The sun., 1900-03-21
M.E.CONFERENCE COMMENCES
Rev. R. 7. Coursey Delivers the
Annual Missionary
Sermon.
I.
CnTnCCN myalC lNrn nm nr TpC
CHINESE TEAS AND FROLICS
He AlIuded TO Missionary Reports
Which Indicated Amounts Raised
by Rivalry Among Sunday
School Scholars Our
Duty to the FiIipinos.

| The thirty-second annual session OF
the Methodist Episcopal Conference was
practically opened in Epworth M. e.
| Church last evening, when the confer
ence missionary sermon was delivered
| by Rev. r. 7. Coursey, pastor of Harri-
son street M. f. Church. A large num-
ber OF the ministers Of the conference ar
rived yesterday afternoon and were as
signed to homes.
Rev. F. Burgette Short, pastor OF Ep-
worth Church, presided at the service.
Rev. Coursey delivered an able sermon.
His text was Matthew "a: IA: "And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached III all the world for witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end |
come"
He said there were three dispensa-
tions:-First, the dispensation of the
Father; second, the dispensation of the
Son, and third, the dispensation of the
Holy Ghost. Under each dlspensation
some special work was given to mankind
to be done.
He said. 'We hear the enthusiastic
cry OF winning the world for Christ.
But the Bible says we must take Christ
to the world. Christ says Take Me to
the sin-sick SOUL He has given us the
privilege OF exhibiting in our character,
; in our lives. The truth demands that
. it be shown by both piecept and ex-
ample.
, 1--WE should show in our lives the joys
: of salvation. How are we to convert
Z others if we, ourselves, do not know
. what it is to have peace with God our
Z selves.
. sThe victory of Dewey at Manila and
X Schley at Santiago, puts on us as duty
3 the exempification of the teachings of
q the Bible, to treat as our brothers the in
X habitants of those islands.
q, He spoke of the money raised for mis-
9 sions and said that some reports savored
y; of rivalry between Sunday school classes 8
sss1 and also of Chinese teas and other frolics.
q In this way the eapportionment could be
X raised, yet he thought it would be more
e. acceptable to Christ who overturned the
g tables OF the money changers in the
* temple, the money WAS raised in some
&. other way. lie said if there could only
Is be rebaptism of the Holy Ghost, the
x festivals and pink teas would disappear
e and no interest would be taken by mem
Zn bers of the church in the card table
,7k theatre or ball room.
*. The choir Of the church. under tht
Il direction OF Prof. G. +. King, rendered
TX an anthem in pleasing manner.
iSs. After the service the Wilmington Con
- ference Permanent Fund Association
TX held it's annual meeting. Rev. DR.. W
81 L. S. Murray presided. Rev.. A.. !
iZoS Mowbray, OF the committee appointed
~; last years meeting to have the charter q
sIss. the association changed so that it coult
70 dispose Of its own funds, reported tina
2 y this had been done.
g7E The following officers were elected
~ President, Rev. Or. w. L. S. Murray
. vice president, G. L. Hardesty; secrt
I'M tary, A. p. Prettyman, of Galena, Md
sex treasurer, I. f. Terry, Elkton, Md; {
w. Bounds, Deals Island, Md; H.
Dulaney, Whitesville,. ,.Del.; H. S. Thoml
= son, Delaware City; executive commi
tee, Rev. DIR. w. L. S. Murray, r. i
- Stephenson, Seaford; A. Z. Prettymar
To- Gaiena, Md. S. M. Morgan, Snow Hill
r r. Md; +. G. McNichol, Cambridge, Md
nd J. d. G. Hanna, Wilmington.
Of A meeting of the Twentieth Centui
Thank Offering Committee was held la
,tly evening and another will be held t
ith night.
the held in St. Paul's Church yesterday an
wise last night.
, he Bishop Edward G. Andrews was n
on. present at the missionary meeting Ia
ac- evening. 1t was thought that upon |
ffer arrival last evening, he would proce
Ad- at once to the home of Chief Juati
@. b. Lore, whose guest he will be.
epa. Conference will formally open at s.
vii o'clock this morning, when the he
the sacrament will be administered. l
,stle business session will begin at g.
Kent o'clock.
,om. The program for the afternoon a
,r of evening sessions.is as follows: 2 80 p. |
anniversary of the Wilmington Conl
IS. ence Historical Society, the, Rev. Il;
Todd, president, and the Rev. y. F.Sht
pard, secretary; business meeting; dol
'OM tions OF relics for archives; histori
sketch OF Epworth Church, John VIII
ouse Jr.; address, "Lessons From Early Met