The sun., 1900-03-23
COLLINS RESENTS ATTACKS
He Tells the Conference he Did
Not Know it Mt.s a Sin to
BuiId a Cottage.
REPORT ON DOVER ACADEMY
Fifteenth Anniversary Exercises OF
Home Missionary Society At
tracted About 1000 Persons
to Epworth Church. Out
look for Effective Work.

look Tor 1JltcctlNc WORK.
A large portion OF the morning session
OF the Methodist Conference yesterday
was taken up with educational matters.
There were addresses by President Reed,
Of Dickinson College, Carlisle; President
Goucher, of the Women's College, Balli-
more Principal Vaughan S. Collins, OF
the Wilmington Conference Academy,
and DR.. w. l. Haven, Of the American
Bible Society. !.
The Revss, v. S. Collins, G. P. Swain
and X. II. Adams, d. d., were chosen .
committee to nominate three trustees for
the academy.
The report Of the board of trustees of
the academy was presented by DIR. I. e.
Martindale. Itstated that the discipline
of the school was good and that new
courses of study had been added. The
attendance is not satisfactory, how
ever.
The number of pupils enrolled during
the current academic year is 102; board
ers, 3S, and day pupils, A. The receipts
amounted to Sc, AL .25, and the expendi-
lures 1854 26; there is due from stu
dents $775.
At the last session of conference, the
ftDOTb VI bDt COlululbtCO Oh pWChbiCph
century Offering designated as the first
object of the benefactions, the Confer
enee Academy debt A conditional can
e vass made by the principal secured
So, 100 thus far. The secretary's condi-
& tional canvass has secured $6,642.S0 for
the same fund.
Rev. DR.. w. L. S. Murray reported
that at meeting of the trustees resolu-
ton had been adopted requesting con-
ference to increase the apportionment
tor the Academy from $500 to So, 900.
The trustees also adopted resolution
thanking DIR. Hanna for his earnest
work in behalf of the Academy, but
asked that his services be discontinued,
as they desire the principal to take the
field to raise the Academy debt.
Principal Collins Speaks.
Principal Collins delivered an earnest
and eloquent address on behalf of the
si Academy. He said that if I'll ey would
and together and work in the right di-
rection, they would be able to have a
mortgage burning at the commencement
next June.
He stated that at one time presiding
elder had worked against the interests
OF the Academy which had caused the
humber of pupils to drop from IFS to
$l19. Some time ago when he approach
ed a laymaE for contributions, he was
told that the ministers were not a unit
\ son the matters OF the Academy and that
even one of the trustees did not send his
own child to the Academy.
M He apologized for bringing up per-
sonal matter. He stated that he had
been criticised because he had built a
cottage at Rehoboth last summer. But
4 4 Ii cir m Ia IL or
he would not have done it. He said
that up 10 that time he had not owned a
Il shingle, but thoug bit it would be nice to
y have a home in his old age, or it might
be helpful for his wife to have home
lin case OF his death. He hadn't been
able to pay for it yet. His wife in vaca-
tion time, ten weeks, had kept boardera
in the college
It had been stated that he had been
down in Rehoboth all summer, but this
.was not true as he had been out among
y different charges. He said he had been
critzed on account of the size OF his
Sfalarv. He declared that he did MT ask
Rfor the place and if there was anyone
& who wanted it they could bave it. His
Remarks were greeted with applause and
X much enthusiasm shown.
Wants to be an Elder.
a He caused much laughter by saying
that he wanted to be a presiding elder.
He read the 70 owing poem which added
much to the merriment OF the occasion
w II want to be an elder,
M And with the elders stand
m A irown upon my f0Tehead.
Anpoin men's my hand;
And when before the bishop
| make my little bow,
s I'd make good reporting
and show the others how.
"rd give a list of figures
rwould stunning be to see
To show what kind of students
acknowledge my u, d
lt ia mnbe reports OF chhIgts
50 very, very fine
M The 'Aymfn think tier elder
sz4 Was something must di Iine.
Ard then for General Conference
d be candidate,
M Fer every other tfce
Il pe a running mate;
E. Aud l. - get el g ed,
'.S Ii 'twouid heln me for TO run,
sf'S Id promise I'D sppoiltmens
10 every mothers son.
The Revs j. B. Merritt. 8, j. Morris
w. Poole, Z. II. Raw Inns, w. L. p.
Bowen, John D. Rigs, A. t. Scott, j o.
Sypherd, G. w. Wilcox, 1. Fl. Haynes
r. Todd, John France and w. M.