The sun., 1898-03-26
PRESIDING ELDER IN DEMAND
Rev. L. E. Barret Wanted in
the Philadelphia Conference.
PASTORFOR ESAK ESMETHODISNl
fta'
Rev. s. II. Maxwell Goes to the Baptist
Church, the Lewes Conference
COmmends President
hcKinley's Policy
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Commends President
McKinley's Policy
Special to THE SUM-
LEwEs, March 25.-Presiding Eide,
Barrett is very much in demand.
He is wanted by several charges, in and
out OF the Conference.
The church at this place, Lewes, afte,
increasing the salary from nine hundred
to thousand, asked for him and in the
event of not getting him, they want w.
L. White, of fredericksburg.
Charles F. Richards, ESQ.,, and a dele.
CATION from Georgetown were here today
urging against the appointment of V. 5.
Collins, for the presiding eldership, as
they very much desire him to remain
with them, but in case he should be ap-
pointed they want DR.. Barrett.
Again he has pressing invitation to
Chester, Pa, where he would like to go,
bnt it seems there is no one in the Phil
adelphia Conference, who desires to en-
ter this Conference and the Bishop cam
not transfer him.
The annual dinner Of the Alnmni Of
Dickinson College, Drew Theological
Seminary, Boston University School of
Theology and Wilmington Conference
Academy was given at the Hotel Rodney
tonight. Rev. DR.. W. f. Avery was
toastmaster. Bishop John +. Newman
was the first speaker on the programme.
The following toasts were made: "Pre-
paratory Schools" response by W. L.
Gooding, Ph. D.; "Our Semiparies," DR..
George W. King; "The Man and Mes
sage" DR.. Rohrer; "A Dying Prejud. CO."
Rev. Robert Watt; Dickinson College,"
Prof J. II. Morgan, and impromptu ad-
dresses by }. E. Holland and f. L. Hub
bard. There were sixty covers at the
dinner.
Tho Conference was opened by devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Robert
Watt. Bishop Newman's subject of ad-
dress to young men this morning was
ministerial Success"
Rev. S. K. Maxwell. stationed at Ell
we'll, Md, who entered the Conference
from the Baptist Church nine years ago,
requested the return OF his parchments
as he wished to return to The Baptist
Church. He was allowed the return of
his papers.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted, amidst the
singing of the song America
AT its session in March, 1896, the Will
mington Conference declared it's SYM.
pathy with the Cuban patriots in their
struggle for freedom from tyrannical
power, and our purpose to appeal to the
God of battles in their behalf.
"ln the two years that have inter-
vened the war as prosecuted by Spain
has been marked by atrocities unknown
to modern warfare and at which civil
ization shudders.
Pending the report of the Court of
Investigation, we withhold any express
sion us to the destruction of the battle
ship Maine, and the killing and maim-
ing of multitude of brave Americans,
who then and there met fate SO ter
ribe.
"But we re-affirm our conviction that
the side of oppressed and bleeding Cuba,
and we still pray that right may be vim
dicated.
"We admire and commend the dclibcr-
alton and patience of His I,xccllcncy,
William Mckinley, the dignitied Chris
tian President Of our Republic. We
hereby express our entire approval of
his wise and human conduct amid all
the threatening complicationS involving
the relations of our country and the
Spanish Kingdom, and declare our un-
qualified confidence in his wisdom and
patriotism to meet future exigencies, as
surfing him of our loyal support.
Meanwhile prayfully uniting with him
in tn. earnest hope that an honorable
adjustment of these complications may
be effected, the horrors Of war avcrted,
and the right made to triumph in the
of the kingdom OF ''peacc on
earth and good will toward men, V.
5. Collins, II. T. Wood, J. Il. Martin
dale, G. A. Grise, L, f. Barrett, 5. NJ.
Morgan.
DR.. J. M. Freeman, of the Sunday
School Union and Tract Society, ad- |
dressed the Conference, and among other
things said that in this country there are |
81 900 Sunday schools in the NJ. Il
Church, 350,OOO officers and 2,GOO,OOO !
scholars. In the past year there were
III, 600 conversions in these schools.
DR.. $. F. Morgan, OF Drew Theologi-
,al Seminary; Prof. Morgan, Of Dickin-
son College; DR.. Lippincott, of the
Episcopal llospital, Phila-
lclphia. were allowed privileges OF talk
ing to the Conference at the morning
session.
Bishop Newman at This juncture pre-
sented Presiding Elders Louis Il. Jarrett,
IN behalf of the ministers of the Will
nington District, and II. II. Adams, on
behalf of the ministers OF Dover District,
Zach with an envelope containing 4 sum
If money "With the best wishes of the
preachers, who have labored SO pleasantly
With them,''
The question OF vote OH Constitu-
,ional amendment proposed by the Con-
erence at Rock River, to make the lay
md ministerial representation equal in
he general Conference was taken up and
committee Of laymen representing the
churches were presented.
Chief Justice of the State Charles r.
Lore, the chairman of the committee
the memorials and made a
,ood strong argument in favor of the
stating the desire of the
aymen was simply to work side by side
With the ministers and help in the com
non cause of saving humanity.
After few words from the other
members of the committee, Messrs. Will
;o,,, lr;,II William, Uoull- ou1 s TT