The sun., 1900-03-23

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Green were continued as supernumer-
aries. The Revs. James Carroll, Edward
Davis, James Edgar, j. w. Hammersly,
G. A. Phoebus, B. F. Price, w. f. Tai
bot, w. L. Tompkinson and F. 0. B.
Wallin were continued as superannu-
ates.
The relation of Rev. w. NJ. Warner
was charged from that ofsupernemerary
to that of superannuated. Rev. w. w.
Rebman asked that his relation be
changed from supernumerary to effective
and his request was referred to the COM
mittee on conference relations. Rev. +.
L. Cross. a supernumerary, was located
after an eloquent address in which he
stated that his health had improved. The
case OF Rev. O. j. Hammitt, q super
annuate, was referred to the committee
on conference relations.
The music service at the opening OF
the days's session was conducted by
Rev. L. P. Harris. Rev. +. Burgette
Short led the singing
The following ministers were intro
dueed to conference: Rev. DIR: L. A.
McCurdy, pastor Central Presbyterian
Church,. Rev. w. +. Lewis, pastor Rod
ney Street Presbyterian Church; Rev.
DR.. G. J.. Wolfe, First NJ. z. Church;
Rev. DIR. Weiderman, Baltimore super
intendent Maryland Bible Society; Rev.
Winters, ME. Church, and Rev. Handy,
A. M. p. Church.
Home Missionary Anniversary.
The fifteenth anniversary exercises OF
A. " VI
was held at 2 o'clock Yesterday alter
noon and attracted about 1000 persons
to Epworth Church. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by the president,
Mrs. N. M. Browne.
Mrs. G. Wesley Weldin, corresponding
secretary, then presented an interesting
report, which was in part as follows:
The outlook for effective work in con-
nection with the Woman's Home Mis-
sonary Society of the Wilmington Con-
ference was never more promising tnan
at present. We are greatly encouraged
by the continued success OF our society
and are expecting the greatest things In
the future. The pledges made at the
annual meeting of the board OF managers
held in Pittsburg in October last for
different departments of work are very
nearly all met; among them $lO0 to the
building fund of Rust Hall, an addition
to the National Training. School in
Washington, $205 for student aid in
Allen Home at Ashville, N. c.; Simpson
Home, Orangeburg, S. O.; Retter Home,
Athens, Tenn; Bennett Home, Clark
son, Miss, and Harwood Home at Al
bequerque, N. NJ; $40 for memorial win
tiows in Rust Hall for Rev. ]. B. Quigg
and Mrs. Martha Francis, S25 to aid in
Oriental work on tie Pacific, and Sl5
in other lines of work, making total OF
$3.50.
''In addition to their pledges, Asbury
Auxiliary has given $i50 TO secure a
room in the Rest Home at Ocean Grove
for the Rev. Charles Hill of this confer
ence and 500 for window in the Chapel
oil Rust Hall in memory OF John Wise, a
pastor of our society. Elkton Auxiliary
contributed 500 for q window in the
Chapel of Rust Hall in memory Of Elk
ton Auxiliary.
'The Woman's Home Missionary So.
cety voluntarily assumes to raise as her
proportion 100000 of the $40, 1000,
our church has appealed to her members
to contribute as a twentieth century
offering for missions and educational
! Il
euce s., 900 is apportioned as its share OF
the 5000, GOO; 1865 of this amount has al
ready becen paid to the treasurer.
'Good work has been accomplished
by the department of supplies. The
mite box has become an important agency
! in increasing the finances of the society.
Local work is better understood than
ever before.
CAS- the boundaries of our Woman's
Home Missionary work extend to Alaska,
the Hawaiian Islands to Cuba, to Porto
Rico and to the far-away Philippines,
keeping pace with the extending boun-
uaries OF our country, our people begin
4 to realize more and more the work and
scope of our society and that we are an
| important factor in the life of oul
country, as she goes forward in hel
manifested destiny"
The Treasurer's Report.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. H.
B. Robinson, was as follows: Elkton
Auxiliary, $13S; chapel window, $l00
New Castle Auxiliary, $50. so; Rising Sun
Circle, $l425; Silverbrook Auxiliary,
$40 S5; Harrison street Auxiliary, $22 So
Asbury Auxiliary, $29945; Epworth
| Auxiliary, S22. is; Grace Auxiliary, 1882. :
| 20; st. Pauis Auxiliary, 92u.of, union
Auxiliary, SSl.73; Scott Auxiliary. $751;
9S; Middletown Auxiliary, SIS; Chester
town Auxiliary, $l9.25; Salisbury Auxil-
iary, $50; Dover Auxiliary, $40; Mt.
Salem, 500. %; conference gleaminge, SIS;
thank Offering, $23. 20; conference pledge
for Jewels Home, $40; Mrs. Dulaney,
Whitesville, 81. Total, 81, 524 40.
The following amounts were sent to
the general treasurer: Mrs. Geo. II,
Thompson, for subscriptions, $5S4,7Si
J Bennett Home, S56.75; Allen Home,
S25; Harwood Home, $50; Simpson
Home, $40; Ritter Home, $50; Marcy
Home, $50; Alaska, $50; Oriental work,
SI.5l; Lucy Webb Hayes Training
School, $56; Rust Hall, Washington,
$500; Emergency Fund, $l4.9l; Rest
Home, Ocean Grove, $l5S; Deaconess in
Kansas City, $40; Sibley Hospital, Sli
Leahat Fund, 81; Deaconess Fund. $l5i