The sun., 1901-03-26
CONFERENCE CLOSES
INTERESTING SESSION
Treasurer's Report Shows an Increase OF Re-
ceipts Over Last Year.
PLACE OF NEXT MEETING STILL IN DOUBT

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from further examination.
The conference went into executive
session in one of the upper rooms of the
church at 10.45 o'clock, which session
LASTED for two hours.
Inc secretary was authorized to in
form the representatives of the press
that the executive session was called to
net on the reports of the auditing COM
mittees. After full discussion the re-
ports were adopted, as was also the fol-
lowing, offered by the Rev. William
Writ King, d. D.:
"Whereas, We have heard the reports
of the auditing committee, the confer
ence finds that, while the former treas
urer has been careless, there is no evil
dcnce affecting his integrity"
The Revs. j. ID. Kemp, G. p. Jones,
G. A. Hill and J. w. Easley were ap-
pointed committee to draft instructions
for the management of the treasury de-
| pnrtment.
As great many reports would have
to be submitted before conference could
adjourn il was decided to hold bust
ness session at t>2.30 o'clock in the after
noon in place of the twentieth century
anniversary which was to have been held
ut that time. Bishop Goodsell appoint
cd the Rev. II. III. Adams. ID. D., of Eas-
ton. to preside Mt the session as he would
be in consultation with mis- cabinet.
DIR. ADAMS PRESIDES.
! The afternoon session was opened at
2.30 o'clock, DIR. Adams presiding. After
devotional exercises the minutes of the
morning session were read by the secre-
tary and adopted by the conference
DIR. II. II. Doherty addressed the confer
cnce in behalf of the Sunday School
Union. DIR. II. M. Mills, d. d. spoke
for the twentieth century anniversary.
/ The following were elected trustees
lof the Wilmington Conference Academy:
| Il. Il. Martindale, X. III. Adams, @. 5.
Baker, Adam Stengle and w. j. Du
Hadway. The remainder of the session
i The auditing committee reported Una.
l,he various accounts had been auuitea
land approved. -
1 STATISTICAL SECRETARY'S re-
PORT.
i The Rev. w. II. Montery, statistlcai
,cret,rv. submitted his annual report
J which was as follows:
Probationers, 4,063, decrease OIL l''oo,
: fuI, members, 37,737, an increase VI
: 500. local preachers, 1874, an increase VI
& H. deaths. Sis, AIN increase OF l3z; chilu
4 ron baptized, 2,299, an increase Oh 90
e adults baptized, 239, a decrease Oh q
+ sunday Schools, 1896, decrease Oh
$ l,t,cers and teachers, 1902, an increase .
II u. scholars, 44,155, decrease OIL 900
y churches. 3s4, a decrease of 2; probabi
o value of churches, $1,617,6OO, an increas
.e ,f so7. 4S0: parsonages, 144, a decrease Q
II. nrobable value of parsonages, $zoi
I. soO ~ decrease of $3.50; paid for puiie
s. Iiny and improving churches and pal
IL snnopes. $685. ,2s7, an increase Of $ll,z4
h n.id on old indebtedness on churc
It. nrnnerty. s29,94O, decrease OF $3.50
II, nresent indebtedness on church pro
X lcrty, s96, 1888, a decrease OF $s'os4.
Y. Average attendance at Sunday Schooi
81 1a5 a decrease of S52; members
NJ tho Home Department, 500, an lncrea
ip- ~ II. officers and teachers who a
Ter church members or probationers, 90
ad IN increase Of 80; scholars who q
he ,.hurcb members or probationers, Ill
aid ~ increase OF 1853; conversions, l5,z
ing an increase of 292; Epworth Leas
ter ,h.nters. 1859. an increase of 3; Epwoi
it eapue members, S,S29, an increase
ned eae. Junior League chapters, II,
-. tcrcaSe OIL IL, vuhio'
ead 3.4l6, decrease of 5S2. -,
Salaries Of pastors (claims), $121,s
the an increase of $640; house rent OF past
hop l,laims). s2O,S7S, an increase Of IS; tt
n,stovs' support (claims), $141, 300, an
'.rease of s64S; salary of pastors
.v,- ,r;ntsl. s12O,111, an increase Of y
ng's house rent Oh PASTORS Veeep n,
l inrrpnSp oil D
,,o.n ll.6ciencies in pastors support, $S,lSf
~, l;ncraose of s1OS; apportioned for sup
lrles of presiding eiuers' @''eo.' s,;J;n, oil
~ e. ass n decrease of $13; apportioned
naod smnnort of bishops, $1,541, an increas
nS ss. Maid for support of bishops, II
;.i dacrease of SIS; total support Of
"'i n i,rs nresiding elders and bishops,
), ~, 600 an increase of $500; current expe
d NJ. l$s5. .4O5. an increase or sSoS' gu ~,
w. S.bnoI lesson leaves, books, &C., $1
Van Ian increase of 1892.
!. and lCONFERENCE STEWARDS
tnl PORT.
# the Ihe conference stewards hnal 7
ice in was submitted by the Rev. l.. IL.
efdas Inns: =, .,;,,
de mt The stewards noted the followm
II the GENTS: From the conference trea
ne re. ss. 023: Book Concern DIVIDEND
'ead. from the administrator of the iate
thodist urer of the board Of stewards, $lt
nously terest on Wilmington Conference :,
emy bonds, 800; interest on 81
Of the sewer bonds, $50; interest on the
Carroll leeocy. sos; interest on the lie
iety. legacy, IS; from the Chartered
e the s22; balance of interest on the yen
S? was Fund. $40; collection at annlV'
tawlins $50. Al; total receipts. S,147.H.
sl5,3So, The increase from collections
Al. stewards reported, was $lo2. i /
w. j. crease in the Book Concern d
Tere -ap- was s214. The decrease in the
trustees received from all sources for
Acad- ton was $50. The increase in the
in the of claims was $1,000. The incr'
re nomi- the number of claimants was thr
dale, d. stewards distributed the fund
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