The evening Republican., 1902-04-12
EXPELLED BY
CONFERENCE.

Al yesterday S session or Cnc Dela :
ware African Methodist EpIscopa
Conference in James Church Germ an.
town, the case of Rev. r. c. Wrig ht,
charged with conduct unbecomng a
minister, resulted in the expulsion Of
the accused from the confc renee.
Rev. Mr.. Wright, it is said, had
flied some OF the most important
charges In the conference up to the
time of his suspension year ago. He
protests his innocence and says he
will make an appeal fer cxoneration.
Bishop Cyrus d. Foss made an ad.
dress In which he advised that minis.
terra prove themselves worthy Of their
high calling "Ministerial responsl.
bility and full understanding Of all
that it implies" should be the high
est aim and object Of every Chris.
tian minister who expects to influence
the world ior good. y
In the afternoon the second annual
meeting Of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Societies of the Delaware
Conference was held. The principal
addltss was delivered by Mrs. A. p.
Camphor, of Monrovia, Liberia,
Africa. who has spent five years as a
missionary in that part of Africa,
assisting in the development Of schools
tor the education OF the natives. At
the close Of the meeting more than
$500 was subscribed by persons pres.
ent.
Rev. DR.. NJ, B. c. Mason, of Gin
cinnati corresponding secretary of the
Freedman's S Aid and Southern Edu-
cation Society, in an address al the
anniversary Of that society. declared
that the Methodist Episcopal Church
through, the society which he repre-
sented, was carving forward agreator
system OF education for the negro In
the South than any other agency
known. He said:
"To. day there are Al institutions
scattered all over the South, with
real estate worth S2,G00.0o0. More
than $500. 00Oyoung men and women
have been instructed during these
forty years, and the society has an
average attendance OF more than H.
600 pupils each year
Ii was decided By a vote Of IS to IS
that the next conference Should be
held at Pocomoke, Nd.
The pastors announced TO preach
in city pulplts tomorrow are as fol-
lows
Bishop S. NJ. Merrill, Y. NJ. c. A.
building, Germantown, 1913 A. NJ.
and Rev. DR.. NJ. {. B. Mason. at 5
p. NJ.
Uuion African Methodist Epssco-
pal Church, Sixteenth Street, below
Paramount Ayenue, Rev. M. c. B.
Mason 10. 80 A. NJ
boar Methodist Episcopal Church.
Melon above Twellh Street, Rev. j.
+. Butter I. NJ,
Bainbridge, NJ. L. Church, Baln-
bridge, below TwaIth Street. address
BY Mrs A. p. lamphUir, 10. 80 A. NJ.
James Methodist Episcopal Church
Germantown, Rev. Abraham Chase,
3 p. NJ. Rev. y. D. TNrpean. s p. M.
Bethel African Methodist Eptsco'
pal Church, German.own, Rev. S. p.
Hammond, ?. NJ.
La Mott African Methodist Epis.
copa! Church, Rev. L. A. Cullen, s
p NJ.
Mount pisagh African Methodist
Episcopal, LudIow, Fourteeth Street 4
Rev. w. {. UickeEson.
Daring the preceding the Rev. I.
j. Ebert, pastor OF the M!dd!etown,
Del. Methodist Episcopal Church,
was stricken with apop.eXy in the
midst Of his duties, and lad to be
carried to the Germantown Hospital,
where lie now lies struggling for lie.
The tax OF a secretary fer the
next conference made some confusion
and Mr.. E'tert asked that the roll be
called to decide the matter AS soon
as he had flashed peaking. it was
remarked that Mr.. Ebert, WHO IS a
very stout man, sat down very heavy
in his chair. and after. wards stagscr.
cd to the SIDE door. On the street he
fell heavily and was picked upuncon-
scious. lie is about AZ years Of age
and apopleXy was The cause Of his
sickness.