The sun., 1900-03-26
Hastings, Thomas r. VanDyke, Hugh
V. Kelso and George r. Ellis.

elders and bishops were chosen and the
duties of bishops, presiding elders, elders
and deacons. At 3.45 o'clock an able |
sermon was delivered by Rev. +. w.
Caswell.
Missionary Anniversary.
Lat night the experience of the morn |
ing in respect to people being turned !
away was repeated, and hundreds went
10 other churches. The missienary|
anniversary was celebrated. The fol-
lowing officers Of the missionary society
wee chosen:
Board of Managers of Missionary So
ciety, ministerial, Revs. G. L. Sheppard,
r. W. Todd, G. A. Phoebus. E. P. Rob-
erts, c. A. Grise, Adam Stengle, w. j.
Du Hallway, G. w. Woodall and F. G.
MacSorley. Lay-Bros. HI. E. Sudler,
Geo. W. Todd, A. G. Cox, J. W. Hooper,
L. +. P. Dennis, John F. Dawson, John
H. Phillips and E. w. Cooper.
Oficers-President A. i. Sudler, NJ.
D.; first vice president, @. A. Sheppard;
second vice president, Bro. Geo. w.
Todd; treasurer, Bro. A. G. Cox; secre-
tary, F. G. MacSorley.
Treasurer A. Il. Cox read detailed
report of the missionary collectsons. The
following are the totals:
Dover district raised last year S5,07l;
this year, S., ,2S6; increase, $2l5.
Easton district raised last year 81, S29;
this wear, 1895; increase, $lG6.
Salisbury district raised last year
So, ,064; this year, S6,330; increase, $215.
Wilmington district raised last year
S7,3S5; this year, S7623; increase, $40.
General summary, raised last year, in
all districts, S23,347: this yeyr, S2l 213;
| increase. 1896.
! a. Il. Sldler was chairman. Rev. DIR.
w. T. Smith of the Des Moines Confer
ence secretary OF the General Missionary
Socit ty, made most eloquent address,
| dwelling on the great advance made in
the work. He dWet on the great opp0r-
tunities to come to the church now that
the territory of this country had been so
greatly extended. lie has met with
great success in his work as secretary.
Mckinley Not an Abstainer.
Quite sensation was created at the
temperance anniversary celebration Sat-
urday evening by the address made by
Samuel Dickie, national chairman of the
Prohibition party and editor of "Noice," !"
in which he denounced President Nc
Kinley.
Much speculation" he said "has
been made as to whether President Nc
Kinley is total abstainer or not. He is
not, as l have seen and can prove to the
entire satisfaction of any jury in the
country. Mr.. Mckinley by acting in
this disgraceful manner is openly defy
ing one Of the most exacting laws OF his
church, which sets forth that no one,
member of the church, shall indulge
in any Intoxicating beverage, nor rent
his property for the sale OF spirituous
liquors"
''some time ago President Mckinley
visited Pretoria, Illinois, where he was
entertained by j. S. Greenhut, president
OF the whiskey trust, Many Methodistt
there would have been glad to have hin
as their guest, but he preferred to stol
with Mr.. Greenhut, who expended
$4,000 for amusements, during thu
twenty-four hours that the president wa
W th him."
In speaking of the canteen system
, now used in the armv for supplying tn,
! soldiers with liquor, he said: "Prsiden
Mckinley, who is Methodist lavmar
of much prominence, could cause thi
, practice to be abandoned by simple or
/ der. 1t would not have to 60 througl
, Congress, as the President is scommander
} in-chief OF the army. This custom, how
5 ever, he considers beneficial TO th
= troops"
George w. Todd was chairman an,
Rev. K. I. Coursey sang solo.
. Epworth League Convention.
1 The annual Epworth League Conven
tion was held in Scott M. f. Church Sat
: urday afternoon. The Rev. Mr.. Gree
: was reelected president OF the league ant
c T. n. Rawlins secretary and treasurer
? All the remaining officers are ex-ofiici
and were reelected.
Mrs. r. Ii. Matlack made an addres
E on missionary work. She was requested
? to write to the district superintendent
} regarding the work of providing for chill
5 drtn in the mission field. An address wa
r made by the Rev. +. II. Stephenson, G
: Seaford.
Memorial Services.
| At the session of conference Saturda
3 afterauon services were held in honor G
/ those who died during the past year
: Rev. J. w. Easley had charge OF the ser
, vice.
Memoirs were adopted as follows: o.
9 Rev. Andrew D. DAVIS by Rev. Adam
e Stengie; Rev. Henry Saunderson by Rev
/ C. A. Grise; Rev. William L. Englan,
, nv Rev. w. II. Avery; rev. lhoinas
! Williams by Rev. G. w. Townsend; Mar
, II. Caswell, wife of Rev. Il. w. Caswell
by Rev. Alfred ID. Smith, Kate NJ. Hard
ing, wife of late Rev. I. H. Harding, b
q Rev. L. L. Barrett. On motion OF Rev
. w. L. S. Murray it was decided to re
: unest the presiding elder to provid
> memoirs for Rev. L. II. Hynson AM
. Elizl Persou.
Rev. +. C. Sanlield delivered an elo
quent sermon at the conclusion OF til
exercises,
/ Presiding Elder Corkran's Report
e At the morning session Saturday, Rev
, Wilbur f. Corkran, ID. D., presidin
elder Of the Easton district, read his re
port. The district is we'll manned, ant
q the work has gone forward at ever!
point with a good measure of satisfac
tion. 1t has responded to the bishop
q call for $40 00U;000 and 100000 soul
3 with an offering, this first of the thre,
years of thank offering, of about So ,0Ol
OF its 5000 OF the $4,000, 0C0 and l., go
. souls, nearly:one-third of the required
: number. In three years the district ha
!. made net gain of $1,000 in pastera
support.
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