Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-25

man from the Wilmington 10 the New.
nrk Conisronee unless he receives an
invitation from tho aymen. / will
give you a chance IL tho laymen will
invite you. y tApplause.
v. y. Collins said the members Of
tho Wilmington Conference will wei
come Dr. Baker of the Newark Confer
ence, WHO has been invited to become
pastor OF Grace Church, Wilmington.
Iho resolutions, he explained, were
not intended to antagonize DIR. Baker's
| transfer
Tbs following. submitted by Robert
/ Watt, was also adopted:
Wberoas, Our Conference Ia crowd
ed by the transfer OF mon In the in
term of the annual Conference.
4 whereas, These transfers were made
ny the consent Of the presiding elders
OF our Conference therefore,
| Resolved, That wo. most earnestly
request our presiding elders to protect
us 10 this matter, that they do not COM,
sent to the transfer of any man into our
| CONFERENCE without the consent OF
three. fourths of the presiding elders. ,,
Bishop Walden said the restiessnesH
| OF the ministers is largely due to the
depression OF the times. lie advised
that they agree to divide the troubles
and distressas with their people and
agree 10 stay where they are. Wherever
promotions ore possible, he stated, his
policy is to divide them between three
or four mon. giving each n little instead
OF giving one a great promotion.
The Hon. John G. Wooloy created a
uensation at tho temperance anniyer-
sary, which was celebrated on Saturday
evening In the Methodist Protestant
Church. lie criticised tho Democratic
and Republican parties and arraigned
christians The latter, ho said, 90
around saying that Temperance and
prohibition are good things. but at the
recent election they had voted against
temperance and prohibition by voting
the Democratic and Republican tickets.
lie oensured the Methodist Episcopal
bishops for not having upheld temper
ance ana prohibition by their votes.
His remarks are unfavorably commented
upon oh all sides. He delivered
similar address in tho Methodist Pro.
testant Church yesterday afternoon, and
was heard by an immense audience on
each occasion.
Tho anniversary of the Freedman's
Aid and Southern Educational Society
VISA hioo e'ltbIuitNi Ou k1dtuTuuy bNeu+
ing, the address being made by Dr.
John W.. Hamilton.
The Conference love feast was con
Quoted by Presiding Elder Smith.
Bishop Walden preached in the
Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
morning. and DIR. John w. Hamilton
preached Ia the Methodist Protestant
church.
In the Methodist Episcopal Church
yesterday afternoon deacons and elders
were ordained by Bishop Walden, as
SISTED by Presiding Elders Barrett,
Adams, Corlsrau and Smith, Drs Muir.
ray and Martindale, A. s. Mowbray. |
y. +, Price and Adam Stengle. Edward
III. Collins and Thomas s. Holt we're
ordained deaoons, and II. A. q. West.
erfield. Clarence w. Strickland, Julius
a. Brawington, William +. Taylor and
William q. Strickland were ordained
elders. AT thu memorial service, which
followed, q. p. Swain read memoir
OF DUNES Conner. and DIR. Robert Watt
read memoir of DIR, Merritt Hulburl.
pr. John a.. Roache preached in tho
Methodist Episcopal Church last even
ing, and DR.. Butt preached in tho
Methodist Protestant Church.
"a
Chestertown, Md, March %. Sta.
tistical Secretary W. II. Mowbray pro-
Rented at yesterday mornings session Of |
tho Wilmington Conference his report,
which was as follows: PASTORS claims |
for salary. slld, 100; pastoral claims for
house rent, $40, l26; amount OF salaries |
paid TO pastors, SIP, 800; paid to pas.
tors for house rent, S1S, 9G3; amount |
apportioned for support OF presiding |
elders, 81, 4l5, amount paid for sup |
port Of presiding elders. 81, OBJ; amount |
npportioned for support of bishups, |
81, 53G; amount paid for support OF |
bishops, sl,41l total amount raid for
support of pastors. presiding elders
and bishops, SlS9. COG; raised for Com,
ference claimants. s5,665; puid by
for miscellaneous expenses,
$50, 3i7; number of churches, 300;
probable value OF churches 81. 57S, 800;
number of parsonases, 1873; probable
value of parsonages, s279, 700; paid for
building and Improving church prop.
erty, S3S, Ssh; paid on old indebtedness
on church property, SD, CSC; presont
Indebtedness ON church property,
Sl10, SIT; contributed by churches for
missions, SO, S66; contributed by Sun.
day schools for missions, Sl3, 27l: CON
tributed for church extension, S2,005;
paid 10 Sunday school Union, S41S;
paid TO Tract Society, Si07; contributed
by Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society, Sl.h6l; contributed by tho
Wompn's Home Missionary Society,
y, 343; paid to- the Freetlman's Aid
and Southern Edunation Society,
81, a75: paid to the Wilmington Con.
ference Academy, 1916: children's
fund, 81. 0',9; paid to tho American
Bible Society, S5Ol paid to tho Con
ference Educational Society. s34fi; con
tributed for domestic missions, SS7l;
for General Conference ex-
penses, s22: paid to the Philadelphia
Hospital, 500; number OF proba.
tioners. 3, 500; numher Of full members,
y, 093; number Of local preachers, l1s;
number Of deaths, 542; number OF
children baptized, 2,437; number OF
ADULTS baptized, go; number of Sun
lay schoola, 39l; number of officers
ind teachers, G. l40; number of
scholars, AZ, 546; average attendance,
n, 1856; momhers of home department,
;, 307; number of officers and teachers
Who are church members, 5,S22;
Icbolars who are church members,
Is, 09O; number of scholars converted
luring the year, 2, 7a5; paid for Sun
lay school supplies, sl3, sos; number
# Epworth League chapters. 1862;
membership of Epworth League chap.
ers, 0, 55S.
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