The sun., 1898-03-29
7 ]! CONFERENCE CLOSED
Elders Named for Dover and
Wilmington Districts.
PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
The Presiding Elder Commended
for His Fair and Impartial
Rulings...The Other Bust.
ness Transacted

LEWIS, DEL, March 2S.-The Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Conference
closed it's thirtieth annual session today.
The announcement of the appointments
OF the presiding elders for the Dover and
Wilmington districts, around which the
principal interest of this session centred,
was awaited by the immense throng
which filled the church, with intense in
terest. .,
When the names of c. S. Baker was
announced for the Dover district and
Robert Watt, for the Wilmington were
pronounced by Bishop John p. Newman,
the applause was tremendous, and the
announcement of Vaughn S. Collins as
principal OF the Wilmington Conference
Academy at Dover was greeted with a
grand outburst OF e..t.usiasm.
The announcements were surprise in
many respects, and there was some dig.
appointment, but in only one or two in
stances of lesser Importance was heard
any public disapproval of the work Of
Bishop J. ?. Newman and his cabinet.
The retiring presiding elders, Revs. Bar
rett and Adams 90 to Milford and Easton
respectively.
The closing session was opened by de-
.yotions conducted by G. p. Swain.
~ In view of the increased missionary
collections over last year by $1,000, It
was voted to apply 1000 of it to the
missionary debt.
Z G. A. Grise, S. NJ. Morgan, C. w.
Prettyman and Robert Watt were elected
to fill vacancies in the Board of Trustees
of the Wilmington Conference Academy.
The relation of William NJ. Green and
James Carroll were changed from Super.
numerarv to effective.
When Bishop called for place of next
meeting W. J. DuHadway extended the
conference an invitation to meet at Cam.
bridge, Nd, next year, on behalf of Zion
Church Of that town. The invitation
was unanimously accepted.
Bishop Newman announced the follow
ing Boa'd of Examiners: -
lS99-W. 6. Koons, ID. H. Corkran, +.
C.McSorley.
looO-E. Macnchel, CIV. Townsend,
S. NJ. Morgan, |. i. Wood
!oOl-Julius Dodd, j. ID. Rigg, w. j.
DuEladway, f. W. Ewing.
l902-V. S. Collins, Il. J. Watkins, .J.
p. Otis, r. X. Stephenson.
President--Naughan S.Collins, George
town, Del.
secrctary-R. Irving Watkins, Marion,
Md.
The Board of Trustees OF the Whining
ton Conference as elected are: President,
V. S. Collins; secretary, z. II. Rawlins;
treasurer, W. L. $. Murray. For the
year 1899, V. s. Collins, C. p. Swain, G.
w. Prcttyman; 1900, w. l.. S. Murray,
p. II. Rawlins G. +. Wyatt; 1901, Adam
Stengle, 7. Il. Martindale. f. IL.
Nelson.
The Conference Missionary Society
managers:
Ministerial-C. F. Sheppard, first vice
president; l. L. Wood, W. l.. S. Murray,
+, c. McSorley, secretary; r. W. TODD,
George A. Phoebus, f. =. Roberts, G. A.
Grise, w. j. DuIIadway, w. e. Avery.
Iay-Dr.A.E +. Sudler, president; George
W. Todd, second vice president; A. G.
Cox, treasurer; |. T. Matthews, l.. f.
p. Dennis, John +, Dawson, J. II. !
The Conference Board Of Church Ex-
;cnsion is: President, John France; vice !
Isaac X. Wright: secretary,
=. T. Wyatt; treasurer, J. II. Hoffecker
Managers W. L. $ Murray, J. d. c. |
Hanna, G. W. Townsend, G. +. Shep~
Dard, DR.. A. T.. Sudlcr, William II.
Fouk, +, G. ElLi4i, cx-o&icio members, ,
he Presiding Elders. 't. 's
The Board of Church Locstion follows:
Dover District-T. o. smoot, i. II.
Rawlins, J. NJ. Reid, J. II. Phillips.
Easton District-C \. Hill, L. II. Mel
'on, Il. NJ. Cooper Joseph Smithers.
Salisbury pistrict-,i. $, W.ckline, c.
!. Baker, f.. :. Furhush, John Simmons.
Wilmington Distr'ct--W. W. Sharp,
Ezra Tinker, II. G. Browne, q. " Todd.
Adam stCngie, l.. G. Atkins. G. W. !,
'rettyloan, }. NJ. Mitchell, |. $. ThomQ-
'on, l.. Z, Harrait-and Z. II. Adams
constitute The i'Tjer> ol AnHCa1: Roam.
Memorial papers to the lnemory OF
Jacob Tome, G. S. Watson and Samuel
Thompson wore read Nv II. W. Ewing.
Hev.J, y, G. Hanna presented Ihe FOL-
owing resolution, which wuImopted:
"NG.my&p: THAT Ni;h confidence in
be ability Of our Presiding Elders nthe
administration Of all funds placed in
heir hands, we realiirm tHe action o! the
a>t Conference that no money raised for
he cause Of Domestic Missions EhaI! be
liy.oed 80 as 10 provide Tor Il deficiency
n tie salary OF Il Presiding cider, or OF
minister with an inadequate support"
Dr.. samiel Thomas, of The Phitadel-
)ha Book Rooms, and DR.. W. T, smith,
corresponding SECRETARY of the Mission
ry Society, addressed the Conference.
4 collection for the sexton netted $332,
nd one for ministers nettcd S'22, and,
iter singing Blessed BE the lie That
'inds' and prayer by W. i. S. Murray,
he appointments were read, and one of
he pleasantest sessions of the Conference