Evening journal., 1905-03-21


Salisbury, Md.-C. A. Hill.
Selbyville-E. N. Cantwell.
Sharptown, Md. H. Wilson.
Smiths Island. Md.-H. E. Bloxton.
Snow Hill, Md.-G. P. Anderson.
Somerset, Md.-O. L. Martin.
Stockton, Md.-M. b. Nutter.
Tangier, Vat. r. Vandyke.
Westover Md.-R. II. Lewis.
Whitesville, Md.-G. L. Hardesty.
]. NJ. Kelso left without appoint
Der OF Onancock Quarterly Conference.
STATISTICAL REPORT.
At the afternoon session of conference
yesterday the report of the Rev. H. A.
G. Westerfeld, the statistical secretary,
was read The report in part follows;
Church embership-Number of pro-
bationers-Dover district, 12ls; Easton,
es4; Salisbury 1.122; Wilmington, $780,, to-
tai. 4,l43; total for the preceding year.
$50; increase, 204 Number of full mem-
bers Dover district. 1O.Os2; Easton, 6,9SS;
Salisbury, 11,O63; Wilmington, 9,66S; total,
81, 746; total for the preceding year, 9,9z7;
decrease, 81. Number Of local preachers
Dover district. 26; Easton, u; Salisbury,
Is; Wilmington, 45; total, 10l; total for
the preceding year. lOt; decrease, 3. Num-
Der Of deaths-Dover district, 126; Easton,
81: Salisbury. 164; wilmington. III; total.
499; total for the preceding year, 522; de-
crease. %.
Baptisms-Number of children baptized
l-Dover district. 574 Easton, $50; Sails
bury. $50; Wilmington. $50; total 2,S5S;
total for the preceding year, 2,3i5; de-
crease 81. Adults-Dover district, Sc;
Easton. Al; Salisbury. IS; Wilmington,
76; total. BIS; total for the preceding
year, 81; decrease, 9S
Sunday schools-Number of schools
Dover district, 49, Easton, 81; Salisbury,
IL; WilmingtoS. IS; total. 391; total for
the preceding year. 3sS; increase. s. Ofi-
GERS and teachers-Dover district. 1,647;
Easton, 1,197: Salisbury. 1.455; Whining
ton, LAP; total. 5,7H; total for the pre-
cening year. 56O3; increase, 1873. Number
of scholars-Dover district, iLlS9; Easton,
sOOl; Salisbury, 1S.2O5; Wilmington, 1885;
total 44,3sl: total for the preceding year,
43,S3S; increase. 49S.
Church property-Number of churches
Dover district. 1l9; Easton, 81; Salisbury.
Ill; wilmington, &C; total, SSS; total for
preceding year. 1888. Probable value
Dover district, $4,000; Easton, s29lOOO;
Salisbury, si4.1OO; Wilmington, $s23,O25;
total, S1,773615; total for the preceding
year. sl,72S,65O; increase, s44.965.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of the Rev. II. G. Budd. the
conference treasurer in part follows:
Claims-Salary- district sS0.9S1;
Easton, s2s.29S: Salisbury. SSs.s7S; Will
mington, sS7.7sO; total, slSO.l32; preceding
year. s127,7Si; increase, s2.6i5. House rent
Dover district S4,769; Easton, A66S; Sal
isbury si.6O2; wilmington, 1924; total,
81. .95S: preceding year. S21.6OS; increase,
$3.50. Total claims-Dover district, sS5,75O;
Easton. ss2s5s: Salisbury $S7ssO; VIII
mington, s45.7O4; total claims, sl52,S9O;
preceding year. sl49,Ss5; increase. 1895.
Deficiencies in pastors support-Dover
district 1913; Easton. s6l6; Salisbury, $52l;
Wilmington. $3.50; total. s2g7O; preceding
year, sl.O32; increase, Sl,2SS.
Total support Of pastors, presiding eld-
ers and bishops-Dover district, Sah1;
Easton. sS4.s6S; Salisbury, s39.9l4; VIII
mington. S4S,O4s; total. Si59, 1853; preceding
year. si57.9O1; increase, sl,6S5.
INSURANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Tho report of the committee on church
Insurance was made by the Rev. o. L.
Jones. He reported most of the churches
insured and recommended the Conference
own Company, the Mutual Insurance
Company In his report Mr.. Jones said;
The State Insurance Commissioner
George w. Marshall, Of Milford, in reply
to questions for information about our
church company told me Saturday night,
over the telephone. that the National Mu-
tuaI Church Insurance Company was an
of company in Delaware That 1t was
no good anyway and everybody knew it,
Considering the position that Mr.. Mar
shall holds as State Commissioner and
as an impartial authority upon all mat
ters of fire insurance in the State it is
the Judgment of your committee that he
ought not 20 be making such unqualified
assertions. II he Is making them. OF
course allowance must be made for in
distinctness Of the phone. and we move
that this matter be left in the hands OF
our general conference representative,
the Rev. Dr. Adam StenEle. ID. D., to in
vestigato and correct after conference.
o. e. Jones. Chairman.
The conference added Presiding Elders
Nowbray and Morgan TO the committee
DIR. MASON'S ADDRESS.
DR.. Robert Watt. presided at the even
ing session. The Rev. NJ. c. B. Mason
colored. one OF the secretaries Of the
FreedInan's Aid Society. made an ad-
dress.
DR.. J. II. Spencer Of Morgan College
also spoke in favor Of the work OF the
Freedmans Aid Society and spoke Of the
work being done by the college with
which he Is connected. There was also
n collection taken for the benefit Of the
college.
Resolutions were adopted compliment
ing the Rev ]. w. Easley on his elec.
tlon as president OF Union College. There
were also tho usual resolutions Of thanks
adopted.
The following Adam Stengle T. f. Mar.
tlndale. r. II. Adams and Z. c. Maenicho
were elected trustees.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS.
Bishop Goodsell, after all business had
been disposed OF. offered prayer for the
ministers who had been disciplined by the
conference.
Bishop Goodsell made n brief address
in which lie said that he had not allowed
divisions Of opinion to influence him in
maiSing appointments. He had done what
he considered TO be the best. The ap-
pointmcnts are the united and unanimoNs
Judgment Of both the presiding elders
and himself. It is not often that this
can bo said.
The bishop begged the members of the
church cease conversation about these