Evening journal., 1900-03-24

~ AAiAtcDOtO 'tht pdioOnd1C IDS bSCh
repaired at a cost Of 500. and the
pastors salary increased from $3.50 to
5000 per year.
At Kent Island a long standing par
sonage debt of $3.50 was paid off and
similar debt Of $500 against the Ken
ton parsonage has been cancelled. The
largest gain in conference collections
was made in the Marydel circuit.
st. Michael's has the largest Ep-
worth League in the district, and sends
an invitation from its official board
and Ladies' Aid Society for the next
annual conference. Kenton extends
the same invitation through its pas
tor, Rev. R. III. Adams.
At Bosnian, Talbot county, a lot has
been purchased and plans drawn for a.
new church which will be erected next
year. A new edifice will also be erect
ed at Worton station.
The district EpwOrth League is COM
posed Of forty-four senior and nine
teen Junior chapters, with a total
membership of S,400. This is one Of the
most active branches in church worE,
and its convention. held in October
last, was a great success.
Temperance has made some head
way in Talbot county, and the last
Legislature prohibited the sale OF cider
in Queen Anne county.
During the past year pastors salaries
have been advanced $1,000, the great
est increase being at Easton, where the
salary Of the pastor was increased
from 81 900 to 1900 The presiding
elder has given special attention to
], a 1fr4
succeeded in advancing the salaries
$4,000.
During this mornings session Drs.
7. B. Neeley, Wiley, Hughes and
Grays. of the Philadelphia Conference,
were introduced.
Conference adjourned at noon until
O'Clock, when a business session will
again be held and reports from vari-
Gus sources be received and read
ADD CONFER PROPER
Upon the conclusion of the reading
of DR.. Corkran's address the commit
tee on ministerial qualifications re-
ported that 1t had looked into the case
Of James II. Gardner and recommend
ed that he receive the deacOnship Or
ders. II was 50 ordered by the confer
ence.
A committee to nominate board Of
domestic missions was appointed as
follows: w. c. Compton, c. f. Shep-
pard, !. II. Beauchamp, George I. Har-
desty.
LAY DELEGATES RECEIVED.
Promptly at 11.15 o'clock the lay
delegates, led by Chief Justice Lore,
entered the auditorium OF the church
and were received by Bishop Andrews.
Judge Lore, after being introduced by
Bishop Andrews, addressed the confer
ence on behalf Of the lay delegates He
was followed by Delegate to the Gen
eral Conference Joseph Z. Holland
who also made an address. Delegate
Hulll was next introduced and made
few brief remarks, to be followed by
Delegate Coke.
! FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The anniversary exercises of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
was held yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock with large attendance.
Mrs. r. H. Matlack presided and de-
vctional exercises opened the meeting.
Mrs. Matlack, the conference secre-
tary, made her report, which showed
| dlNdIllt tdllA uAckllNLf noL-
ably increased membership. There are
fifty-four auxiliaries in the Whining
ton Conference, twenty of which report
through the Baltimore branch. These
auxiliaries represent 1,400 members
Progress is being made in the chill
drens work.
Next in order came the report of the
conference treasurer, Mrs. NJ. r. Lin
coin. I'VE were organized sixteen
years before any channel diverted
funds to our society. There was q
> gradual increase until in 1892 81 600
was paid to the general treasurer. We
felt the general depression, and il
1896 turned over but 1912. Since tha
time there has been a steady increasi
in interest and funds, until now W,
can report a healthy condition Thl
. total receipts from membership due
= were $1,272.33, an increase OF $63. l.
, over the membership dues Of last year
and an advance of $9060 for To
: year"
At the conclusion OF the business ses
sion Mrs. S. l.. Baldwin, who for thirty
eight years has travelled the world 4
2 missionary work, was introduced b
Mrs. Matlack, and spoke most elo
quently of the work Of herself and hus
band, Rev. S. L. Baldwin, in the ia
East
e CHURCH EXTENSION.
4 Last night the church extension an
S niversary was celebrated. ]. E. Ho
land was chairman Of the meeting. A
J. address was made by Rev. f. NJ. Kin
e d, d., corresponding secretary of III
d Church Extension Society. In his a,
e dress, DR.. King touched upon polite;
e affairs in a general way, as we'll :
p church extension. He said reliQio
e created civil government, and no civ
e government ever created religion.
Today's program is as follows:
e Afternoon o'clock memorial Sc
d vices j. w. Easley, chairman: 8.
" o'clock, e. C. Sunfield; the annual El
,e worth League convention will be he
= in Scott M. Z. Church.
W Evening-z30 o'clock, temperan,
e. anniversary, G. w. Todd, chairma,
L. an address will be made by a prom
e.; nent temperance orator.