The sun., 1900-03-27

average attendance, S,2l7; conversions,
|, ,679; number OF Epworth Leagues, 40;
League members, 2,490; Junior Leagues,
20; Junior League members, 1,225.
Wilmington District Number, 72;
number of officers and teachers, 1857;
number of scholars of all grades, 1900;
average attendance. 7,2l1; number of
members in the Home Department, 297;
conversions, 532; number of Epworth
Leagues, So; Epworth League members,
1913; Junior Leagues, IL; Junior League
members, AGO.
Increase of Sunday Schools.
Total number of schools, 397; number
OF officers and teachers, 1881, increase,
l; number of scholars OF all grades, A.
S43, increase, 1896; average attendance,
279,77, increase, 1902; number of MEM
bers in the Home Department, 528, in
crease, 1888; conversions, 3,417, increase,
l 206; Epworth Leagues, 1856; Epworth
League members, 2,068, increase, 1897;
Junior Leagues, SO, increase, IL; Junior
League members, 3,998.
Number of probationers-Dover dis
trict, l,7SS; Easton district, 1888; Salis-
bury district, 1925; Wilmington dis
trict, 1000. Total, 5,829; increase, ,0S9.
Number of full members-Dover district,
1910; Easton district, 1922; Salisbury
district, 1l,03S; Wilmington district, S.
S42. Total, 37,117.
Number of local preachers-Dover dis
trict, 32; Easton district, 10; Salisbury
district, %; Wilmington district, AZ.
Total, 1898; increase, 4.
Number of deaths--Dover district, 129;
Easton district, 96; Salisbury district,
l54; Wilmington district, 81. Total, 483.
Number - Of children baptised-Dover
district, 605; Easton district, IS; Sails
bury district, %; Wilmington district,
1888. Total, 2,26l; increase, 100.
Number of adults baptised-Doyer
district, rs; Easton district, 2S; Salisbury
district, 70; Wilmington district, 1873.
Total, $40.
Number OF churches-Dover district,
l30; Easton district, So; Salisbury dis
trict, Ia; Wilmington district, 66.
Value of Church Property,
Probable yalue-Dover district, $685.
900; Easton district, $250,000; Salisbury
district, $269, 800; Wilmington district,
$761, ,420; total, 81, 800, 120.
Number of Parsonages-Dover district,
80; Easton district, 80; Salisbury dis.
trict, Al; Wilmington district, 80; total,
I45.
| Probable value-Dover district, $62,-
4s0; Easton district, 5000; Salisbury
district, S55,S 800; Wilmington district,
SOL, 800; total, S26S, 750.
Paid for building and improving
churches and parsonages-Dover district,
$l1 ,1S4; Easton district, $9,793; Sails
bury district, $20,247; Wilmington dis
trict, $l0,S21.
Paid for pastors support-Dover dis
trict, S33, l55; Easton district, $29, ,5S4;
Salisbury district, $35, Wilmington
district, 81, ,055; total, $l39, S20; increase,
$3.50; deficiencies, Dover district,
S5G3; Easton district, $4l6; Salisbury
district, 1886; Wilmington district, $64
total, $l,729.
Apportionment for support of presid
ing elders, Dover district, 81, ,S73; Easton
district, 81, l,7l4; Salisbury district, $2,006
Wilmington district, 81 1856; total 1873
amount paid Dover district, $l,e35; Eas
ton district, $l,634; Salisbury district
Sl,915; Wilmington district, 81 1895
total $3.50.
Support OF bishops, amount appor
toned, Dover district, $357; Easton ssbo dis
trict, $3l3; Salisbury district, 1903; Viii
!
amount paid, Dover district, $347; Eas
J ton district, $3O2; Salisbury district, 1855
Wilminton district, $40; total 81 ,474.
Amounts paid for conference claim
ants-Dover district, 81, ,30S; Easton dis
trict, $l,37S; Salisbury district, $l,2l9
Wilmington district, $l,9S5; total
$500.
Paid for building and improving
churches and parsonages-Dover dis
trict, $ll, l,1S4; Easton district, 9,793
r Salisbury district, $20,247; Wilmington
, district, $40, total, $52,045.
Paid on old indebtedness on churcl
property-Dover district, 81, 1l3; Eastoi
district. $4,3l4; Salisbury district, 81 ,573
Wilmington district, $l7,697; total
$33, 3,697.
Present Indebtedness on church prop
erty-Dover district, $12,l3l; Eastol
district, $7,7S2; Salisbury district, $ll,
$50: Wilmington district, $75,0S0; total
$106,5S2
Against Theatres and Dances.
At the morning session of conferenc,
Yesterday, strong resolutions agains
! theatre-going, dancing, card playing
etc., were adopted. The resolution
were as follows:
"Whereas, 1t has been proposed to &C
change our discipline as to expunge th'
specific interdicts therein contained re
lating to theatre-going, dancing, care
playing, ETC.; and,
"Whereas, Such action would be in
terpreted as weakening the disciplinar,
and scriptural rule against seeking such
; recreations and taking such diversions
as cannot be used in the name of the
Lord Jesus and would be interpreted
7 as favorable to hurtful license ant
against the healthful exercise of disci
, pline; and,
"Whereas, The recently published ad
dress of our chief pastors cites the pre-
yailing laxity as to these dissipating di
versions as one cause OF our failnre, as |
church, in spiritual aggressiveness ane
success; therefore, be it
"Resolyed, That the Wilmington Con
ference hereby enters its emphatic ano
incorporating protest against such
amendment, and that We instruct oul
delegates to the General Conference to
resist by all means in their power any
such proposed change in the discipline
of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
The resolutions were signed by the
Revs. r. w. Todd, l.. E. Barrett. d. D.
A. p. Prettyman, f. Ii. Nelson, w. W
Sharp, w. l.. S. Murray, d. D., G. l.
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