Evening journal., 1899-03-24

Society was an interesting event. Am
address by Rev. DIR. George A. Phoabhs,
Of BuCcklyn. n. Y. rn 'Fraeborn. Gar
uettson ami The Cambridge JAIN" was
uhe feature Of tlhe celebration. free
born Ganettson was a distinguished
member of THE Nethod.st Episcopal
Church. He was born i'm Hartford
county in 1850. He studded fer the
ministry of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and after being adm1bted 10
active niinisten.al wrk was sent in
1880 by Bishop Asbury to pr5aoh on the
.clrcuit wihsch included Dorchaster
county He had beSn rgaadAing cnly
a shcrt time when he was charged
with being a terry and was imprisoned
in the Cambridge Jail. After me had
been in Prison two weeks he was re-
leased through ghe effrn,s CT THE gov-
ernOm cf MaIylanii and Ddawane ard
Bishop Asbury. Subsequently Rev.
Mr' Gaarettson was emit as a missl.n-
airy To Nova scclta, where ns 1aborIs3
with gnaat euccsss. He died IN 1926
WILMINGTON DISTICT RlHHORT
In his report Rev Dr. R,he-, Wat,
presiding elder of the Wpminoron as
trict lamCnted the fact Anal Cecil
county ana not adopt a local option law
at tne last eiodJcn. 1T is humiliat-
ing, said Rev. DR.. Watt, TO confess
mat Cecil county Mi. is again under
the domination of the rum power. The
chlef cause Of The success of the license
party last Fam was apathy on the rart
OF those opposed to the traffic. Ii Is
however gratifying 10 know that cur
.n.nisters did royal service an through
the campaign. But the case is far from
hopeless Already the batier seuti-
n--E Of the county is aroused. and
We're the opportunity afforded to-mor-
tcw the rum business would be driven
out"
Speaking of the missionary cOlec-
ions Rev. Dr. Watt said that every
charge had contributed toward the
missionary Debt and quite a number
mad responded a second and a third
time to the appeal Of the missionary
seceaiies. The conference claimants
ami domestic missionary c1yections
he said, had also received special con-
slcarauicn. He expressed the hope that
the conference would do something TO.
ward augmenting the conference claim
ants fund and declared that "the do
NESTLE missionary collections. when
conscientiously booked after, mean bet
ter support and happier homes for
many faithful and hard-wOrked minis
| ters in the conference"
improvements made during the year
to the churches of the district were
noted at length. Especial mention was
made CT the gift of property valued at
| $1,000 by Mrs. Julia Brewer, Delaware
! City, to the trustees Of the church at
that place TO be used in the erection
of a parsonage Reference was made
algo to the donation Of a pipe organ,
valued at s1200 by Mr.. and Mrs. VII
ham Field, Of Wilmington. to the trus-
tees of Riddle Memorial Chapel, con-
neoted with Mt Salem charge. Work
| done by Rev. r Burgette Short. pastor
Of Epworth Church. Wilmington, was
i praised and the minister referred to as
the admiration of Wilmington Meth
Odism.' The amount paid on the debt
of the church during the year was 81
$40, while the amount raised for all
4 church purposes was $500. Total
amount paid for church improvements
and debts in Wilmington was given as
s2S.C55.
Presiding Elder Watt told OF the
} death during the year Of Rev. John B
Quigg. whom he described as the Mes
tor Of the conference. He also referred
to the death during the same period Oh
]. Taylor Cause, Of Wilmington, q
rromtnert layman 1t was stated by
The presiding elder that three camp
meetings had been held within The
bounds OF the conference during the
year, two Of which had been especially
3 successful from a spiritual standpoint
\ Facgress was noted in the Epwortt
League work, and the fact noted tina
now many OF the country Snnda!
schools are kept open during the Win
3 ter months.
THE EASTON DISTRICT.
In his report Of the Easton district
Presiding Elder CorlQan spoke at SOM
3 ler,ath upon the necessity CT givinl
1 ministers good salaries. He said tina
= at uresent "a member OF Wilmingtcl
Conference can only hope for a meagr
subsistence, without the means to pur
ID chase the facilities fer the highes
It measure Of usefulness until his hea'
q begins to frost, when he is relegated q
j, the rear by the demand Tor young men
a uts,e later to the retired ranks, VIII
r a bergar's plttancc, or, if he shall dc
nositive want awaits his family ID
d Corkran said the average increase d
=. salaries in his district during the yea
was only 500. There were 725 conyer
sions in the EastOn district last year.
e LOOKING FOR BRIBERY.
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