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

forusd. The Sunday schools arc doing
ccuuiue service 10 church erection
anu Improvements, the district has had
a usy nna Joyous year. The churches
at Frankford, Houston ami Delmar
have each been beautitsi at cost OF
500. In liquidating old indebtedness
Laurel leads, with 81, 400 paid on |
church and parsonage. The average pas
tUral salary ia sS37. Nine charges have |
advanced their estimates from so to |
500. The Epworth League consists OF
81 senior and IS junior chapters with !
II membership OF S3.0Ol Great in !
tArest regarding the bonesolsuces has
been manifested. Millsboro reports
li6 conversions; Gumboro, Ill, and
Roxana and Frankford, GO each.
Lewes, March 81 This mornings
session Of the Wilmington Conference
opened with Gevotions conducted ny
the Rev. e. +. Sheppard, Bishop New.
man made an address on Methods oil
Study
The character of Presiding Elder
Barrett Of the Wilmington district vas
passed, ami he read his report. Among
the prominent laymen who died daring
the year, he mentioned Hon. TGomas
ID. EmIAJ uui Iluu. udtuD AOlhc' 49,
versions as follows are reported :Charles-
town and Principle, 30, Chesapeake
City, l26; Chester Bethel, 4A; Hops
we'll and Asbury, 81; Newark aud IVES.
| ley, 81; Northeast, 20; pnr. Deposit,
100. Mt. pleasant Md, 60; Zion cir
cult, leo; Elienezer, 80; AHbury, vii
miugton, 200; Mt. Saiom, no; Ep
worth, 20: Kiugswood aud Edge door,
~ St. paul's, 81; Wesley, 80; brandy.
vino, 100; Scott, 80. successful re-
| vival services have also bean held Mt
Cherry Hill, Christiana, Chymont,
Delaware City, Elk Neck, Elkton, Mt.
| Lebanon, Nj. Pleasant and Union,
Hockessin, Ma,shalton and Stanton,
New Castle, Newport, Pnrryville, Reh
Lion and Glasgow, Rising sun and
| Sylmar, st. Georges, st. johns, Grace.
Goldman, Eastlake, SilyerbroOk, Swed-
| ish Mission and Union.
The Epworth League work has heen
progressive and aggressive. There has
heen a revival of good literature amuhg
the young people. This league consists
Of n senior and II junior chapters,
with membership Of 1850. There are
also on tue district seven Christian
Enheayor Societies. with a membership
OF 4i3. In nearly every church there is
an organization of young paonle, and
these organizations have greatly helped
the pastors. There are 73 Sunday
schools, with i, $50 officers and teachers
and -, 500 scholars.
The three campmevtings held during
the year were we'll attended.
The amount contributed last year fol
hensvolencea exceeds the contributions
of the preceding year. Eheuezer hal
built a parsonage at cost OF 81, 200
st. Johu's has bought parsonage at |
cost Of sl.050. A chapel is beinl
erected at West Amwell, connected will
EllSton. The infant school room OF st
| Psul's Church, Wilmington, has beef
! refitted at cost of $500. Steam heat
ing apparatus has been put in Mt
Salem parsonage. The Port Deposit par
sonage has boon improved at a cost O
5000. The infant schoolroom of IIarriso
Street Church will be enlarged. Elkto
has paid $1,000 on parsonage debt
Grace, $500. Kingswood has paid S72
on church debt; Silverbrook, 1922 MI
a Salem, $500: Madeley, $40; Swedis
t. Mission, 800; Zion circuit, 1924 Clay
a mont, $l5; Newark, sl63; Cherry Hill
q 100; Marshalltnn ana Stanton, $40; Ell
q Neck, So; Union, $500; Delawar
!, City, $50; Wesley, 800; Eastlake. 81
The situation at Epworth haH mater
it ally improved, and plans for reducin
n considerable of its debt are bein
Q mntured. Epworth will invite the col
J. ference to meet there in 1900. Ten
d perance work has not besn nsglscte
Is during the year.
!. DIR. Barrett said that he reioiced
4, the SUCCESS achieved during his term
Ia presiding elder. Seven churches ha'
10 been built, and dedicated, at cost
IN over 500, 600; two parsonages huilt,
~ u cost of over 81, 600; improvement
al made in church property, costing Ov
$50, COO; benevolent collections take
IL amounting to over 500, 600; a graz
/ total Of S256, 900 given to church il
as provements and benevolences. II Il
CO Hum pail for pastoral support we
10 added TO this, about S25S, 600, he state
ed there would be the handsome sum
10. S514, 600 laid before Gods altar for t
a conversion of this world, exclusive
nd interest money and the usual trustee
We expenses of the church. When it
he considered that this large sum was CO
las tributsd freely aud voluntarily, in I
II, midst OF widespread and sewers mon
"a panic, in manufacturing district,
m added, it ia indubitabls evidence til
of the great heart of Methodism bel
responsive to the demands of tiod q
Ills church.
~, Bishop Newman stated that the
81 ports submitted by the presiding old
w of the Wilmington Conference were
VI clearest and most concise he had o,
~ soon. tApnlauas.)
.ep The characters Of ministers OF all e.
~ districts were pasgnd and tho miniat
.i repUrted concerning their connection
ty The relation of the Rev. Il. u. Hyns
"a WAS changed from effective To sup
Iu- numerurv, and the relation OF tho III
cea L. S. Williams was changed from
~ eutive to superannuate.
w The Wilmington Confsrence's app
NJ tionmant for General Conference
ees penses, 81, 572, was announced.
guy The Rsys. " S. Collins, c. p. Swa
eaC Adam Stengls. Il. Il. Martiudule,
w L. S. Murray, q. 4. Wyatt, Il.
eui Nelson, T. II. Rawlins and @. N. Pref
~" man were elected conference trustees
NO A resolution announcing that
Rev. j. ID. Rigg is finishing % YET
e. Gu service as secretary OF the confersr
W. IL years as secretary in chief, and
ana years as journal secretary, and prov
no ing for the appointment of commit
~ ! to securs a suitable gift for MIR. Ri
was adopted.
ces, Lewes, March % e. II. Hynsc
anu relation was changed yesterday Fl
Va effective TO Hupernumerary, and T,
IL. williams from effective TO superb
uate.
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