Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29

,nv Of our conference boards and incor. :
porated societies shall be made Until ,
after official notice has feen received
| that there is vacancy.
..Resolsed, That no nomination com
\ mittee shall lie named by an Individual
/ from the floor of the conference.
"Resolved, That such nomination
committee shall present to the confer
ence twice the number OF names re
quired TO fill the vacancies.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OPPOSED.
The following, signed by the Rers.
r. W. Todd, L. q. Barrett, D. y, a.
r. Piottyman. Z. ii. Nelson, v, v.
Sharp, ". L. s. Murray. D. D.. q. L.
Hardesty, j, ". Easey, }. a. Artets,
d. f. Waddsll, d. o.. Albert Chand-
Ter, G. " Woodall, F. F. CARPENTER
II, s. Thompson and j. T. Van Burka-
low, was adopted:
s.Whereas 1t has been proposed to |
so change our discipline as to expungee |
the specific iuterdicts therein contained |
relating to theatre going, dancing,
! card play wing, &C.; and,
Whereas, Such action would be in
terpreted as weakening the disciplinary
and scrirtural rule against seeking
such recreations and taking such d,SeI,
, siuns as cannot be used in the maine oil
!; the Lord Jesus, and would be inter
/; preted as favorable to hnrtful license
] and against the healthful exercise OF
discipline; and. :,
s Whereas, The recently published
|. address OF our chief pastors cites the
3 preyaiIing laxity as to, these dissipat-
q ing diversions as one chuse of our fall-
J. ure, as a church, 10 spiritual agrees
. siveness and success; therefore, be 1t
}; Resolved, That the Wilmington
J. Conference hereby enters its emphatic
" and uncompromising protest against
y such amendment, and that We instruct
3. our delegates to the General Conference
d TO resist by all means in their power
% any such proposed change in the dlsci,
10 pline of the Methodist Episcopal
fe Church.
lg The Rev. Asbury Burke read the re-
ie port of the committee on Bible Society.
{, The report concluded with the follow
= ing resolutions, which were adopted:
In .'Resolyed. That We hereby memoir.
ne alize the Maryland Bible Society to
as take such action as will prevent any
u. further constitution OF life directors
OF and life mem bers on account Uf the
er funds gather ed from the churches ana
not contributed for such specific pur'
p pose.
by Resolved, That I'VE commend the
'al stand taken for more economical ad
he ministration by the former agent, the
o. Rev. r. ". Todd and later by his sue
he cessor: and that, while We reiterat'
re our confidence i'll and support CT thu
ID. Maryland Bible Society and order thu
OF money raised in Maryland during tn
y. past year into its treasury, we shnl
5. await with prayerful solicitdde, II
ID; future administrations Of this great in
ne terest.
II. Resolved, That We respectfully re
as. quest of each of the other societie
D., named in the report complete reports t
OF all our pastors located in their re
ev. spective fields and TO the secretary c
Gle this conference showing the use an
w. disposition OF all the funds coming int
no their several treasures; and that &c
S. tho present and until such exhibit
I. shall ba furnished, all Bible none,
The remaining in the hands OF our treasure
re- or that shall be raised hereafter sna
the be sent by said treasurer to the Amer
lZa can Bible Society of New York. J.,
w. Resolved, That our secretary be d
rected to forward to tho officers of
que these societies copies of our conferen'
'ch. minutes accompanied by commune
the lions directing their attention to tn
q. action.
Resolved, That we assure the Re
Gle Dr. Weiderman of hearty WELDON
day as often as he shall return to us, al
led. that we invite the presence of iepr
ice, sentatives of other local societies
de- confer with us at our future sessions.
ticn Resolved, That we are gratifed
Rev. the election of the Rev. Or. W.
Haven as successor of the beloved a.
all lamented Albert s. Hunt, D. D.,
lake the general secretaryship OF the Anne
ONE can Bible Society, and that we CO
the daily invite his presence at our futr
ray, sessions.
30 a. Resolved, That eli our pastors
orn- directed to represent this great inter-
nth 10 their several churches, and to vi
/ the literally increased collections. F"
was The Rev. Z. W. Caswell read the
rews port of the committee on Woma
pre- Home Missionary Society; the Rev.
dow W. Layfield, the report of the comm
ring tee on education; the Rev. Aloyc
ding Green, the report of the committee
dur Epworth League, and the Rev. II.
ding Duaney, the report of the commit
iding on periodicals. The last-nameu &C
ltual mittee denounced Sunday newspaEf
/ e. The following officers OF the Conl
ic X. ence Educational Society we're elect
light, President, G. W. Prettyman; Secreta
diner, G. A. Hill; Treasurer, Jos. Smithe
nfield Managers, W. L. Avery. Adam Stens
h b, v. S. Collins, W. L. S. Murray,
" Z. W. Sharp, R. X. Stephenson, 7. A.
and O'Brien, r. NJ. Cooper, George
ected Todd, }. Hatton, 4. N. Ruwlns, L.
swell Nelson, Thomas L. Day and W.
This Finn.
rated College visitors as follows v
!, and elected Dickinson College, V.
made NorthIup, G. p. Swain and G.
Jones; Boston University, f. P. Ha
,rence and II. G. Budd; Drew Seminary,
con- W. Woodall, Wilbur 4. Corkran, G
Anderson and III. A. G. Westerfi
ssion. Woman's College, Baltimore, G.
Watt Prettyman. j. Ii. Beauchamp ant
Z. barrett; Morgan College, E.
Cork Sunfield and W. P, Compton;
ructed mington Conference Academy, G
I'll de- Wyatt, W. G. Rooms ard q. A. Z
Cen Princess Anne Academy, S. M. Mo-
aid by and L. p. Corkran.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE TREASURE
u we The Rev. G. A. Grise, the COT
ei,,oo ence treasurer, reported the follo'
eihins receipts:
Dover misunderstanding Soc
EAR. So, 2S6: Church Extension Soc
&c pro- 1888; Sunday school Union, sos:
place. Society, s96; Freedmsn's Aid
;, put Southern Education Society,
X. x. public educational collection,
rev. }. children's fund, $3.50; American
After Society, sl34; Woman's Foreign
nomi- sicnary Society, S24S; Woman's +