The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-03-29
DELAWARE :
CONFERENCE.
Thirty-Seventh Session
Now Being Held in
Philadelphia.

The thirty Seventh session of the De'a-
ware Annual Conference of the Metho-
! dist Episcopal Church convened yesterday
in Zoar Church, Twelfth and Melon
streets, Rev. DR.. Horny A. Monroe, pas
tor Bishop Warren presiding.
At ga. III, Bishep Warren. assisted by
the presiding elders, administered the
secretary. Rev. John II. Nutter, called
tho roll and most of tho ministers az :
swered to their names, Rev Nuttsr was
again clcctod secretary and chose the fol-
lowing as his assist tante; Rev Nutter was
ogain elected secretary and chose the fol-
lowing rs his assistants; Rev. ID. A. RI
dout, Rev. Frederick J. Handy, Rev. J.
II. Blake and Rev. &. W. Pullett Rev. J.
c. Dunn was elected statistical secretary.
Rev. DIR, J. r. Waters presiding elder
of the Salisbury District, was called, and
he read his report. 1t is ono Of the banner
districts in the eighteen Col0red confer-
ences, One minister, kov. John Wesley,
when he went to his appointment Oak
Hall, Va. found twelve couples living to-
gethor unmarried. He compelled them to
tnke out licenses and get married.
The statistics are Members. 5l52: con-
versions. lOi1; prObations, 1887; raised for
building aud improvements, S5Si0; on old
indebtedness, about 5000; missions. S0S7;
total for all benevoences. 81, S05; district
in excellent condition. There are fifty
nine churches; probable value s64 Psi;
eighteen parsonages, worth S9390. Thore
are IS local local preachers, 63 Sunday
schools, 555 officers and teachers anu 3I7l
scholars,
WILMINGTON STATISTICS IN
The next district called was the Will
minglon, Rev. G. A. Tindley, presiding
older, presented his report. There were
go conversions; ior benevnlences Sl6Jl;
70 cid Indebtedness. $2S54 II; for improve
ments. 81 !d4.Sl; for all purposes $50 .713 =
29. There are li,i6 members go proba-
TONERS, Il. 3:i5 communicates. The largest
church in Wilmington, Ezion, reduced
Its debt $1,000 There are 10 churches,
valued at Sg!,?U0; fourteen parsonages,
worth s12.55o There nre l3 sunday
schools, 313 officers and teachers, 2Cl3
scholars. This has been ono Of the mot
successful years.
AT /? 30 the conference adjourned to the
basement where dinner and supper ara
provided each day for all the ministers.
The various committees wore in session
until y p. M when The conference recon-
vGnel for statistical session ut which all
the pastors handed in the reports OF the
churche-. Bishop Warren announced S54U
as the dividend Of tho book concorn, and
So from lho chartered fund Both amounts
Rev, J. +, Webb wa, appointed collect
ing agent for the Book concern. Rsv, n.
II. Webb was appointed to take charge of
the accounts of ''Iho Gospel in all Lands"
and the "Conferenco Examiner"
Rev. A. II. Schockly wanted only those
WHO contributed % cons or mora 10 mis-
siUns. Tho motion was lost. A motion
was passed requesting the secretary to
hub.ish the benevolent gifts in two col
umns, mission and other bunevalenccs.
Itoy. l. q, Penn assistant corresponding
sec e'ary OF the Epwor h League from At
ian H. Ga uddiesscu the conference
"1hroo years ago, he said, 'Our work
was n rope Of sand Now we have lls9
active chartered chapters not cnuntirg
100 inactive leagues. We have 4y,0J0youns
people n these leagues Three years ago
wo had iOor % delegates at the national
convention Last year we had loo dele
gntes, Wo bought almost no literature
three years ago, Since then our young
people have bought at least SO, u,N worth
Of our lIteraturoh
Al J." close VI this session the MutUa
Relief A. s0rintion met. Roy. l., Y. Cox
in the chair Rev. DIR. MOnrO5 called tho
roll ani read the minutes Inst year. Sew
oral now mombers were received. In four
years five families have boon assisted, with
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