Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28

cused from the further pursuit OF
studies.
Edward N. Cantwell, who Aae suf-
cred from, rheumatism for year, was
continued on trial, and excused from
work.
Messrs. Covey and Csntwell are al
rendy deacons.
At the suggestion of Bishop Goodsell,
the conference took collection for Mr..
Cantwell. The contributions, as first
announced, amounted to $500; subse.
quently, the sum was increased to 1910;
and finally, the fund was swelled TO
SI04. Bishop Goodsel made an address
expressing the sympathy OF himself
and the conference, aud Mr.. Cantwell
feelingly responded.
'The Rev. j. II. Morgan. d. d. addressed
the conference in behalf of Dickinson
College.
DEATH OF THE raw. D. ?. PRICE.
announcement was made Friday
AFTERNOON OF the death OF the Rev. B.
F. Price, which occurred at Elkton at
1. Is o'clock. He had been in feeble
hcalth for a long time, due to heart
disease and general debility, but was
conscious to the last. He was "a years
"
and several children survive him.
Mr., Price was the nestor of the Will
mington Conference OF the 65 confor-
ence roll.calls during his ministry, he
responded 10 Ga; the roll-call OF the
present conference session was the only
one that he missed. He was admitted
to the Philadelphia Conference Ia 1896,
and continued therein until 1869, when
the Wilmington Conference was organ
ICED, and he became member thereof.
His pastorates 10 the Philadelphia
Conference we're as follows: 1896, Den
ton; 1887, Kent; 1888, Ceutreville;
1899, Dover; 1910, Asbury, Philadel-
phia; 1871 AZ. Middletown; 1894,
Millington; 1896, Easton; 1Sl7-4S,
Centreville :lSi9-50, Dorchester 1851 50,
Princess Anne; 1s53-54, Talbot; 1863,
Newark 1856, superuuneraryl 1877
~, Delaware City; 1852, Minelsville ;
1860, Mauch Chunk lS6l-62 Norris
town: 1869 "a, Central. Philadelphia
l965-66, Easton lS67-68 Milford. He
served the fnllowing charges in the
Wilmington Conference: 1S69-70, Elk
ton; 1ST1-72, Northeast; 1s73.74, Cecil
| ton; l575-76, Greensboro; 1977-79, Del
aware City: 1Ss0-62, Kent Island
1919, Queenstown. 1894 SO, Nsdeley,
1887 81, Christiana; 1892 .93, Hopewell
ls94.95, Stockton st1896- 1901, superan.
nuates
SYMPATHY FOR STAFFORD.
The committee appointed to express
the sense of the Wilmington Conference
conoerning the invitation TO meet al
Seafold end the inability to convene
there have prepared the following,
| n,h ,.,L to Nr, hn
officials, members and friends Of tbs
ford, t. the members of other churches
and to tho citizens of Staford;
1.-The Wilmington Annual Confer
enoe, now In session in Grace Church,
Wilmington, desire us to convey to yol
for them their hearty appreciation of
aud their gratitude for, your kind lib
crafty in planning so deliberately fol
our coming, and providing so abund
autly for our comfort For year past
We have been anticipating the pleasur,
aud honor that would be ours, for W,
felt assured that our reception by you
would be as cordial az was the invita-
tion extended to US in your name b.
tho Rov. K. X. Stephenson. Words fai
to adequately express to you our keel
regret at this sudden and unexpected
turn of affairs that prevents us from
spending this week in your midst.
I've beg leave to assure you of gu
sincere sympathy with you in you
atfliotion, and earnestly pray our heay
emily Father to bless the skill Of you
physicians, and that this scourge ma
be speedily lifted from you.
III at some future time it may b
convenient and agreeable TO you to re
new the invitation, we shall be only to
happy to renew our acceptance
Grace Church was thronged Saturda
mornings session of the Wilmingto
Methodist Episcopal Conference.
! Bishop Goodsell conducted the dc
, votional exercises, and made an nd
dress on lis the Golden Rule Practi
cal"
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE ACADEMY.
At AS o'clock, the special order
BOARD of trustees of the Wilmingto
Conference Aoademy-was taken NJ
Presiding Elder Martindale read tn
report. The paper gave the finding
! OF the committee appointed to COZ
slider the finances Of the board, o
follows;
"E1irst-There is due and unpaid Q
, the first mortgage the sum OF IS, zoe
I there is due and unpaid on tho secon
mortgage the full amount thereo
SIS, 600; that the unfounded debt {
{ the board amounts In this aggregate I
, about S12, 500.
3 Second That the bonds secured b
the first mortgage have been due for
number of years, and the holde
Q there 4 are apparently willing that I'll
said debt should remain unpaid, beiu
satisfied with the security OF the the
Q lien. That the holders OF the bono
secued by the second mortgage, HOY
, ever, which fell due on January Is
. expect to receive their money, an
already several of them have demande
Q payment thereof.
"Third-Ihat the unfunded del
9 consists of the following "a judgmel
tond Of $500, executed by Il
o corporation, en- which nearly all Il
members Of the board are Individual
Z, liable This bond is held by the Fir
Q National bank OF Dover, and arrang
ments are being made with the execut
J. Of the estate Of Samuel Wharton, d
i ceased, one OF the sureties on So
. bond. together with other avaiab
I, funds, to reduce the same to 81, 900
y the ppymelt today tJanuary 10TH
}, $500 on said principal. Two notes he
by the estate OF William n. Jacob
deceased, aggregating in amou
10 81, 500 both OF which have long sin
II mstured. Negotiable notes held
l. the First National Bank of Dover, pa
/. of which natures today (January lot
ID and others OF which are rapidly m
70 turing, aggregating in amount So, 81
4. antl whieh will nrobatly be inrreas