! rem and II. f. Pickels, the latter re
| viewing tho proceedings of the La.
| Conference Messrs. Goodlng and Jack
son, lay delegates to the General Con
J ference, were introduced to the minis
. ters and the former made an address
Drs. Hulburd, Smith, Barrett ant
Corlxran, the ministerial delegates t.
. the General Conference, were intro
5 duced to the laity and DIR. Smith mad
S an address.
The usual order of business was re
0 sumed. G. W. Townsend, II. z. Roberts
E. G. Macnichol, S. NJ. Morgan, p. 9
{ Turner, Isaac l.. Wood, Harvey w
Ewing and Julius Dodd were nominated
Y as members Of the Conference BoarC
of Examination. One ballot was taken
4 resulting as follows: Townsend, 81: Nor
Y gan, II ; Macnichol, rs; Wood, 20; Ewing
r &c; Turner, so; Roberts, 5S; Dodd, AZ
5 Messrs. Townsend. Morgan. Macnicho
and Wood were declared elected for
term of four years.
: The following resolution, which wa
previously adopted by the laymen, wa
, adopted by the Ministerial Conference
Resolved, That recognizing the fac
that the liquor traffic is the creates
$ hindrance to prosperity, the mighties
8 Zoe to civilization, the hitterest enen
e to the Christian Church, and the mos
subtle setlucer of youth and manhoo,
t into paths of vice and wickedness, "
/ pledge ourselves to use our best effort
for its overthrow, and appeal to on
s brethren of the General Conference t
+ take no backward step In their express
o sion upon this subject.
y In response to the calls of the aity