The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-20
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE
The Elderships Gossip Of
Maryland's Governor.

Il
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop
Walden presiding, Rev. Vaughn 8. Collins
offered the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
Resolved, That In accordance with
page 90 Of the discipline this conference DO
made corporate body.
Resolved, That the presiding elders be
Instructed TO name nine trustees to be
elected by this conference who shall pro.
coed as soon as possible after the adjourn.
mont Of conference 10 secure the REQUISITE
| charter and articles Of Incorporation.
Resolved, That the nine thus nominal.
ed by presiding elders and elected by this
conference shall serve as truseees OF this
conference, three for one year, three for
I'VE years ana three for three years, or
until their successors are elected.
The nine trustees named by the presid .
ing elders subject to election by the COZ.
ference, and who were elected are Vaughn
5. Collins, O. p Swain, Adam Stengle. n.
y, Maftindale, w. L. S. Mnrray,C. T,
Wyatt E H. Nelson, J. H. Rawlins and
O. A, Prettyman.
Reports for the year were made from the
four districts of the conference as follows:
For missions, $s1 222; conference claim.
ants, y, 794; conversions, ,924; probation.
ers; 760; aceessions, 49i.
>. II. Shipman was transferred from the
Virginia Conference by Bishop Manalien
1t was moved that Edward Davis be
changed from effective elder to super.
anuate. Referred to board Of steward a,
J, H. Amos was transferred TO the Bal IT,
more Conference.
On the Epworth League H, W. Ewing,
secretary, reported: Easton DISTRICT
Number of chapters, 80; active member.
chip, 1,758; associate members, TO- In.
crease In membership 298, and gain Of
s chapters.
Dover distriCt-2S chapters; active men,
bers, 1928; associate members, 80; an in.
crease of q chapters and 903 members,
salisbury district-34 chapters, 1900 40.
tive members and 70 associate members;
decrease of chapters and decrease In
mem bership of 935. Wilmington district
% chapters and 300 active members;
Stephenson was elected president and H.
w. Ewing secretary and treasurer.
A meeting Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, held In Christ Metho.
dist Protestant Church this afternoon,
was addressed by Mrs. e. B. Stephens,
secretary of the Baltimore Branch which
includes the State Of Maryland. Mrs,
Stephens submitted the same report made
to the Baltimore Conference on March 4.
Number of auxiliary societies, Including
bands, 1854; members, l49,sl0; receipts,
$2S5,s23 Invested in publishing the
Journal in five different languages $25, 600.
Appropriations for 1897 s3?7, $780, over
$40o, GOD invested in property for schools,
orphanages hospitals and for homes in
foreign fields. There are $4,000 pupils in
schools, IA hospitals and dispensares, In
which are treated annually $4,000 women.
Bishop Walden gave personal exper.
fences IN this department OF work.
Mrs, Eaton, president of the Baltimore
Branch, made an address, taking US her
subject the Woman Question"
The sixth annual banquet Of the con fer
ence alumni of Dickinson College and
Drew Theological Seminary ook place
this evening in STAINS Hall The officers
d.; secretary. I. N. Rawlins. The toast
master was Rev. w. E. Avery. The
toasts and those who responded were:
"Methodism's Need of Universities"
Bishop John NJ. Walden; Dickinson
College-the Outlook President George
Edward Reed; "Roll Call of Alumni"
Rev h, W Todd; The Ministry" Rev.
John 4. Todd; Drew Theological Sem
mary Rev. S. J, Morris, d. D.; "The
Dickinson School OF Law" Dean vii.
liam Trickett.
The veterans anniversary took place to-
night, president, John France. The
speakers were DR.. j. Benson Hamilton |
and Medford H. Cahoon The anniyer- |
sary of the Charch Extension Society, Dr..
q + Baker, president, was held in Christ |
Methodist Protestant Church this even.
ing Dr. !, A. Spencer was the speaker.
On Sunday Bishop will ordain deacons
and elders in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
interest in the selection of presiding |
elders to succeed Rev. Alfred Smith, Of |
the Easton district, and Rev. W. +. Coch- |
ran, OF the Salisbury district, continues to |
increase, The bishop is, of course, silent |
IN regard to the matter, not giving the |
least hint to the friends Of any of those
though Rev. W. +. Ccrkran, whose term
as presiding elder of Salisbury district ev.
pres with the present session, though
Ineligible for reelection to Salisbury
district, will be transferred to the elder.
snip OF Easton district to succeed DR.,
smith. Rev. G., S. Baker, to all appear.
ances, Is slated for Salisbury district.
IL is notsed among the members of the
conference that letter has been received
from Governor Lloyd Lowndes urging
the selection of Mr., Baker This alleged
action on the part Of the Governor has
created some criticism. One of the most
prominent official members of the confer.
enco said to The Sun reporter this morn.
ing: "lt true that the Governor has writ
1cll euCn lttteF IL Is 10 be regretted, for, |
while the Governor has great influence
along certain lines, do not see how he
could have the least influence in this mat
ter.
Governor Lowndes is not even member
OF the Methodist Church. Think and can
say without hesitation that If Mr.. Baker
Is candidate for the edershD appoint
lnent, and such letter has been received
from Governor Lowndes, it will be the
greatest obstacle In the way of Mr. Bakers
itself"
A plan of insurance is being presented to
the ministers. The plan is 10 form a club
OF eighteen and insure the life Of one
member of the club, the insured member
to transfer the policy to the treasurer of
the conference 30 that In the event of
death of the insured member the treasurer
would receive the face value of the policy
Us well as all dividends from the policy.
l. Is on the twentyye endowment plan.
The members of the club pay the premium
on the policy
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