Evening journal., 1898-03-24
AN HISTORIC GAVEL.
Welded BY Bishop Newman
at the Conference Session.
PRESIDING ELDERS MAKE REPORTS

0O4NI lAINL4NNE NO4Nn IatlI4ANCtI
OFFICERS SELECTED AND
CIIAIRMEN OF THE STANDING
CONlMTTTEES-HISTORICAL so
CIETY ANNIVERSARY.
Lewes, March Considerable |
business was transacted for the first |
day of conference yesterday, and un-
usual interest is being manifested by
laymen in this, the thirtieth annual |
session. The chief business was the
hearing OF the reports of presiding ell
ders Of the various districts.
Rev. j. p. Otis, on behalf of /. S. Law
son, of CrisfNeld, Md. presented the
bishop with a handsome gavel made
of wood from the house of Joshua
Thomas who preached to British in
vaders in revolutionary times.
The business hours of conference will
be from $50 DO IL o'clock daily. j. w.
Talley was chosen conference postmas-
| ter. A. S. Mowbray, who has been secre-
| elected six consecutive years, was re-
elected. w. r. Mowbray, was re-
elected statistical secretary and G. A.
Grise was reelected treasurer.
The chairmen Of the standing COM
i
| elders and then elected, are: Public
worship, R. H. Adams; education, j.
NJ. Lindale; Bible Society, 7. A. H.
O'Brien; Sunday schools and tracts, w.
+. Dawson; temperance, Ezra Tinker;
| Womans Foreign Missionary Society,
L. w. Layfield; WOman's Home Mis-
sionary Society, G. w. Bowman; Freed
mans Aid and Southern Educational
Society, ]. S. Wickline; missionary sta
tistics. local preachers and post Of
fees. J. p. Taylor; Sabbath observance,
G. w. Burke; periodicals, E. Fl. Der
rickson: Epworth League, c. p. Swain;
| Stewards endowment, p. H. Rawlins
ministerial qualifications, e. c. Atkins;
auditing, J. o. Sypherd; conference re-
lations, G. A. Hill.
A BISHOPS BUSY DAY.
Bishop Newman stated that from :
! to Z o'clock in the morning he will att
: tend to his correspondence and devo-
, tions. The remainder of the morning
? will be given to the conference session
! and from to will be spent with thu
four presiding elders. Il win tell ths
presiding elders to talk freely witt
their pastors" he said, 'and to trea.
| them as men, to respect their man
e hood" This was applauded. Conlinu
. | ing. the bishop said that he had nc
q sympathy for any presiding elder whs
< goes among the brethren with mys
r terious air" From to 6 p. m. will b
/, given to laymen, and from Z TO Il
e | the evening to preachers. Come, tall
a freely with me about where you wan
/, to 60" he said. "be frank with ms
l. but not extrayagant."
Z REPORTS OF PRESIDING ELDERS
n In the presiding elders reports DIR.
Is H. Adams, of Dover district, said the
n there was an encouraging growth !
> all departments There were NO death
of pastors, although several had bee
i'll during the year. J. w. Talley
Zoar. and C. e. Hastings, of Dove
re were released to attend Drew Seminar.
Ig Camp meetings were held at six place
and a movement to save Rehobot
le from saloon power had been starte'
,e 1 The EpWOrth League had forty SenlC
I'd and sixteen Junior leagues, with
le membership of $500. There were l AZ
p conversions. Bridgeville leading wit
" 100. beside paying a $720 debt. Can
A. bridge was retarded by dissenslons. f.
IN tensive improvements were made an
nearly all the salaries are fully paid
Concluding, DR.. Adams said, vii
!. tears: Il was placed six years ago oy
If | Dover district, at that time in sta
as of serious dissensions. Since the da
,,e of the civil war no presiding elder h
~ confronted conditions requiring mo
'je forbearance. patience and wisdom.
~ w2s sent as a messenger of peace
nv tranquilize and soothe asperities, to q
. bitrate grave disputes, to calm the ra
hn and to restore confidence. 1t has talk
III time to accomplish the task, but,
nd the grace of God and the cooperate,
Of the brethren, it has been done, al
we are row in state of Christian II
ternity" Hearty applause greeted
IN words.
m EASTON DISTRICT.
an DR.. w. f. Corkran, Of Easton distri
lg in his report said that the distric h
n. made creditable advances. Clayt
by Church. which was struck by ligh'nlI
ny had been rebuilt, and every person
las Small Piney Neck Sunday school h
err beer converted. New churches will
IN erected at Masseys and at Worton. \
Advances were made in all general q
the majority of local collections. +
vivaIs." said DR.. Corkran, were inma
oaH country places either drowned by r:
as or smothered by muddy roads. Eley
ht- hundred persons were converted,
~ | Michael's Church leading with
,er converts. At Tunis Mills school Y
lad started and sixty-five persons were e
Ian verted Townsend had seventy-i
converts and Chestertown eighty,
side reclaiming seventy-five others.
movement had been started TO seci
law local option in the Delaware portion
.roa the district.
Ru- SALISBURY DISTRICT.
of DIR. T. E. Martindale, for Salisbl
district, told of Presiding Elder Aver
resignation and of his appointment
the vacancy. Rev. w. G. Chance
,.. died during the year and several nil
lu ters lost relatives. A feature was =
- read Sunday school, organized at |
,eaD ,rD mar, a few months ago. Tangiers
iar land will build $500 church
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