Evening journal., 1904-03-16
CONF F[RENCE
NOW IN SESSION
lcontInued from rIrst Page.l
snocIal to fho rvenlng Journal

cNttlti TO tilt ENtHilh dHhiltit
Dover March l6-The Rev. Clarence
w Strickland. pastor OF the NJ. e. Church
at Nassau. preached tho missionary SER
mon before the Wilmington Conference Or
Wesley Church last night His text was
Go SO into an the word and preach the
gospel to every creature" The sermon
was the opening one OF tho shirty-sixth
annual conference. and was listened TO by
"a large and apprcciatve audience.
The young ministers who are passing
through the rigid examinations conduct
ed BY the Board Of Examiners at Acad-
emy Hall. are as follows: Candidates for
admission-Joseph A. Buckson, Ellondalei
John NJ. Kelso. Onancock; Daniel Wilson,
Dover.
First year-William T.. Matthews. New
ark, Nd; +. Howard Jones. Piney Neck;
Fred /. Mumford, st. Peters. Nd; va
10. Habbard. Drew Seminary; w. E. Cum
by, Queenstown; A. W. Goodhand, Ches-
void
second-Niiaon McCann. Pomona; J.
Harry Mitchell, Bayslde; George C. Will
Hams. Preston; James II. Gardner
Church Creek, Nd; o. r. Baynard, Hen
derson. Nd; J. w. Briscoe. Eniotrs Is
land; Howard Davis. Powelvnle; r. IL.
Lewis, Bishop,dlle
'Third years. e. Bioxton, Trappe, Nd. /.
w. r.. Hirons Smiths Island: w. H.
Kennedy Vienna; ]. r. Gallagher. Mt.
Lebanon; Clarence n. Jones, Coiora
George S. Thomas.
Fourth Year-A. H. Covey Princess
Anne; j. M. Arters. Odessa w. C. Poole.
IT, y. Faulkner. G. w Hastings, W. T..
Greenfield James W. Colona
Report Of Or. Watt.
The report OF Presiding Elde- Robert
Watt embodied the following facts:
Two ministers have died during the
year-the Rev John ID. Rigg ana the
Rev John France. Two also have re-
tired because OF all health. They are
the Rev. e. c. Wright and the Rev. r.
w. Todd, ID. u.
Most Of the Conference Academy debt
is paid and the remainder viii be by
June next.
Ministers Salaries Advanced.
Fourteen churches have advanced
their ministers salaries, as follows.
scott, 5000; Wesley. $50; Port Deposit.
300; Elkton, 500; Red Lion. 500:
Bethel and Summit. 800; Charlestown.
500. I<ingswood and Rockland. 800.
Madeloy $50; colora. $50 st. Georges.
$50. Perryville $50; Ebenezer $50 This
makes total OF $3.50 Increase, IN MIN
isters' salaries.
Several charges have advanced the
missionary collection. These include
Scott Delaware City Elkton. Newport.
Rising sun, Chesapeake City. Port De-
post, ST. Georges, Mt. Lebanon Perry
Vile and Hockessin.
$4,000 For Improvements.
The total amount paid out for church
! Improvements Is over $4,000. For
debts, about $1,000 has been raised.
Scott Church is 70 build a parsonage
one OF the greatest victories OF the
year was the payment OF the long
standing debt on Epworth Church
which indeed was AN occasion foi
thanksgiving among the Methodists.
There have been several remarkabl,
revivals IN the district and IN an therl
have been about 400 conversions dur
ing the year.
During the six years Of DR.. watt
presiding eldership the following re
suits were reached:
Number OF conversions, over 5000.
Total advance OF ministerial support
5000.
Total amount paid toward ministerial
support 27l,04S.
Paid for current expenses, sl3s. .O3O.
Amount contributed FOR the benevo-
lences. S9S.554.
Paid on debts. s6000
Paid on Improvements. 100000.
The grand total amounts to $3.50. 632
Great applause followed the reading
Of Dr. Watts report. he has made the
most remarkable record OF any presid-
ing elder Of the district and he was
showered with congratulations upon
his good work.