Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
RECORDS OF TRIALS READ
Rrt This Was Only an Informal Pro-
raetIDg, Taken Merely for The PaI-
Dose Of Making a Record.
TALK ABOUT THE BOOK CONCERN
Dr.. Mains Tells Of the Strike for
Eight Hours.
REPORTS OF TWO PRESIDING ELDERS
....l.I nI.nnteh Q Every Evenlng.

a,.cal Dispatch TO Every Evening
pooomoks City, Md, March IA. =
Tbs thirty eighth session OF the Viii
..inoton Annual Conference Of the
Watbodist Episcopal Church opened
u q o'clock this morning. Bishcp
Cha,les o. MoCabe of Philadeiphia
n,ssided and 142 members of the Con-
is,suee we're present. Rev. Wilbur 4 !.
Cotkran, who was suspended one ear
sgo for unministerial conduct reported
lor the roll-oall, hut Rev. Charles s.
Bsker who is under suspension did
MI report to his name, 1t beng called
bsfors be arrived in Salem Church
vbere the Conference convened. DR..
paker. however, came IN shortly after
he roll call. Neither be nor Dr.. Cork
ran received special attention at the
opeutne session, but both were kindls
srsetsd by their brathern pre- sious ia
The assembling Of the Conference.
Administering the sacrament of the
Lords Supper consumed the first &
minutes OF the Conference session.
bishop McCabe conducted the service
sna was assisted by Presiding Elders
Koons, Morgan, Mowbray and Slengle,
beE 6. Z. Mains, and thomas L.
pouson.
OrgaLization was next effected, the
Conference electing the following
ssoretary-w. A. Wise; assistants,
WR. Mowbray, L. Il. Poole and q.
7. Jones.
Statistical secretary-H. A. @.
Nesteriield; assistnnia, j. III. Genphe-
gan, W. W. sharp, IA. b. kelso, Mil.
ton McCann, j. i. Johnson, VI. Il.
Greenfield, q. r. Ellis, W. h. Gunby,
e. s. thomas, a. tsoodhand, +. N.
Faulkner, j. III. Mitchell, n. X. n core,
4. ]. Mumforo ana u. }. Fora.
IfeasufeT-H. q. Eudd, JF. assist,
ants, j. n. Arters, }. W. PTettyman,
W. D Bennett, @. .. Williams, L. r.
Van Dyssi v. 4. Hills, j. II. Gard
ueT ). i. Richardson, q. Il. Jones
and Elmer Jones.
Stewards-C. W. Prettyman, P. H.
RaWlins, L. E. Terry, +. 9. MacSor
ley, William Il. Foulk, Richard M
Cooper, James Z. Carroll and VI. j.
Downing.
Postmaster-J. I. Prcuse.
Standing committees we're mex
CHOSEN, as follows:
Public Worship Adam Steuele, Il
E. Poole, j. w. Colona and 6. T.
Adefson.
Education-J. n. Arters, Z. p
Roberts, j, L. Richardson and W. w
White.
Bible soclety-w. O. Poole. O. H
Williams, +. j. Cochran and J. A
Brewinqtou.
Sunday school and Tracts-E. O
Sunheld, j. II. Gardner, j. "a. Val
hluns and b, W. Jones.
Sabbath Observance-J. p. Outten
L. I. Cochran, J. W. Prettyman an
d. f. MoFafrell.
Periodicals-G. W. Dawson. j. W
Jones' J. Ii. Beauchamp and w. II
ken1sy.
hpwofth League--J. L. johnson. G
Y Williams, +. f. Carpenter ana S
4 Shipman.
Iemreranoe-Alfrsd Smith. G. L
haIdesiy, j.. Il. Mitchell and o. A
Grise.
Stewards Endowment-P. II. RAW
iinns, W. .. Hurst, w. W. Sharp, L
" Laytield, Albert Chandler, Richar
~ - ooopeti u. II. 4. Dennis, James 4
Oaftoll and H. S. Goidey.
Moman's Home Missionary Society
=, v; togle, f. x. Moore, g. r. Eli
anc j. 4 Anderson.
noman's Foreign Missionary So
eiety-H. G. Turner, 4. s. Holt,
p thomas and IA. =. Dulaney.
tieedman's AID and Southern Edu
cation soCiety-T. Q. Smoot, Q. v
Moore, W. K. Matthews and f.
Missionary StaTistics-E. II. Nelson
\. y 4. Janney. 0. N. Jones and 3. I
4, ministerial Qualifications-H.
thompson, Robert Watt, e. q. Ma,
Hmlohol, N. d. Nutter, @. 4. Wyatt
y II Dawson, q. W. Townsend an
q n. Pllohard.
Auditing-J. NJ. Mitchell, Edwi