Smyrna times., 1897-03-24
THE WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
Continued from First Page.


SATURDAY.
Saturday, much business was tran
sacted at the session of conference.
Two sessions were held in order to
catch up with the business. The ques-
ton of admitting women to the Gen
eral Conference was settled, by vote
of 100 to 80, also the matter of equal
lay and ministerial representation.
The latter was lost by vote of 81 to
20. The remainder of the morning
was passed hearing the results of ex-
aminatiOns.
A temperance anniversary was held
Saturday evening in the NJ. p. church.
A large audience was present. Walter
Thompson presided. The Hon. j. G..
Wooley delivered a stirring address on
the work. He was greeted with much
applause.
The anniversary of the Freedman's
Aid and Southern Educational Society
was held Saturday night in the NJ. E.
church, the Rev. 7. E. Terry presid-
ing. DR.. John W. Hamilton, the
speaker of the evening, told of the
progress of the society.
SUNDAY.
Chestertown was filled with visitors
Sunday, it being Conference Sunday,
and the many services in the churches
by preachers attending Conference
we've well attended. At o'clock in
the morning a Conference Love Feast
was held in the Methodist Church,
conducted by Presiding Elder Smith.
An hour later Bishop Walden preached
to an immense congregation. In the
evening the Bishop preached to
big congregation at Jones A. NJ. f.
church. That evening DIR. J. A.
Roche preached at the Methodist
church and Rev. DR.. Robert Watt con-
Quoted the revival services at the
Methodist Protestant Church Ser
vices were conducted at the following
neighboring churches by preachers
attending the Conference: Kennedy
Vile, Rev. A. T. Scott; Rock Hall,
Rev. J. W. Fogle. Still Pond, Rev.
f. G. Mace; Pomona, Rev. E. c..
MacNichol; Sudlersville, Rev. G. l..
Hardesty.
MONDAY.
The conference voted to accept the
invitation to hold the conference next
year at Lewes
The amount for distribution among
the conference claimants was reported
as 81, ,555. This will be given to twelve
supernumeraries, twelve superanuatss,
and thirty-two widows.
Statistical secretary w. r. Mowbray
made his report. The totals Of the i'm.
portant items in the statistical reports
are as follows:
Paid to pastors, $131, 293; deficiency
$4O81; total amount paid for support O
, pastors, presiding elders and bishops
: $139, 500; number of prObationers, 1868
full members, 37,O93; number o
churches, 300; value of churches
+ 81, SIS, 800; paid ON old Indebtedness OF
E church properties, s11O,S77; contri
5 buted for missions, 1923, 1877
$ At the afternoon session of confer
D ence resolutions were adopted order
f ing the presiding elders to apportiOl
e $4,000 for conference claimants.
/ A resolution was adopted condemn
/ ing race tracks A. s. Mowbray spok
e vigorously against tracks and calle
e the following villains and thugs.
i John Prettyman, Harry Taylor,
s Talley, w. Bennett, were admitted o
: trial.
+ Charles I. Stengle was continued i
L second years study.
Il Wilmington NJ. E. Conference ad
# journed finally Tuesday morning
q The appointments are as follows:
o WILMINGTON DISTRICT.
il l.. E. Barrett, Presiding Elder.
= Bethel and Summit. w H Benford.
Z Charlestown, L f Poole
10 Cherry Hill, G 2 Jones.
" Chesapeake City, H A Westerfeld.
Chester, booths Corner, Wilmer ia,
IS gard.
q Christiana. w Taylor.
Claymont, Franklin NJ Dougherty,
q Delaware City. H. S. Thompson
N EbeneZer, b Lank, w Il Hammond.
Elk Neck, w H S LOller.
e Elkton, A S Mowbray.
Of Hockessin, o S Walton.
Hopewell and Asbury, CWoodlawn)
Kemp.
n Marshallton and Stanton, E H Collins.
ir Mt. Lebanon and Rockland, G.. S. Coz
Oway.
N Mt. Pleasant and Union CBellevue) c
pr Williams.
Newark and Wesley, MacSOrlsy,
ie New Castle, S NJ Morgan.
to Newport, Julius Dodd.
&c Northeast and BOulden, L p COrkran