Evening journal., 1896-03-19
WANT GOD RECOGNIZED.
Preachers Want His Name In
serted in the Constitution.
FIRST DAY AT CONFERENCE

Began quietly In wesley m. r.. Church
at Dover Yesterday-HOw Bishop War
rem Averted Little Bresze-Appoint-
ment OF the Committees other Bust
ness of the Session.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 19.-One hundred and
forty-tive preachers were present and
answered to their names when the roll
was called at the twenty eighth snnual
conference Of the M. E Church in Dover
yesterday. The roll contains 167 names.
Of which eight are those Of probatIonerp.
The church membership represented Is
8, 531 probstioners and 35. 800 full mem
bers at the last report The churches
number 1888, valued at 81 567 $685. par
sonsges 131, valued ct 1884. 5l5. Last
year the missionary collections were
over $44 600
A little breeze In conference yesterday
was Averted By Bishop Warren quietly
ignoring point which was sought to be
brought up. When the names Of preach.
ers were called to have their characters
passed by presiding elders and for each
to report the amount Of collections taken
by his church the bishop reached Rev
Merritt Hulburd, of Grace Church. Will
mington Mr.. Hulburd said be declined
to answer TO the 'inqulsition, and ouly
reported that his collections had lbeen
taken.
II he had been pressed by the bishop,
he was prepared to say he thought the
province of the minister Is not that Of
raising money or reporting collections
He claims the first thing to be RsFed the
preschers should be about the spiritual
growth Of their charges. The preachers
business, he says, is to save souls.
Rev. DR.. ). H. Caldwell, one Of the
veterans OF the conference, made an
earnest address yesterday morning In
fsver Of resolutions he introduced to have
God recognized in the Constitution Of
the United States. The resolutions were
signed by more than a score Of the con-
ference members. Rev. DR.. Caldwell,
Rev. J. B. Quigg and DR.. Merritt Hui
burd were appointed to represent the
views Of the conference before Congress,
as expressed by the passage Of the resolu.
tlons.
Laxmen Beginning to Arrive.
The lay electoral conference, which Is
to choose two good men and true from
this Peninsula to 60 to General Confer
ence next May in conjunction with the
ministerial delegation, will begin It's
work to morrow, meeting in the Sunday
school hall of Wesley Church. At noon
to day the lsymen began to arrive from
sll parts Of the Peninsula. Many OF
them have been provided with cosy
rooms at the academy.
The First Days Session.
The FIRST days session was taken up
with organizing the conference for the
business to come before II In the next
week or ten days.
The opening devotional exercises were
conducted by Bishop Warren, who Rd-
minlstered the sacrament, assisted by
the four presiding elders-Revs r. II.
Adams. Alfred Smith, w. F. Oorkrsn and
L. e. Barrett.
The conference officers elected yester-
day are: Secretary. A. s. MoWbrAy; as
sistants, w. A. Wise, 2 a. Webster;
journalist, John D. Rlgg; statistical
secretary. w. R Mowbray; assistants,
w. w. Sharp, ]. d Geoghegsn. H. A
g. Westerfsld, V. P. Horthrup,
Edwin Gardner, Q. P. Futcher, q.
p. Jones; treasurer, @. A. Grlse;
assistants, A g. Cox, D. Il.
Corkran, 81 s Goldey, F. c. McSorley,
J. IN. Llndale, e. G. Atkins, 7. r.
Besuchamp, w. J. Du HsdWsy: post
master, g. w. Bounds.
The conference ministerial stewards rel
elected are: Revs John France. Whining
ton district; F Sheppard Eiston; P.
d. Rswllns, Dover; R. X Stephenson,
Salisbury.
appointment of COMMITTEES.
These committees were appointed:
Public VVorship-Rev R. d. Adams,
W. L. s. Murray, j G. Fosnocht T. O.
Smoot, @. l. StenRle.
Education-G w. Townsend, J. d. O.
Hanna, Il. f. Carpenter. d. Kemp
Bible Society-A P. Prettyman, e. O.
Mace, J. P. Outten, d. F. McFaull
Sunday School al d Trsct--A. Chand-
Ter, W. l. White, 6. F. Hopkins. @. w.
Strickland.
Temperance-C w. Prettymap, c T.
Wyatt, M Hulburd, w. p Compton.
Womsn's Foreign Missionary Society
J. S. Wickline, o H. Williams, g. w.
Buske, G R Neese
Woman's Home Missionary society-T
Terry, W. E Avery, s F. Waddell,
James Carroll.
Frsedmau's Aid and Southern Educa-
tion--J. p. Otis. w. 5. Valiant, 7. A. H.
O'Brlen, o S. Walton.
Missionary StGtistics-W. R. McFsr
lane. g. e Wood, w. P. Taylor, j. H
Wilson.
Sabbath ObseIvRnce-E @. McNichol,
J. Dodd, Edward Davis. J. E. Graham.
Periodicals w. ]. Du Hallway, /. L.
Wood G.. w Bowman, NJ. D. Nutter.
Epworth League-H O. Turner R K.
Stephenson. G. s Collins, w o Hurst
Stewards Endowment-J. A. Arters. R
Watt, @. A. Grise. O p. Swain, William
Taylor, w. b. Jackson, b. s Goldey,
Joseph Smithers, Isasc K. Wright w.
f. Causey, G A McKenney.
Ministerial QuSlifcation-E o Atkins,
]. B. Quigg, John France. J W. Easley,
z. h Nelson, G. S. Baker, d. s. Thomp
son, @. w Prettymsn.
Auditing-J o. sypherd, J. F. Ander-
son, T. S williams, j. NJ. Mitchell.
Reports From the Districts.
Rev. Alfred Smith. presiding elder Of
the Salisbury district, reported the state
Of the church In that district TO be
fourishing. Two new charges have been
added to the thirty previously
existing. A new church was built at