The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
OFFICERS
ELECTED
Fourth Quarterly Confer
ence Uf St. PauI's
Church Does
Much Business.

of st. Paul's M. E. Church wa
held last night and much busines
was transacted. Harry ]. Guthrie
w. S. Moore and w. A. Hukill wer,
elected trustees. The Sunda,
school superintendent, Samuel Ii
Baynard, Charles II. Gray ant
Anna Il. Lincoln reported th,
average attendance of the school a
400. A balance of s43. 40 is in The
treasury. These stewards were
elected: J. c. Morrow. William Nc
Gonigal, !. e. Thomas, w. II.
Foulk, e. F. Morrow, w. b. Smith,
A. S. Jones, w. V. Straughn, ]. S.
Hotfeckcr, f. l.. Howard, James w.
Ward, E. L. Hanna, William Nor
ton.
W. II. Foulk was elected district
steward and William B. Smith for
recording secretary.
Committees were named as fol-
lows:
On Missions-C W. Williams, c.
N. McKaig, W. V. straughn, Minos
Lynch, II. E. Auman.
Church Extension j. S. Hof-
fecker, A. Willis, Howard Kissinger,
A. w. Briley.
Sunday School w. e. Tuchton,
p. C. Hardesty, L. B. Riley, W. II.
Moystin, Morris Lamborn.
Tracts-Mrs. A. ii. Irwin, Mrs.
Jennie e. Morris, Mrs. Kate Saw
don. Mrs. Phoebe Rile, Mrs. Will
liam Vansant.
Temperance-Mrs. L. w. Emer-
son, W. II. Morris, Miss Carrie
Hance, Mrs. William Smalley, J. c.
Morrow.
Education-Mrs. ]. II. Huffinr-
ton, Miss Reba Smith, Miss Mary
Guthrie, Miss Rebecca Brown.
Freedman s Aid-F. II. Beaston,
A. l.. Dubell. William Smaliey,
Henri Lindsey, E. Lockwood AS
pril.
Church Records. - William 3.
Smith, Jr.
Parsonage Furniture Ladies
Aid Society.
Estimates Preachers Salary
Board OF Trustees.
Conference Claimants-S. II. Bay-
nard, J. J. Wyatt, w. a. Hukill.
Rev. J. r. Dill's character was
passed as a local elder. Rev. A,
W. Davis passed in review his four
years course OF study, his charac.
ter was passed and his license was
passed.
Rev. John Duifin was received as
a local preacher from Reading and
continued in his first years studies.
William B. Smith reported the
church records in good condition.
During Pastor Murray's pastorate
he had received two hundred and
ten members. About TWENTY-FIVE
probationers were also received.
a. l.. Johnson was appointed a
committee to search the records and
ascertain the legal status of the
Samuel II. Baynard was
elected lay delegate and William II.
Foulk, alternate. The trustees re-
ported that they had supplemented |
heir pew rents by adopting the |
envelopes system for the non.pew
The congregation adopted the
ollowing preamble and resolution:
Whereas, 1t is sell-evidcnt that
he Methodist Episcopal Church
las been and is a powerful agency
or good in all lands; and
"Vhereas, The influence obtained
~ the Church is largely due to the
aithful adherence by its leaders
nd lawmakers TO the plan of the
Divine Master in calling his people
ogcther and working in harmony
IL the good of humanity; and
"Whereas, We believe that it is
ot necessary or intended in this
heightened age that the church
hould invoke state aid to prevent
'cal self-governmcrtinits its temporal
fairs; and
'Whereas, Legislative enactment
! the state of Delaware has de-
rived the membership of our
hurches Of the rightto control their
wn properties; and
"Whercas. Believing that such
gislation is pernicious and that
Immediate remedy should be ap.
lied, be it
''Resolved, That our presiding
der, our pastor, and the lay dele
ate of this church be requested to
resent the foregoing facts to the
differences that are about to as
mble in our city and endeavor
secure and present memorial to
C coming General Conference pray
6 that section sol, chapter 8, of
e rules for church government be
nendcd so as to remedy the evil,
i'd that the confidence and cord.
ity that has existed between the
nistry and laity be maintained.
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