Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-22
DEAAWARE O0NEERENcE.

"'O Voio 'oiSutoa ap AAffoahh hao hpst
to Larissa. -
DELAWARE CONFERENCE.
Suptrannnated C1iieutious Eeported-fse-
| ports of Churches Received.
The Delaware Annual Conference Of
the First Episcopal District of the U.
A. NJ. E.. Connection opened its s5th
annual session gu Tuesday in the U.
A. M. Il. Church ON Fronch street
above Twelfth With Bishop b. q. Ruley
presiding. Associate Bishops James
H.. Cook of this city and James @.
Wilmoro OF Canada were also present,
The conference includes about 30
churches in Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland.
A praise service was held at o. clock
that morning, the ritual services being
conducted Ivy the Rev q. II. Boulder.
AT 9 O'Clock Bishop Ruley called the
conference session to order. and the
associate bishops and the Rev. William
Ii. Billingsley participated in the de-
yotional services. The business SEES
stun followed, opening with the roll.
call, TO which about is pastors and 10
delegates responded. fe E5f
The bishop named the following COM
mittees. a. y 30 80
On Credentials = The Reys. Isaiah
Watson, Charles 81 Boeoham and AS
bury Smith. ssTf
Devotion - The Rows. William II.
Guy, Samuel Ambrose, Stephen Fris-
bee. tf( 81 ..t
Finnnce-The Revs. j. f. Ramsey,
l.. A, PurDel, George Richardson.
Holy Orders-The Revs. William II.
Guy, William III. Billingsley, Il. S.
Aocooe. IL
Complaints-The Revs william j.
Ryder, Charles Nichols. William II.
Billingsley, Robert Boyer. j ohm Wilson.
Districts-The Reps. Asbury Smith,
j. w. Henry, Gourge Jordan. q
Education The Revs G. W. Long,
Samuel Smith, l.. L. Coombs.
Sabbath schools - Tho Revs. j. F.
Ramsey, Q. II. Boulder, Charles
Beecham.
Missions - The .Revs. william S.
Jackson, Isaiah Watson, Charles H..
Lewis. - Ace
Temperance Tho Revs. j. W. Henry,
George Jordan, j. w. Clements.
State OF urtry-The Revs. S. P.
Sheppard, Charles II. Boulder, Dele
gate Solomon Smith.
Superannuated Money - The Rev.
Asbury Smith, Delegate Stephan Guy.i
A change has been made in the con-
ference officers the Rev. Walter L.
Castel hacoming conference ssci etary,
the Rev. II. S. Accooe recording secre-
tary and the Rev. Ii. l. Edmunds as
sistapt secretary
The report of ths First Baltimore
District Conference was made by the
Rev. j. F. Ramsey. This conference
is still part of Delaware Conference.
The question OF separating it into a
distinct body may be decided at this
conference.
Bishop Ruley made his annual adj
dress at Tuesday afternoons session of
the Delaware Conference of the U. A.
M. E. Connection. He referred to the
work of the ministers for the past year
aud expressed the hope that all would
be satisfied with tine appointments he
would make. He announced that he
would carefully examine the financial
work Of each charge for the yenr just
ended and would make his appoint
menfs in manner which he thought
would bring greater results in the en-
suing year. Bishops Cook and Wilmore
also spoke.
The Rev. r. II. Edmunds made an
appeal for the superannuated preachers.
On motion of the Rev. Walter l.. Castle
it was decided that in the future all
members of the conference contribute
one per cent OF their salary to the
superannuated fund. The following lIst
of collections for tho superannu ated list
was read: Church Hill, Pa, sl.O5;
Marshallton, % cents; Chester city,
81; Midiiletown, Pa, "a cents !; Sum
nit Bridge, S1.5l; Delaware City,
81. 80; Newark, 81: New Castle, 81 !;
Wilmington, Sc. 60; West Grove, Pa,
90 cents West Chester, So,
At the evening session the conference
sacramental service was held and
Bishop Wilmore preached the sermon.
At yesterdays session the follow
ing churches reported: West Chester,
Philadelphia, Chester. New Garden,
West Grove. Media, Downingtown and
Somerset, Pa, and Summit Bridge,
New CASTLE Newark, Middletown and
Delaware City. Del la
number of yisitnrs wero intro.
duced, among them being Presiding
Elder j.. r. Waters of the M. Il.
Church, the Reys o. d. Robinson of
the a. NJ. E. Church, e. Freeman OF
Union Baptist Church, Baltimore, and
ID. NJ. Wells of Woodstown, N. j.
Presiding Elder Waters and tho Rev.
Mr.. Robinson addressed the confer
once. The latter speaker announced
that Bishop Grant of the A. M. e.
Church would visit the conference to-
morrow at Q p. IN, Adjournment was
made at noon. ~
SIR. and AIRS. Tavnard's Anniversary.
Tuesday was the 2lst anniversary of
the wedding of Mr.. anil Mrs. S. II.
Maynard, and in the evening largo
number of their friends gase them
surprise at their home. No. TIC French