Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10

by disappointment about his assign
ment for next year. Mr. White in
formed newspaper correspondent that
he would take an appointment in the
Methodist Episcopal Church at once.
The chairman Of the committee on
missions reported that the Methodist
Protestant Church has in Japan 600
members, % Sunday schools LOCO
scholars, conference of is preachers
and unincumbered property valued at
S37, 625. 1t made the following recon-
mendation. That the same amount as
last year be assessed for missions; that
the Easter service be held for home
missions: that every pastor be urged
to observe the disciplinary require
ments of preaching at least one sermon
during the year on the subject of mis-
sions; that every Sunday school be
organized into juvenile missionary
society. The report was adopted, but
not until it had occasioned considera-
BILE discussion.
The committee on church enterprise
reported that Bates Memorial Church,
Snow Hill, had purchased lot for
81 ,O5S and upon it erected parsonage
valued at 49, 800. The foundation for
the new church has been laid and
50, 600 paid on it. The structure will
cost S13, 300.
When the report of the committee on
official character was read by the Rev.
j. ID. kinZer it brought to their feet
number of the ministers who were in
directly affected by the report. The re-
port stated that the personal reports
bear evidence of haste and carelcssness
in preparation. Many items deemed of
Importance by the conference are
ignored altogether by many pastors.
Many reports give no answer to ques-
tions. Some peports are even unsigned
by the pastors. One minister reports
an absence of six weeks from his
charge. The financial reports of the
pastors were also examined and it was
found that Y pastors were deficient in
the payment of their assessments, yet
81 of these received their salaries in
full and some were overpaid. 1--WE
learn" continued the report, "that
only about 80 out of 135 charges took
collection for college endowment. The
stewards collect the PASTORS salary,
but the pastors must be held accounta-
BILE for the presentation of the general
interests and the collections Of the
assessments, When charge pays a
pastor in full and the assessments are
only half paid we are forced to the
conclusion that the fault is with the
pastor. 1t is not inability on the part
of the charge, but want of strenuous
effort on the part of the pastor. We
make these recommendations That
after this year pastors who report their
assessments raid in part only will be
required to explain in open conference
why they have failed; TINT pastors who
have been absent from their work an
unreasonable time shall also explain. :"
Henry II. Price was received in the
itineraoy.
The committee on education reported
that it was gratifying to know Of the
good work being done at Western
Maryland College under Christian
auspices; that the college endowment
fund amounted to $4,000; that the col
lege will givs an amount to the endow-
ment fund equal to the amount raised
by Sunday-schools that the loan of
DIR. A. d. Melvin to the college as
endowment secretary can be regarded
only as an advanced step in the pro-
gress of the institution: that the theo-
logical seminary shows healthy state
of affairs seven States being repre-
sented by its students; that the FREQ
scholarship fund has been increased
81, 500; that the deficiency for the year
is SIG. 81, much less than last year.
The report recommended that II. L.
Elderdice and B. F. Benson be assigned
to the faculty, that 81, 500 be assessed
on the district for the seminary, and
that the churches observe day of
prayer that more young men be called
to the ministry.