Evening journal., 1900-03-26
.SEAFORD GETS
THE CONFERENCE
Next Session of Wilmington
Annual Conference to be Held
in Lower Delaware.
WERE BUT TWO CLAIMANTS

AS EAsToN WITHDREW FROM
CONTEST. AND sEAFORD WON
OUT OVER ST. MIcHAELs BY
VOTE or 60 TO 57-APPoINT-
MENTs ANNOUNCED TOMoR-
ROW.
After a successful and interesting
session the thiIty-second convention Of
the Wilmington Annual Conference is
drawing to close.
Today's attendance was somewhat
smaller than usual owing to the fact
that many Of the delegates and their
families have returned to their respec-
tive homes, but the interest in the pro-
ceedings OF those present did not di-
minish. Today's session, as usual, was
opened at $50 o'clock by devotional
exercises and a praise service, conduct
ed by Rev. II. Clay Turner.
Following the reading OF the min
utes Of Saturdays meeting the regular
business Of the conference was taken
up and disposed Of.
DIR. MARTINDALE'S REPORT.
Presiding Elder Martindale, of Sails
bury district was called upon and read
his report.
Presiding Elder Martindale's report
in summary was: Three ministers, Revs-
c. p. Swain, c. l.. Hardesty and G. T.
Anderson, are closing their fun term OF
five years service. The Sunday schools
of the district are somewhat in advance
Of last year in the matter OF attend
ance.
There is lack OF condition, however
lamCng our oldest members as 10 their
duty to become teachers, and to CO.
operate generally with the authorities
in the matter of advancing the eff
lciency of the schools.
Gratifying as has been the record
made by the district in the past touch.
ing the matter of church building. the
present report viii show still a greater
advance In national prosperity. Surel,
the impulse of the twentieth century ap
lpeal has not been lost upon the people
The churches at Crowsentown, Girdl
Tree, Franklin City Fruitland. DelmaT
! ISnow Hill, Somerset, Rcck Creek, New
y lCrisfield, Berlin. Salisbury, Princes
Anne, Mt. Pleasant Siloam and Deal'
Island. have all undergone marked i'm
provements during the past year. TIT
women at Crisfeld have expended S35l
in a pastoral home. Dwellings a
Gumboro, Quantico, st. Peters, Cap
, lCharles, Pocomoke City. Asbury
Frankford, Parsonsburg, Smiths Is
land Delmar, Mt Vernon, Princes
- Anne and Hollands Island have al
= been remodeled. Taylor leads in tn
= matter Of clearing of old debts, with
. payment Ct s2,700. BY active work OF
s the part Of the pastor. with the aid O
; generous friends. the sale of Marioi
was averted, the required sum to clea
of the debt. $1,000, being raised. Up 4
r date s2,4OO of the sum has been paid
= Cape Charles, Selbyville and Chinco
league Island have done much towar
n clearing off old debts. other amount
Il raised are as follows: Mt. Pleasant
. $3.50; Smiths Island. S225; CrisfielC
ol $50; Asbury and Mt. Vernon, Sl2
r each; Fairmount and MillsbOrO. $40
Il each; Westover, $50. Fruitland cancel
d led her mortgage on parsonage with
i payment Of $50. During the past year
total sum of $32 1886 has been raised 70
Improvements and liquidation of debtl
Camp meetings during the year hav
been numerous and of variable qua
e ity few have given evidence OF bs
% ing in close touch with Divine pOwe
II while others have served only to su:
1t pend indefinitely for miles around thel
n all Sunday school and church service
4 and to furnish occasion fC
m hilarious recreation. and
A desecrate the holy Sabbath There
m great need for some new defnitio
I, of the old authority Of the church r.
t, garding these meetings. The Epwori
In League increases each year. There hi
& been an increase of ten senior chapter
or and 351 members, and Of five juni'
d. chapters and 130 members, making
Of total Of n chapters and 3,424 member
IS The Salisbury convention was large
ce attended. The next convention will
held at Cape Charles, Va. In the ma
ter of pastoral support gratifying a
/. vances have been made. Nine charg
II increased their estimates. I think o.
- deficiency column will be less than la
= year. The problem Of securing the a
- ltention Of our members at class NEE
II lings is still unsOlved. From prese
- indications we shall report a fair a
80 vance, especially in missions. chur
~ extension, Freedmen's Aid, Southe
on Executive Society and conferen
nd claimant collections. About s2,O
~, has been contributed. in addition
~ 1.-THE Twentieth Century Fund.
~ The question Of the validity of {
will of Miss Hopes involving certa
bequests to benevolent boards has be
taken to the Court of Appeals Of MAJ
Hand. The most blessed experience
at the year has heen the remarkable ol
'n pouring in the spirit of revivals.
one occasion during a meeting at Ire
in shire Maryland, some Of the men +,
gagged in nursery became so wroul
up that they dropped work and ga
cred in an old shed for prayer meetil
sts. The son of the owner was happ
II converted. Thirty young women w
ure converted at Sharptown on one oc
sion. The work throughout the distI
has been most pleasing.
ND. Bishop Andrews, at the conclusion
)oi- Dr. Martindale's report, stated that