Evening journal., 1903-03-24
WIND UP OF BUSINESS
Many Matters Disposed Of at the Final
Session.

The last session Of Conference began
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. These
transfers announced:
Il. J.. Hoffecker from the New York |
Conference; e. d. Sidell from the West
Wisconsin Conference; l. p. Janney
from the New Jersey Conference; Will
liam Casmore from the Maine Confer
ence; +. =. Harris to the New York
Conference; r. N. Joscelyn to Maine
Conference; G. G. Senser TO New Jer-
sey, and w. w. Brunl1 to Troy. Those
admitted on trial were: Arthur w.
iGoodhand, G. s. Thomas, Walter e.
Quinby, William e. Hazzard Thomas
II. Jones, Fred. j. Mumford. These
applications were withdrawn because
Of places too few: J. c. Mccoy and b.
r. Campbell.
On behalf OF the Salisbury district
the bishop presented 10 DIR. T. +. Mar
tindale with a purse Of $3.50 in goldgThe
Conference unanimously requested of
the bishop to appoint Alfred Smith
temperance evangelist and adopted
resolution OF encouragement
The bishop privately ordained G. s.
Thomas and G. N. Jones as Aee=l dea-
cons. The Rev. c. w. Strickland was
appointed to preach the missionary SER
mon next year.
The usual resolutions OF THANKS were
Iadopted.
A missionary apportionment OF $3.50
was assigned as follows: To Dover
district. 1856; to Easton, 500; to Sails
bury, $500: and Wilmington, $75. The
following board OF church location was
named: Dover district. r. c. Macnichol,
IL p. CorlUran, j. M. Reid G. Il. Jones;
Eastcm. G. l.. Hardesty, j. II. Beauch-
amp, o. b. Maloney, ID. s. Clarke; Salis-
bmy S. N. Pilchard, G. r. Neese
w. II. Townsend, J. l.. Ellis; Whining
ton, II. A. II. O'Brien, J. w. Easley II
G. Browne, G. NJ. Fisher.
After the approval of the journal the
bishop addressed the Conference ano
D.. then read the appointmnts.
Numerous Reports Heard.
The hearing OF numerous reports
characterized the closing sessions.
The Auditing Committee reported on
various accounts II found that many
of the brethren added to the cares Of the
treasurer. Mr. Budd, by drawing them
checks improperly. He received last
year $37.11769; and paid out $Sl,-
l113.7O. He has a total balance of $4.42
of which st7 IL due the General Con
ference expense fund and $4.42 ie dut
1.-THE treasurer's expense account Pre-
siding Elder Corkan received Sl9i
from the Domestic Missionary Society
and S157 from the Missionary Society
Presiding Elder Baker, s1S9OO5 anc
lS17S: Presiding Elder Martindale
s199. so and $500. the most OF which wac
expended. DR.. Watt expended $52 more
than the receipts from the Domestic So
ciety.
The Committee of the Episcopa
Fund reported that the apportionmen
fer this year was Si,54S. OF which $Stl
were appOrtioned TO the Dover district
raised 1856, deficit OF SlOi S52z t'
Faston. raised 1901; deficit, s2l; SSs9 e
Salisbury, raised s377, deficit SIS; $46'
- Ito Wilmington. raised $441 denelt
si3. The total deficit OF $67 is IN
Same as last year. The followlnl
lcharees took no collection ON Dove
ldistrict: Hooper's Island and Salem
: ON Easton. Bayside, Betterton am
Queenstown; and ON Wilmington, co
llora. East Lake and Edge Moor eieh
AIS against ten last year.
r,hS conference board OF church eNter
siop ,eported that the following churche
thaa received donations. Queen Anne, Sll'
lca,varv church. smkh Island, 500; Ne
sons. SIPS; Wesley. Willing Neck $40.
T. e. Barrett read the report OF th
icommittce on Education which endorse
the Wilmington Conference Academ,
Dickinson college, Drew Seminary, Bos
ton University. Morgan College at Bali
more and Woman's College, Baltlmo~
These visiting committees were named;
Dickinson Colleges. NJ. Morgan, w. {
Hurst w. W. King.
Woman's College-W L. S. Murray ]
e. Barrett. J. W. Easley.
Drew scmnary-J. Wheelington Jone
E. c. Macnichol. II. II. Coursey.
Boston University-E. +. Roberts, ]. !
Holland
wilmington Conference Acadcmy-A
bert Chandler, w. o. Bennett, wilb,
Thomas
Morgan Coiloge-G. L. Hardesty WI
iam l.. White.
The Committee on Conference Relation
reported adversely on the request Of v
w. johnson OF Dover district 70 be rel
stated as a member OF conference.
Question 23.-"Who are the superanuat'
preachers?" received this answer: Jam
Carroll. Edward Davis, James Esgate, {
A. Phoebus. w. L. Tornpkinson, W. \
Warner, w. l.. p Bowen. r. IL Hayne
j. w. Poole, w. w. Fiedman. C. w. w
cox, J. B. Merritt, j. T. Van Buri<alo'
One superanuu,e. WI +. Talbot. died
the year.
The conference board Of church exte
sion has elected as president John Franc
Iwce-president, 4. 10. Martindale; seer
tary. c. I. Wyatt; treasurer. S. II. Ba
nard; managers. wv. f. Corkran. II.
Rowe and j. W. Carroll