The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-02
Delaware Conference.

The Delaware Conference now In sos-
sion In Zoar church, Phila., will COME
to CLOSE to-day.
The proceedings of Saturdays sessions
were confined principally to the reception
Of the reports from the lay conference. act
ion OH most OF them having been tempor-
arlly postponed, The Influence OF Meth
odism in Education" was the subject Of an
interesting address by Row. Wilbur IL.
Davidson, secretary Of the American Uni
versity. He said-
"This conference has indeed been most
loyal to American University. hos al.
ways contributed generously to the work.
But . crisis is now upon us. We feel 1t
necessary to add another bnilding to the
university, and at the present tlmo we
are without the funds to do 1t. You know
what the American University stands fer.
1t is 10 be a Protestant university, n
Methodist university, because three fourths
OF the Board Of Managers must always be
Nlethodists. We intend to have a univer-
sity which is to take our college gradu.
ates from the skeptical universities of Eu-
rope, from which they have SO often re-
turned wrecked in Christian faith.
In answer to II query by ono OF the dele.
gates as to WHISTLER co!ored students will
attend, the speaker promptly re-
piled: Yes indeed All sexes and all
colcrs will be received.
The report OF the Committee on Educa.
ton was then read, after which Solomon
Hammond, who has been preaching in the
African Methodist Church for tho pnst six
years, was admitted to full membership in
tho conference. Aftor tho reading by A.
>. AmCs, OF the report Of the Committee
on the Sanctity of the Sabbath, Bishop
Warren, of Colorado addressed the dele.
gates on tha responsibility of their Office.
The conference then adjourned to meet
In the evening when the anniversary OF tho
Church Extention Society was held.
Tho statement made by Rev c. A. Find
ley, presiding elder of the Wilmington
district in his annual report to the 0onfor-
ence last week. that camp meetings are
as much menace as they are numoro u.s.
created much surprise, aud when as kod
to give his reasons for the statement Oh
Saturday said: Too frequently our camp
meetings are made fhe scenes Of pleasure
and turned from their original purpose.
Railroads make special excursion rates
and run special trains to the grounds.
This brings many pleasure seekers to us,
who do not visit the meeting to worship
Frequently from 5000 to A000 are taken
down into my district OH pleasant sun
day from Philadelphia alone. Among
these there is always u great number Of
undesirable people.
'Sunday, which to us should be day
OF religious worship Is turned by num-
Der of rowdies into a day OF drunkenness.
Liquor, Of course, Is not allowed Oh the
grounds. but 1t Is brought In by stealth.
Many novel means are adopted to soil 1t.
One Of them is to cut watermelon open,
hollow out the inside then fill 1t with
whisky bottles. The two halves are then
joined together again and the melon plac-
Ell on Il shelf anJ marked Sold Those
who know the scheme walk into the place
and state that they will take their melon.
Tho dealer takes one Of the melons from
the shelf and the purchaser tuCks the.in-
nncent- looking melon under his arm.
Then he walks through the grounds down
into the woods and Joins crowd OF drink
ers
Camp meetings in themse are all
right, when carried on properly. All tho
people should combine to enforce tho laws.
Tho authorities cannot cope with the out
sids traffic. and it Is necessary ior all tho
people to join hands to prevent it. We
are now working to gain that result, and
for that reason | brought this matter to
the attention Of the conference.
The Park Theatur twas crowded to tho
doors yesterday, tho occasion being two
services In commemoratlOn Of the closing
Of tho Delaware NJ. E. Conference. Pre-
siding Elder Shockley presided, and u
collection was taken to defray the ex-
penscs OF the convention Bishop War.
ren made an address on the value Of faith
in Christian life.
The following deacons were ordained at
the morning service by Bishop Warren:
William N. Bowse- William H. Butler.
+. A. Cullen, d H. Harsis, L. II. Molock,
John l.. Parker, T. L. Rodgers. James H.
Stanton, J. w, Waters, Thomas H. VIM
tiers, j. Wilmington.
Tha followiDV eldara xyara orlniua1.
Washington j. Bean, Ben jamin w. Berry,
John S. ColbourD, Frederick j. Handy,
Edward d. Havens. J. r. Holland, VII.
liam A. G. Hughes, j. Il. A. Johns, Cyrus
W. Moore. Eugene o. Parker, Wilmore
4. Waters,