Evening journal., 1900-03-22

CAN BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY AC-
TIVE wORK-ANNUAL REPORT
OF ACADEMY PRESENTED-IN-
TEREsTING SESSION OF CON
FERENCE THIS MORNING.
The second days session of the Will
mington Conference convention began
in Epworth Church at $50 o'clock this
morning with a praise service, presided
over by Rev. f. P. Harris. A large
number was in attendance.
AT 9 o'clock the business session was
held.
Vaughan S. Collins. c. p. Collins and
r. II. Collins were appointed a com
mittee to nominate four trustees Of
the Conference Academy Of Dover.
The roll Of supernumeraries was next
called and their characters passed They
were ]. w Poole. T. II. Rawlins, J. d.
Rigg, A. T. Scott j. A. sypherd J. r.
Todd. G. w. Wilcox. Their relations
were continued.
The relation of W. NJ Warren was
changed from supernumerary to super
annuate W. w Redmond. super
annuate, asked that his relation be
changed to an active relation His
claim was referred to the board of stew
ards and the committee on conference
relations. Mr. Redmond has been in
the ministry since 1865.
The relations Of James Carroll, Ed
ward Davis, James Esgate, J. w. Ham
mersley, c. j. Hammitt, G.. A. Phoebus,
b. +. Price. w. +. Talbot, w. +. Tomp-
kinson, +. o. b. Wallen, as superan-
nuates. were continued.
Henry SandersOn, r. S. Williams and
w. e. England were reported as de-
ceased.
Immediately after Mr.. Price. the old
est member Of the conference, asked
that his relations be continued. Presid-
ing Elder Watt, Rev. T. Il. Terry and
Rev. f. b. Short delivered brief enlo-
gies in honor of the veteran Of the con-
ference.
AS a special order the report of the
Of the Conference Academy at
Dover was called for at 10 o'clock. DR..
IT. +. Martindale read the report in the
absence Of William Salisbury. the
president, who is in California Dr. Mar
tindale reported that the discipline at
the school during the conference year
was excellent and the moral standard
better than ever The new courses OF
study have proved satisfactory to those
who have planned them and to those
who have studied them. During the
year there were l02 students The re-
ceipts amounted to s6,441.26. and the
expenditures S7.S5426. There is due
from students S775. There is accom-
mediation for more students. The twen-
tieth century movement has brought
into the hands Of President Collins 81
100 and into the hands Of Secretary
Hanna s6,642, which money will be de-
voted to paying the debt on the col
lege The report closed with a recon-
|mendation that President Collins be re-
appointed
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins. principal of
the college, then submitted his annual
report The total receipts for the year
were s17,791.71; expenditures. ST.
364.10; balance, S427S1 Mr.. Collins
ul sou AlAdA AAt cAHlolA VI lAt MtlnO-
dists Of the state be given to the in
stitution. He called attention of the
conference TO the fact that there is a
normal course at the academy that is
equal to any in the country Rev. Col.
Tins spoke at length on the advantages
Of the institution, and dwelt especially
upon the culinary arrangements.
The time of Chicken day twice Z
year, pie and cake day once a week has
passed, and the table now is bounteous
ly supplied
Principal Collins gave a detaile,
statement of the financial condition O
the institution. He said that on July /
1898 he found interest due amounting
to SS04 and no money to pay it, ans
the interest account Overdrawn Sis
ICurrent bills due, S35224. with no casl
in hand and bank account Oyerdrawi
to the amount of $5332.
On July /, 1899, he finds all interes
lpaid to date. S431.75 in bank to credi
to interest account all current expense
lmet, and a credit balance of $427.Sl. Ii
lSeptember. 1898. the school opene
with not a dollar in the treasury an
81 .562 due. In September. 1899,
lOpened with a much better equipmen
land only $l.329 due. DR.. Collins SAID
lconcerning the academy debt of 500 ,O0l
that he thought if the ministers stoo
together that by June next a mortgag
burning could be held.
DR.. Collins reluctantly referred {
personal matters. which were closel
connected with the academy. He state
that his name had been banded abou
, by some members of the conference
and he had been censured because
had built himself a cottage at RehC
both He did not know it was a sin [
,, construct a home for himself and hi
wife in their old age, as had he know
IL TO be so he would not have builde
himself a house. To be sure, it was nC
paid for yet, but in order to reduce tt
, Indebtedness his wife had unselhshl
offered and had taken in boarders du
ing the Summer months This fact ha
led some members of conference to ci
culate the report that he had spent Il
entire Summer at the seashore. an
even after they have become aware thi
such was not the case, still continue
i 10 spread the falsehoOd. Again, NJ
y Collins said he had been criticised {
= account Of his salary. and one broth
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