Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-29
bses Of churches, s35, 1903 1887 more

bsps OF cnurcneS, COO, tUo tooi more
the previous year,.
j anniversary OF the Freedman's
and Southern Education Society
celebrated last night. The Rev.
h b. Mason and the Rev. DIR.
ber made addresses.
worth Church was crowded Tuesday
inc. when the closing session Of
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
ference was held.
d Rev. j. W. Easley conducted the
minary praise service.
mediately after tho reading and
lion Of the minutes, the Rev. W.
Eompton read the report OF the COM
ne on temperance. The report was
idered seriatim, and provoked
hot discussion.
Q first resolution, condemning the
canteen and the establishment of
bps in the United States' new
pssions, was adopted after q brief
ito.
10 second resolution, condemning
ident Mckinley, n memter Of the
bodist Episcopal Church, for private
public tipping, was discussed at
length, and at times members of
conference became greatly excited
the audience was in an uproar.
resolution read rs follows:
Ihereas, We have learned, with
iiation and shame, that our
houist Episcopal President has seen
in the exercise of his personal
hty, 10 so far ignore the public good
his obligation to his church, us to
Ice in the use Of Intoxicating bev-
IS on several public occasions,
eby setting n pernicious example
be muo in high places in our land,
were waiting to see him exemplify
teachings of his church; and.
hereas, Such action by a Methodist
uch high position will naturally be
ted as the attitude of our church,
will influence the men and boys OF
land accordingly; for If the light
ch has been in us on this question
bmes darkness, how great will be
darkness; therefore, be it
csolved, That we condemn this
heb Of our Discipline and Methodist
briefly upon the part of our Method
brother, President Mckinley, in
licIy setting the example of tippling
Pre- the young and old of the nation.
opponents of the resolution claimed
its fiamers had no moral right, and
stoned whether they had civil
BIT, to mention the Presidents name
he resolution.
he Rev. X. ii. Adams, d. D., said
Rev. W. 2. Compton, who read the
button, told him Monday that his
i. C0mpton's) object was to help de-
Mckinley for the Presidency. In
y, Mr.. Compton intimated that Dr..
BINS had broken confidence by re-
ting the conversation.
he Rev. R. |. Watkins said the
blution and discussion were unfair !;
here were any charges against Presi-
t Mckinley, they ought to be pre-
ted to his pastor. The resolution
defeated by vote Of go to At.
he third resolution, with reference
the Presidents action in setting
de the Anti -Canteen law and
Surfing him for drinking liquor,
adopted after the reference TO his
sonal action had been eliminated.
his resolution, 10 full, was as fol-
IS:
30 it resolved, That our clerical
cgates be instructed, and our lay
gates requested, to prepare and
sent 10 the General Conference reso-
ons condenning President McKip.
$ Official action in setting aside the
" -Canteen law passed by Congl ess {;
his personal action in the drinking
lntoxicating liquors. in violation OF
discipline, when his only excuse
Isl have been an extreme political
fessity, instead Of the extreme physi-
necessity plainly meant by our
beral rules.
he latter section, in relation to
Rsdent McKinley's drinking, was
icken out, and the first section
bpted.
no fourth resolution, commencing
Woman's Christian Temperance
non, was readily adopted.
he fifth resolution, recommending
t the l,OO0,000 voters pledge be
fsented to the voters in the Methodist
lscopal congregations, was adopted.
ne sixth resolution, consuming mem
fs OF the Delaware Legislature for
posing the bill providing for the
omission of the question of license
no license to the voters, ELECTED
pIanse aud was adopted.
poveral resolutions of minor i'm
rance were adopted.
ENrIETH CENTURY THANK OFFERING.
lhe Rev. }. ID. G. Hanna, D. d.,
cretary of the Twentieth Century
|ank offering, read his report, Of
Pich the following is synopsis:
fcteipts from lectures, S3,627. 81; un-
pa subscriptions, 81. liz. 90; cash
lerlng, 50, 81; Dickinson College,
|VO' church debts paid, S32, 026: i'm
IoVements, $50, 307; tntal, S92, 407. AZ ;
lazy OF secretary, s1,500; house rent,
NJ travelling expenses, expenses of
Flnling and lectures, 81, geo. &c: house.
S722. 40; discount on note,
total, 81, 354. 76.
inc Rev. John France road a supple-
|Ghtarry report, concluding with the
EloWlng recommendations which were
popted: THAT a standing committee
appointed to plan for and continue
Pe work contemplated by the call for
u thank offering during the coming
Fur; that the Rev. j. ID. G. Hanna,
[ u, be reappointed secretary and
Pa' ms salary be the same as last year
pa shall be raid out of the funds
men no may collect: that all gifts TO
~ thank offering, above the salary
!u not otherwise designated, shall be
wen to the Conference Academy; that
p preachers heartily cooperate with
" =. secretary and the Rev. V. S.
,pIlins in gathering a great thank
lerins and that they be given the
pportunity of presenting the subject
o. our congregations"
The presiding elders, @. A. Grise,
ohn France, v. s. Collins, j. ID. q.
lama, L. S. Nelson, William Sauls-
ufy, II. z. Cannon, W. II. jackson,
!. W. Todd and John II. Hoflecker
ere reelected members of the