Evening journal., 1902-03-19
MANY METNODISTS
ARE In SESSION
Annual Conference Opens in
CriSiieId
COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED
Officers Named and the Body Settles
Down to The Transaction Of
Routine Business
COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED
Special to the Evening Journal.

NllSuelu, Ma, Mdftn le.-l ne lhlllN-
fourth session OF the Wilmington An
nual Conference convened in the Meth
Odist Episcopal Church OF this
city at 9 O'Clock this morn
ing, Bishop Isaac w. Joyce, ID.
d., LII. d., presiding. The Conference
joined in singing hymn No. 79S. after
which the Bishop read the Scriptures,
and assisted by Presiding Elders Watt,
Corlran, Martndale and Baker and a
number OF other ministers, admins
tered the sacrament of the Lords sup
per.
The secretary Of The last Conference.
the Rev. A. S. MOwbray, called the
roll. and thirteen members answered
TO their names.
The Conference proceeded to organ
ize by re-electing the Rev. A. s. Now
bray, of Port Deposit. as secretary.
This was done by acclamatiOn, and he
was given the privilege OF naming his
assistants. He named the following:
THE Revs. r. X. Stephenson. J. d..
Rigg. w. A. Wise and H. IL. Webster
The Rev. w. r. MOwbray, Of Bridge
vile, was, by acclamation, reelected
statistical secretary, and named as his
assistants the Revs IL. A. G.. Wester-
field c. p. Jones. j. II. Geoghegan. l..
Il. Poole. G. r. Ellis, W. E. Greenfield.
J.. l.. Johnson. II. b. Kelso and n. C.
Benson.
The Rev. H. G. Budd. of Berlin. was
elected treasurer of the Conference,
and named as his assistants T. c. At
kins j. NJ. Lindale. J. NJ. Arter, Alloy
sius Green, J. W. Prettyman, II. S.
Goldey. A. H. Covey Edwin Gardner, f.
Y. Moore G. c. Williams. +. n. Faulk-
ner. w. r. Hirons and W. o. Bennett
The hours for meeting and adjourn
ment were made at $50 and 11.45 a. m
the first half hour 20 be used in deyo-
tlonal services.
The following committees were nm
lnounccd:
Public worship-C. r. Wyatt. II. L.
lMartmdale, n. E Terry. C. IT, Williams,
Educaton-R *. Stephenson, J.. l. Mo-
> lDoueal. j. r. Richardson and r. T. Cour-
sey.
Bblo.-J A. Brewington, l.. p. Cork
ran. O. L. Martin and J. w. Jones.
Sunday School-A. Chandler. L. n.
lFallSner. w. o. Bennett and F.. H. Col
Inns.
Sunday Observanco-E. II. DeTickson,
W. f. Avery, r.. Rowo and j. 7. Outten.
! Periodicals-F. =. McKinsoy. CIR. Ell
lis. j. NJ. Mitchell and w. r. Hrons.
Epworth 1oaguo-E. c. Wright. n. S.
Holt. L. T. Poole and r. r.. Vandyke.
Temporancc-A Smith. S. H. Morgan.
S. r. shipman and r. w. Todd.
Stewards Endowmcnt-T. G.. McSorley,
John France. c.. l.. Hardesty. y. H. Raw
Inns, IT, i. Pickles, r. NJ. Cooper, w.
. Salisbury l.. L. T. Dennis
n Woman's Home Missionary society-G.
w. Woodall. II. j. Kclso. T. *. Greed
land w H. Kenney.
Frcodmans Aid socicty-T E. Beau
champ ID. J. Given, j. L. Graham. L. II
lDashell
Missionary Statistics and Postonico-J
l.. johnson. j. X. Moore, j. J.. Prousey,
~. W. Tally.
Ministerial Qualifications H. Nelson,
H. j.. Carpenter j. r. Bcauchamp, G.. w
Townsend. r, c. Adkins. G. f. Ander-
son. II. S. Thompson }. w. Easiey.
Auditing Committcc-C w. Prettyman.
$ n. IFlchard, G. =. Smith, w. W.
SHARP.
Conference Reiauons-E T.. Roberts,
, W. r. Guthrie. e. C.. McNichols, j. ID.
Rgg, r. A. II. O'Brlen. w. l.. S. Murray,
II. C.. Turner. /. G. Fosnocht
Church Extcnsion-w. J.. White. g. w
Hastings, IT. S. Dulany V. S. Collins.
, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
r. O.. Smoot w. +. Dawson. w r. Nc
! Farland and +. =. Harris.
/ Philadelphia IIospital-R. H. Adams G..
T. Jones w. p Taylor, C. W. Bounds
Church insurance.. a. Grise, ]. d.
Reese. T.. y. White T. Gardner
Episcopal Fund.-. w. Layncld W. G.
koons, Il. l.. BloXton, u. IT. willis.
Menorial-Adam Stcnglc. Z. II. Web
ster, II. T.. Terry and W. L. S. Murray.
Board of Stewards. IL Rawlins. J
2 A. Arters. T. T.. Terry and John France