The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-20
Fine Results Reported From
DfsfrfcfS--ReV. Dr.. Light
bourne's Credentials
Found Fraudulent


The Wilmington Methodist Episco-
pal Conference met in Firty-first an
nual session in the Avenue Church,
Milford. at o..3o a. m. on Wednesday
morning. A love feast was held prior
to the opening. Bishop David IL.
Moore. OF Cincinnati, presided over
the Conference and promptly got the
body down To business. The Confer
cnce was organized with Rev. w. A.
Wise as Secretary. and Rev. w. X.
Mowbray. l.. +. Poole and w. Z.
Greenfield his assistants. Rev. ii. G..
Budd was chosen Treasurer. and Rev.
II. A. G. Westerheld Statistical Secrc-
tary, with Rev. J. X. Bicking and Rev.
w II Briggs among his assistants.
Rev. DIR. l.. T.. Barrett was elected a
ministerial member, for the Whining
ton District, OF the Board OF Confer
ence Stewards. Rev. Vaughn s. Col
lins. W. II. Nesbitt and J. II. Kimble,
of Port Deposit. were elected members
oi the Board OF Managers OF the Con
| ference Educational Society. the for
mcr to serve till 1910. Mr.. Nesbitt till
1911. and Mr.. Kimblc till 1919. The
various standing committees were ap-
pointed and the statistical reports were
collected BY the Treasurer and Stats
tical Secretary and their assistants
| The Conferences Frcedmans Aid ap.
pointment was announced as $1,000
The Temperance Committce-Rcv
Mcssrs. ]. NJ. Arters. Robert Watt. X
X. Stephenson and w. C. Poole offered
resolution. following preamble, re-
citing that the liquor traffic continuing
in power in Wilmington thwarts every
attempt to dislodge il by the usual
processes OF local option. and that this
| deplorable situation materially bur
dcnS the progress of local option and
lm,sihbitior in other parts oi Delaware
causing serious handicap to those
who desire the supremacy oi righteous
ness. as follows
Resolved. That our Comin:nse on
Temperance be instructed 10 considci
aud report upon the advisability oi in
augurating State wide campaign
looking tu the election of Legisla
turc in 1910. which shall favor the en-
actmcnt oi such laws as will complete
~ drive the licensed saloon from every
part of Delaware.
Rev, John A. Hudson and Rev vii.
| liam Jaggard were received into the
Conference by transfer from the At.
lant'c Mission and Rock River, H.,
Conferences respectively The char
actcrs OF supcrnumerary and supcran-
nuatcd ministers OF the Conference
were passed, and Superintendent Rev
Adam Stcnglc, oi the Salisbury Dis
trct, rendered his report, showing sat
iSiactory ard gratifying results fer the
year covering payment OF church
debts, Improvements To churches and
parSonagcs. new churches built and
others projected Several churches in.
creased pastoral support, and no
charge reduced its estimate during the
year 3.I4t conversions resulted
throughout the district during the year.
Rev DIR. T +. Martndalc paid warm
tribute To Rev DIR. Stcngle and pre-.
! Scntcd him a purse oi Sloo in gold con
trbutCd by ministers and lsymen of the
District To which DIR. Stcngle feeling
ly responded Rev. DR.. G. p. Mains
OF the New York Book Concern, OF
the Church. presented check for
81 ,bDS, the Conferences share oi the A
per cent dividend. SIoo.ooo. declared
on the 100000 invested in the con
Germ. The Conferences apportion
mcnt OF the Episcopal Fund for the
coming year is S2osI. Rev. f. l.. Hub.
bard preached on aggressive Evan
geliSm' in the afternoon. and Secre-
tary Robert Forbes oi the Board OF
Home Missions and Church Exten.
sion spoke at It's anniversary in the
evening.
Thursdays sessions were devoted in
part to hearing reports nf Distric,
Supcrntendcnts. KoonS OF Easton.
Morpan OF Dover. and Mowbray oi
Wilmington. Rev DIR. Mowbray re-
ported that naymcnt OF church ard
parsonage debts had largely engaged
the attention OF pastors during the