Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-08

on SMYRNA Circuit, is mentioned for
Delnware City. ID. +. Waddell, who
is finishing his second year at Milling
ton, desires, for educational advantages,
an appointment IN or near Wilmington.
No change in the presiding elderships
is expected. |..."
TWENTIETH CENTURY THANK OFFERING.
The Twentieth Century thank offer
ing movement, which was inc ugui ated
al the last conference session, and |
which is to continue until the confer
ence session in 1902, has met with
some success, but not as much as It's
promoters desired. Secretary Hanna
will probably report subscriptions and
cash amounting to about Is, 600. IN
| less specified, the contributions are to
be divided equally among the confer
ence claimants (woinout preachers)
and the Wilmington Conferences
Academy. Thus far, most OF the sub
scr,bors srecify the latter. No large
| donations have been received, the
largest subscriptions are 800 each, and
most of the pledges are provisional, tile
subscriptions to be paid if the acad-
emy's entire indebtedness, about S3O,-
300, is liquidated in three years from
the last conference session. 1t is gen.
orally admitted that Secretary Hanna
has WORKED hard. Many ministers say
he has done three or four times more
work than any other member of the
conference. He has been on the move
almost constantly, devoting only one
day in each week to visit his home. lie
has delivered three or four lectures
every week, receiving the proceeds in
lien of salary. 1t is possible that he
will decline reappointnent TO the sec
Ietaryship, unless tho conference agrees
to pay him a salary. II the conference
does this, he will discontinue the !ec-
lures. Some members OF the CONFER
enee suggest the adjustment OF the
secretaryship and the appointment OF a
COMMITTEES on each district, with the
presiding elder at the head of the COM
mittee, to devise and execute plans for
the promotion of the Twentieth Cen
fury thank offering cause. Ii pr.
Hanna retires from the secretaryshlp,
he will return to the pastoral ranks.
As vet it is not known to what charge
he would be assigned. -,
The trusteas OF the academy will
probably arrange matters go that Erin
cipa Collins can devote more time te
soliciting for the institution. Trustees
, to succeed r. Irwin Watkins, w. l.. 81
Murray, Alfred Smith, T. 2. Terry
Samuel Whal ton, Hugh G. Browne, l.,
. S. Nelson and Joseph Mallalieu VIII
lie elected at the coming session.
: DELEGATES TO GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The pastoral appointments and tn
election of delegates to the GENERA
Conference will he the most interest
ing features of the coming session. In
General Conference will convene il
Chicago next May. Its last session
j., in 1856, was held in Cleveland, y
Y. The great question before the body a
|. that time was the eligibility of wome
i. to sit as delegates, and the matter wa
E dismissed to the care of special CON-
4 mittee, and eventually to the annuf
y y conferences, the women Ito occupy tn
d seats in question, without establishln
o; a precedent" The Wilmington Cor
~ ference has rassed upon the admissio
T. of women, and on the question OF equi
~ representation. While it is not oppose
oo to the admission of women, 1T is NJ
vet ready to elect women as delegate
TO il will elect four ministerial and fol
IS, lay delegates, two OF the latter pr
NJ yisional, to the next quadrenni
v. council, in which 1870 conferences wi
* take Fart 1t remains to be SET
", whether the General Conference vi
y, seat the two additional lay delegate
D.; but, in any event. the action will ser
b. to show the sentiment of the laity
1t' the Wilmington Conference.
rs It is generally conceded that Pr
ii. siding Elders Watt and Coikran W
rs, lead the ministerial delegation. Sol
RS ministers say Presiding Elder Marti
ert dale ought to be delegate, and ..
~, Hill would be a good one. Presidi
v. Elder Baker, W, L. S. Murray and
ag- P. Swain will receive many vote
j. Alfred Smith, V. s. Collins A.
en, Mowbray and E. Q. Macnichol are a.
ru mentioned.
rry According to the rule of rotation, t
au- Wilmington and Easton districts
I'm, entitled to name the two lay delega
ar whose admission will not be Out
H. toned. II this rule is not broken,
is said, Hon. CHARLES B. Lore Or Sam
to II. Baynard Of the Wilmington distr
ms, and Hon. John II. Hoifecker Of
ID Easton district will be elected. Wllli
I. r. Finn and George w. Todd of
De Wilmington district, ii. r, Cann'
ms, j, L. Carroll, Il. N. Rawlins, Thon
on II, Medfurd. William Salisbury, Jo
ers, w, Fletcher and j. Y. Holland of
ma; Dover district, Walter Thompson of
een, Easton district and William Ii. ia
'ent son, Il, James Tull and L. E.
<. Dennis of the Salisbury district
iiu- candidates.
%. The General Conference will proEa
my elect five bishops, two of them
~ foreign fields. Among those mentio
'r e. for the episcoracy, are DIR. j. F. Bel
o. ~ editor of the Epworth Herald, and
- William V. Kelley, editor of
,u ,it Methodist Review. Members OF
uSS, Wilmington Conference are smllins
shu the attempt Of the Philadelphia c
oaer, DIVE, ference to launch boom in behal
"nN' DIR. 4. B. Nicely of Philadelphia,
i. :, say that conference is always bpasti
:. .. W As yet, only one church, St. Micha
's15' on the Easton district, has expresst
~, ~ desire to entertain the Whining
IA. Conference in 1901.
Car THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ews, The official programme for
,oro; coming session is as follows:
and; Tuesday, March 20th-T30 P.
r. missionary sermon, the Rev. Ralpl
wing Coursey anthem, Epworth choir
YER Wednesday, March 2lst-S.3o a.
:. b. holy sacrament. $50 q. M, coGfer
sons session. 2.3O p. M, anniversary OF
Inoke Wilmington Conference Histol
v. r. Society, the Rev. II. w. Toad II
man, dent, and the Rev. G.. II. Sheppard
.ille; rotary; business meeting; donation
Nor relics for archives; historical SIX
,rset; of Epworth Church, John White,
i. S. address. 'uL Lessons from Early Met