Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-11
u,,vi,eToy CoYFEREYoE.
The Programme for the session TO be Held
at Chsstertown This Month. tNa

at Chsstertown This Month. eI
The programme for the annual SEES
sion OF the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conferences, which Will BIO
held at Chestertown, is as follows:
March I5th--Examinations, tho eS-
aiming boards TO sit in the Methodist
Protestant Church.
March 16th--730 p. M, missionary
sermon, to be preached in the Methodist
Episcopal Church by the Rev. Harvey
W. Ewing; 8. Asp. M, reception 70 the
conference, to be given In the Methodist
Episcopal Church by the Epworth
League.
March l7th--9 a. M, communion
servius. conducted by Bishop Walden;
10 a. m.. conference session; 2 p. M,
anniversary Of the Conference Histori-
cal Soriety. to be celebrated in the.
Methodist Episcopal Church, the Rev.
b. f. Price presiding; $50 p. M. pente-
| 6. j. Fowler, d. D.; 1880 p. M, lee
ture ON .fThe Evangelization OF
Africa" to be delivered in the Metho-
dist Protestant Church by Bishop
Walden.
March lSth-S.30 a. M. conference
sassion. 2 p. M, anniversary OF the
Woman's Home Missionary Society, to
be celebrated in tns Methodist Episcn-
pal Church, Mrs. q. G. Browne presid.
ing and addresses by the Rev. V. S.
Collins and Mrs. E. i. Weldin; 8. 80
p. M, pentecostal service, conducted
BY DIR. Fowler; 7.30 p. ln.. missionary
anniversary, to be celebrated in tho
Methodist Protestant Church, the Rev.
Robert Watt. d. d., presiding and an
address by the Rev. A. B. Leonard, ID.
D., and Epworth League anniversary,
to be celebrated in the Methodist Epis
copal Church, the Rev. r. X. Stephen
son presiding and an address by the
Rev. j.. E. Broadbeck d. ID.
March 19th-S 80 a. m., conference
session; 2 p. M. anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
! to BIO celebrated in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Mrs. Il. A. Stevens pre-
siding and addresses by Mrs. Yak Of
Japan, Mrs. Eaton and Bishop Walden !;
g. 80 p. IN. pentecosta service, conducted
by nr. Fowler; 730 p. M, veterans
anniversary. to be celebrated in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the Rev.
John France presiding and addresses
by the Rev. j. Benson Hamilton, ID D.,
aud Mediord ii. Cahoon. and anniver-
sary of the Church Extension Society,
~ bu Coi'biutc ~ tho thotboNtpp = ~
te5iant Church the Rev. G. S. Baker,
. ID. D.. presiding and an address by
the Rev. j. A. Spencer, ID. ID.
March 20th-S. 30 a. M, conference
: session; $50 p. M, pentecostal service,
conducted by DIR. Fowler: I.30 p. M,
Temperance anniversary. to be cele-
s brated in the Methodist Protestant
r Church, Walter Thompson presiding
and an address by the Hon. }. g.
Woolley, and anniversary of the Freed
mans Aid and Southern Education
Q Society, to be celebrated in the Metho,
8 dist Episcopal Church, the Rev. I. e.
. Terry presiding and an address by the
Rev. John W. Hamilton, u. d.
March 2lst---9 a. H., Eovefeast, con.
: Quoted by the Rev. Alfred Smith, d.
8 D.; 0.30 a. M, preaching In the
Methodist Episcopal Church by Bishor
Walden, and preaching in the Methodist
q Protestant Church by Dr.. Fowler;
. p. H.. ordination of deacons and elders,
the ceremony 10 be performed in The
Methodist Episcopal Church by Bishop
Walden: $50 p. M, preaching in thu
. Methodist Episcopal Church by tn.
: Rev. John A. Roache, d. D., followed
8 by revival service, and preaching il
9 the Methodist Protestant Church b,
| tllb Nov UDlu W. ~ IL
also followed by revival service.
March 22d-S. 30 a. M, conference,
session: 2 p. M, memorial service, I,
" be held in the Methodist Episcopa
Church 3. 30 p. M, peutecostal service
d conducted by DIR. Fowler; T.30 p. NJ.
n revival service, conducted in tn
l. Methodist Protestant Church by DR.
@ Fowler.
8 March 23d--S.30 a. M, conference
is session; IL m, announcement OF ap
W pointments and adjournment of con
% ference.
it This banquet of the conference Dick
d inson Alumni will be given in STAN
is Hall on Friday evening March l9tn.
is The official visitors at the annuH
D. session of the Wilmington M. e. Con
Of erenca, which will be held at Chester
ir town, commencing March 18th, will b
,e entertained as follows:
ID Bishop John M. Walden D. D., Ii
N DIN. E. Parsonage.
I'd DIR. j. NJ. Buckley, editor OF Ad
y. vocate-H. Vickers, Lauratum place
in DIR. A. B. Leonard, missionary secre
III tary-T. W. Eliason.
ct DIR. Homer Eaton, New York Boo
IN Concern-T. W. Eliason.
81 LII .. Ts " pldlus ItToW
Seminary-Marion DeK. Smith.
at q. II. Payne, d. D., LII. D., secre
10 tary of Board of Education-T. W
y, Eliason.
iig George E. Reed, D. D., LII. D.
president Dickinson College-Dr. c
10 W. Reid.
el ". a. Spencer, D. D., Board c
of Church Extension-T. W. Eliason.
C. T. J. Wagner, d. D., president G
Morgan College-M. L. Parsonage.
j. b. Hamilton, ID. d., secretary c
Veteran Association-Dr. Gilpin q
n, Voshell House.
" ]. A. Roaehe, D. D., New Yor
nj City-T W. Eliason.
in John q. Wooley, Chicago-Joel r
Il; Clements.
IN ]. W. Hamilton, u. d., secretar
# Freedman's Aid and Southern Edu
m cational Society,". W. Eliason.
m j. W. Fowler, d. d., Conferenc
in Eyapgelist--Joe Il. Clements.
adj A. Rittenhouss, D. D.-M. e. Par
m sonage.
ba DR.. J. M. freeman, Sunday. schoc
III Union-Prof. Micou Mt Voshell Houst
20 DIR. ]. e. Broadbent. Epwort
v League Speaker-H. W. Vickers 9
bs Lauretum place.
IN DIR. W. ". Moffett, American Bib
at Society,". W. Eliason.
60 Presiding Elder Barrett--Charles {
nd Hopper at Voshell House.
Presiding Elder Adams-Hepry Hun