The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-19
Will MINGTON
CONFERENCE
The Liquor Question Occasions a
Resolution Praying for
Relief

days session of tho Wilmington Coufer
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop John NJ. Walden presiding, Nil
ton l.. Hutton, transferred from The
Minnesota Conference, was introduced T.
the official body of ministers.
| Candidates for full admission to this con
ference will be required to abstain from the
use Of tobacco, II has been the custom tt
ask this question in open conference, bu
this year II may be done privately.
The characters of the ministers Of the
conference were taken up and all passed q!
satisfactory.
Presiding Elder Il. e. Barrett, of vii
mington let, reported a great work by
the Epworth League, but decrease in
missionary work oil n per cent. Referring
to racing in Cecil county, he said that nC
man can be elected to the Legislature who
has any sympathy with the OUTLAW" race
| course
Presiding Elder Adams, of Dover dis.
| trict, reported healthful growth.
The Conference Academy, he said, con-
tlnues to maintain its high standard of
| excellence, but unless greater financial
aid is extended this great adjunct to
Methodism on the peninsula and elswhere
must become financial wreck and pass
out of the hands of the Conference. In re-.
sponse to this statement there was a
unanimous "Never Never" throughout
the assemblagr.
The report of Presiding Elder Cochran,
of Salisbury district, was most enaollrag-
Ing as to work done and the outlook for
tho future. He said that moro than oigii-
teen hundred souls had confessed CONVEX
sion. He did not encourage the employ.
ment OF professional evangilists He de
plored the fact that some ministers of his
district are poorly paid, and said that
poor pay" means poor preach,
Presiding Elder Corkran was presented
with handsome gold watch and case by
Bishop Walden, in behalf of tho ministers
in Mr. Corkran's district. as IN expression
of their appreciation of his faithful per.
formance Of his arduous duties. The re-
cipient of the gift made an appropriate
response,
Presiding Elder A. Smith, of Easton
district, reported that the financial de-
preston had affected building and church
improvements in his district. A S70O debt
on EastQn church had boon wiped out,
salaries in a few instances had hccn re-
dnced and in some have not been raised.
The order of services, he suid, us adopted
by the last General Conference, had not
been introduced throughout his district
He insisted that there should DO uniior.
nifty. Some ministers object to this new
order of service as being TO rilualistc. The
class and prayer meeting he declared to be
the thermometer of the whole church. Ep.
worth League has done Il splendid work.
Revival meetings not SO successful us last
year.
j. d. c. Hanna introduced a resolution
OF thanks to Bishop Walden for his efforts
looking to solution of the problem Of the
evangelizatiOn of Africa. The Bishop,
when the Frecdmen's Aid Society could
not appropriate the needed funds for "a
continuance Of the work of he Missionary
TRIMMING School at Central Tennessee, i,,-
sumed the responsibility of payment of tho
principal and interest amounting To over
eighteen thousand dollars.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock was fixed
for the consideration, Of constitutional
questions.
The first formal appearance Of the tom
perance question was i'll the following
resolution, introduced by +. n. Martin
dale, addressed 10 the chairman of the
Delaware Constitutional Convention:
"Resolved That tho Wilmington Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
now in session at Chestertown consisting |
of l75 minis ers, representing %, go mem. !
bers i'll the State of Delaware, respectfully
petition your honorable body to grant to |
the citizens of the little Diamond State |
relief from the licensed liquor traffic by |
adopting the minority report submitted |
for your consideration by the committee |
on manufacture and sale Of alcoholic |
liquors now pending before your honor !
able body"
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed. AT the anniversary nf the W0lnan's |
Home Missionary So,ie v, Mrs. &. c.
browne presiding, this afternoon, the
speaker, Rev. Vaughn s. Collins, paid
his respects to old bachelors and spoke in
behalf OF he political and social advance
lnent OF women. He said he believes in
he advancement of woman. He was not
afraid to have women in politics, but was
rather afraid to have her elevating and
refining influence kept out of the politics
IF the day, He has less Respect for
bachelors than for any other class Of
human society.
Over ten thousand of our brave young
girls have guna ont in the world taught n
jhe art OF housekeeping and CompntenL, t
mating ten thousand happy homes +
'ry man ought to he every woman's Pre-
,octor Every girl who goes to the city
without friends seeking employment is in
constant peril, There is no man, he in
listed, who does not need the help and in
piraJon which comes from tho lssoci.
lton ard counsel Ct an educated Chris.
ian woman. 1t Is tine social and relig. |
ous need Of the times. The meeting was
.lso addressed by Mrs. T. L. Walden.
The missionary anniversary i'll Christ
Methodist Protestant Church Tonight
vas addressed by Dr. A. b. Leonard Of i
SeW York, forei gn missionary secretary.
The Epworth League anniversary was
eld in the Methodist Episcopal Church
4 the same hour and was addressed by
)r. j. Il. BrodbeGk. The great army Of
ipworhlans now numbers over one mil.
ion and IL half. The Centrcvlle league
anne over in IL body in honor Of the 10.
aston, and there was an excursion from
lover, Smyrna and other pul!.ss sn Tho
'enin5ula.