Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
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Reports of the Presiding Elders of the PEN
insula Districts.


A great deal of business was trans
acted at the meeting of the Delaware
Conference in Chester Thursday.
The following brief extracts from the
reports of the presiding elders will
show the condition of some of the
churches:
E. E. Parker, Cambridge district,
lower part of Delaware and Eastern
Shore of Maryland. Collections above
last year; built two new churches and
one parsonage. There has been about
so per cent increase in membership.
Joseph r. Walters, Wilmington dis
trict, embracing from Wilmington to
Dover, and from Port Penn to Port
Deposit There was considerable in
crease in benevolent collections for the
year. Two new churches were dedi-
Gated and other churches have been
renovated. About 480 new converts
were reported. While he was reading
his report he used the word hustler. !"
The bishop halted him for moment
to ask what the word meant. He was
informed by Mr.. Walters that the word
meant man who had accomplished
much under great difficulty. The
bishop replied, II wish we had more
of them. ?"
L. 2. Cox, Centrevile district, con-
sisting Of Kent, Queen Anne, Talbot
and Caroline counties, Md, built two
new churches and two were extensively
renovated. The collections were in adj
vance of last year. A number of the
salaries are in arrears. These churches
are in the oyster country and there has
been much depression in the district
with many members leaving the
country to seek employment in the
cities.
A. II. Shockley, Salisbury district,
composed Of Maryland and two counties
in Virginia, reported that there were
increased collections and membership
in all departments of church work.
Chester, Pa, April g. BY vote of
II to IL the Delaware Methodist Con
ference, colored, to-day, adopted reso-
luton recommending the admission of
women to the General Conference.
Chester, April 4.-At yesterdays
session the Rev. II. A. Mon
roe was elected delegate to the
General Conference on the first ballot.
1t took five ballots TO name the second
delegate, and the Rev. J. II. Scott was
named with the Revs. r. A. Shockley
and J. II. Waters as alternates. 1t was
decided to hold the next annua
session at Easton, Md. The lay con-
ference elected Il. o. Bird and S. L.
Parker delegates to the General Con-
ference.
Adjourned was made Monday. The pas
toral appointments include the follow
ing: Wilmington district. II. Waters
?. f. Barclay, Md, j. f. Cook ;
Camden, Dell, L. 7. Robins, Chester
vile, Md, supplied by s. A. Earle
Cheswold, P. NJ. Shelton; Cokesbury,
Emory Nichols; Crumpton, W. J. Will
son; Delaware City, P. W. Price; Dover,
j. II. Blake; Gaena, @. E. Henry
Kirkwood, Christiana and Hockessin,
G. W. Downs; Marydel, A. L. Henry
Middeltown, NJ. II. Horsey; Milling.
ton, j. w. w. Cox; New Castle, @. j.
Hall; Newport, r. II. Coleman; Odessa,
ID. r. Dunn; Port Deposit, j. b.
Lewis; Sassafras, supplied by B. f.
Lowber; Smyrna, j. K. Adams; Town
send, Abraham Chase; Ezion, Will
mington, I. S. Ais; Haven, Whining
ton, }. W. Lankford; Mount JOY. Will
mington, j. II. Harmon. W. G. Jason,
president of Delaware State College for
Colored Students, member Of Ezion,
Wilmington, quarterly conference
Cambridge district-E. e. Parker,
p. L. Aireys, j. @. Bantom; Beck
with, supplied by W. II. Woodlin; Ber-
lin. j. L. Webb Berlin circuit, W. II.
johnson; Bridgeville, d. j. Waters
Cambridge, j. II. B. Hubbard; Cam
bridge circuit, w. j. Hudson; Church
Creek, @. A. Norwood; Crano, supplied
by G. F. Dunning East New Market,
@. II. Kitchens; fredericksburg, j. H.
Pearce; Frankford, G. L. Anderson
Harrington, W. S. Brown; Hurlock,
supplied by W. I. Carpenter; Laurel,
j. a. Jeffers; ELewes. L. w. Deakins
Lincoln, j. S. Willis; Linkwood, sup
piea by Merback Smith; Madison, T.
II. B. Carpenter; Laurel, j. A. JefTers
Milford, w. f. Cotton: Nassau, W. Z.
Hilton; Oak Grove, j. A. Scott; Pres
ton. G. T. Townsend; Rehoboth, Il. A.
Johnson; Seaford, F. 4. johnson ;
Vienna. Benjamin Miller; Warwick, S.
W. Waters, Whaleyville, j. r. Holland.