Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-31
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converted during the year, 3,016, an
increase of 22i; current cxpansos Of
Sunday schools, sl3, SCI, i'm increase OF
$50: Epworth League GhupterH. lt3, an
increase Of IL; Epworth League mem
bera o, $50, an increase OF i3l PASTORS
claimR for salary, SIG, d33, an increase
of S3l3; pastors claims for house rent,
$40, m increase Of 1886, total
claims Tor pgstorI' support, Sl3t, l3th
an increase OF $500; received for pan.
tors salnries, Sll3, go, un increase OF
81. COZ; received for pastors house rent,
$40, 1922. an increase OF 4i19; total fe-
ceipts for pastors support Sl3i, 6id'
an increase of e.. 36l; deficiency IN re
ceipts for pastoral support S2,54i, a
decrease of 81, 1877; appoftionel for sup
port of presiding elders, Sl,4lS, an IN
crease of So; paid for support oil PRO,
siding elders, S7,033, an increase OF
$40; apportioued for support OF bishops,
81, 49j, decrease Of SAL; paid FOR sup.
port Of bishops 81, 1916, decrease OF
sl6; total support Of pastors, presidlng
elders and bishops, sli2, OS3, an IN
crease OF s2,357; received for con
ference claimants, 50. 81, an increase
OF Sl57; received for church sections.
light. fuel. &C., S.i3, AL, decrease OF
81, 906; received for Sunday school les
sun leaves books. sc, Sl3, sGI, an 10
crDass Of $50; reeceived by churches ior
missions, $40, 2jS, an increase OF Siu2 :
received by Sunday schools for mis-
Mons, Sl4, lag, an increase ci $50;
total receipts for missions, 81, Ala, an
| increase Of 81. 277; receipts OF Board oil
| Church Extension, 81, 9i7, a decrease
| Of S5S; receipts of sunday school
Union, 3l28, IN increase OF $40; re-
ceipts of Tract Society, Sll2, an m
crease of 81; rsGeipta Of Freedman .
| Aid and Southern Education society,
81, 324, an increase of Si9; paid to WI
mington Conference Academy. ~, 10,
40 increase of 5000; children'H tnnu,
1864, decrease OF SO; Receipts oil
American Bibls Society, SOB an IN
crease of @45: receipts Of woman
Foreign Missionary Society, 81, G39, at
increase Of Sj2; receipts OF woman
Home Missionary Society, u, 96s,
decrease of S375; receipts OF Conference
Education Society, S3lI, an increase Q
81; receipts for domestic missions
SD25, an increase of S54: paid to thu
Methodist Episcopal Hospital. slao
an increase of $50; paid for tienera
Conference expenses, 81, decrease
of ?lS.
CONFERENCE ROUTINE.
One thousand dollars of the mis-
sionary collection were set over TO IN
missionary debt. :,
". @. Koons. d. II. Corkrau, i. Q
Mac Sorley. Il. ". Todd, DR.. MAJ
nichol, G. W. Townsend, S. M. Nor
gan, Isaac L. Woods, Julius Dodd, )
ID. Rigg. W. J. Du Hallway, II: W
Ewing, V. S. Collins, Il. Irving Wat
KIDS, j.. r. Otis and II. Il. 5tephenso
were elected members OF the Board c
j Examiners.
, DIR. Maanichol was selected to preac
, the missionary sermon On the eve
the next annual session; alternate Il
L. Coursey.
The usual resolutions of thanks wei
adopted. +,
TIE following, submitted by j. /
O. Hanna and V. 5. Collins, WI
: a1opteu Resolved, That, with col
, fidence in the integrity OF our presidlt
) elders in the administration OF a
funds placed in their hands, we r
: affirm the action of the last conference
that no money raised for the cause
:, domestic missions shall be DIVIDED
as To proYlub Ior uch9,o"Sy :" ~
/" salary Of a presiding elder or OF
!. minister with an adequate support
: Mrs, Merritt Hulburd was volt
/ thanks for memorial volume Of b
J. husband, DR., Hulburd, for free di
. tribution to the ministers.
y DIR, Macnichol announced that 81
:; had been presented to j. d. Rigg
= recognition Of his % years SERVICES
| fha oonfoFpnnp
y G, +. Sheppard was substituted
. DIR. Adams aa Delaware member
l. the com mittee on Sabbath legislatio
u Adam Stengle. Il. @. Atkins, L
T prettyman, j. NJ. Mitchell, II.
+ Thompson, Dr. Barrett and DR.. Ada
- we're elected triers Of appeals.
J, Announcement was made that t
y following appropriation had been
Il tainsd from the General Miaslonl
i, Board: For Salem. 500; Lakesvil
=. $40; Zoar, $50; Cape Charles, sll
~ Parksley, S165; Halwood, $50; Swedi
- Mission, SiO0.
d The conference stewards reported tt
Y they hal distributed 81, OF amo
- conference claimants.
" Collections for conference MIMI
= and the sexton of the Lewes Method
u, Episcopal Church, amounting TO 81
~ and s:'2. %, respectively, were taken.
'! "a was also collection for tire benefit
~ Epworth Church, Wilmington.
y. John France, Isaac X. Wright, G.
l. Wyatt, John II. lIoffecker, pr. NJ
% ray, j. d. G.. Hanna, 6. W. Toy
IT, send, G. f. Sheppard, DR.. 4.
W. Suller, ". II. Foulk and Il.
u Elliott we're elected members OF
-, Board OF Church Extension.
~ 4. @. Smoot, L. II. Rawlina, ).
" Reid. J. II. Phillips, g. A. Till,
Il, II, Nelson, Il. NJ. Cooper, Jos'
lry Smithers, j. S. Wickline, 9. S. Bal
as; IL. S. Furbush, John Simmons, +.
ne Short, DR.. Tinker, II. Q. browne,
"a. George W. Todd were elected memt
~; of this Board of Church Location.
MS G. f. Sheppard, Isnac u. Wood,
.. Murray, Il. q. MacSorley, r. W. 10
~ G. A. Phoebus. f. 7. Roberts, Q.
Ile' Grise, W. j. Du Hallway, DR.. Av'
DR., x. L. Sudler, Geurge v. 70
iel A, G. Cox, |. L. Matthews, L. u.
ina Dennis, John +. Dawson and j.
'li' Phillips were elected managers oil
on, Conference Missionary Society.
and Eating Three Times a Day.
Tar ar a,u.,ad frop, In a raation and had not