The sun., 1901-03-25
|emorial Services Held in Grace
Church Yesterday.
VISIONARY HAS ORGANIZED
D Deacon and Four Elders Or
dained by Bishop Goodsell As
sisted by Presiding
Elders.

rom present indications the Whining
Methodist Episcopal Conference
oh is being held in Grace M. u.
brch, will not adjourn before tomor-
1t was intended to adjourn to-
bt but the appointments are not ex-
Ned TO be made before tomorrow
xfning.
2.SO o'clock yesterday afternoon a
horial service was held with the Rev.
he. Barrett presiding. Memoirs of
4 be who have died during the past
h Ference year were read as follows:
noir Of the Rev. g. L. Swain, read
the Rev. q. 4. Wyatt of Cristtield;
Rev. ID. l.. Waddell, read by the
V. S. Collins of Dover; Mrs. Louisa
Compton, widow of the Rev. w. =.
hpt0n, read by the Rev. AlOysius
en; Mrs. Mary b. Taylor, wife Of the
\. w. =. Taylor, read by the Rev.
Il. Budd. Announcements were made
the death of the Rev. B. +. Price at
kton on Friday last, and II. q. Bayine,
Mrintendent Of the Swedish Mission,
city. The Rev. w. l.. s. Murray,
siding Ellder Robert Watt, ID. ID. and
Rev. l.. II. Barrett, each made few
IL and appropriate remarks of the
|itiful record and the great work ac-
plished by the Rev. b. Il. Price
Ing his long and useful life. The
It. Il. Terry was appointed to pre-
an appropriate memoir Of the
kh Of the Rev. b. Il. Price, the same
be spread ON the minutes Of the con-
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iACON AND ELDERS ORDAINED
fhe ordination Of one deacon and four
hrs took place Immediately after the
horial services. The ordination SER
II was impressive and interesting to
large congregation present. The
Ndidates were ordained by Bishop
bdsell, assisted by the presiding elders
several of the pastors. John IL.
nson was ordained into the order of
acons and ID. j. Ginan, j. w. Pretty
n, George w. Dawson and James w,
lev were ordained into the order OF
ers. After the usual disciplinary
stions were propOunded Bishop Good
addressed them in wise words Of
ruction and counsel.
conclusion Bishop Goodsell shool
Ids with each member of the class
gave them his blessing. The service
cluded with the congregation singin,
hrching Through ZiOn," while mem
IA of the conference crowded arount
Ea class and wished them success.
MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY.
rhe Rev. A. Il. Sudler, ID. D., preside'
tfhe missionary anniversary last night
ske treasurer's annual report was rea
tho Rev. A. q. Cox. The total re
LIS for missionary work from tn
Ter district during the past year wer
B5, an increase Of 500 over the prev
wear, Easton district, $5,l49, an il
hsc of $154; Salisbury district, $5,96
|ccrease Of s37S; Wilmington distric
us, an increase Of $412. Total n
BITS from the four districts, $24,5S0, a
fease Of $2S7 over the previous year.
The Rev. A. u. Sudler was electe
sident OF the missionary society Il
ensuing year, the Rev. Mr.. MacSo
was elected secretary. The addre
1.-The evening was made by the Rev.
Fl Carroll, one of the cOrrespondiI
retaries. Mr.. Carroll has had wiz
berience in the work and is great
erested in the missionary cause.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
Saturday mornings session of conft
&c was opened with devotional ext
ses conducted by Bishop Goodsell, aft
hich the bishop made short addre
as the Golden Rule PracticalT' Il
)pst important business done at the 81
pn was the reading Of the report OF I
Resident of the board of trustees of
&bnference Academy by Presiding Elt
Martindale.
#The findings of the committee appoi
to consider the finances of the boa
ere in part as follows: Due and
aid ON first mortgage, $500; due q
lpaid on second mortgage, the
mount thereof, $4,000; the unfunt
bt of the board aggregates abb
2, 500; several holders of second me
ge bonds, which fell due January
bve demanded payment.
The aggregate amount of TINS lnde
lness, treating the $500 bond as
dhced to $4,000, is the sum Of $S5,
Al Of this indebtedness is interest b'
Ing, ut the rate Of per cent. per ann
&htailing an annual interest charge
bis board to provide of more than W,
nd while thia annual interest cha