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

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cepteti by the Annual Conference were
adopted, as was also tho temperance re-
solution mentioned in the proceedings
of the Ministerial Conference
H. f. Pickels, DIR. T.. w. Cooper
and Charles S. York we're appointed
lay members Of the committee to go to
Washington to urge the insertion of
the words almighty God'' in the
preamble of the Constitution of the
United States
The Lay Conference adjourned sine
die at IL. 45 O'Clock.
Dover March 3d. At Saturdays
session of conference William Il. Tom
kinson asked the following question,
which was submitted in writing
Has the bishop or cabinet a right to
nominate triers of appeals without
direction OF conference?" Bishop War
ren's reply, which also was in writ
ing, was as follows: ANY member of
the cabinet has the same right as any
other member of conference to nominate
trcrs of appeals The bishop nominates
triers of appeals only at the request CT
conference.
A memorial service was held Satur-
day afternoon: Memoirs were read as
follows: OF J. ID. Locates, by l.. w.
:
Stengle: of Mrs. Alfred I. Scott, by
II. S. Thompson. Remarks eulogistic
of the late james Hubbard were made
by w. E. England and g. A. Phoebus.
Conference directed that memoirs of
Mrs Drusila Willets, Mrs. James
Hubbard and Mrs. Rehecca Milby be
prepared for the minutes.
The temperance anniversary was
celebrated Saturday evening. when an
immense audience was addressed by
John G. Woody. Several hundred
people who were unable to gain admis-
sion to the auditorium of the Methodist
Church attended an overflow meeting
which was held in the lecture room.
Mrs. Ella A. Boole was the speaker at
the latter meeting.
Dover, yesterday, was crowded with
visitors, who came to town TO attend
the conference services.
The first service, a lovefeast, was
conducted by DIR. Martindale,
Bishop Warren preached the morn
ing sermon. His subject, "The Ideal
Man and the Means of Its Attain
ment," was splendidly handled. The
discourse was suggested by the text
Ephesians 3, IA. At the conclusion
of the sermon Willard e. West, John
II. Beauchamp, Fred E. McKinsey and
John H. Wiley were ordained deacons,
the bishop officiating.
DIR. Payne preached a fine sermon in
the afternoon. His theme was ''The
Coming of Christ's Kingdom" and his
text Revelations IL, 10. The sermon
was followed by the ordination of
elders the ceremony being performed
by the bishop, assisted by A. S.
Mowbray and Drs. Payne and Murray.
George W. Bounds, William II. S,
7Loler, Theodore +. Beauchamp, George
p. Jones, Oliver W. DE Venish, Thomas
b. Cooper, William o. Hurst, Van Z.
Northrup, Henry G. Budd and DIR. John
Ii. Simms were ordained.
The anniversary Of the Church Ex-
tension Society was celebrated in tho
evening, when an admirable address
was made by DR.. Kynett.
The annual statements of the Con.
ference Academy notes the following:
Receipts, a3 256. 2S; expenditures,
So. 24O. 81; balance in treasury, Sl5. ~;
liabilities S25, ,l95. 30
The rotunla of the Hotel Richardson
was thronged until near ii O'Clock last
night by ministers and laymen who
were discussing probable pastoral
changes. The following appointments
were predicted: i. G. Macnichol, Scott
Church, Wilmington; E. L. White,
Silverbrook; Robert Watt Laurel; II.
O. Turner Delaware City; f. @. Nc
s'orley, Newark; W. J. pu Hallway
Deals Island; s. N. Pilchard, George
town. G. A. Griso or G. S. Baker,
Cambridge; R. Irving Watkins, Fair
mount; Wilmer Jaggard, Chester
Hopewel and Asbury (Woodlawnl
Warren Burr, Cape Charles; @. I.
Wyatt, Asbury tCris6old.
Edge Moor will be taken from Brandy
wine and added TO Kingswood. Asbury
tWoodlawn) will be added to Hopewell.
Piney Mock will be taken from Rock
Hall and made "a separate charge. Bay
sde Whitman, Md. will be discon-
tinued
Dover, March 23.-rhis mornings
session Of conference opened with
devotional exercises conducted by
Bishop Warren.
The death of Thomas f.. Bell, a
supornumerary member of conference,
|, was announced. He diea a Easton,
, Md, Saturday.
W. Il. Mowbray read the report of the
statistical secretaries. 1t contained tho
following figures:
Practitioners, $3.50; full members,
3i 57G; Sunday schools, 392; officers
and teachers, 6,342: scholars A, 397 !;
churches, 3ss; value, 81, 57S, 250; par
sonages. 1874; value, S274, 250; paid for
building and improving churches and
parsonagea s36, 290; paid on old in
, lebtedness on church property, S2l, 427 /;
present indebtedness on church prop
, erty, Sl09, 04S; paid for salaries and
house rent. s132, Bod: for support of
presiding elders &C. 997; for support of
bishops, 81, 46S; current expenses of
churches, S33, 200; current expenses of
Sunday schools, Sl4, 376; conversions
| in Sunday-schools, 9, 7S3: received for
/ foreign missions, S23, 937: for church
'extenaion, S2,067; for Sunday ay-school
Union, S416; for Tract Society, S40S I;
for Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Education Society, 81, 255; for Confer
| enco ACADEMY, S1,024; for American
/ Bible Society, SJ99; for Woman's S
Foreign Missionary Society, 81, 402; for
J Woman's Home Missionary Society,
81, Sal; for episcopal fund, 81, 46S; for
conference claimants, So, 755: for
[ General Conference expense, SSlS.
t Dr. Martindale read the report of the
[ Conference Board of Church Extension.
During the year it paid 81, 0I7 to the
t parent board, 1t recommended dona-
tions amounting to 81, lti1, and a loan
> Of $500. Donations amounting to $73o
] were granted. Donations amounting
I to 81, 200 were also made but owing to
, non -fulflment of condition were not
paid. The board has S1GS. 04 to its
credit Its loans outstanding amount
to 50, 603.73 The conference this year