The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-28
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.

Robert Watt-Proslding Elder.
Charlestown--W. H. S. Loller.
Chesapeake Citv-L. f. Poole.
Claymont-G r. Thompkins( Supply.
Delaware City-H S. Thompson.
Elkton-T. r. Terry.
Mt. Pleasant and Union-E. Fl, Derrick
[ Marshallton and Stanton--T. H. Hard
ing
Newark and Wesley-F. G. Macsorley.
New Castle-R. Irving Watkins.
Newport-W E. Avery. II
Northeast-G. W. Townsend.
Pcrryville-
Port Deposit-A. 8. Mowbray.
Red Lion and Gla'gow-J II. Prouse
Rising Sun and Slymar-H. A. e. West
field.
St. Georges-E II. Collins.
St. Johns 7. S Holt
Zion Circuit-W. h. Mowbray.
Wilmington: '"'"-
Asbury-James Grove.
Brandywine and Edge Moor. W.
Eas'ey.
Cookman.-.Tohn Jones.
Epworth-F.. Burgette Short.
| Grace-Hen,y Baker
| Harrison s. reet-R Il. Coursey,
| Kirgswood-E. s. Macc.
| Madsley-Van P. Norihrup.
Mt. Salem and Riddle-J, p. Otis.
St. PauPs-W. L. s. Murray,
Scott--F. p. Harris.
Silverbrook-E. E. White.
Swedish Misson-F. Soderman.
Unlon---C. A Grice.
Wasley-W. F. Dawson.
J. ID. G Hanna Conference secretary
OF the twentieth century thank offering.
). N. Pllchard-Chaplain In the United
States army.
Eastlake and Elsmere are separated, and
Colora Is substituted for RowaudviIIe
In the report OF tho committee on tenn
peranoe, which was adopted unanimously,
it was stated: 1--WE regret deeply tbe fail.
ure Of the effort to secure from the recent
General Assembly of Delaware local op-
tion for the people of that rum cursed
state and while commencing most highly
all the members of tho General Assembly
who gave their names and votes and infiu.
ence to the securing Of the desired end, we
condemn most severely all who either re-
fused to sign the request or, having done
so, took their names from the petitions.
thereby defeating the measure. 1t is es-
pecially 10 be regretted that some of those
who flglred in this last rolo arc members
of our own church. Such subservisncy TO
political bosses and the rum power is utter.
iy unworthy Of tho name Of Methodist or
Christian, and deserves the contempt Of all
good people,"
"To be denied this right, which Ia in ef-
feet to say to the people of Delaware Won
shall have no chance to harm this beast Of
naneless passion, the saloon, Is a tyran-
ny rs calling and oppressive as Is any
wherO to bo found oh Gods earth, Surely
1t docs seem that tho time has now come
for electors Of Delaware to rise above per-
sonal interests and party supremacy, and
demand In the name of God and human
ity that the saloon must go and that every
thing that stands in the way must also |
go. This policy of projection to the g..
loon In Delaware has been tolerated lust
as long as 1t oan be endured, and any po-
litloal party or candidates In the future
that do not 8 and for so reasonable meas.
and by Gods help and our efforts shall
be"
Rev. DR.. Smith declared that "thers was
never more dastardly piece Of business
than the defeat In the State Of tho Kent
county local option BILL" This statement
wa greeted with cries of ''shame' from
n! parts Of the church. Rev. DR., Smith
'ald tnat the 0ili was supported by only
,wo members OF the Senate-Senators
Lewis OF Kent. and Brasure, Of Sussex
county. Cries Of "shame" also greeted the
declaration Of Rev. Dr.. Smith that Soma
or Thomas Z: Moore, an official men. ber
It the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
esponsible for the defeat Ut the Su ssox
onnty local option measure.
Resolutions providing. means whereby
he conference claimants fund may be in
reased in future were passed unanimous.
y. The resolutions were: That for speedy
elief the apportionments for conference
laimanti should be roadjusted and made
0 yield at least ~ per cent. more than ut
resent.
THAT an endowment fund should be
uilt up for the relief of conference clai-
iants, and for the accomplishment Of
,is some energetic and devoted membe
the conference should be appointed to
'avcl at large through tho conference
'rritory and devote their time strength
nd heart to the noble work Of building
p such fund.
THAT In the prospective twentieth CEN
Try fund The ataXarda, and n,rmant fnna |