Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-16
FIGHT OVER ACOMMlTTEE
EltemDt 10 Name il in the Notion
Failed, and Bishop and PTeSid-
siding Elders Appointed 1t,
ROUTINE WORK THIS MORNING
Elections to DeaCon's and
Elders Orders.
TWO VIRGINIA MINISTERS ADMITTED
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s,eeisl Dispatch to Every Evening.
pooomoke City, Nd, March l6 1t
has rained here every day this week,
bpt the disagreeable weather does not
Interfere with the attendance at the
sessions of the Wilmington Methodist
Eniscopal Conference. Bishop McDabe
does not permit business to lag, and
the work of the conference is we'll
under way.
At Yesterdays session, A. h. Covey
and ". 5. II. Williams we're continued
A supernumeTaries.
James Carroll, james Esgate, W. +.
Tomkinson. ". NJ. Warner, w. L. p.
Bowep. }. W. Poole, W. W. Redman, ,
J. Il. Van Bufkalow, W. IA. Green, s.
j. Morris, +. o. b. Wallin and j. W.
Collins we're continued as superan-
nuates.
b. b. Taylor and A. A. Biohell,
elders, who had heen received from
the Methodist Protestant Church, but
whose administration was conditioned
on certain studies, we're excused from
the whole course Of study.
The following preamble and Tesolu-
ton we're adopted;
Whereas, The present time has de-
veloped what seems to US grave depart
ures from our doctTinal standards On
the raft OF some of the professors In
our theological schools and
Whereas, These schools have under
their influence many young men who
are Preparing for our ministry and
Whereas, Our discipline pTescrites
that al such candidates shall be
directly examined by the conference
as TO their personal attitude toward
our doctrines ana discipline; there.
fore, be it
Resolved, That We, in order to Pre-
serve our church from unscriptural
and destructive doctrines, do hereby
call the attention Of oui committee on
ministerial qualifications to this pro-
vision OF the discipline and instruct
them to carefully examine every oandi
cate for admission to our body on the
fundamental doctrines of Christianity
as taught by our church, and to report
upon the dCctriual attitude Of each Of
SAID candidates IN open conference
prior to the vote upon his admission.
The resolution was signed by Revs.
A. W. LiRhtbourne, K. II. adams,
4. II. Dashiell, 4. s. MaItindale,
W. L. White, S. Z. Shipmau and Allied
Smith.
coRRBAN AND ANTI -CoRKRAN FIGHT.
The Corkran aud anti -CorkIan fac
tions of the conference measured
swords for the first time at the present
session, this morning, when George l..
Hardesty moved that kevs. h. il.
Adams, Alfred Smith, j.. NJ. Liudale,
W. o. Bennett and }. W. Prettyman,
be elected a committee to nominate
trustees OF the Wilmington Conferenc'
academy.
Robert Watt objected, coHtendinG
that 10 selecting such committees it d
customary for the four presiding elder
10 each make one nom nation from thei
districts ana the bishop to make Jnl
nomination from the Conference a
large.
Dr. Watt moved that Mr.. Hardesty 7
motion be laid on the table, which wa
done by vote of 46 to 50. This wa
an outcry for the anti CorkTan faction
Next a nominating committee, name
by the presiding elders and the bishop
composed Of kevs. ii. Il. Quigg, W. J.
White, I. h. Terry, r. II. Adams an
=. W. Prettyman, was approved by th
Conference.
The rest Of the morning was give
10 electing Conference boards an
hearing the reports of committees.
Kew. Vaughan Collins read the recor
Of the Joint commission appointed b
the baltimore, Wilmington and Vii
ginia Conference to consider charge
IN the boundaries of the Virginia Con
Terence. The changes comprise th
oivislon of the AiexandriR district {
tne Virginia Conference, by which th
Wilmington Conference takes Glare
mont and Phmbus, Va. and the Bait
more Conference takes the Iemainds
Of the Alexandria district.
Clatemont is a charge having
members, church valued as 81, 20
Ano no debt. Phmbus Is a charge wit
Oi members, a church valued at 81 00