Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-12
METHODIST pROTEsTANTS.
The Election of Delegates to the Genera
Conference.

Protestant Church, the report OF tho |
committee on official relations in regard |
TO the incorporation of churches and
the insurance of church property gaze |
rise to considerable discussion. The |
committee reported list Of churches, |
numbering 10 or IL, which, in response |
TO recommendation advising their In |
corporation and tho protection of their |
property by insurance, fatty refused
compliance with the request.
The Rev. I. ii. Lewis and others
commented freely updn this state Of
affairs. The Rev. j. B. johnson OF
Deer Creek circuit, said he could en-
tighten DIR. Lewis in some measure by
his own experience. All tut nne OF
the churches on his circuit had been
incorporated. That one refused. and
assigned, as reason that if Incorporated
and the minister's salary became in
arrears be might sue the trustees,
obtain judgment and sell the church
properly.
The Rev. DR.. Drinkhouse moved that
the president of the conference be rr-
quested to communicate With the
trustees OF unincorrorated and unin-
sured churches and explain to them
that they might be unable TO profit by
bsquests while in that condition, and
give them other imperative reasons for
complying with the wish OF the confer
ce. The Rev. DR.. Lewis offered an
amendment to this motion, to the effect
that no money appropriated to churches
assisted by the conference shall be
| paid to them unless at the next annual
meeting it shall appear that they have
teen incorporated and have insured
| their church property.
| Objection was made by DIR. l.. w.
| Bates and others to the amendment,
upon the ground that it would impose
a penalty upon the pastors OF the
\ churches in question by the loss OF
salary, and would be Furnishing the
| innocent for the guilty. DIR. Lewis said
\ in reply to this that as such moneys
would not be available until the next
meeting of the conference the objection
was untenaole. The motion OF DR..
Drinkbouse, as amended by the motion
OF DIR. Lewis, was finally adopted by a
decisive vote.
The judges of the election of dele
gates to the General Conference re-
ported that in the ballot taken Friday
100 ministerial and Is lay votes were
cast, making % ministerial and ~ lay
votes necessary to choice. Those
votes cast for the delegates chosen on
the first ballot were as follows Minis
rers-The Rev. T. II. Lewis, ID. d.,
president of Western Maryland College,
80 ministers, 30 laymen the Rev. A.
ID. Melvin, president OF the conference,
70 ministers, As laymen; the Rev. j.,
ID. Kinzer. ID. D., Georgetown, ID. O.,
"a ministers, 43 laymen: the Rev =,
7. Tagg, d. D., editor of the Methodist
Protestant. rs ministers, 80 laymen
the Rev. F. I. Little, Baltimore, 20
ministers, sc la, men. Laymen - Dr.
j. W. Herring, Westminster, 81 minis
tiers, 4S laymen; I. p. Fisher, Denton,
s. ministers, AZ Iaymen; Daniel Baker,
Frederick. 73 ministers, 80 laymen; j.
. n. Warfield, Howard county, rs minis
, ters, 40 laymen.
, The result OF the second ballot wa.
} announced. Only one ministerial anc
three lay delegates were chosen on thi!
ballot, leaving five ministers and foui
! laymen still TO be elected. The NUN
Der of votes cast was % ministerial ant
) 4S lay. Of which the Rev. }. NJ. Shori
I dan, Baltimore, received sc minister
5 and % laymen. For lay delegate
j Thomas A. Murray, Baltimore, received
g the votes OF SO ministers, 3, laymen
8 G. T. Atkinson, Cristield, as ministers
! 30 laymep: J. r. Cation, Alexandria, 6!
II | lulHiStoIo,
{ A request was made by the Rev. II
Q +. Nelson that he be left without al
g appointment fol- the coming year. Re
quests were made by the ReTs. j. q
Sullivan and j. II. Daueherty tina
J. they DO placed on the superannuate'
u list. The requests of Messrs. Sulliva
a and Daugherty were referred to tn
v committee on superannuates.
The question OF supplying campmeei
o ings with preachers cane up again o
s. the report of the committee to whic
- it had been referred. and which recon
It mended that appointments be made h
10 the president; that they shall be obi
IF gatory, and that failure to comply sha
Is be reported at the next succoedin
vt meeting of conference. The report an
lie recommendations were adopted.
ID The committee on superannuates n
is ported, fixing the assessment for til
superannuate fund for the year .
ic $1,000.
err The report Of the faculty OF instru,
!. tion was made by its president, II
Rev. DR.. s. b. Switzerland, and COME
ence voted to take up the items of II
al report seiiatim. The only item col
= sidered Saturday was recommendatic
II for the ordination OF the Rev. j. \
~ Dickey, b. F.Ruly, G. NJ. Zepp, II.
Leas, L. G. Woodford ard q. j. blu
~ dette. The recommendation was adopte,
- At Mondays session of the Mar
ii land Conference OF the Method
N Protestant Church, consideration
III the report Of the faculty of instructit
- was resumed, and the report W
in adopted.
sr. The election of delegates TO Il
to General Conference was completed
the seventh ballot. The delegates ar
Ministerial-T. II. Lewis, A. D. Nj
vim, j. ID. Kinzer, F. T. Little, W.
~ Hammond, J. NJ. Sheridan, I.
~ Grouse. j. L. Straughn and HUI
~ L. EIderdice. Lay DIR. Joshua
''e Herring, u. T. Fisher, Daniel Bake
j. N. Warfield, Thomas A. Murra
G. L. Atkinson, James R. Cato
Samuel VauDort, William j. G. d
ave lany. E. Rigein and W. b. Usilton.
Ill The committee on church exteusi
81, made its report, in which it reco
has mended that $1,000 be assessed
ans church extension work for the ye
tied The recommendation was adopted.
use, An assessment OF $1,000 for fofei
shu missions and Sl,500 for home missile
itv for tine current year was recommend
Tie by the board of finance, and adopi
S of by the conference.
and Invitations were received by the Ct
ference TO bold lis next annual meet
ior at Cumberland ard Easton. The mat
vi, was laid over until today'E session.
The committee on temperance mi
| &c. athar pfs