Smyrna times., 1896-03-25
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
Continued from 1st Page.

duced by Rev. Vaughn S. Collins, of
New Castle. The resolutions effect
appointments by the Bishop and the
choosing of Presiding Elders. They
are as follows:
'ResOlUed, No pastor shall be ap-
pointed to a charge by Bishop with
out the concurrent vote of a majority
of the Presiding Elders.
"ResOlued, The annual Conference
should annually nominate Presiding
Elders.
"ResolUed, Our delegates to the
General Conference are hereby instruc-
the above resolutions for presentation |
to that body and by voice and vote
recommend a change in the discipline to |
secure the result desired.
The resolutions were signed by 46 |
members of the Conference, but not |
one of the Presiding Elders was among
the signers.
Both the Wilmington annual and the
Lay Electoral Conference met to-day.
The election of delegates to the Gen
eral Conference was the most import
ant event of the day. The annual con-
ference succeeded in electing three of
four delegates Those elected were
Rev. Merritt Hulburd, of Wilmington;
Presiding Elders Alfred Smith, of
Easton, and L. E. Barrett, of Viii
mingtOn.
The resolutions offered by Rev. V. S.
Collins, of New Castle, restricting the
power of tile Bishop in making ap-
pointments and calling for the election
of presiding elders annually by the
ministers, went through the conference
with a rush, no one opposing them.
The resolutions, it was thought, would
meet with fight, but the only speech
made was by Mr.. Collins, who told the
object of the paper. They will be taken
to the General Conference, and if
adopted, they will be returned to the
annual conference for ratification.
Resolutions to get the General Con-
ference to strike from paragraph 287 of
the Discipline, ''In no case, however,
shall the church or conference be held
accountable for deficiency as in case of
debt" and also one petitiOning the
General Conference not to remove the
time limit, were presented.
The Lay Electoral Conference organ
lied by electing H. F. Pickles, of Will
mington, president; d. S. Clark, of
Kenton, ce-president; r. NJ. Cooper,
of Cheswold, secretary, and Joseph
w. Coley, of Wilmington, assistant.
Majority and minority reports from
the Committee on Resolutions were
presented on the questions of giving
the laity equal representation in the
annual Conference and electing women
delegates to the General Conference
The minority report substituted for
equal representation in the annual
Conference a proposition to allow the
laity to fix the appOrtiOnments for col
lections. The minority report was laid
on the table by large vote, and then
spirited discussion took place over
the question of equal representation.
The majority of the conference seemed
in favor of it but they voted down the
majorityreport. The question of send
ing women delegates to the General
Conference for approval or rejection.
} The election of lay delegates to the
!
: event Six candidate were nominated
: w. L. GoOding, of Dover, and William
H. jackson, of Salisbury, were chosen
= the vote for them being 80 and 81 re
g spectively.
S The Veterans anniversary was hel(
at night. Addresses were made BY
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore anC
= Walter H, Thompson, of Easton, Nd
SATURDAY.
The Lay Electoral Conference fin
ished its business Saturday morning
and adjourned sine die, after passing
resolutions approving of the presen
= method of examining candidates fO
. the ministry and endorsing the Viii
! mingtOn Conference Academy.
There was quite discussion on tn
:, following resolutions offered by tn
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins:
''No candidate shall be admitted O
% advanced in classes with conditions
y who has failed in more than one maiO
V or two minor studies.
h 'In no case shall q candidate for flu
admission be received nor O candidat
for elders orders be so elected unit
g every requirement shall have bee
is fully met"
4 Mr.. Collins said that the object {
al the resolution was not to keep out an
le man from the ministry, but was to pre-
a. vide for conditioning him.
le Bishop Warren read the result of I'll
is third ballot for delegate to the Gener
II Conference and announced that Pr
is siding Elder Barrett had been electeC
ar The fourth ballot was taken immed
IL ately and resulted in the election
N Presiding Elder w, F, Corkran, of IL
ne Salisbury district, On this ballot 1!
10 votes were cast. DIR. Corkran receive
p II; the Rev. w. E. Avery, 90; and Il
ct Rev. Waugh s. Collins, :; while Il
IA rest were scattering.
'ie Another ballot was taken for reser'
is or alternate delegates and 142 vot
lie were cast. The Rev. w. E. Avery al
n n Vaughn S. Collins were elected, Il
Of vote for them being 80 and 7S respe
ut lively.
he The report that Presiding Ed
iy Corkran was trying to stir up the o
,is Wilson matter received hard bic
as from the hands of the presiding eld
OF himself, and the entire conferenC
nv nv both laity and clergy, applauded hi
" loudly DIR. Corlran, after being
of trodueed as delegate TO the Genel
&c, Conference, said, in his speech, that
radS nd would do what he believed God wish
cir him to do. The blow to the repoi
is were contained in these few words I'll
/. a he put in his speech 81 am not the
i's mains of former Conference factions
and there was loud burst of applau
A. from every part of the church. VIII
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