Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-11

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SSou0h baltlmore-J. l.. Mills.
Starr-G. W. Haddawav.
Stewartstown-S. G.. Smith.
~ James u. Nj. Sheridan.
~ John 3 Canton r.. Gaar.
81. Luke's--J. W. Trout.
~ Michael George Hines.
5usquehanna- r.. X. Lewis.
Ialbot-W. n Sherwood.
Irinity-N. O. Gibson.
Union-To be supplied.
Union Bridge-E. Il. Read.
Nloletville-H. Z. Gould fsupplv).
Wallace Memorial-F. IT. Phillips.
Maltersville-J. l.. Ward.
Marwick-F. S. Cain.
Maverly-W S. Simms fsupplv).
west baltlmore-J. M Holmes.
Mestminster-L +. Warner
Milllamsport To be supplied.
Mye-J. ". Norris
President of Western Maryland Col
lege-T. Il. Lewis.
Pres dent of Westminster Theologi-
cal Seminary IL. L. Elderdice.
Editor Of The Methodist Protest
anti. T. THgg.
Agent Of the Baltimore Book Con-
cern-I. r. W odford
Agent of Western Maryland College
Avery Donovan.
Loaned-To the Board of Foreign
Missions, f. II. Van Dyke; to Clarke
Memorial Church, Baltimore, j. $.
Bowers TO St. Johns Church, Balti-
more, r. L. Benson; to the B ard Of
Home Missions, Rev. A. n. Ward
Left without appointment at their
own request-C. S. Arnett, G.. L.
Wolfe, J. W. Gray.
Superannuates- S. b. Southerland,
J. A. Weigand, W. L. ID. Lucas, II.
G. Cushing, j. G. Sullivan, W. d.
Litsinger, $. a. Ilohlitzel, W. NJ.
Strayer and r. S. Rowe
During the closing session the fol-
lowing was adopted:
I'VE disapprove Of the secret ballot
for the removal or return of pastors,
and also condemn the complimentary
vote which asks for the return of a
pastor while efforts are being made
directly for his removal. "
The following were proposed as a
committee to investigate and regulate
| the assessments of the churches
Revs. j. NJ. Gill, j. W. Chapman, J.
W. Knox and Messrs. W. G.. Perkins
and Mr.. Daniel Baker. The motion
was turned over to the finance com
mite.
a report on divisions of the confer
ence boundaries called forth much
oratory. In this report a church called
Charity was named. and Rev. +. S.
Fooks Of Delmar, from which it wa.
proposed to sever Charity. rose and
with dramatic force. exclaimed:
''The story of poor little Charit!
can be told either in prose or poetry
Some of the members asked Mr.
Fooks to give his story in verse, bu
he contented himself with prose. III
praised Charity and its people.
''These people do not know what yol
are doing to them, he said, and some
one interrupted and declared that
layman from Charity had expressed
himself in favor of the change. s.
Charity was changed.
The more important recommenda
tions made by the committee ant
adopted follow:
Conquest charge divided and Ne'
/ Church, Atlantic and Wattsville t
constitute a charge to be known a
Conquest.
"Thawley detached from Carolin
charge and attached to Denton an
| Greensborough added to Carolin
charge.
"That the churches in East an
North Cumberland constitute a ne
charge to be known as Cumberlan
! Circuit.
"That Union charge be divided Z
follows: Shepherdstown and Mour
Hermon set off as a charge known a
Shepherdstown that Charity be de
tached from Delmar, and with Prov
dence and Pottsville, formerly Unior
constitute Union charge, and in Gas
the president cannot supply bot
charges with pastors that Union charl
be placed under the care of the past,
Of Shepherdstown until such time ;
the president may be able to secure
supply, for Union.
"That Lewes, Del, be recognize
as a new appointment and be place
upon our conference roll as Lewes ST
tiOn.
"That the name of Foxhill be cham
ed to Wallace Memorial.
"That the Cherrydale be place
in the hands of the president for pa
toral supply. "
The best report ever made on col
ference benevolences was that submi
ted, a showing that during the la
year 81 churches had paid in full the
assessments for benevolences.
The report of the temperance cor
mittee, which took an optimistic vie
of what has been done during the la
year, dealt chiefly with suggestio
for the coming year. The followii
proposals were made:
I.a
itself for the passage at futu
session of the Legislature of a hor
rule local option measure such as W
recently killed.
Second That one temperance Sc
mon, at least, be preached by evei
pastor in the year.
Third-That attention be given
the quarterly Sunday school temp'
ance lesson.
D Fourth-That members of the chur
Join the Anti-Saloon League.
Fifth-Tnat interest be taken in
National Anti-Salo0n League.
Sixth-That measures be adopted
systematic temperance work.
The ministers who had worked
ANNAPOLIS for the passage of the Hoi
D Rule bill told of the circumstan'
of its death.
J. The education committee, after pra
ing the work of Dr. I. II. Lewis
president of the Western Maryla
College, approved his request TO
years vacation.
Rev. +. II. Lewis pastor of Fl
Church, Pittsburg, was loaned
that church for another year.