Evening journal., 1904-03-16
1I. e. CONFERENCE GETS
DOWN TO BUSINESS

Sabbath Observance-P S. Holt, "
E. Hills. G.. w Dawson, Warren Burr.
Periodicals.. n. Cantwell. p. \.
Given, ID. f. McFaul, Harry Taylor.
Epworth League-A. w. Lightbourne.
G. w. Bounds. ]. S. Johnson, ]. S.
Cochran.
Temperance--E. L. Hoffecker. Alfred
Smith, Edwin Gardner. II. S. Dulany.
Stewards Endowments-L. w. Lay
field, @. l.. Hardesty. Albert Chandler.
c. w. Prettyman, d. II. Rawlins, r.
M. Cooper, l.. i. p. Dennis. II. +. Pick
els. J. Il. Carroll. S. Fl. Goldep.
Woman's Home Missionary Society
j. w. Fogle j. w Jones, j. NJ. Artes,
j. w. Gray.
Freedman's Aldo. L. Martin. G. r.
Ellis, T. G. Fosnocht, L. r. Janney.
Missionary statistics-W e. Gunby,
j. H. Wilson, G. w. Hastings. J. II.
Pouse.
Ministerial Qualification-G. w.
Townsend, T. f. Terry H. S Thomp-
son, V. S. Collins, w F. Corkran, Z.
H. Webster, J. Easley. +. c. Nc
sorley.
Auditing Committee. r. Poole, e.
f. White, 7. c. smoot. G. c. williams.
Relations-W. /. S. Murray, Z, p.
Roberts, G. p. Anderson, II. c. Turner,
7. A. II. OBrien, w. o. Bennett. e. c.
McNichol. f. F.. Carpenter.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
w. f. Dawson. L. c. Atkins, r. Il.
Coursey. w. p. Compton.
Church Extension-s. p. shipman,
j. AN Al
Poole.
Philadelphia Hospitals-E. II. Der
rickson. G. P. Jones, L. /. McDougal, d.
j. Givan.
Church Insurance--Asbury Burke. W.
g. Rooms, Milton Mccain. J. p. Rich
ardson, j. p. Outten.
Episcopal Fund.-. r. Cannon. W.
i. White, p. r. Vandyke T. B. Hun
ter.
Memoirs-s NJ. Morgan. c. H. Will
liams, l.. p. Karlholsen, Robert Roe.
The Rev. J. r. Spencer, president of
Morgan College, was introduced to the
conference and spoke in the interest of
the negro in the South.
DR.. Barrett read a paper urging the
members OF the conference to stand
firm on the amusement and temperance
question. The paper was signed by L.
c. Barrett, j. w. Easiey and w. r.
corkran.
Easton District.
The Rev. ". c. Koons. presiding
elder of the Easton District. has just
completed his first year in that capa-
city. The following items of interest
are selected from his report:
Revivals.
The one transcendent business Of the
minister is to preach Jesus Christ as
Savious from sin. Revival results in
dicate that this has been faithfully
done, for revival fires have burned ir
nearly all our charges. Converts ar,
/ reported as follows: Middletown, us,
Townsend, 90; Kent Island. 60; Queens
town. So; Millington. 25; Smyrna Cir
cult, so; Smyrna Landing. 20; Green's
boro, 25; Trappe. 81; Centreville, 80:
Odessa, 26; aMrydel. 20: Rock Hall
Sc. and others in varying numbers, a
grand total of about 1000.
Advance in Ministerial Support.
There is a growing desire on the part
of our progressive layQen that oui
ministers shall be better paid. l an
glad to report that no charge decreases
its ministerial support and IL make
substantial increase, as follows: sud
lersville. Piney Neck Tilghmans Is
land, and Clayton. $50 each; Centre
ville Ridgley. cordova and Chester
town, 800 each; Kent Island, $3.50, anc
St Michael's and Rock Hall, 5000 each
a total of s1.15O.
Church Building and Improving.
The handsome new church at Town.
send was dedicated May 3. Whole cos
S1i.00O of which $500 has been paiC
up to this time leaving a balance o
$4,000, against which stands a sub.
scription of $500. Greensboro /.
building a splendid new church. L
will be a credit to the energetic pastor
Dr. e. L. Hoffecker, and his noble peo.
pie at Greensboro. The plan provide.
for eight rooms in all. and the quail.
lities of Utility, beauty and econom,
fare excellently conserved. other i'm.
provements are reported as follows;
lKent Island, $500; Clayton. $780, Odes-
sa. 500; Marydel, s225; Ridgley, S275
Piney Neck. $500; St. Michaers, $1,000
Rock Hall, $500. Cordova cancels th'
ldebt of $3.50 against its parsonage, Rool
Hall pays $3.50 on its church debt. anS
Henderson cancels its debt of SIPS.
Benevolent Collections.
Pastors and people have faced uIi
fusual difficulties this year in gathering
the beneyolences. A summer Of poo
lharvests was followed by a winter. o
unusual severity continuing up to con
ference. But the loyal ministers an,
llaymen Of EaSon District have not al
flowed these benevolences to suffer. Th
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