Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31
VICTORY FOR THE LAYMEN
Equal Representation Plan approved
by Wilmington Conference.
REPORT OF WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Presiding. Elder Barrett Finds
Reason to Rejoice.
WORDS OF PRAISE BY BISHOP NEWMAN

STAFF Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Lewas, March 2i.-The Row. j. +.
Otis. on behalf OF !. S. Lawson Of Crio.
field. yesterday morning, presented TO
the Conference Historical Society tiua
gavel, to be used at this session. II is
inscribed: Made Of wood from the
house occupied by the Rev. Joshua
Thomas OF the time he rroarhed to the
British 90 THngier island. ~ The gift
Was accepted 10y Bishop Newman.
An hour wBs devoted to hearing the
presiding elders reports
DOVER DISTRICT
DR.. Adams reported an encouraging |
growth 10 nll departments Of church |
work on the Dover district The Rev. |
J. II. Caldwell, u. D., and bis wife |
have become very feeble. The Rev. ". |
Z. TomkinBon has cunvulesced slowly. |
Cbildreu's day was generally observed, |
aad the call to aid this worl. met With |
liberal response. Campmeetings were
held With varying results. The Ep- |
worth League continues 10 grow in
numhera, organizations aud efficiency.
There are on the district IL senior and
16 junior leagues, with membership
aPproximatiug >, 500. The roporta of
the Sunday school superintendent
NuUW ulEIHE hhtIHEt httBuuHuCb VI
teachers and scholars, aud more en-
thusiasm in Sunday school work. a
large number of tho converts reported
are from the Sunday schools. Tho
classmeeting is maintained st several
places with much OF its primitive 10
fluenoe and power. The lealiers report
some improvement in the observance Of
family worship, yet this sacred duty
is neglected in one half of the pro
fessedly Christian families the cause
of prohibition has received attention
in all parts of tho district. The par
sonage on williamsburg circuit las
been improved at a cost OF $500. A
church has been built on Hurlock cir
cult at cost of 81, 100. On Salem cir
cult there have been SO conversions,
and on Church Creek circuit there have
been 10. Asbury will erect par-
sonage. Grape circuit has increased
the PASTORS SALARY to $500. Ebeuezer
reports 40 conversions. and Vienna re-
ports lG. The parsonage on Camden
circuit has been improved. The
Wyoming Church has been frescoed at
q cost of 5000. bell has been put in
the Bteeple Of The FELTON, Church.
Frederica circuit is the most influential
ona on the district. An organ has beun
nut in the Milford Neck Church. A
beautiful grove has been bought for
the use of the congregation at Mill.
woou. Shenpard's Church, on Burris-
willie circuit, has been transformed
Denton circuit reports 40 conversions,
and WilistOp circuit reports GO. Har-
rington maintains the influential posi-.
ton il took a year ago. HriGgeville
has been the scene OF the greatest re.
yiva on tho district, 100 conversions
having been reported, Pennington has
had a grent year. Greenwood reports
II conversions, and Houston circuit re
ports rs. Milford has repeated the sue
cess of former years. Lincoln circuit
reports 60 conversions, and Georgetown
circuit reports 81. A church is beine
built at Rehoboth at cost Of 81, 200
Little Creek reports is conversions, ant
Ieipsic reports 49, Milton reports II
conversions. Armory Church, Dover
shows improvement in organization
Georgetown has paid So, &C. sc OF it
indehtedness This districts crowuinI
work in church building is the erection
of splendid edifice at SeaFord Wesle
Church, Dover, has been remodeied a
a cost OF e.. 0U0
Reviewing his six years' presidin
eldership, Dr. Adams said; when
was put on the Dover district, ID wa
the days Of the Civil War, no presidin
elder of this conference mas confronte
conditions requiring more fprbsaranct
patience and wisdom. | was sent, as
messenger of peace, to tranquilize an
sOothe asperities, to arbitrate gray
disputes, to counsel and restrain I'll
rash and restore confidence. 1t hi
taken time to accomplish the task, bu
BY the grace Of Cod and tho cooper
tiUn of tine brethren, it has been accou
plished, and we are now in state
blessed Christian fraternity"
EAsToN DISTRICT.
DIR. CorEran reported that the
charges On the Easton district ha
been under the pastoral supervision
81 conference members and three su
plios. Every charge has taken a ST
forward. One pastor, the ReT. Newt
McQuay, died during the year. ~
financial conditions havs been slight
relieved. The district has not taken
long leap forward in it's material j
terest, but hes made creditable alvanC
at every point. With DIR. Corkran,
has been q year of planning and 81
tematizing. rather than year of eN
Cution, and he believes that 1.-THE nj
are ready To cast upon the rig
side OF the ship" While no gre
enterprise in building and improvi
church property has been launchC
several enterprises are cryHtalizlng, u
III more than a score OF cases impro'
mentH have been made.
The Clayton church has been
larged. The Townsend church has bl
improved at cost Of $3.50 Smyi
has paid an indebtedness of $780, q
Odessa has paid one amounting to 81
Efforts are being made to build
church at Blaclbird.
With reference to the beuevolenc
the year has been one Of activity a
SUCCESS. Advance has been made
each OF tho seven general collectio
as we'll as in those which are lusul.
pastoral support, Clayton reports
increase OF 800; Smyrna, an incre
of Si0 while Odessa, which had
cided TO reduce tho PASTORS salary fl
500 TO $500, contributed 5000.
The Epworth League consists OF
senior anti ~ junior chapters, wit
membership OF . $50.
Smyrna circuit, Odessa, Middleto
and Cheawold have each had from
TO 30 conversions. .-..
In the Delaware part OF the distl
effort ia being made to organize
movement looking TO securing Ii
option under the provisions of the |
Constitution.
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
DR.. Martiudale, in his report, sta
that, having been appointed presid
elder of the Salisbury district late