Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-08

T.M<X1xG Religious BODY Assembled /
~ ofres 1899 - Four Hundred and ]
ia Wi Persons TO be Present-Few ,
Il hr1l thanges-The twentieth Con-
y III ~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Contest Y
usl5<1tes 10 the General Conferences. !
,e 3ld annual session of the Will
Qtof Methodist Episcopal Confer
j. vhiab will be held in Epworth
Iroh. Tenth and Lombard streets.
Iunine March 21st, weeks from
Wednasday, will bring to this
the largest religious gathering as
bled here since 1892, when the con-
noe 0orlyened in Grace Church. The
,enoe 0E laymen, who meet in con-
nee sesaion once in four years, will
Ietse yhe attendance. Four hundred
thfrty-five persuns-l75 members
|, dra ID the active ministry, II
nnpm6raries, 10 superannuates, ~
iida1es for admission, ITO lay dele.
ID nnd46 official visitors. the last
Iti0ned representing various Method
intereafH- will be present. Usually
b i dual conference assemblies the
LOB IN held in Wilmington, because
oityh better facilities for enter
ling large assemblage, but the
tifne5 the laymen met, in 1896, the
sioh VAL held at Dover. After an
mos i'll eight years. the conference
d be- warmly greeted by Whining
d ANY. The Rev. f. b. Short, pastor
!, pwofth Church, assisted by u conf
;se al ministers, has been employed
N nj nj
b dffS0tory of the conference homes.
ii Se Wilmington Conference is COM
"a of iour Observation-Disclosures dis
e. Robert Watt presiding elder
III diutrict, DIR. q. S Baker presid-
% ejasy Easton district, DIR. Wilbur
md oK krnn presiding elder. and Saliss.
sd (]isfrict, DIR. Thomas Il. Martin
nrasiding elder. The Wilmington
v}otcomprises parts of New Castle
d Sty, Dell, ard Cecil county, Nd. !;
ID Doyer district, parts of Kent and
yex oounties, Del, and Caroline
III Dorohester counties, Md. the
M tun district, parts OF New. Castle
Ksnt counties, Del, and Cecil,
ID oisne, Kent, Queen Anne's and
n, not lqounties, Md. !; the Salisbury
hot. parts of Sussex county, Del,
siersot, Wicomico and Worcester
dsntiae, Md, and Accomac and
Ethnmpton counties. Va.
c asrilENel II OF THE CONFERENCE.
II ar6l Ii the census of the strength
thu ccnference The Wilmington
Vlfiot has CT churches, valued at
adj 07Q; SO parsonages, valued at
8 1850 plains on church property
lnnting to 5s6, 1os; 1882 church
ist hhets and 43 local preachers, and u
# Ian. Bohools, with l,504 officers and
10 iliela and II, S17 scholars. Last con-
uuq HU8 year, the district paid $40, 1913
WIS paafors' support, 81, 974 for pre-
en- tx Hlder's support and Siol for
: Hlo6pa Support. The Dover district
o b i3t ohurches, valued at 1924, 400;
itsi sruonages, valued at 500, 100
or ah3t ~ church property amounting
12.238: LOOT church members ano
II, local preachers, and l26 Sunday
vo, iols. with |, 715 officers and teachers
Sam 1f.16D scholars. Last conference
,on TIE district paid S3l,s4S fol
W. wv, lofs' auppurt, 81, 734 for presiding
, W. \ x.s support and 1888 for episcopa
,,, 5or The Easton district has 81
NV y rofIos. valued at S247, 300; 80 par
~ sai,ed nj All. 600: claims OF
cry r sh Z, nnerty amounting to So, $50
III church, members and 10 loca
vsschers. and So Sunday schools, witt
70 ~ ,ast conference wear. tn
QUO sass a;5 SOC S74 for nastors' sur
'iS X 6|aa Tor nresidinp elders sur
!" ssI's III d;strict has 1IS churches
ly Sass3. "A s1,G 7oC,. Al narsonaees
man no1 exc 90 claims on chIIro
he lSt. Y \. ' ~o IN si7 1913. 12.OI
ne w, X e'n .Iars apd % local nreachers
th q w w ~ ~ SnnaaS Schools With 1.47
} to ~ MI taachers and u, sos scholar.
rs ~ W, ,,ssrence YEAR. fine district mai
Nes XII s'' III nostors, sunnort. Al. s12 fs
:Stx a,dar,s s,pnort and s349 fo
= s.1S smnnort This g;ves n gran
n ssgA ~ ~ ipst co,forencs wear Of 4!
! d <. w ,a ms al Al 54i. 40: /.
OF 81 uaIned AT s2S5. $50; CLAIM
lhis ,ost .,.o,.arty annonnt;nu
o., H9g N eeS ahrrcb memhors ar
hr XVI \, y, IN ars aa6 Sunday-sohool
NaN niocet greaclers 'oo e" ao".hou a,
IN % HlD OlllCBTS huti lSuShoip a.
24e scholars, and s134,659 paid +
n,,A itors' support, ~, l54 Tor presldil
. ,aIs ers support and 81, AN Tor episcop
~" y, 3port :,
a 5ince the last session, oeath n
~ imed i've members OF the oontefe en-
guy 9, "A Hynson, a supernumerary, al
u nry Sanderson, ". =. England,
WisliAms and A. u. DAVIS, sup'
nuates.
i Ihxees members have been transfer
NJ, other conferences-Julius Dodd,
M; New Jersey Conference; Isaac
'o w. bod to the Connecticut Conferen.
Wv 3 J.. Nelson, to the East MAJ
ias nfeterce. The following have oe
ought into the Wilmington Cont
:, rple by transfers: V. E. Hills ana
:" ,NR{C1ardBOD, from the East MAJ