Evening journal., 1901-03-22
ELDERS WILL DECIDE WHERE
NEXT SESSION WILL BIZ HELD
No Invitations Having Been Received by Conference Those
Officials Will Hold Meeting and May Name
the Place by Tomorrow

ING.
Bishop Goodsell endeavored to de-
eide the meeting place for the confer
ence for next year, but as there were
no invitations received, the matter was
referred to the presiding elders to de-
eide. The matter probably will be set
tied by tomorrow by the elders.
Among the visitors this morning
were Bishop Cyrus ID. Foss, OF Cam
bridge, Md. Professor Morgan, of Dick
insOn College. and DR.. Hedrick, of the
Virginia Conference, and the Rev.
Jonathan S. Willis, Of Milford.
PROGRAM FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
The Women's Home Missionary So
ciety will hold a meeting this after
noon, and Mrs. c. c. Browne Will pre-
side. DR.. William Writ King will
address the temperance rally
City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad will
address the veterans anniversary this
this evening.
SUNDAY ASSIGNMENTS.
The partially completed Sunday as
signments for Conference pastors are
as follows:
Grace NJ. E. Church-BishOp Good
sell at 1890 o'clock in the morning:
ordination services at o'clock, and
memorial service at 7.30, night, the
Rev. DR.. II. X. Carroll, missionary sec
retary.
Un.on-Alfred Smith, morning, DR..
r. II. Adams at night.
Brandywine-M. Z. B. Mason in
morning.
st. Paul's-Dr H. X. Carroll morn
ing; NJ. G. B. Mason, evening.
Central Prosbyterian-Vau S.
Collins, morning.
Delaware Avenue Baptist-E. w.
Cagwell night.
Rodney-Henry G. Budd at night
morning; j. T. Van Burkalow at night.
Bethel A. NJ. E.-G. L. Hardesty in
evening.
Epworth-H.C, Turner, morning; J..
c. Wyatt, evening.
Mt. Salem-G w. Bounds, morning;
c. w. Smith, evening.
Silverbrook-W. g. Wright "A night
Harrison-A. S. MOWbray nisnt.
Wesley-G. r. Neese, morning; Nj.
ID. Mixer, night.
Ferris Industrial School-Albert
Chandler in the afternoon.
Dr. Baker, presiding elder of the Do
yer district, makes the following re-
port:
The Epworth League IS ya. IN the
vigor of its youth, and It's efficiency in
creaEes with maturity. Professor Wes-
ley Webb is at the head OF this branch
Cf the district army and is vigor-
ously planning and pushing for success.
We have forty-nine senior chapters,
with about 2,4O0 members, and twenty
four junior chapters with about l,200
members.
Church building: A cOmmodious new
church has been built at Crapo, Nd,
replacing the one destroyed by light
ming nearly two years ago, costing
about $4,000 and nearly all paid. On the
same charge plans are well under way
for two more new churches next year,
while another, Mt. Zion, is to be re-
modelled at a cost OF probably 81 600
At Reld's Grove. a new station on the
b.. c. & A. railroad, a new church is
nearing completion costing about
Sl,100. Brother Van BurkalOW mas had
supervision Of the work. The brethren
at Greenwood have at last awakened
frCm their slumber of indifference and
decided to build a new church. II has
already been enclosed and when com
pleted, will fittingly represent Metnod-
ism in the town; the cost will be about
$4,000, and perhars $1,000 has alrea iy
been paid.
improvements: The most extensive
Improvements have been made to the
Avenue Church. Milford The grounds
have been graded, an iron fence erect
ed to enclose the property. Cathedral
glass windows, OF handsome design
replace the old ones, and an elegant
new pipe organ will henceforth make
melody unto the Lord. Cost 1880
and all paid.
Other Improvements were Ebenezer
Church. on Nassau charge, $780, Sea-
ford, 5000; Cambridge. 5000; Lincoln
S140; Harmony, on WillistOn circuit
S1S5; Crapo, 1929; Georgetown, $3.50;
Magnolia, s125; Streets Church, Lakes
vile, sl15; Galestown, 500; and many
others in amounts ranging less than
one hundred dollars, making total
for building and improvements Of
about $500.
Old debts; During the year the fol-
lowing Old debts have been paid. Hur-
lock, 81. $40; Harrington, SS45; Ar
mory. Dover. S4OO; Streets, on Lakes
ville an old debt to Board Of Church
Extension, $3.50; Georgetown Circuit
Parsonage. S225; Cannons parsonage
$3.50: Georgetown, $3.50; williamsburg,
$3.50; Wesley. Dover, 800; Madison,
on Church Creek charge, $500. Several
other charges have paid less amounts
than 800. making a total paid on old
debts OF about s4,700
The benevolent collections have all
received diligent attention. and the in
stances are few where any decrease
is shown. Wise planning. earnest
pushing and timely attention to these
causes. are the three practical elements
that guage the measure Of success in
this part of the pastors work There
has been an advance in the missionary
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