Evening journal., 1901-03-20
BiShOpsCOOdSeIIrThinkS Sea-
ford Epidemic Is Smallpox
HEALTH BOARD Is CENSURED
Mr.. Stephenson Says The Epidemic
Has Been MiSreprCSeHted By
Officials and Press

With devotional exercises in accord-
ance with the prealranged program, the
thirty-third annual session OF the Will
mlngton NJ r. Conference began in
Grace Church this morning. The ser
vices were conducted by Bishop Good
sell, who will preside over this session
of the conference
Prior to the partalling Of the holy
communion, Bishop Goodsell made
short, but feeling appeal to the old ana
new members to let all animcsity in
their hearts be changed to love. and
let their actions be governed by the
love of Christians The bishop said it
mad been proved that our hearts be-
came cold even while gazing upon the
holy flame of Gods love.
ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCE.
The following officers We're elected,
with power to appoint their assist
ants
Secretary, A. S. Mowbray; statistical
secretary, W. r. Mowbray; treasurer,
H. c. Budd.
Presiding Elder Robert Watt present.
ed the following list of committees, and
the LIST was accepted by the confer
ence:
Public WOrship-Wiliam Writ King
Robert Watt, c. A. Grise, w. l.. S. MUIR
ray, j. w. Easley
Education-ls. p. Roberts, r. X. Ste-l
phenson, f. j. Corkran, A. c. Wiley.
Bible Society," w. Layfield, o. L..
Martin, A. P. Prettyman. F. p Harris
Sunday School and Tracts. c..
Smoot, ]. p Outten, J. S. Holt, w. b..
Guthrie.
Sabbath Obseryance-W. E. Avery.
II. S. Dulaney, V. E. Hills, J. d. Reese.
Perlodicals-W o. Hurst, J. d.
Kemp, w. o. Bennett, G. w. Bowman.
EpwOrth League w. FOgle e. c.
Sunheld, G. w. Woodall, w. F. Daw-
son.
Temperance-R w. Todd, T. F.
Beauchamp, S. P. Shipman, E. H. Der
rickson.
Stewards Endowment-Jchn France,
II. S. GOldey, G. L. Hardesty, w. II.
Thompson, l.. II. Webster, H. A. Roe,
S. M. Morgan, w. II. Jackson
Woman's Home Missionary-E w.
Caswell, w. G. KoOns, NJ. d. Nutter, j.
II. Geoghegan.
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Edu-
cation Society-Adam Stengle, T. r.
Vandyke, e. G. Wright, e. II. Dashiell
Missionary tatistics-Asbury Burke
F. X. Moore Harry Taylor J. H. Will
son, T. A. H. O'Brien, j. r. Cannon
/. p. KarhOlsen.
Ministerial Qualifications-H. S
Thompson, ]. W. Easley. e. H. Nelson
G. w. Townsend, w. J. DuI4adway j
II. Beauchmp, John France, r. c. At
luins.
Auditing Committae-E. c. Nc
Nichol, l.. r. Barrett. f. f. McSorley
c. r. Wyatt, Robert Roe. J. W. Talley
Il. f. Terry. E. 2. White
Church EXtensiOn-H. c. Turner. w
w. Chairs, Aloysius Green, c. II. viii
liams.
Woman's Foreign Missionary SO
ciety-George w. Burke. S. N. Pilch
ard. G. 4. Anderson, G. w. Bounds.
Philadelphia Hospital-R. H. Adams
J. e. Graham, J. B. Hunter, c. W
Strickland.
Church Insurance-Albert Chandler
G. G. Senser, J. r. Richardson, J.
Prouse.
OFFICERS ASSISTANTS AT
POINTED.
The treasurer's assistants are: c.
Grise, John Arters, ID. b. Copper, Il.
Atkins. j. M. Lindell. Aloys.us Greel
John Prettyman, II. S. Goldey, A. /
Coveyy E. c. McNichol. E. Gardner.
Assistants to statistical secretary
II. A. G. Westerfeld, J. II. Geoghegai
G. p. jones, l.. E. Poole, j. l.. JOIN
son, g. r. hIlis, II. B. Kelso, W.
Greenfield.
Assistants to secretary-w. A. Wis
a. II. Webster, r. K. Stephenson.
BISHOP GOODSELLS OPENING RI
MARKS.
In opening the session Bishop Coz
sell said that his experience in d
ministry had baen one of the worst,
he had received lass salary than nc
any minister, and that there we
likely ministers present who receiv
more salary.
BISHOP GOODSELL'S LEISURE
The bishop informed the members
the conference that he would devt
two and a half hours each day to
ceiving persons who might desire
confer with him. His leisure hoi
will be from 1.30 O'Clock to to 2
O'Clock in the afternoons and FRI
73O to O'Clock in the evening.
Il was decided this morning Il
conference should begin each morni
at $50 o'clock and adjourn for dim
at 11.45 O'Clock Half an hour e.
morning Will be devoted to devCtio
exercises.
J. T. Prouse was appointed postm
ter for the conference.
SEAFORD WAS DISAPPOINTED
The Rev. r. X. Stephenson, of s
ford, made an address in behalf