The evening Republican., 1902-04-10
della WARE
y CONFERENCE.

The thirty ninth annual session 0
the Delaware Conference. the oldes
colored conference connected with
the white Methodist Episcopal Church
in America, was begun in Jane'
Methodist Episcopal Church, German
town, YESTERDAY. Bishop s. NJ. Mer-
riil. of Chicago, presided. More thar
125 ministerial and lay delegates were
present from Delaware, MARYLAND,
Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and New England. Following tht
administration of tie Lords Supper
the organization of the conference
was effected by the election of the
following officers
Recording secretary, Rev. J. II.
Natter, of Philadelphia; assistant
secretaries. Rcys. D. A. Rideout. f..
J. Handy. J. II. Blake, W. f. Co tton,
w. T. lIem>ley; statistical secretary,
Rev. J. +. II. Johns; assistants, Revs.
j. L. Parker, W. s. Brown, j. r.
Hollis. W. 4. Waters, W. l. Bean.
J. W. Henderson; treasurer, Rev. N.
W. Moore.
Finance Committee for the Confer
ence-Revs. J r. Brown, c. W. Pull
lett, I. L. Elbert, r. G. Riley, A..
l.. Martin.
Committee on Twentieth Century
Thank offering Fund-Revs. h. j.
Handy, W. L. Hughes. J. S. S. Col.
bourne, A. +. Ennels, r. G. Waters.
The following announcement of
committees was nude by Bishop Mcr-
rill:-
Missions II. A. Monroe and
J. II. Pearce.
Conference Stewards -Revs. +. J.
Lee, L. W. Deakins, J. E. A. d.
Grisby, W. II. johnson. j. L. MoIock.
Sunday School-Rcvs. j. II.
Blake. l. j. Gilbert. w. S. Brown.
Temperance -Revs. j. w. W.
Cox. p. NJ. Shelton. j. II Johnson.
Education-Revs. w. c. Jason,
c. W. PuIett. Abraham Chase.
Bible aud Tract--Revs. NJ. II.
Horsey, J. X. Adams, J. W. Bowl
ing.
Stale OF the Church-Revs W. J.
Moore, J. II. Brinkley, W. E. Hi.
ton, $. E. Maloney,, c. E. Henry.
criolicaIs-Revs. e. H. Webb.
J. W. Bond. J. NJ. Hubbard, G. B.
Coleman.
Sanctity of the Sabbat!l-Revs
a. l.. Henry. A. S. Amos, Z. "A.
Norwood.
Post O.Tcc-Rev. j. letters.
Memoirs-Rsvs. Ii. A. Monroe,
r. e, Wright. j. X. Briu kley, l. }.
Elbert. W. Cotton.
Church Extension --Rcvs. ], II.
Winters, G. Il. Hollis. l.. e. Toul-
son.
Frccdmen's Aid and Southern
Educatlon-Revs. J. +. Webb, =.
O'Conncll, =. NJ. Shelton. l.. ].
Toulsou. L. II, Robbins. :
Resolutions keys. w. c. Dicker..
sou. N. W. Moore, W. +. Cotton.
j. II. Blake.
Ministerial 0ualiGc ations-Revs.
NJ. II. dorsey, u. 4. Townsend, W.
j. Moore. Il. IL. Coleman.
Conference Relations-Revs. LII.
White. ID. Il. Dunn, A. W. Lowber,
p. OConbe.l, l.. E. Tuulson.
Rev. II. Il. johnson was annonuc-
ed 10 preach the annual missionary
sermon.
The i've presiding elders made
their reports as follows: Rev. A.
X. Shocklcv, ior the Philadelphia
District: Rev. {. A. Tind1ey tor the
Wilmington District; Rev. j. ii.
Scott, lor the Centreyille District;
Rev. L. y. Cox for the Cambridge
District and Rev. j. II. Waters for
Salisbury District. Each report
showed considerable increase In
membership and finances during
the year.
AT the statistical session held ia
the afternoon it was shown that 30
rapid had been the progress OF the
church in the past wear tn. g
now ol creating another
presiding elder district over which
it is believed Rev. DR.. =. 0. Con-
nell will be placed in charge.
Rev. A. p. Camphor, OF Monrovia
Liberia. Africa, made the annual
address before the Women's Mis-
sionary Societies OF the conference in
the evening. Rev. Mr.. Camphor,
who has spent six years in Africa
in ESTABLISHING Industrial training
schools among the natives, declared
in his address that wh.n the Chris.
tiun nations of the world succeed
ed in making an industrial Africa
ID Africa through the aid of the
natives themselves. heathenisn
would vanish.
The conference will be in session
until Monday.