Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31

Southern Education Society, $500;
public educational collection, SlT6;
childrsn's fund, 500; American Bible
Society, Sl73; Woman's Foreign Mis-
sinnary Society, 81; Womau's Home
Missionary Society. s9j; Conference
Education Society, s97 dom site mis-
sons, S2i5 Metuouist Episcopsl iios-
pital, 81 conference claimants, 81. 2O2;
episcopal fluid, 53li; total, clio, 100
Lawos, March 2s. With sessions in
the morning and afternoon. the Will
miugton Conference transacted con
sideraiilA business on Saturday
William SALISBURY read tie report of
the trustees Of the Wilmington Con
ftreacs Academy. Tho tTus'eeH &C
knowleilged the reCeiptof the library OF
the lats Rev. Charles ". Buoy, d. u.
During the academic year, there were
enrolled at the academy l57 students,
of whum G5 were hOarders Tho trustees
askei tho CO operation Of the conference
in the work OF securing students. The
statement prepared by thu treasurer
showed that he receiva6 Sl3. u.s.. 4 from
the principal and g, 800 from ministers
and other sources. The expenditures
amounted to SIC, 173.a5. The trustees
urged tho necessity Of the conferences
adopting measures TO relieve tho tinRn-
cial embarrassment OF the institution
| The Indebtedness represented 10y bonds
and mortgages is s2G, 800. Go.
The following wers elected college
visitors: j. Il. Van Burkalow, II. O..
Turner, Thomas Il. Hook and John
Fletcher, Dickinson College; II. G..
Budd. W. g. KounB, +. h. Short, III.
7. Cannon and George W. Told, Boston
University; pr. CufkraD, +. j. Coon.
ran, Irving Il. Watkins, Charles b.
Lors and William Taylor, Drew Semi
mars; DR.. Tinker, j. W. Easey, John
II. Hoffecker and Thomas n. Rawlins.
Wilmington Conference Academy; DR..
Watt, Harvey W. Ewing, DR.. ii. =.
Sudler and Wesley Webb, Woman
College; g. A. Giise. S. +. Shipman,
A. G. Cox and NJ. b. Burrie, Morgan
College; j. T.. Otis &. W. Townsend
james L. illegood and A. q. Cox
Princess Anne Academy.
l.. X. Stephenson and G. t. Alder
son were elected visitors to the Method
ist Episcopal Hospital.
DR.. Avery. ALAN StOnglc, DR.. Watt
Harvey W. Ewing, Y. ;. Collins, Or
rrettyman. DIR. Murray. W. W. Sharp
Richard NJ. Cooper, Joseph Smiiherl
Georgs W. Todd, John Hutton, Thoma
y. Rawlins. l.. S. Nelson, W. Il. Good
ing and W. H. Foulk were eleciet
managers OF the Conference Education
Society.
i. +. Price, DR.. CALDWELL G. A
Phoohus, Henry Santersnn. ]. y. Va
| Burkaluw, \. S. Williams. ~. =
Thompson, II. W. 4oth, q. +. Shcr
pard. DR.. Martindalc. DR.. Smith, |. 4
Matthews, ". II. Thompson. DR.. 7
, ". Cooper II. G.. Conrad, Charles II
', Richards W. IT, Dsshiell. II. Y
, ricksls, j. IIersey Hull. W. II. l'uulI'
". l.. Coo ling and William .'anlshui
we're elected managers Of tho Cor
, ference Historical Snciety.
, The stockholders Of the Wilmingto
Conference Acahomy re elerted j. llel
sey Hall, W. +. CRusoy, Dr. +. "
!, Cooper GnA Geurgn W. Totld trustee
: for a term of eight years.
. Tho conference services, yesterday
were attended by immense cnnsragI
tions. From early in the morning unit
latu in the evening the Methodist Epi.
, copnl Church was thruuged. DIR. Alfre
!, Smith conducted worship al sunrisl
|
charge OF DR.. Adams. AT the conclusio
, of this service, Bishop Newman hegu
his sermon, uniting the Usual pr,
I, liminarieH. His subject was Cor
y secrated Power" aud his text ST. doh
= IL, %: 1.-The Master in come. az
!. calletn for thee. =" He discoursed alb
~ for an hour.
= The ordination of doacons and eide
{a..I. ,,Isoa nj rtrInci- lgiShnY, Nom ~, .
. officiating AMI Presiding Elders la
s rett Adams, Corkran and Martiuda
} and Secretary A. >. Mowbrsy assistin
l.. Il. Poole, G. f. Hastings. ID.
Giyan, IT. X. Van Dyke, j. W. Tale
's j. W. Prettymau, W. 0. Bennett, {
r. Ellie and II. d. Kolso we're ordaint
! ieacuns and j. u. Beeuchamr, +.
MulLinsey, J. T.. Outten, ". S.
u Williams and G. W. Hastings ordain
elders. These ceremUnies were follow
~ by a pentecostal service, conducted
:. DR.. Alfred Smith and Ralph Il. Cor
% sey. The missionary anniversary "
). celebrated in the evening, O. +. She
y paru presiding and Dr. W. +. Sni
" making an address
10 The excursion from QueenstUwn
y LRwes, announced TO he given yestt
10 day by the Queen Anne's Railroad O.
:. was annulled in Difference to the wish
=. 70 Of the conferences.
y Lswes, March %. This morning
al session of conference began with q
10 yotion conducted by O. Z. Swain.
Various standing committees ri
10 sented their reports. The relations
U. W. NJ. Green aud James Carroll WI
70 changed from supernumeraty
= effective.
L. Zion Church, Cambridge, Md, "
r. unanimously selected as the next me
Y. ing place.
70 q. A. Griee, DR.. prettyman, j.
10 @. Hanna and S. NJ. Morgan vi
r. elected trustees of the Wilmington Cc
ference Academy.
DR.. Murray, who made the CO
81 GLIDING prayer, asked on behalf of
oh ministers for glad and sweet surpriE
Bishop Newman made hrief q
~ dress, after which, at lilo o'clock,
began reading the list of pastoral ;
TO- pointments, as follows:
~, wILMISGToN DISTRICT.
lct Robert Presiding Elder
nd Bethel and Summit Chesapeake City,
b; S. Conoway.
NJ. Charlestuwn-L. Il. Poole.
IL Cherry Hill-G. +. Jones.
~ Chesapeake City-H. 4. G. Westerfeld
~ Chester booths Corner w, L. DAVIS
me- Christiana-W. Z. Taylor.
tic Claymont--to be supplied.
on Delaware City-H. S. Thompson.
d. Ebenezer, Md.-(SupplyJ W.T.. Hammo
m. Elk Neck-W. IL. 5. LOller.
a. Eikton-A. 5. Mowbray. -..
S on Hockessin-T Is. Hunter.
~ Hopewell and Asbury--J. +. Anderson
Marshallton and Stanton-r. II. Hard
ty, Mt. Lebanon (Rockland)-W II. Benit
IL. Mt Pleasant and Union-E. II. Derricks