Evening journal., 1898-03-28
ADMITTED TO MINISTRY
Ordination of Young Ministers
at Lewes Yesterday.
INTEREST oENTERBD IN ELDERS

INTEREST 0ENTERED IN ELDERS |
SUCH A GREAT CROWD THRONGED
LEwEs M. E. CHURCH YESTER-
DAY THAT SOME OF THE FLAs-
TER FELL-OTHER CONFER
ENCE NEWS.
Lewes, March Wilmington Meth
odist Episcopal Conference appropri-
ately observed Sunday, and the ser
vices were largely attended. Hundreds
Of visitors arrived in town, but owing
to the small number of churches they
could not attend many meetings.
The most important service of the
day was in the morning, when Bishop
Newman preached in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The church con-
tanned more persons than had ever be-
fore crowded into it, and the floors
cracked under the strain. Some plas-
ter fell from the ceiling below the au-
ditorium.
In the afternoon Bishop Newman Or
| dained as elders ]. II. Beauchamp, F. Il.
McKinsey, J. p. Outten, w. S. II. Will
liams and G. w. Hastings. He also Or
| dained as deacons l.. e. Poole, c. e.
Hastings, ID. ]. Givan, T. R. Vandyke,
]. W. Talley, ]. w. Prettyman, w. o.
Bennett, g. r. Ellis and II. b. Kelso.
The main interest OF the conference
is centered in the question Of presiding
elders for Wilmington and Dover dis
tricts. The ministers of the Whining
ton district departed from their custom
this year, Of holding a meeting when
the term OF a presiding elder is about
TO expire, at which names of men sat
isfactorily qualified are suggested for
the position, and later given to the
bishop for consideration. Not q single
name was suggested by the Wilmington
ministers, as result of last Thursday
nights meeting. This further tends TO
rouse the curiosity as to whom the
episcopal decision will designate for the
Wilmington district. 1t was the gen.
eral impression yesterday that DR.. Rob
ert Watt or A. S. Mowbray will be
chosen presiding elder of Dover dis
trict, and V. S. Collins, Of Wilmington
district
Lewes church official board last night
protested to Bishop Newman because
they were told they could not secure
Pastor White.
Georgetown laymen will protest
against the removal of Mr.. Collins. if
such a decision is made. Meanwhile
presumpttous are many and closely
linked
II has been practically decided that
Dr. Barrett will go to Milford, and that
Dr. r. II. Adams of the Dover district,
will be assigned to the pastorate of
Easton Church.
The presiding elders have been in
structed to employ William e. Wright
In ministerial work. He was candi-
date for admission on trial, but owing
to his age, quite a discussion took
place over his admission. He can read
the Scriptures in eight different Ian
guages.
| TREASURER CRISES REPORT.
AT the afternoon session on Saturday
| Conference Treasurer c. A. Grise read
the report Of the financial condition of
the conference. The receipts were:
Missionary Society, $24,320; Church
Extension Society, s5,146; Sunday
School Union, S424; Tract Society, 1898;
| F'reedmen's Aid, $1,316; public educa-
tional collections, S2,019; children s
fund, $961; American Bible Society
s6S9; Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, S968; Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society, $1,639; domestic missions
$3.50; Conference EducOtion Society
S343; Methodist Episcopal Hospital
SILL; missionary debt, $40; General
Conference expenses, $99; conference
claimants, $5,7S6; episcopal fund, 81
391.
DR.. r. II. Adams, toward the close OF
the session, received a telegram an.
nouncing the death of Mrs. u. II. Web.
ster OF Denton, wife of Assistant Sec.
retary Webster. Resolutions Of sym.
pathy for the afflicted ones was tele,
graphed to the family.
On Saturday evening the anniversary
OF the Freedmen's Aid Society wa
celebrated in the M. E. Church. tn,
I speakers being Revs. w. H. w. Reese
ID. d., and +. J. Wagner, d. D. At tn,
same time temperance anniyersar,
was celebrated in the Presbyterian
Church, addresses being made by Rev
l.. G. Budd and William T. Smithers
A mad dog caused great excitemen
in the streets of Lewes Saturday. mucl
to the terror of ministers attending tn
, conference. The dog bit a valuable ami
nal owned by DR.. Hiram r. Burton
4 and also fastened it's teeth into the le
q OF cOlored man who attempted to xii
Q | 1t. When the animal dashed towar
= the Methodist Church the ministers fe
y into the auditorium. The dog wa
n finally killed.
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