Evening journal., 1900-03-26

/ -four last named ministers Withdrew.
i and upon motion of Presiding Elder
Corkran the secretary cast the vote for
the first four-named. and they were
declared elected
Rev. Collins offered the following
resolutions which were adopted
Resolved, That the committee on
nomination for any of our conference
, boards and Incorporated societies shall
not be made until after official notice
has been received that there is a va
cancy.
3 Resolved. That no such nominating
, committee shall be named by an in
, dividual from the floor of the confer
ence
Resolved, That such nomination COM
mittee shall present to the conference
twice the number OF names required
TO hll the vacancies.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rev. w. w. sharp presented the
report of the Bible committee. The re-
/ pert stated that II was not deemed ad-
visable to do any more distributing
work in this section for at least four
years, and that the money thus saved be
turned over to the Bible society. A
number Of resolutions relating to the
subject accompanied the report.
Presiding Elder Corkran stated that
he did not feel prepared to vote for the
adoption Of that part of the report that
referred to the Maryland Bible Society
as it seemed to him in the light of a
rebuke TO the society. Several other
ministers agreed with Dr. Corkran
Upon motion che resolutions were
taken one by one and passed. Rev
Sharp stated that the aim Of the re-
port was to secure a more economical
management for the society. The word
ing q the resolution regarding the
Maryland society was changed and all
were unanimously passed.
The report OF the Womans Home
Missionary Society was presented by
Dr. Caswell. During the year there was
an increase Of 5000 IN receipts. A gain
cf 40 per cent was reported.
The educational committees report
was presented by Rev. l.. w. Layfield
The report stated that Dickinson was
completing its nth year with 450 stu
dents representing twenty-five states
and territories
Drew University is ina flourishing con-
dition. A new building. costing $780,
600, the gift Of two persons. has just
been erected with a seating capacity
of 500. The report touched upon tho
! Woman's College at Baltimore Confer
enCe Academy at Dover. and other in
/ lstitutions which come under the super
vision of the committee. The report was
adopted Visiting committees were
named for the various colleges and
academies for the coming year
The committees are composed as fol-
lows
Dickinson College-Rev. C. T. sawin,
Rev. Jones.
Boston university-R II. p Har-
ris.. II. G.. Budd.
Drew Seminary-Rev. G.. W. Woodall
! Presiding Elder W. T. Corlxran. G. r.
Anderson, II. A. G.. Westerfeld.
Il Woman's College Baltimore-Rev
Beauchamp. l.. E Barrett. c. w. Pret
lyman, w. p. Compton, b. c. Sunheld.
Wilmington Conference Academy
Rev. c. 7. Wyatt, w. C. Kocns c. A
Hill.
i Princess Anne Academy S. NJ
Morgan, l. p. Corkran.
The annual reports Of the EDwoltf
League committee on periodicals. which
condemned Sunday newspapers. and
the educational committee were read
land adopted.
/ Treasurer Grise, Of the conference
presented his annual report. which
showed total receipts from various
sources amounting to S44,067. Prevlou.
TO adjournment It was decided to hole
a session this afternoon for the trans
. laction OF business. The ministerial an
, pointments will be announced toner
lrcw morning when the session will ad
I journ.
Tonight, at 730 o'clock. the Freed
mans Aid and Southern Education
2 anniversary will be held Henry c
3. Conrad will preside. and an address
=. viii be delivered by Rev NJ. c. b. Ma
son.
S WEEK OF FASTING.
Members Of the Methodist Episcopa
s church in this city and throughout tn
5 entire world began yesterday week o
= fasting and prayer.
! This is in accordance with an appea
e made a short time ago by the board o
5 bishops of the church.
5 In the address issued by the bishop
IL was stated that Methodism has no
e in its growth during the past few year
3 kept pace with years gone by. Tn
Q bishops also lamented the less of spir
y itual power among the churches. Fo
e the quickening OF the spiritual powe
= and an increase in the membership q
the church the bishops asked tina
j. Methodists everywhere engage in
l. week Of prayer and fasting. Il is ger
i orally understood that the bishops di
e not mean an absolute fast, but rattle
, an abstinence from certain favore
foods.
THE TRADITIONAL CHICKEN.
Ie There is an old tradition that mir
N listers of all denominations are especia
& ly partial to the toothsome chicken
s. On Saturday a conductor on an Eight
le street car having an inquisltive min
kept account Of the number Of fow
e. that were carried on his car from
b. o'clock until noon. The number W,
I'd enc less than 2O0-199. Whether the,
sd chickens had any connection with Il
OF annual convention of the WilmingtC
in M. e. Conference now in session cal
re not be stated.
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