Evening journal., 1902-03-20
ELDERS. MAKE
THEIR REPORTS
All Reveal Remarkable Prog
reSS in Church Work
MONEY and MEMBERSHIP
In Great Increase Reported by Pre-
siding Elder Watt Of the Viii
mingtOn District
Special to tho Evening Journal.

4 Special to the Evening Journal.
Crisfield, Md, March 20.-Ihe Con-
ference is in full swing. All the min
listers are here, and are being royalty
lentertained. The business work has
: begun in earnest At the opening ses-
sion the Bishop briefly addressed the
Conference, and introduced the Rev.
e. S. Dunham who is to lead the
eyangelistic services each morning.
from SIS to 9.
p At the session this morning the
, Reys. w. l.. $. Murray, J.. e. Barrett
p and Alfred Smith were appointed a
committee on persons desiring to ad-
dress the Conference.
The Conference was asked to raise
q S1,775 for General Conference and 49,
+ 500 for the F'reedman's Aid and Edu-
cation Society.
The Rev. J. NJ. Arters was appointed
70 agent for the Gospel in all lands, and
,. L.. w. Poole agent for the Methodist
Review.
The thirteenth question was again
considered.
|, Tie name of the Rev. w. +.
COrkran, presiding elder of EastOn dis
ll4NAa Md6 AuAlfNs AllE 0lAlAi at lfl Ids,afAf
and he read his report He said in
part: This has been a year of great
/ activity on all lines with marked re-
n suits. The Conference Academy APP
4 lportionment was most fayCrably con-
sidered and Professor Cross was
" place" improvements in church prop
G erty are found at Ridgely, 10 the
D. amount of 81 300: Fairlee, Sl500;
ol Crumpton, $500: Double Creek, 81 400;
Clayton, $500; Chestertown, s4O0; Ken
~ ton. $40O; Galena, $500; Odessa, 81, 100;
q Queenstown $500; EastOn, 81 600.
The battle against intemperance has
met victories throughout the district
These victories prove two things, G)
a rising tide of temperance sentiment
q. (2), an improved moral tone i'm tn,
: Legislature of Maryland.
The benevolent interests are vel
o. cared for and the Epworth League
is proving a most potent and aggres
sive factor In forwarding the spiritua
+ interests in the district.
D. In concluding his arepOrt, DR.. Cork
le ran said. as result of European OBJ
\ servation last summer: The Greel
- church is effete. Romanism is dead
II at the root, and many forms of Prot
e lestsntism are shackeled by ceremonial
10 ism and frozen by false respectability
Methodigm must break these fetter'
and warm the hearts of humanity
Or. Watts Report
ST The name Of the Rev. Robert Watt
,. ID. D., presiding elder of the Whining
= ton district. was called, his oharactel
'e passed and he read his report, o
IL which the following is a summary:
M Two ministers have died during the
o. year, the Rev. benjamin +. Price, ant
Uhe Rev. James w. Hammersley, ant
one minister's widow, Mrs. Susan Hill
Of widow of the Rev. Charles Hill, wlhs
" was a member of the Wilmington Con
ference for forty-seven years, and for
merly. presiding elder Of the Whining
ton district
The bad weather has hindered th'
IN work on the district very much, but
IN in spite of all obstacles, the disric
81 is ahead of last year.
There have been some very remark
% able meetings during the year. Th'
ne most notable were at Asbury, Union
ID Harrison Street and Scott. and EllutOn
,d Md. The Rev II. S. Dulany, of AS
bury, reports 800 conversions; the Rev
r. IA. Adams 100; the Rev. w. L
Avery. 75; the Rev. J. w. Easley, 1OC
and the Rev. r. X. Stephenson, 16S
" There have been over / 200 conversion
IN in all.
The district has raised about 81 90
for the Conference Academy. This
the best record in the Conference, con
sidering the fact that Wilmington dis
tn.ict is remote from Dover, and ha
H. five of the best schools on the PENN
gI1la within its territory
The following charges have paid J.
no full: Bethel and Summit, Cherry Hill
" Chesapeake City, Christiana, Clay
Id mont, COlOra. Ebenezer, Edge Moo
lg HOckessin, KirkwOod, MarshalltOn, Nj
st Pleasanton, Mt. Lebanon, Newark, Ne
Castle. Perryville, Port Deposit, POl
T. Penn, Red Lion, Rising Sun, S
10, Georges. Asbury, Brandywine, EI
st worth. Mt Salem, St. Pauls, Scott an
rs, St. Johns.
a. PerryviIle has paid its debt of s1,OC
lei and advanced in all Lines. Epwort
ef has paid $500; Wesley. $4OO; Mt. Salen
ne S174; Kirkwood, 500; Ebenezer, $16s
st. Johns. $3SS; Port Deposit, $3.50
d. Cherry Hill, Sf25.
IL. The work in Wilmington is in goo
~ shape A Methodist Social Union hs
- been formed, with Chief JustiI
.o Charles B. Lore as president, an
q, Mayor Fisher as vice-president ID
- King is increasingly popular at Graz
w. and is doing a fine work. DR.. OBriel
. at Mt Salem, has made great recor
"a and DR.. Murray is the only man WI
~ I'm lreturns for the seventh year.
W. Newark. the only college town
the State, is to become a 81 900 ST
ls' tion. This is a great advance.
IS There have been left to the ohurS
al and church objects nearly $4,000
ms
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