Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-10
18th ANNIVERSARY OF
|. METHODIST PROTESTANTS
Diamond Jubilee is to be Cele-
brated Next Year.
SPECIAL SERVICES SUGGESTED
The Historical Minutes to be
Completed.


Money Received and Expended.
Centreville Md. April S.--The bust
ness of the Methodist Protestant Con
ference was resumed yesterday, with
| President Little in the chair.
| The report of the committee on
! superannuated fund was read, showing
| that the total amount of the value OF
its Investments is SIT, Cos, yielding an
| annual income of "a, 595. GO.
The steward Of tho Aged Peoples
Home read his report, which gave the
total receipts for the year as S5lS. Al.
! DIR. +. L. Tagg read paper stating
that the pext session Of tue conference
! that 1908 will lie tile 10Th anniversary
of the organization of the Methodist
| Protestant Church, and in view of this
fact the paper recommended the fol-
! lowing:
! That proper celebration be held and
1 the event be known as 1.-THE Diamond
Jubilee of the Methodist Protestant Churcm !"
I That DIR. L. Fl. Lewis be requested to
prepare II continuation of the historical
minutes of 1873, and that they be brought
! dov 10 date.
1 Tint a special conservation service be
held at the next conference 20 express graft
4 tude fer Divine tayors IN the past, to renew
I VOWS for more vigorous and faithful service
/ and to impore a deeper and richer expert
| enee vi grace in our souls.
/ That spe tial service of suitable character
| he held III the church at Il time set by this
| conference, at which the various interests
! of the church shall be considered and col
/ lnctions taken until nj least every dollar OF
/ the assessments made by the conference be
| secured.
That the Christian Endeavor officers be
| requested TO consider and provide for the
event in their societies, and that a special
| effort be made for the growth of the socie-
ties and for the organization OF new socie-
! ties.
That special effort be made on the part OF
pastors to raise money to increase, the
| permanent fund Of the Superannuated So
| ciety TO SlC0,On
That in addition to the Sunday school
service there be a special service in all Sab.
| bath-sehools, to be known rs Endowment
Day, and that the collection for Western
Maryland College endowment be taken on
| that day.
That this conference invite the other
conferences of the Methodist Protestant
Church to concur in this movement and
| celebrate the event.
That the president appoint a committee
to carry these suggestions into effect.
The paper was passed in the form of
resolution.
The report of the committee on
Christian Endeayor was read. This
society has 6,5o0 members in this con
ference, and it raised $1,000 for the
Twentieth Century thank offering fund.
| The report stated that n number of
churches have no societies, and re-
questeG that every minister get to work
at once and organize Christian En-
deavor societies. The report requested
that the conference name six ministers
as the board of advisors and that the
committee be as follows: f. I. Little,
I. o. Grouse, G. W. Haddaway, F. T..
Benson, f. H. Lewis and D. w.
| Anstine.
B. w. Kindley informed the con
ference that Mrs. Jeremiah Bale of
New Windsor, Md, had left bequest
of 81, 0G0 to Pope's Creek Church, and
that the Rev. Isaac G. Forrest had left
500 to the same church.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the change of the name of the Aged
Peoples Home of Westminster to the
Church Home. The report of the com
mittee on Sabbath observance was read
and adopted. 1t condemned Sunday
excursions, the Sunday opening Of
amusements at summer resorts and the
selling and distribution of Sunday
newspapers. 1t recommended all the
pastors to preach sermons against these
practices.
The faculty of instruction made
another partial report, which stated
that at the request of tho president
of the conference the faculty rec
commended that Edward z. Perry,
/ nH IL II To-
| L. Nicolas, James Fl. Straughn and
Thomas Wheeler be licensed to ad-
minister the ordinances. After q pro-
tracted discussion, the report was
adopted by vote of 1O3 to 26.
The committee on statistics made
its report, which is MS follows: Pro
bationers /, 495; members, %, 45S: num-
her of practitioners at last conference
/, 354; probationnrs received during
year, 1,321; probationers elected to
membership, 929; probationers with
drawn by certificate, l6; probationers
discontinued, 293; probationers de-
ceased, %; full members received
during the year, 1,S77; full members
Withdrawn by certificate, BOG; full
members discontinued, 795; full mem
bers deceased, 1872 adults baptized, 1913
children baptized, l,3sS; number OF
Sabbath schools, 265; officers and teach
ers, 3, 596; scholars on roll 25,327
conversions in school, ., ll9; Young
Peoples Christian Endeavor Socie-
ties, 122; members 4,395; Junior
Christian Endeavor Societies, 81;
members, 1861; appointments in
conference, 2s5: churches, 285; par.
sonages, "a; value of church prop
erty, 81, l22, $50, decrease Of
$40, O09 since last conference: value OF
parsonages, s173, coo; debt on churches
and parsonages, $40. $3.50, decrease Of
515, 900 during the year; insurance on
churches and parsonages, S5IS,390
church papers taken, 1858.
The following report of the con,
ference steward will be read today
Assessments, president, 81, 336: con,
ference, 1887. 10; ministerial education
1904. O2; seminary, Sl,6S7. IS; college
S726. SO; superannuates So, POP. 76 :churct
extension, So, 2s7.5S; home mission
81, Cos. 80; pastors salaries, 81, 945
Bible societies, 10000; tract society,
1898. Al; church home, S319 81: curren
expenses, 1926, 0I0 so: Sunday school ex
penses, $40, 727.63; paid for building
and improvements, 1913, 423 so; paic
on debt, Sl4, 1885, "a; miscellaneous
81, 0S1. 30; total for local interests
$40, 74S. sc.
The report Of the committee on super
annuates was read and adopted. G. f
Mccullough was transferred to thu
active list.
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