The sun., 1900-03-22
ONE CENT

| Derrlckson, Sl20, $40; w. Il. Compton,
Sl55, $43; r. l. Watkins, $l3O, $40; W.
e Avery, $40, $40; G. w. Townsend,
$40, $40; A. S Mowbray, 5000, $72; J.
T. Prouse, S53, $40; H. A. G. Westerfield,
Sl40, $50; e. III. Collins, $65, 500; T. s.
Holt, S65, 10; James Grove, $3.50, $lGD;
j. W. Easley $l65, $50; f. B. Short, $50,
SIS; r. T. Coursey, $3O5, $40; E S. Mace,
$40, $S; V. P. Nnrthrup, $75, SIS; ]. p.
Otis, $3.50, $40; w. L. s. Murray, 500,
$3.50; L. B. Harris, $500, $50; L. L.
White, $50, $40; @. A, Grise, 5000, $3.50;
w. F. Dawson, $75, SIS; w. X. Now
bray, 5000, SAG.
The conference continued as super
nnmeraries Revs. w. L. p. Bowen,
Warren Burr +. L. Cross, john France,
w. NJ. Green and T. H. Haynes.
Henry B. Magill, who represents the
Church Insurance Society of Chicago,
addressed the conference on the matter
of insurance of church property. A COM
mittee was appointed to confer with
him. The conference apportionment to
the Freedman's Aid and Southern Edu-
cation Society is So, 500. The business
session closed for the day shortly after
II O'Clock.
The anniversary of the Wilmington
Conference Historical Society was cele-
brated in pleasing manner yesterday
afternoon, opening at 2.30 o'clock.
The meeting was opened with devo-
tional exercises led by President Rev. r.
w. Todd. A business session was then
held. All Of the old officers were re-
elected. There were number of vacan-
cies ON the various boards caused by
death. w. 7. Townsend, of Cape Charles
City, succeeded |. I. Matthews, de-
ceased; G, w. Townsend, of Northeast,
7. S. Williams, deceased; and I. B. Hun
. ter, Ii. Sanderson, deceased.
The officers are-President, ex-officio,
r. w. Todd; first vice-president, B. +,
. Price; second vice-president, &. AZ
: Phoebus; third vice-president, j. III.
. Hall; corresponding secretary, H. s.
s Thompson, recording secretary, O. F.
: Sheppard; custodian, Y. s. Collins. =,
Ministerial Board-B. y. Price, G. Al.
Pboebus, T. B. Hunter, r. w. Todd,
: ]. 7. Won Burkalow, G. w. Townsend,
James Carroll, G. F. Sheppard, ii. ..
= Thompson, 7. E. Marsindale, V. S. Col
q lins, Adam Stengle, Alfred Smith.
Lay Bsard-W. 7. Townsend, w. III.
n Thompson, L. W. Cooper, H. G. Conrad,
iC. H. Richards, W. III. Dashiell, II. f.
l. Pickels, j. II. Hall, w. II. Foulk,. Will
liam Salisbury, I. Fl. Medford.
y President R. w. Todd presented to the
q society his manuel issued at this con-
J. ference, which, together with the papers
e read at the meeting, will be placed
II among the archives of the society, which
g are at the Wilmington Conference
Academy at Dover.
re John 3. White, Jr., gave an excellent
historical sketch OF Epworth Church.
). He first read an extract from the first
y,I minute book of the Sunday school,
which showed that meeting was held
:. at the house OF Brother Charles B. Lore
7. on Market street above Seventh on Tues
dav evening, November 3, 1868, at which
D, were present, Rev. w. j. Stevenson,
Charles B. Lore, Isaac l.. Crouch, A. q.
" Robinson and wife, VIM. III. Billany,
ID Miss Lizzie Spearman and Job HI. Jack
son. Rev. Stevenson stated the object
}. of the meeting, saying that Brother j.
n Taylor GAUGE contemplated putting up q
mission house on Seventh street near the
~ Old Sewedes Church, and would fHrnish
f. without expense room for Sunday
school. A suitable place had been found
= at the corner of Seventh and Church
d. streets, it being one of the houses that il
at the gateway OF the Old Swedes Church
a. which was occupied by Mrs. Clark
S. The organization of the Sunday schoo
was proceeded with. For superintend
v. ent, /. L. Crouch received five votes anC
y, Job H. jackson, three votes; for secre
sc tary, VIM. III. Billany received one yots
and Job II. jackson, six votes.
IT, A frame building was erected al
/, Seventh and Buttonwoo6 streets few
weeks after ,hc organization of thi
s. school, shs size Of which was S0x5s
Y. feet. ,.~
Job II. Jackson was slsctsd superin
Y. tendent May z, 1868, and the hrst ami
I. verssy Of the school held on Novembe
13. 1854.
d, The infant school department. was or
p- ganized September lo, 1856, with Mis-
II. NJ. l.. Belt as superintendent and Mis-
Sophia Wells, assistants superintendent
IT. A lot waG purchased at Tenth and Ben
J. net fer $1,000 and a new church, erecte,
d. on it which was completed in April
1869.
ID, Nine months OF continuous revival wer
held from September, 1888, to the last G
", May, 1889, which stirred the chuIch a
+. well as the city from centre to circum
nd ference. The congregation continued
grow and on June / the lot at Tenth an
L. Lombard streets was purchased. Grorn
NJ. was broken on Wednesday Afternoon
August II, and the honor of digging III
,p- first shovefu fell to the speaker, job
M w nlbei IL, dlter Sptilteu cOilteSI AM
at dear price, namely $50.
h Rev. L. Burg,ue Short, the preser
in pastor went 10 Epworth in April, $780,
"a Three large collections in cash, 81, l0
Sl,400 and So 900 respectively marke
as each successive year and the running eS
he penses OF the church, amounting to aoor
ice $500 all told annually, have all bee
ln. kept up.
ID Henry c. Conrad, delivered an intcl
.ty esting address on Lessons From Earl
in MelhUdisn," He SAID the first churc
cal erected in Wilmington was Old Swedt
Mt III 1893, while the first Methodist Churcl
les Asbury, organized here, was in l7S9
be He spoke of the work OF Captain Web
ay and Francis Asbury. Webb came TO th
ee country as d British soldier with Wolf
rye Asbury came here in 177i as voluntet
or to preach the gospel.
ian Asbury While standing in the pulp
N. OF Ashury Church in lsS9, said Thu
to lar have we come after twenty years
An labor" This was the only church hel
sor fJr tifty-six years except Exon Chm G.
whicn was built in 1905. There are 1t
ell Continued on Page Two.