The sun., 1901-03-22
WILMINGTON
The Rev. Aloysius Green Presidea
at Epworth League Meeting.
ATTENDANCE WAS LARGER
Reports Show Many Debts Paid Dur
ing Past Year and Salaries
of Pastors Were
Increased,

The greater part Of yesterday morn
Gngs session Of the Wilmington Method
4 st Episcopal Conference which is be-
i sng held in Grace NJ. Il. Church was
/ laken up in the reading of the annual re-
borts Of the presiding elders and the re-
borts Of contributions for conference
claimants. The presiding elders reports
we're unusually interesting and showed
sreat work in all branches during the
*5ast conference year.
a The devotional exercises ut the open
Ing of the session were conducted by
Bishop Goodsell. Twelve members Of
he conference who were not present OH
"Wednesday morning answered to the roll
1 hll yesterday morning. Bishop Good
ell named 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
a special time for voting on the new
bnstituton of the Methodist Episcopal
|hurch.
rhe Rev, l., n. Rawlins made an in
)5hesting statement of matters that en-
xaged the attention Of the conference
Btunvards during the year. On the ad-
xise Of Charles 4. Richards, attorney fol
,thp conference stewards, the Revs. II.
s# Adams, ID. d., w. Il. Avery, u. ID.
IN r. Il. Terry were elected minister
51 trustees and Henry +. Pickels and
eorge w. Todd lay trustees to fill
cancics in the board.
RESIDING ELDER BAKERS RE-
PORT.
&rhe Rev. G. s. Baker, ID. D., presid-
4 elder of the Dover district, was the
III of the presiding elders to make his
bort. He referred to Seaford's prepara-
IONS for entertaining the conference, and
Kef{retted that the present session could
4& be held in that town. Mention was
6tle Of the death Of the wife Of the
~. William =. Taylor; also of the
It'll Of children of the Revs. y. ). Wal
and III. b. Kelso.
DIR. Baker said that profitable children's
N exercises had been held in all the
krges and reported all the Sunday
7bnools in the district in a prosperous
hdition.
He said the Epworth League is in
e vigor Of its youth, and its efficiency
Ereases with maturity. There are ON
district 40 senior chapters, with
1bO members, and "a junior chapters,
Mi 1900 members.
AT Grape new church has been built
M a cost of $4,000, most Of which has
I'm paid. Plans are also under way for
"a more new churches in the district
In year. The Mt. Zion Church is to
M remodeled at cost of $1,000 and at
Heed's Grove a new church costing $1,000
isssnearing completion. A new church
Iss3also being built ut Greenwood which
I'D cost $500.
lie noted the following church i'm
bvements: Milford, s1,S0O, all paid
[ssau, $500; Seaford, 5000; Combridge
10: Lincoln, $140; Harmony, $1S5
lapo, 1929; Georgetown, $3.50; Magnolia
Is; Lakesvile, $115; Galestown, 800
many others in amounts less thar
10, making total for building and I'M
bvcments of $500.
rhe following old debts We're paid
hrlock, $1,64o; Harrington, $s45; Ar
Try Church. Dover, $500; Lakesville
o Georgetown Circuit, $225; Can
bis, $3.50; Georgetown, $3.50; Williams
fg. $3.50; Wesley Church, Dover, s10C
Madison,s2O0. besides others amount
toS fsss than 500 each, making
al of s4,7Oo.
MANY of the charges made advance
the missionary collections and tn
,evolent collections received diligen
ention. The total number Of cor
sons in the district during the yea
re $1,150.
RESIl,>G ELDER CORKRAN'
REPORT.
|'he Rev. Wilbur +. Corkran, ID. ID
psiding elder of the Easton district,
report, referred to the death of th
n John III. Hoffecker. DIR. Corkra
b that the year had been an unusuall
W psperous one and four splendl
irches were built and dedicated du
the year as follows:
ne at Morton, costing $1,000, one
ck Hall, costing $7,1O0, one at DO
~, costing $500, and one at.Massey'
ting 5000.
Be noted the following church II
vements: Fairlec, 5000; Cordova, $50
ksafras, $3.50; Kenton, $3.50; Crumpto
b; Odessa, $3.50; Cerverson's 5000; Du
es, $500: Sudlersville, $500; Inglesid
&: st. Michacl's, $72; Millstown. $50
lboro, 5000: Townsend. $500; Green
10. 5000: Chestertown, 5000; Cheswol
and Smyrna, 5000.
Id debts We're paid as follows: ke
800: CordOva. 5000: Sudlersvil
and st. Mchael's, $500.
Pr. Corkran complimented the paste
his district on their faithfulness
ir charges. The revival efforts we
eessful. Henderson reported 100 &C
rsions: Millington, dis; ICentrevil
Easton, SO: Still Pond, 5s; Tilghmal
hnd. AZ; Oxford. As; CrumptOn,
nton, "a: Marydel. 32: Colts.
essa, 35; Wye. %. and many chars
I'm 25 down, making total of 10
ESIDING ELDER MART1
DALE'S REPORT.
Presiding Elder Il. T.. Martindale,
Of the Salisbury district. report
It the district in general had pea
and fairly prosperous year, althou
some points during the winter