Evening journal., 1911-03-21
CONFERENCE
SESSION ENDS
Bishop Warns That No Changes
viii be Made in Appoint
ment List
$4,000 WILMlNGTONIANS
OUTSIDE THE CHURCHES

The Wilmington M e. Conference
adjourned yesterday afternoon after
busy day in which reports. resolu-
tions. and motions crowded upon each
others heels in quick succession. The
afternoon session opened with the Rev.
n ~ Marundale in the chair, and
opening prayer BY the Rev. I. T..
I Terry.
The apportionment Of $500 for VIII
mington Conference Academy was
raised to $4,000. upon motion by DR..
c. w. Prettyman.
The Board Of Home Missions and
Church Extension reported a recon-
mendation of $4,000 for city mission
work I'm Wilmington. $4,000 for Home
Missions and $1,000 for Church Exten-
sion; also "A donation for Kingswood
Church of $500, and $500 for a mission
church I'm Wilmington for Italians
The report from the parent board isl
as follows:
November I, 1910. balance. S55595;
collections received since November
] last Of SIS; have earned. S5.2i. EX-
penditures. claim 10 Chesconnex, Va,
5000. To balance TO credit of Confer
ence. S3Gtl6. Grant TO Wilmington
City Missionary Society of $500 il paid
/ WOUlO iftNe a 0tDI OF nldh 81
Treasurer Makes Report.
The treasurer's report gives receipts
and disbursements OF S15l250.
The board called attention to Edu-
catiOnal Day, the Sunday before
/ Thanksgiving. They recommend that
the pastors divide the Sunday School
missionary collections between home
and foreign boards They recommend
! Il .F~
sion study classes.
The Rev. Alfred Smith addressed the
Conference I'm the interests of the
| Church Temperance Society.
A collection of $40 was gathered for
the sexton Of Asbury Church. and for
certain bills the. registrar has out
standing
The Rev George c. Williams intro
duced a resolution, which was adopted,
\ endorsing the work Of the Church
Temperance Society.
$4,000 WilmingtOnians Out Of Church.
The Rev. j. W. Easily reported for
the Wilmington City Missionary So
ciety. He estimated $4,000 native
Wilmingtonians not attached 10 any
church in the city besides thousands
Of foreign-born citizens Six Protest
ant churches In the last year have
vacated the most densely populated
portion OF the city. Silverbrook has
placed its church at the disposal OF
the society for Italian work. Trinity
will be reorganized. The society needs
$1,000 for it's work The receipts for
the year aggregate nearly 50 900
from churches and Sunday schools.
The Rev. Wilmer Jaggard reported
J for the Freedmans Aid Society. He
said that most of the young colored
people at the industrial schools be-
came converted.
He recommended that the Confer
ence appoint the pastors at Bridge
Vile, for Dover district; at Chester
town, for Easton; at Asbury. for Sal
isbury. and at Epworth Church. fog
Wilmington; TO cooperate i'm raising
the $4,000 still to be raised to secure
the Carnegie gift Of $4,000 for Nor
gan College.
The Rev. e. c. Suniield gave the
report Of the Temperance Committee
recommending that the four yeai
periodical law In Maryland be rep~l-
ed to make room for permanent State.
4 wide temperance, and recommending
r vigorous enforcement OF temperance
2 laws. The committee reioiccd in ten
g victories this year
:, VIII Not Change Appointments.
i Before announcing the appoint
). ments. Bishop Neely delivered an ex-
hortation TO the ministers, declaring
that even if they were disappointed IN
J. their positions. they should take their
4 orders as soldier would. The
= Bishop said that he did not think Il
}. wise for district superintendents 10
J. ask churches whether they wished
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