The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-03-26
CONFERENCE
COMES TO CLOSE
Delegates And Elders Chosen---
Pastors Assigned.
A YEARS CHURCH WORK.

The Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. which met
in annual session in Wesley Church,
Dover, on the 10th inst. adjourned final
ly Oh Monday evening after five dnyS
spent in interesting proceedings. the full
program of which has already been pub
lished. ASid" from tn" routine work. the
Conference discussed several topics of
interest alike to members and non-lncm-
berS of the Wesleyan community. taking
ilrm ground against amy relaxation of the
discipline of the Church arI affected by
worldly Hmu>rmcntS ANA coumtcmuncing
no backward steps upon the Temperance
question As already Stated. the Con
ference favored Il return To the former
time limit of paktUlatc,>
The contest for clerical delegates to
the General Conferences ut Los Angeles,
California, i'll May. w;lS lively and re-
quired four ballots to effect the choice of
two of the four. Rev DrS A. s. Now
bray, of Port Deposit. and Wilbur +.
Corkrln, of Georgetown, Del. were
elected on the first ballot. receiving 81
and 81 votes respectively. Necessary to
choice 81. Rev. DIR. Watt received 40
votes. Rev. Drs. Adam Stenglc and G..
). Baker. Presiding Elders of Salisbury
and Dover Districts, were chosen on the
fourth ballot the former receiving 81
and the latter 81 votes. Rev. c. T.
Wyatt, of Middletown. and Presiding
Elder w. G. Rooms. of EaSton District,
were chosen reserve delegates The Lay
Conference chose delegates as follows
Wilmington district. Chief Justice Chus.
B. Lore; Dover district, Henry +. Can
non, Bridgeville; EaSton district, r. NJ.
Nf -
j. A. EGegood, Of Salisbury Altermtee,
Thomas c. Moore, Hillsboro; S. +.
Nelson, Bish0pville; A. W. SiSk. Preston
On Sunday morning, Bishop Fitzgerald
preached mastery sermon from RO-
mans VI. S.-"If we be dead with Christ.
then we believe that we shall also live
with him." Fully twelve hundred peo-
pie heard the sermon, many sitting upon
the floor. Memorial services were held
IN the afternoon. at which memoirs of
Rev. John France Rev J. S. Willis,
Rev. j. ID. Rigg. Rev. c. F. Sheppard
Rev. Edward Davis and Rev. II. II.
Haynes We're read. During the day,
Bishop Fitzgerald ordained five Elders
and seven DeacOns. the classes compris-
ing Elders. Revs. ]. NJ. Artc%. w. c.
Poole. f. \. Faulkner. G. w. Hastings
w. E. Greenfield \. II. Cvvey, J. W.
Colonn. DcacoTS, John II. Mitchell
George {. Williams. o. r. Baynard, j.
w. BTiscoe J. NJ KelSo.
RevS. Adam Stcngle, Thomas f.. Mar
tindNle, ID. d.. and L. II. Nelson were
elected Conference trustees
Revs. a. s. Mowbray. ID. D.. W. L.
s. Murray. ID. d.. and J. W. EaSlcy.
Hon. Charles p. Lore. $. II. Baynard
Joseph W. Cocy. Mrs. G. Wesley Wei
din. Mrs. NJ. II. Lincoln and Mrs. A. b.
Vernon We're elected II Conference Drlc-
Oness Board.
RevS. y. w. Lightbournc. G. W. Pret-
lyman. ID. D.. and g. w. Bounds were
elected visitors to the Philadelphia Hos
pital.
Rev. o. w. DeNensh was selected to
preach the missionary sermon ut the Con
ference session in 1903. and Rev w. o.
Bennett was named as alternate.
1T was resolved to observe April 10TH
as Temperance Day in the churches.
1t was alSo resolved to make the Bible
collection the coming Conference year
as large as possible, aud forward one
half at once to the main office of the
American Bible Society, in New York:
also, to request the local societies to place
all their surplus funds at the disposal of
the parent society.
The place for holding the next Confer
cnce, in the absence of INVITATIONS waS
left to the choice of the Presiding Elders.
The uSlral resolutions of thankS were
adopted.
The appointments were announced on
Monday night, by the Bishop. Following
are those for Wilmington Dist riot =
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.