Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-24
CONFERENCE IN SESSION
Opened at LeWes, Yesterday, Bishop
John P. Newman Presiding.
FULL ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS
A. S. Mobray. Secretary, and
C. A. Grise, Treasurer.
THE LIST OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Stan Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
Lewes, March 90. The Both annual
session OF the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference began at $50
O'Clock this morning with sacramental
service conducted by Bishop John +.
Newman.
Ono hundred and twenty seven mem
hers and IL candidates for mem bership
responded TO the roll call A. S. Now
bray was elected secretary, ami named
W. A. Wise, u. ii. Webster and j. ID.
Riggs az his assistants
Z. A. GriHe was elected treasurer. and
named Alfred q. Cox, j. 4. Brewing
ton, W. b. Copper, 4. S. Mace, +. q.
MacSorloy, j. NJ. Lindale, Julius Dodd.
II. q. Turner aud Aloycius Green Us
hia assistants.
Mr.. Mowbray was elected statistical
secretary ana named u. A. O. Wester-
field, j. IL. Geoghan, W. w. Sharp,
v. r. Northrup, q. L. jones and g.
p. Smith IS his assistants.
The following standing committees,
nominated by tho presiding elders, were
elected:
Public worship-R. II. Adamu, D.
II. Corkran, J. ID. Reese, W. 4. Valiant.
Education-J. NJ. l4indale, j. Il. Van
Burkalow, G. Il. ldersou. S. j. Nor
ris.
Bible society-T. A. II. O'Brisn, 4.
B. Hunter, q. Ii Williams, II. M.
Thurlow.
Sunday schools and Tracts = W. +.
Dawson, Il. S. Mace, L. Q. Smoot, j..
A. Brewington.
Temperance - Ezra Tinker, j. A..
Arters. d. +. Waudell, Warren Burr.
Woman's Foreign NJ visionary Society
Il. W. Layfeld, G. Fosnocht, q.
W. Bounds, II. q. Budd.
| Woman's Homo Missionary SUciety-
q. W. Bowman. W. II. McFarlane, f.
b. Short, Robert Roe.
Freedman'a Aid and Southern Edu.
cation Society,". S. Wickline, W. F.
Compton, g. W. Burke. q. +. Shep'
pard.
Missionary Statistics. Local Preachers
and Postoflices-W. 7. Taylor, j. W.
Fogle. q. +. Smith. d. j. Givan, ..
S. Walton, j. NJ. Collins, George L.
Wood, G. W. Strickland.
Sabbath observance @. W. Burke
W. l.. White, II. S. Dulaney, A. L.
Prettyman.
Per,odicals-E. H. Dorrickson. g. L.
Hardesty, l.. Z. Corkran, W. o. Hurst
Epwurth League @. z. Swain, Jnhr
D. q. llama, Aloycius Green, II. X.
Stephenson.
Stewards' Endowment. II. Raw
Inns, +. +. Carpenter, L. r. Roberta
W. L. s. Murray, II. s. Goldey, JOSEPH
Smithers. Joseph e. Holland, William
Fl. jackson.
Ministerial Qualifications = E. @
Atkins, George W. TOWNSEND, Johi
France, j. W. Easley, E. II. Nelson
@. S. Baker. II. s. Thompson, Q. W
Prettyman.
Auditing -. o. sypherd, ]. NJ
Mitchell, J. W. Gray, ". S. II. Will
liams, w. 4. Valiant.
Conference Relations--C. A. Hill, 4
f. Terry, j. L. Otis. II. ". Ewing
Adam Stengle, v. S. Collins, q. I
Wyatt, II. 9. Mac Sorley.
j. NJ. Talloy was elected Conference
postmaster. p. II: Rawlins,, Adam
Stengle, J. S. Wickline aud Joh
France we're elected members OF til
Board of Stewards.
Friday at 10 a. m. waH set for votin
On constitutional questions.
The character OF Presiding Eide
Adams Of the Dover district was passe
and he road his report. He reported a
, encuurbEiuB RIoWth ~ hii ooPei"Aoh
of church work.
Next the character of Presiding Eide
Corkran of the Easton district wa
passed and he read his report, lie re
ported that every church on the distriC
mad taken q step forward during tn
: Conference year.
b. W. TODD moved for an extensio
Of time after which the character 9
, Presiding Elder Martindale Of tn
: Salisbury district was passed aud b
3 read his report. lie reported that th
+. districts work had moved steadily fol
:. ward.
Isaac L. Wood preBcbed the mission
airy sermon, last evening. Many mem
! bers Of Conference did not reach Lewf
= until s o'clock, and consequently tb
: attendance at the preaching servic
was not as large as was expected.