Evening journal., 1900-03-21
Wilmington Annual Conference Of
Methodist Episcopal Church
Met at EpwOrth Today.
BISHOP ANDREWS PREsIDEs

The thirty-second annual session Of
the Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church met in Ep-
worth NJ. e. Church this morning.
Bishop Edward Gayer Andrews, Of New
York presiding.
Preceding the business session the
holy sacrament was administered by
Bishop Andrews. At the opening Of
the session at $50 o'clock, Rev. A. S.
Mowbray was selected a secretary of the
conference by open vote Rev. w. r.
Mowbray was chosen statistical secre-
tary. Rev. c. A. Grise was selected
conference treasurer. Each officer was
permitted to name his own assistants.
Committees we're appointed as fol-
lows:
Public Worship-Robert Watt, f. b.
Short. James Grove, w. L. S. Murray.
Z. s. Mace.
Education-L. W. Layfeld, f. B.
Beauchamp, V. p. Northrup, s. NJ. Nor
gan.
Bible-Albert Chandler, W. w.
Sharp, E c.. Sinfield, e. II. Collins.
Sunday School and Tracts-Asbury
Burke, r. B. Hunter, D. f. Waddell, v.
b. Hills.
Temperance-W. p. Compton. w. o.
Hurst. w. L. White. +. +. Carpenter.
Missions-T. A. II. O'Brien, Alfred
Smith, j. A. Brewington, 1. w. Jones.
Women's Home Missionary Society
IT. c. Smoot. A. W. Carswell, G. w.
/ Woddall. W. +. Dawson.
Freedman's Aid and Southern Edu-
lcation-G. r. Anderson, j. p. Otis, W.
Is. II. Williams. w. G. Wright.
Missionary Statistics-F. p. Harris,
w B. Guthrie, r. w. Givan, j. w. Tai
Hey. f. E. White, j. l.. Johnson. G.. K.
Wesse. T. J. Cochran.
Sabbath Observance. +. Tabler, ]
W. Fogle, G.. L. Hardesty r. Fl. Hard
esty
Periodicals. G. Fosnocht. II. S. Du-
llaney. W. w. Chaires. G. W. Bowman
Epworth League-H. c. Turner. w
G. Rooms, Aloysius Green. r. r. Cour-
sey.
Stewards EndOWments-C. w. Pret-
lyman, John France, J. A. Arters, c.
F. Sheppard, w H. Jackson, II. 3
| Goldey, w. II. Thompson, Harry A.
Roe.
Ministerial Qualifications-E. c. At
kins, G. w. Townsend John France. j,
w. Easley, G. II. Nelson, W. /. Du-
lhadway, H. S. Thompson.
Auditing-G. p. Smith J. o. Sypherd
Robert Roe. J. d. Reese.
Conference Relations-F c.. McSor-
Hey c. p. Swain, Thomas r. Terry, w
e. Avery, c. p. Roberts, l.. r. Bar
rett, E. c. Macnichol.
Church Extension-T. s. Holt, L. P
Cochran. T. b. Cooper, J. n. Mitchell.
; Rev II. j. Corkran was substituted
conference treasurer of the American
University Fund in the place of Rev
Vaughan S. Collins, who rendered hi.
resignation.
MINISTERIAL STEWARDS.
The board of ministerial stewards
was chosen as follows: Dover district
: lJ S. Rawlins; Easton district, J. A
lArters; Wilmington district, JohI
lFrance.
Bishop Andrews announced that h'
had documents from Secretary McDan
iel. of the Board of Education, from thl
Freedman's Aid Society, missionar.
rooms from the committee on Ecu
menical missionary conference. In tn
communication from the Freedman
Aid it was requested that the Whining
ton Conference should contribute tn
sum OF SO 500 to the cause. The presid
! ling elder of the district will decid
= how the money will be raised.
The document from the Ecumenica
Y missionary conference committee call
ed attention to a conference to be hel
in New York, from April p to May
1900 and requested the Wilmingto
conference to cooperate.
An important document relating
the temperance question and other pa
. pers relating to various subjects wer
g referred to proper committees.
Bishop Andrews introduced Rev. ID
7 Kelley. of New York, editor Of tn
q Methodist Review, who spoke briefly O
. the value of the publication from
. lChristian standpoint. After he had cor
: cluded a brief discussion took placi
= land resolutions were adopted pledgin
= the support of the conference for III
! paper.
Upon motion. the report of the Wi
: mington Conference Academy wa
= made the order of the day tomorrow.
! The election of delegates to the Ger
=; leral Conference, to be held I'm Chicag
y was made the order of the day for Fr
l. day, at 10 a. m. II was decided tn;
y the rules governing the last sessio
- lshould govern the present session.
>. F. X. Moore was appointed collect,
y for the Western Book Association.
y The reports Of the churches in the VI
'e rious districts of the conference regari
ing collections for missions and confe
ence claimants were received and r
corded by the secretary, and showed
e marked gain over last year in mo
cases.
H. A communication was received fro
Rev II. M. Thurlow, formerly Of ga
New Market, Dover district, and re;
iby the secretary. Rev. Thurlo
at stated that he had withdrawn fro
fe fhe church and had accepted call
lPranchvilIe n J. He asked that he