Evening journal., 1896-03-20

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Conferences began bsllottlng for dele
gates to General Conference shortly after
II o'clock. Dr. Merritt Hulburd was
elected on first ballot, receiving 10l
votes; Rev. Alfred Smith won on the
second, and Rev L. E. Barrett, D. D on
the third. Seventy votes were
necessary, but Dr. Corkran only received
seventy seven, and conference took 3 Ie.
cess until Q o'clock.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 20.-Rsv T. s. VIII
liams, of Cannon, Del, in Dover district,
is attending conference in a borrowed
suit OF clothes, as he lost all his belong
ings last Monday by the burning of the
church and parsonage. The church
collections for missionary and other pur
poses, amounting to $143. were also
burned in the Ere, but the congregation
viii receive credit in the record for their
benevolence
The growing feeling In the Methodist
Episcopal church against uullmited
Episcopal power aud the desire to curtail
that power In q measure are both lndl-
Gated IN resolutions which were intro
duced by Rev Vaughan 8 Collins, Of
New Castle, and signed by forty Eve Of his
ministerial brethren In the conference
yesterday. The resolutions were made
the special order for Friday morning
Both the older ard the younger members
Of the conference are represented Ia the
signers, SO 1t seems likely the resolutions
will pass without difficulty. The resoln.
tions are:
"No pastor be appointed TO q charge
by bishop without the concurrent vote
Of q majority Of the presiding elders.
THE annual conference should annu-
ally nominate the presiding elders
"Our delegates to the General Confer.
ence are hereby instructed to prepare a
memorial embodying the above resolu
tions for presentation to that body ana
by voice and vote recommend q change
In the discipline to secure the result
desired"
The Contest for Delegates.
A coincidence in the present contest
for delegates to the general conference
and In the deliberation over appointments
OF preachers by the bishop and his
cabipet arises from the fact that the
bishop and presiding elders are occupy
Ing the same suites OF rooms at the
Richardson House occupied by the leaders
in the recent political battle between
Higgins and. Addicks over the, United
States senatorship.
The election OF four delegates to the
general conference was made the speclsl
order OF business after the disposal OF
the Collins resolutions. Probable candi-
dates are being discussed and their
friends are working for their success.
Rev, w. +. Corkran, presiding elder OF
the Salisbury district, is conceded place
on the ticket. Rsv. Merritt Hulburd,
Of Grace Church, Wilmington, Presiding
Elders l. E Barrett. OF the Wilmington
district, and Alfred Smith, OF the Easton
district are probable candidates.
The lay delegations this year will be
from the lower districts. the others
having been represented four years ago.
The candidates now Id the field are
From the Dover district, Dr. w. l..
Gooding, principal Of the Conferences
Academy at Dover, and Thomas j.
Truxton, OF Lewes. Saliebury district
will present the names Of w. q. Jackson,
OF Salisbury, Nd, brother OF ex Governor
e. e. Jackson, Of Maryland, and Judge
n. Hearn. OF Whitesville, Del. The
Collins resolutions will also probably be
brought up In this body.
Praying for Cuba's Success.
Much enthusiasm was evinced 10 the
conference over a resolution OF sym pathy
for Cuba. Rev. r. w Todd. agent OF
the Maryland Bible Society. who is COD
nected with this conference as member
OF The Princess Anne quarterly confer .
ence, offered the resolution. A unsni-
nous vote Was cast In its favor. The
resolution was:
I'VE are watching with intense and
prayerfuE interest the contest our Cuban
brothers are wagiDg against Spani sh
rspaclty and cruelty, aud we hereby ex-
press for them and their cause our deep
est sympathy and assure them of our
prayers to the Almighty Friend OF all
the oppressed In behalf of their elrly
and complete success"
IN Reports on Church Work.
Rev. w. F. Corkrsn reported last
years work OF the Salisbury district, OF
which he has been presiding elder for
/ Eve years. Five new churches have been
dedicated and one is ready for dedlcstion.
The new churches are at Nanitcoke,
Md st. Peters Circuit Orlole. Md and
on Smiths Island. Md, where three
churches will replecs q. former place oi
worship Two parsonsges have bsen
built and others have been Improved.
Thirteen new chapters have been
established In the Epworth League Rev.
MIR Corkrsn said camp-meetings, as held
In the district. are nuissncs with rare
exceptions Conversions in the district
numbered 1900. an average OF 6 foI
every day or 90 for every charge. Mr.
Corkran wss about to speak Of the fight
for local option when he was informed By
one of the members the desired bill bad
passed the Maryland Legislature This
announcement was received with ap-
plRuse. The conference, however, wal
misinformed
Rev. R. a Adams, presiding elder Ol