Evening journal., 1899-03-23
LEGISLATURE SCORED
Presiding Elder Baker Makes
Sharp Attack on Members.
CONFERENCE BUSINESS BEGUN

PRESIDING EUDDR BAKER AlIso
STIRS UP THINGS BY FlRBnER-
RING CHARGES AGAINST REV.
w. NJ GlREBN-WORK OF Tine
SESSION.
Cambridge, Mi. March PA sharp
aWack was malte on THE De,awane Leg
islature I'M the aspolt oft Rev. Dr. c. s.
Baker, presiding eldar cf Dover dns-
trct rrssfiaisd ito tlhie shirty-frst ees-
sion Of THE Wilmington Annual C-n-
feHance, which began In Cambridge
yisterdhy moining. in Zion Church. of
which Rev. DR.. p. c. WIaclNiohlor rs pas
ten THE report said:
Under THE nsw CONSTITUTION clf Dei-
aware REV. Dr. Barker declared. "uhe
temperance pa-ple hai taken courage
arh Thought THY would ait r5ast be ac-
corded The privilege of expressing .hlasr
sanIAmergs in nonlparaisan. way at
the ba1.ot-box. Hence there was more
THAN the usual activity and anteres.
but fer ways that are dark and tricks
uhat aIe vain the Delaware. Iyeefela-
Uuro takes rre-emlnemce. Cafefr,yv
Prepared local cpt-cn b2rs were placed
by that body at ns East sgsslon I'm ghs
hards OF saloon men and tnswens no
T. kJied ln commibdae. EJeeDalaaors
were intimidated by public uhreaas uf
Parry man0gms The ealoon mea wtrs
aeiant- The rosult is that ths rum
RING sun rules in Delaware ln slpne
OF Chalstian ohmnohss amid citizens"
A lively inciGarR az ths oanpsrenne
wac dhe objection ralssd nv Rev w. NJ.
Green to the siatemeut made by Pre-
siding Elder Baker that he mad fa caa
to serve Hooper's ls,and change 20
which he had beeh tnansferreh bnm
Woodslde.
Raw. Mr. Green oonseadsli shat greae
injustice had been dDne him. but de-
cared that he was wirling TO leave the
disposition OF THE case to mis- brethren
Bishop Fees, Rho ie presiding cvsr
the conference, asked him whsehler he
wished his case referred to THE conn
mittoe on minrsoarial reiatlons or con-
sidcred I'M open conference.
Rev. MIR. Green DrJ1erqed tAat II ne
submitted 70 a committee
When the case Gadl bseia so referred
he again rose and asl;1 II tlhlare had
been anything ohangei against h.e
moral character and upcu being as
suaed that there nad not. resumed h.s
scat,
Rev. a. 5. Mowbray, who has baen
escretary Of the conference fcr many
years, was reelected TO dAat pcsItlcl
He chose rs his assistants Rsv w. A
4 Wise. z. II. Nelson, " II. W.hetal
and ]. D. RIGGS
Rev. w r. Mowbray who was made
Statistical secretary. chose as his ae.
s.1tauts Revs. H. A. G. Wlasterhe0d. w
W. Sharp, " p. Northrup, G. P. Jones
G. P. Smith, j. II. Geoghan. u e. Foo1l
and j. L. JshnHcn.
Rev. C. "A. Grlse was elected confer.
ence treasurer. He named as his as.
s.stan.s Revs. R. X. stelrhenson, II
NJ. Budd. Edwin Gauinlor w. b
Cooper. +. c. AIaeSoqley, .. NJ. Idndal
Julius Doidld, Theodore Fl BeauoIlamp
Aloysius Green and E. c. Atlulnlson.
Standing committees were named al
foLfSws:
Public Worship-Rev. e. 5. Baker
E. C. MaeNlchcE and II. E, Miller.
Elucatlon.-Gleva w. p. Compton, T
b Cooper. E. R. Sidel and III. C, Tur
nsr.
Bible Society -Reys. T. R. vandyks
J. II. Beauchamp, G. w. SssicxlaEld an.
w. p Taylor.
Sunday School and Tracts-Revs. {
H. Williams. ID. f. McFaul, l. +
P-ole and .. p Outten.
p Temperanne-lHevs. Asbury Burke
James Grove. S. P. Shipman and A.frs
Smith.
Womhhis Forsign Missionary So
a dlc.e;y-F. c. MacSolrey. Robsrt Re.
l. Adam Stengis and C. p Swain.
y Woman's Home Missionary Sccise
st ID. F. Waddera, ]. d. Kemp. G. ]
= Hau55s;y amid r. s. Hariesiy and e.
is Mace.
l. Fresklmanfs Aid and S SC.lthern Ed.
d. cation Sodrauy-R. X. Stephenson Wa
III ran Burr f. p. Harris and f. f. Ca
penter.
Missionary Statistics-Revs. ID.
Given f. X. Moore. q. S. Conaway,
of II. HardfRlg, G. R. Ellis, w. o. Bsnnei
.v w. H. Kenney and Harry Taylor.
~ Sabbath Observance -Rev. f.
Short, A. p Prettyman, l. G. FosnOcl
10 and H. G. Budd-
Periodicals-Rev. c. A. Grfse, F.