The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-24
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
The Annual Session Opened at Lewes Yes
terday-rIuch Business.

au 0uhl beSSlOn Vi WllHliueUou Aebuoul9
Episcopal Conference was opened here to
day. Nearly all the members were pre- sen
and considerable business was TRANSACTED
for the first day. Blsnop John L, Newman
presided.
Rev. ]. z. Otis, on behalf of l. $. Law
son, OF Crisfleld Md, presented the BIZ
op with q handsome gayei made OF woot
from the house OF Joshua Thomas, wh'
preached to British invaders In revolution
ary times:
The business hours OF conference will bI
from $50 to ~ O'Clock daily. j. w. IalleJ
was chosen conference pos master. A. 5
Mowbray, who has been secretary six con
secutive years, was reelected. W. II. Now
bray WAS re-elected statistical secretary
and g. A. Grice was reelected treasurer.
Bishop Newman stated that from to
o'clock In tho morning he will attend to
his correspondence and deyotions. The
remainder OF the morning will be given to
the conference session, and from to 8
Will be spent With ths four presiding
elders. II will tell the presiding elders tc
talk freely with thels padorJ.' he said,
'and to trent them them as men, to re
spoct their manhood" This was applaud.
ed. Continuing the bishop said that he
had mo sympathy for any presiding elder
who goes among the brethren with mys-
terious air. From B TO 6p. M, will be
given to laymen and FRONT to 9 ir the
evening TO preachers. Come talk freely
with me about where you want to CO." he
said; "bs frank with me, but not extrava.
CANT"
In the presiding elders reports Or. II. Fl.
Adams. of Dover district, said that there
was an encouraging growth in all depart
ments. There were no deaths Of pastors
although several had been i'll during the
year. j. w. Talley, OF Hoar. and Q. f.
Hastings, Of Dover. were released to attend
Drew Seminary. Camp-meetings were
held nt six places and movement to save
Rehoboth from saloon power had been
started The Epworth League had forty
senior and sixteen junior leagues, with o
membership of $500. There were 400
conversions, Bridgeville leading with lao,
beside paying n $720 debt. Cam bridge was
retarded by dissensions. Extensive i'm.
pruvements were made and nearly all the
sal aries are fully paid.
Concluding, DR.. Adams said, with tears:
II was placed ak yeats ago over Dover
district at that time in a state Of serious
dis sension. Since tho days Of the civil war
no presiding elder has confronted condi
tions requiring more rorbearanoe, patience
and wisdom. l was sent as messenger
Of peace to tranQuilizs aud 500 the asperi.
ties to arbltrato grave disputes, to calm
the rash and to restore confidence 1t has
taken time to accomplish the task, but, by
the grace OF God and tho cooperation OF
the brethren, it has boon done aud we are
now in Il state of Christian fraternity"
Hearty applause greeted his words.
DR.. w. b. Corkran, Of EasSon District
in his report said that the district had
made cledltable advances. Clayton Church
which was struck by lightning had been
robuilt and every person In Small Plney
Neck Suuday-school had been converted
Ne ~ churches will be erected at Mlsseys
and ut Worton, Md. Advances were mude
in all general and the majority of local
collections. "Ravivals" said DIR. Corkran,
"were in many country places either
drowned by rain or smothered by muddy
roads" Eleven hundred persons were
converted, st Michaels Church Ieadiug
with .65 converts. At Tunis Mills q school
was started and Go persons were converted.
Townsend had 70 converts and Chester
town 80, beside reclaiming rs others. A
movement had heen startod to secure
local option in tho Delaware portion Of
the district.
Dr, 4. e. Martindale, for Salisbury dis. |
trict told of Presiding Elder Avery's resig.
nation and OF his appointment to the va
cancy. Rev. w. G. Chance had died dur |
ing the year and several ministers lost |
relatives. A feature was railroad Sun. |
day. school, organized at Delmar few |
months ago Iangiers Island will build O |
~, 500 church and several charges have re-
paid 81, 400, and In the district SIT, 900 had |
been subscribed and paid out by the |
churches There was an increase of eleven
Epworth Leagues aud the conversiU MS
nuInb berod 1.450. Asbury led with 1870,
Mount Vernon had 10, Millsboro, l16,
and every church was included in the list.
Friday morning was designated by the
conference for considering constitutional
questions. The matter of equal lay and
Conference will be disposed Of then. Promi
lsnt laym0n from all churches are OK.
peoted to be present to influence the pas
sage of the proposition. A three.fourtbs
vote OF ali The members is necessary to se-
euro favorable action.
Dr.. A. ]. Kynett Of tho Church extern
zion Society; DE- W; ]. Kelly, Dr. G. Fl.
Payne ami Dir. W. ". Moffett made short
addresses to tho conference on Methodist
allowance of SO from bequosts of Attila
.. Christman and Caroline Clark for the
conference claimants fund was received.
The anniversary Of the Historical So
iety was held this afternoon. Rev. Il. w.
Todd presided nn.l made an address and
rev. 3. II. Prco also spoke. He is tho
ldest minister in the conference Is
DF "A. y. hlHeCb auureSseu te1Hpcr-
nee meeting i'll the church. At $3.50
clock pentecostal service was conduct t
Il by Rev. Dr. Alfred Smith and Rev. IL. c
'. Coursuy. G
Tho largest meeting of the day WAS that t
the CAurch Extension Society to night. +
lev. John France presided and Rev. DIR. /,
J.. J. Kynclt mnde tho address. h
George ". King, formerly of the New "
.nglund Conferences, to-day received O
hi from Trinity Church, Worcester q
lass, the salary of which is s., 800. He Is u
ill II member of the New England Con. II
,rence and will accept the call G.
The following standing com mittees Il
by tho presiding elders, were o
&C ca: p, ,
Public Worship--R H. Adams. u. Ii. ft
orETan j. u. heese, ", L. Valiant.
Education--J NJ. LIndaio, ). I. Van b
lrkalow, q. l. Anderson, 5, J., Norris. W
Bible Socuty--.I. A. IL. q Brien, L. Is. b
unter, G. II; Williams, t. M. Thurlow. p
Sunday Schools and Traots-W. Il.
awson, Il 5. Mace, L. q. Smoot. j. A.
rewington.
Tinker, j "A. Arter5,
. B. Waddell, Warren Burr. n
Wqman's Foreign Missionary Society IL
W.. Lnylleld, l. IT, tosnocht, q. w. Il
OllnlS, ii, e. I3udu. II