Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14

| tho province of the bishops; nobody
knows anything about st and the aver
/ age Methodist has sense enough not to
! pretend to know anything about ii.
/ All meetings of the bishops are in
e&ecutive session, and they keep these
matters entirely within their own
knowledge. Tho bishops always meet
whore the general missionary com
mittee meets. DR.. Watt says they
have not been invited to meet hero and
there is no effort to bring them here
As to the presiding elderships, Dir.
Watt remarked that there is large
number of average men in the confer
ence from which presiding elders might
be made, as in other conferences, and
it is presumed that whom tho bishop
comes he will be able to select ma terial.
Some ministers here seem to decry
the thought that the bishops might be
open to suggestions as to the appoint
ment of the bishop to preside over Viii
mington Conference. The fact that
two presiding elders went west after
the last conferences to visit land in
which they were interested in mining
| claims has been followed by report
that they may have visited Rev. j. A.
d. Wilson in San Francisco; which, if
true, suggests that plans may there
have been discussed for the benefit of
the Wilson faction in the later work.
ings of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Whatever may be back of all these
points, ministers on the camp ground
express the view that publication Of
such matters gives an impression of
wire pulling and manipulation far
beyond what really exist.
Brandywine Summit, Pa, Aug. bat
last the camp can boast of fine day, fine
from morning until night, without shower,
without humidity and without oppressive
heat. Such day was yesterday, the Tenn
perance Day of camp. When the Cold
Water people have rain on the day set apart
for their services, one fact is pointed out
as possible explanation or compensation
for the other. But this time neither ex-
the weather. II did have the drawback,
however, of being too good. Ii was a little
too cool, especially for the light clothing of
the tenters. a few men who were fortunate
enough to have overcoats, and the women
folks who had wraps wore them.
The princial temperance services yester-
day we're at 1890 a. IN. and 3 p. m. In the
morning the children took an enthusiastic
and appreciated part in the service. Under
the direction of Mrs. S. Il. Foster they
marched from Asbury and st. Paul's ave-
nues upon the rostrum of the tabernacle,
where they sang a ~. O. I. o. song. The
quartet part was sustained by Misses Nettie
Baynard, Alkaline SeDple, Madeline Benson
and Mabel Parker, the rest of the children
joining in the chorus. Alice Lincoln Roop,
little mite, cleyerly recited a temperance
piece. Later tho children were photo
nTaphed in st. Paul's avenue by Elmer
Milestone.
In the tabernacle Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis
of Washington, ID. O., W. @. Il. u, national
chairman of legislation, read the 10th
chapter of st. John and gave talk. An
address was made by Rev. Joel Gilfillan,
Presbyterian clergyman from Newark.
Mrs, Foster had charge of the children's
meeting in the early afternoon. The chill
dren sang and addresses were made by Mrs.
l.. o. Marks, Mrs. Kate Smithers of Smyrna
and Rev. Joel Gilfilan of Newark.
At the O'Clock meeting Mrs. r. H,
Matlack conducted the devotional exercises.
Mrs. Ellis made nm address that made a
strong impression setting forth as il did the
philanthropic work that is carried on by
the W. O. 1. u. She said she rejoiced over
the fact that the biggest brewer in New
Jersey had gone to the wall.
She gave praise to Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania as having presented more
petitions in the interest of reform than
amy other man in the Senate. She re-
hearsed some incidents showing the char
dcter OF tne WORK. III was FOUND, Tor IN
stance, that at Ellis Island, New York,
where the immigrants land, beer, but
no coffee, tea or milk, were furnished. The
w. O. I. U. petitioned Congress and coffee,
tea and milk were added. She told of a
successful effort in the interest of good
morals in Manila, and the assurance that
there would be no repetition of the ex-
perience of 80 Chinese girls who were
brought here to take part in an exposition
and were afterwards sold.
Mrs. Ellis took occasion to say that an
injustice had been done Gen. Miles, for he
is strong temperance man, and not favor
able to the drink traffic.
She said the way TO get things accom-
follow up the politicians and keep hold of
them.