Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06
BOARD OF DISTRICT STEWARDS.
Met at Presiding Elder Earrett's In Annual
Session Thursday.

Met at Presiding Elder Esrrett's In Annual
Session Thursday.
The annual meeting of the stewards
of the Wilmington district of Whining
ton NJ. f. Conference was held Thursday
morning at Presiding Elder L. E. Bar.
rets's residence, No. Yves. Seventh
street. There were present, II. II. Kirk
OF Hopewell and Asbury; Joseph Der
rickson, Marshallton and Stanton;
Amos E. Davidson, New Castle; vii.
liam r. Finn, Newport; tho Rev. j.
W. Wilkinson, st. John; William II.
Billany, Grace Church; William H
Foulk, st. Paul's Church; Lewis T.
Grubb, Scott; George W. Josephs,
Union; William +. Silver, Red Lion
and Glasgow.
DR.. Barrett presided and William II.
Foulk was elected secretary. The
presiding elder in his report spoke of
the difficulty IN visiting all AZ charges
in the district in three months. He
said that but few OF the preachers had
failed to get their full salaries. lie
referred to the disappointment over
some of the pastoral assignments and
their settlement, and denied any selfish
motive in his acts for the five years
past in which he has been presiding
elder. He reported the receipt of net
salary of 81, 437. y : besides $500 devoted
to house rent and sl25 set aside for
travelling expenses.
The stewards made the apportion.
ments for the presiding elders salary
which remain nearly the same as for
the previous year, the salary continuing
at 81, 800.
Messrs. Grub, Billany and Foulk
were appointed committee on districC
| parsonage, as the next conference will
| require new presiding elder, and a
different house may he needed for him.
Sheriff William f. Finn offered the
| following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted: r
"Sincs in the order of Providence
under the law OF our church, this is
the last annual meeting of tho board
OF district stewards OF Wilmington Dis.
trict that will convene at the call and
under the administration of our pre-.
siding elder, the Rcv. L. L. Barrett,
u. d., therefore, We deem it not only
right and fitting. but great privilege,
to bear testimony to the uniform
courtesy, the Christian fidelity and
the marked skill and ability with
which our brother has done the work
assigned him during these past years.
He has studied the interests OF
both the churches and ministers and,
while there may seem at times to have
ronticted, We believe that throughout
his term, Brother Barrett has adjusted
these interests with marked fidelity
and fairness.
Two deem it our duty to bear testi.
mony, as the board Of laymen having
nearest relations to our presiding elder,
that 1T is our firm belief that the recent
hardships which came to certain oil
our churches through the appointing
power, should not be charged tc
Brother Barrett, but that in harmon,
with his statement and the admission
OF Bishop Walden these appointment
wero made by the presiding bishor
against the counsel OF Brother Barrett.
We believe our presiding elder il
still as he has been in the past. worth,
of the fullest measure of confidence
cooperation ana sympathy, as 40 in
dustrious, competent aud consncratet
oiicer of the church.. ~
William II. Foulk was elected
member of the Conference board o
stewards. At the conclusion of tn
meeting Mrs. Barrett entertained th
stewards at dinner, for which act o
hospitality they returned vote o
thanks.