Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-25
SESSION ENDED TUESDAY
No appointment Announced for Grace
Church, This City.
THE TWO PRESIDING ELDERSHIPS
Corkran for Easton and Avery
for Salisbury Districts.

Chestertown, Md, March 22. Read
ing tho reports OF the examining con-.
nlittees consumed most of Saturday
mornings session OF tho Wilmington,
Conference. Franklin M. Dougherty
was continued in the studies Of the
first year. q. p. Futcher, William q.
Chance, Luther Il. Poole, Clarence r.
Hastings and ID. j. Givan we're adj
vapced TO the studies OF the second
year, and Thomas Il. Vandyke was adj
vauced to tho studies Of the third year.
Edward ii. Collins was admitted to
full membership and elected TO deacon g
orders. II. A. q. Westerield, clarence
W. Strickland, Julius A. Brewington
and William 4. Taylor passed. in their
studies and elected to elders orders.
William Il. White and w. H. Benford,
who had previously been elected to
elders orders, were also passed. in their
studies. William II. s. Williams was
continued in the studies of the fourth
year. Thomas s. Holt was admitted on
trial and elected to deacon's orders. He
was assigned 10 the class of the third
year.
Tho Conference reassembled at 9. 30
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon.
William q. Strickland was elected as
local deacon. 10 elders orders. vii.
lard u. West. j. ii. Bsauchamp. Fred
y. Mcifinsey. Henry g. Budd and John
i. Outten were advanced to the studies
OF tho fourth year.
j. b. Quigg, 3. Il. Price, @. A.
Phoebus, James Esgate. Henry Sander
son, g. j. Hammitt, W. w. Redlnan,
W. d. Walton. j. II. Caldwell and A.
d. Davis were continued In the super
animated relation. 1t was directed that
the kind regards of the Wilmington
Conference be ssnt to Mr.. Hammilt,
who resides within the bounds of an.
other Conference. 4. b. Hunters re-.
lation was changed from supernumqrary
TO effective. A. 4. Scott, W. +. Tai
hot. j. u. Merritt, J. W. Poole, j. W.
liammersley, q. w. Wilcox, j. ID. Rigr,
W. L. r. Bowen, T. II. HAYNES, ~.
Nj. Warner. Newton McQuay, +. q. Il, I
Wallin and W. M. Green were continued
in the supernumerary relation. W. E.
England's relation was changed from
supernumerary to supernnnuated. Tho
relation Of William f.. Tomkinson was
changed from effective to supernu-
meraTy. '@- E's @
The character Of S. N. Pilchard, who
is occupying an army chaplaincy, was
passed upon, and thu bishop was re
quested to reappoint Mr.. Pilchard to
the chaplaincy. This bishop expressed
the opinion that Methodist preacher
cannot do as much good in the chap.
laincy as in the pastorate.
The conference stewards were author
ized to distribute this year the one per
cent OF PASTORS salaries received last
year for the endowment fund, but
which was obtained too late for distri-
button then.
William salisbury, president OF the
hoard OF trustees of the Wilmington
Conference Academy, read statement
concerning that institution. Tho total
enrolment OF pupils for the current
year. he said, is lG3, an increase OF
live over the preceding year. The earn.
ings for the scholastic year 1896 wsre
Sl4, TOO % and the expenditures Sl4,
700. ~, the earnings being S6s4. 50 moro
lhan enough to pay tho running OK
pensss, but 1t has been impossible. to |
collect all the money due from students |
anu since 81, 016. rs remain uneollected |
the expenses were S,ll0. ~ in excess of |
the receipts, For thu preceding scho |
lastic year there in still due from stu.
dents the sum of S429. SO. The academy |
has been seriously embarrassed through. |
out the year by the lack of funds. All |
OF the 81, 500 apportioned to the
churches to raise for the academy is |
needed to supply the deficit in the re- |
ceipts. Early In tho present academic
year the sum OF S3, 600 was borrowed, |
whicn money was used in paying two
notes, interest and old accounts. The
academy's total indebtedness is s37, 3IS,
The board urged the Conference to
raise as soon as possible S3, 6lS for the |
institution. A collection was immedi- |
ately taken and large sum was contri-
buted.
The following, offered by John d. o. |
llama, was adopted
Whereas, Our Conference rapKs are
being crowded to the detrimept Of our
own members with transfers from other
Conferences, and
Whereas, When members of this
body arc invited to the pastorates of
churches in other Conferences they find
the doors OF those Conferences closet
against them unless an exchange can be
effected, therefore
Resolved, That we respectfully but
most earnestly request our bishop to
make no transfers into our Conference
without a fair and equitable exchange.
~ mr., llama, W. L.. s.. Murray and O.
". frettyman advocated the resolu-
tions. Dr.. M urray said seven membera
|
Gently been inviteu TO the pastor ates of
churches 10 other Conferences, but the
doors OF those f'onferepces were close,l
against them. He "roastsdo the Phila-
delphia Conference. THAT Confer.
oenoe, he said. "calls this Conferences
Its child. and since some Of us have
Withdrawn our patronage from its pub.
iishfng houses IL asks the prodigals to
return homo. but when we are invited
10 paHtnrates in the Philadelphia Con
terence, when the prodigals desire 10
return home, the father shuts the doors
against the prodigals /" DR.. Murray,a
caustic remarks convulsed the bishop
with laughter and caused tremendous
oulburst of applause.
bishop Walden said he will make the
pastoral appointments under The dip,i
pine OF tbs Methodist Episuopal
Uhurch, that he win DO goverued 10y 81.
Equanimity in transfers,n he added,
), involves partners ut two enus Of tbs
line, At the other end ara "a bishop,
the laity and Conference. It. is Be.
in frt,t