Evening journal., 1899-03-27

weather to a spare noom in which there
wac spare bed anil spare blankets"
DISTRIBUTING THE BIBLE.
The committee on Bible Society re-
ported that the Maryland Bible Society
has during its existence paid $4,000 to
the general society. In the past three
years IL was stated, the State Of Mary
land has been oanvassed and an effort
made TO put a Bible into every home
in the state. Bibles. 1t was reported,
have been distributed to sailors and
Immigrants coming to Baltimore, and
thousands Of volumes sent to the SOL
diers in the recent war. The report
adds:
THE war with Spain has brought
under our influence about $4,000 900
people who have been drinking at cor
rupted and s,agnant pools Of doctrines
and now are THIRSTY for the living
water"
SCHOOLS AND TRACTS.
In the report Of the committee on
Sunday school and tracts, il was stated
that in the United States there are 81
600 Methodist Episcopal Sunday
schools, S50000 officers and teachers,
and nearly 100000 scholars. There
we're said to be in the Wilmington
Conference 395 Sunday schools. 9.135
officers and teachers and 44,SS7 schol-
ans There are $500 needy Sunday
schools About II 100000 pages of
tracts are distributed annually and
$4,000 are sent every year to mission
stations 90 aid in publication and cir
Culation OF religious literature. The
Tract Society requires $4,000 annually
to carry on it's work throughout the
world.
SECRETARYslHlP CREATED.
The report OF the committee on the
twentieth century thank-offerng FUND
recommended that the bishop appoint
Rev DR.. John d. c. Hanna for secre-
tary, who has Just completed a pasto-
rate OF five years at Union Church,
Wtlmington.
Rev. Dr. Hanna assured the confer
euce that he had not sought the posi-
ten, hut that his name had been sug-
gcsted for the place by some Of his
brethren He disolaimed any wish to
take mp the work unless it was the
wish Of the bishop and the conferenlse
BY an almost unanimous vote the re-
pcit was adopted. That portion of the
report relating TO the appointment Of
Rev. DIR Hanna was voted on separate
| ly He is to receive a salary of 81 900
a year. and the remainder OF the
amount raised will be divided between
the Wilmington Conference Academy
and the conference claimants fund.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
| A financial statement OF the Will
mngtcn Conference Academy from
Juy /, 1898, to March is, 1899, was
distributed among the members of the
conference The total receipts were
given as $l5,339.S9 while the expenses
reached s14,JS6.46. leaving a balance
or hand CT S753.l3. Liabilities were
placed ty the s.atameat at S3l,40O, and
the insurance on buildings and furni-
ture was given at $52,500.
TO MHEr IN WILMINGTON.
Ply unanimous vote conference de-
dided TO meet next year at Epwoith
Church, Wilmington. Rev +. Burge,tt
Shcct prc,c1tod the invitaIca. Among
other things he said:
I'VE cannot hope to entertain you as
wen as you have been by the hos.
lpitable people OF Cambridge We may
not give you as many oysters and as
many fish with so many bones In
them, but we can give you good beef
steak-fnom Chicago" Uaughter)
"Canned beef?" querled one OF the
m1aisters yes" said Rev. Mr.. Short
"suCh as is so we.l known to Eagar
ard Miles" General laughter and ap
pause)
PASTORAL CHANGES.
It is reported that Rev c. A. Grice
OF Chestertown. will be appointed pas
tor OF Union Church, Wilmington
which sent a delegation here to obtaiI
Rev. r. e. Terry. Of Harrington, Del.
who is stated to go to Elkbon. Th'
successor Of Rev. MIR. Grice at Chester
town win be Rev. julius Dodd, of New
port. Rev. A. S. Mowbray. il is said
VIII go to Port Deposit.