The sun., 1900-03-22
FIRST DAY OF CONFERENCE
Conference Officers Unanimously
Elected, With a Single
Exception.
TIE REPORTS or PASTORS
DIR. Cadman, the Prominent New
York Divine, Tells the Ministers
That Cheap Songs Make
Cheap Christians---What
a Moral War Is.

Ihe formal opening OF the SD annual
session of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference took place in Ep-
worth NJ. f. Church at $50 o'clock yes
terday morning, when the Holy Sacra-
ment was administered. Bishop Ed ward
q. Andrews, the president of the confer
and the eighth chapter of Romans.
The bishop opened the business about
$50 o'clock. At roll call 1874 members
responded to their names. The confer
ence organized with the following Of
ticers:
Secretary-A. S. Mowbray; assistants,
w. A. Wise, q. IL. Webster and r. K.
Stephenson.
Jourpalist-John D. Rigg.
Biographical Secretary-E. ii. Mel
son.
Statistical Secretary-W. r. Now
bray; assistants, II. A. q. Westerfield,
G. P. Jones, V. P. Northrup, ]. d.
Geoghegan, l.. E.. Poole, G, r. Ellis,
]. L. Johnson and w. E. Greenfield.
Treisurer-C. A. Grise; assistants, r.
/. Watkins H.. G. Budd, Edwin Gard
ner, W. B.. Copper, F. Q. MacSorley, J.
M. Lindale, T. F. Beaucaamp, Aloycius
Green, H. s. Golsey and E. G. At
kine.
Postmaster Edith A. Curlett.
Solicitor for the Methodist Review
ii. G. Budd.
stewards-P. H. Rawlins, J. A. Ar
ters, G. w. Prsttyman and Johr
France.
Conference Treasurer of the American
University FUND.-, ]. Cochran.
| r. A.
cern--F. Y. Moore.
The officers were all unanimousl,
elected with the exception of steward
from the Dover district. Rev. j.
.Wickline and Rev. P. II. RawlinH wer
both placed in nomination. The latte
received II votes and the former a
\ votes.
The standing committees chosen wer
as follows:
! Public Worship-Rohert Watt, F. B
Short. James Grove, W. 1. s. Murra
and E. s. Mace.
Education-L. w. Lsyfield, I I
Beauchamp, Y. 2. Northrup and q. W
Woodal!.
Bibe-Albert Chandler, WV. SHARP
E. q. Sunfeld and f. II. q Iins.
Sunday school and Tract Asbur
: Burke, 7. B. Hunter, D. +. Waddell an
V. L. Hills.
Temperance-W. T. Compton, w. {
. Hurst, w. l.. White and +. F. Carper
ter.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Societ
/. Alfred Smith, F. E. McKinsey, D.
McFaul and w. r. McFarlane.
! Woman's Home Missionary Society
Z T. G, Smoot, E.W. Caswell, G. W.Woot
all and w. i. Dawson.
) Freedman's Aid and Southern Educi
tion-G. 7. Anderson, j. P. Otie, w.
H. Williams and w. E. Wright.
Missionary Statistics-F. p. Harris, "
B. Guthrie, T. N. Given, J. w. Tale.
L. Z. White, ]. l.. johnson, G. r. Neel
: and F. j. Cochran.
Sabbath Observance-T. +. Table
]. w. Fogle, G. L. Hardesty and 7. Z
Harding.
Dulansy, W. W. Chairss and G.. Y
. Bowman. g
. Epworih L.ague-H. G. Turner, y
@. Koons, Aloyeius Green and K.
: Coursoy.
Stewards Endowmen.-R. W. Tod
Q John France, j. A. Arters, @. +. She
. srd, W. II. Jackson, H. s. Goldey, w.
Q Thompson and Harry A. Roe.
Ministerial Qualitications-E. @. A
+ kins, G. w. Townsend, John France,
IS w. Easley, E. II. Nelson, w. j. DuHa
way and II. s. Thompson.
Auditing-G. P. Smith, O.Shypher
Robert Roe and j d. Reese.
Conference Relations-F. G. McSorle
v @. p. Swain, Thomas f. Terry, w.
Avery, E P. Roberts, l.. E. Barrett ar
L G. Macnichol.
Q Church Extension-T s. Holt,
}. P. Corkran, 7. b. Cooper and ].
Il Mitchell.
g Philadelphia Hospital-C. f. She
: pard, Il. G. Atkins, II. 5. Dulaney al
L. H. Derrickson.
8 DIR. Kelley, repies 'nting the Met
i, odist Review, add,essed Conference
O reference to this well known public
n tion.
n The seventh pew from the pulpit W
!. fixed rs the bar OF coIfefence. II
d rules of the last session If c0nieren
were adopted as the rules Of this sessio
Notice was received from the correspou
ing secretaries OF the missionary socie
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church i
Y forming conference of the ecumeniC
p conference on foreign missions Iepreser
e lug the Protestant Missionary Societi
l. aud miesion- ri the world, which will
e held in New York City, April 2l to NJ
p !, 1900. 1t was referred to q committe
n Rev. ii. W. Thurow, formerly in char
Il of East Newmarket Church. was hon,
ably dismissed to tie Presbyteri
Church. lie is now at Branchville,
j. The transfer of Rev. f. Soderman
the New York East Conference was a
N nounced. He was for five years pass
ct at the Swedish Mission, this city.
. Collections for missions aud conf,
Vi ence claimants were reported by I
!. yliious pastors.
ol These from the Wilmington distr
Is were as follows: w. H. Loier, $65, s
~ IL Gennhnnnn SI0A 900. q