The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-25
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE.

| NA"iSh -ho ca'N
business session OF the Wilmington
Conference of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church this morning Bishop Joyce
was Requested to appoint Rev. e. {.
Guerficld conference evangelist. Reys,
Adam Stengle and c. w. Prettyman
were excused from further attendance
on the conference
The name of W. II. Gwinn vas
called, and after representation he
was admitted on his certificate Of
location given by the Baltimore Con-
ference in 1890.
The relation of Rev. P. III. Rawins
was changed from slpernumerary to
effective and the conference requested
Bishop Joyce to app oint him agent of
tie Stewards Endowment Fund.
Rev. j. II. Todd was granted loca-
ti0n at his own request.
The relations Of &. w. Bowman
and james Grove were changed fro III
effective to supernllmerary.
The relation OF J. II. Van BurkalOw
was changed from effective to super.
numerary Rcvs. II. e. Martindale,
H. ii. Nelson and J S. Willis were
appointed to prepare u suitable
minute In recognition Of the services
of Rev. Van Burkalow
o. u. Baynard was called. The
committee on ministerial qualilica.
tioas reported and he was received
on trial.
The name of Jesse c. Mccoy was
withdrawn at his own request, and
the presiding elder was given permis-
sion TO employ him as supply and
credits for examination were permit
ted on the registrars book for future
reference.
The aggregate of the benevol cnt
collections ordered by the General
Conference treasurer, is S33,5l In
addition $2G. 1870 for the Conference
Academy debt was raised, making Il
total of $50. OOG.
The board of stewards presented
their report, which was completed,
and the moneys were distributed.
T.. II. Nelson was appointed trustee
for Mrs. Annie D. Chatham and Jay
Williams for the children of James
G Onner.
Rev. W. +. Cochran presented
the following, which was adopted by
a rising vote: "Whercas the evan.
gelistlc work of Rev. S. Dunham has
been such Il blessing and delight to
the conference: be it resolved. that
we express our confidence in Brother
Dunham s character and judgement,
and that VIC unanimously invite him
to be present as an evangelist at the
next session Of our conference.
q. N. Jones, O. u. Jonesand W. W.
Brunk were asked to be left without
to attend some one of
our schools.
DR.. j. A. Lippincott, secretary of
the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, iu
the city of Philadelphia addressed
the conference. Rev. A. S. Mowbray
presented the following resolution
which was adopted:
We have heard with great pleasure
the able representative of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Hospital, DR.. J. A.
Lippncott, and that We accord him a
hearty welcome among usat all times
not only because he is u brother be.
loved, but also for the noble work he |
represents We place the Methodist
Hospital in our statistical reports and
upon The hearts of our people. AS q
further means or that ghtenmcnt
which begets interest we name the
following brethren us " visiting con-
mittec to the hospital: Revs. r. II,
Adams. &. p. Jones, w. +. Taylor
&. W, Bounds aud Alfred Smith.
The following resolution was read
by the secretary and adopted:
"Whcreas we feel the deep import
ance of training our youth in the
principles Of righteousness, temper
lncc and purity, giving them both
The Gospel and science as the reason
or the "hopc' which we strive to i'm
)Iant in their lives. and
"WhcrcaS the Sunday school is the
agency through which the church
Influences and instructs the young;
therefore
"Hcsolvel, That the Wilmington
lonfcrencc otthc Methodist Episcopal
,hurch hereby ndorsei that the In
,crnatonal Sunday school lesson sys.
en- and earnestly petitions the in
sunday school lesson Svs-
EN- to make no change in the lesson
ystem which viii climate the quar-.
cry temperance lesson from the
cries"
A communication from the treas
'rer of the episcopalfund opporIioning
Il ,S66 to tn. conference WAS referred
{ the presiding elders.
On motion Rey. Il. X, Stephenson
ras added to the visiting committee S
# the phila clDlia Hospital.
The committee to nominate per-
ons to be trustees Of til, Conference
Academy presented the following
lames: Rcys. G. a. Grisc. S. NJ.
Iorgan. c, W. Prsttyman, II. X.
J. W. Ea,Icy, Z. G. Nc.
iichol, W. W. King and II. Turner,
nd u bal OF was taken, resulting in
he election Of iters {. Pretty man,
I. X. Stephenson, G. A. Grise and S.
I. Morgan. The collection for DR..
)unillm was annoln.el as exceeding
100. DR.. Dunham then 'ressed
he conference.
DR.. }. +, Berry, secretary of the
,pworth League and editor Of the
ipNUrth Herald, addressed he con.
,rencc. lie stated that the Herald
ad lost 10, 600 subscribers during the
asst year and gained fully as many.
lie received letter from young
IAN which partially explained the
,ss o! subscribers. The yolng man
All married Il young ialy of the
'pworth League, and he stated that
wo copies were not needed in the
lme family. lie requested that his
aper be stopped.
Bishop Joyce announced that Rev.
r. Richardson would preach the
,issiOnary sermon; alternate, Rev.
. w. Strickland.
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