Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
WILMINGTON M. E. Conference;
FIRST Session Held ON TUESDAY
Regular Session Preceded by Sermon by Rev. Louis E.
Barrett. D. D.

I turned over to the committee to assist
I in meeting certain expenses in entertain
/ ing Conference this year. DR.. Hoffecker
/ then submitted his proposal for Confer
ence to entertain itself hereafter, his
plan on his motion being referred to a
committee of five to be reported back to
Conference later. Bishop Wilson named
the Revs. c. T. Wyatt, R. H. Adams,
/ V. S. Collins, E. c. Macnichol and w.
/ L. S. Murray as the committee. DR..
! Hoffecker's plan is as follows
'There shall be a bureau of confer
ence sessions, to which shall be commit
4 ted the charge of providing for the en-
/ tertainment of the annual Conference.
, This committee shall consist of nine
members, two from each district and one
at large. The term of office shall be
three years, except for those first elect
ed. They shall be divided into three
classes, and to serve one, two and three
years, so that three members shall re-
tire each year.
"This committee shall be elected by
the Conference and shall equitably assess
all the charges in some just proportion,
shall collect and disburse all monies and
shall present detailed report of receipts
and expenditures to the annual Confer
ence.
'This committee shall have power to
fix the place for holding the Conference
sessions, and to secure rates from the
railroads leading to the seat Of Confer
ence.
''It is to be understood in case we
receive an invitation from the church
or from the churches of town or city
for free entertainment we are at liberty
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invitation for free entertainment, an
assessment will not be necessary that
wear and will not be made; and the sur
plus accumulated during the quadren-
mum on the paid basis will be sufficient
to entertainment to entertain the lay
electoral conference when it meets and
will be used for that purpose. "
DR. Hoffecker said that the district
superintendents a year ago had ''ned-
died an invitation all around, " and it
was not accepted. DR.. Quigg's motion
to lay DR.. KoOns' motion on the table
until after the Hoffecker plan had been
acted on was lost by a standing vote,
and DR.. Koons' motion prevailed to ap-
ply the holdover 5000 to the committee
to assist in entertaining the present
Conference.
District Superintendent Robert Watt
offered a resolution, which was adopted
by rising vote, congratulating Bishop
Wilson on his recovery from a serious
illness during which he fingered near
death. The Bishop expressed his thanks
for the kindly wishes voiced in the reso-
luton.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE.
Bishop Wilson lost no time in getting
the Conference organized in forty-third
annual session and down to business.
The Lay Electoral Conference will
assemble this morning, and at the sug-
gestiOn of Bishop Wilson, Friday morn
ing was set as a time for the election of
four minstrel delegates and their alter
mates to the General Conference. Not
only did Bishop Wilson on Wednesday
morning have read the lengthy reports
of District Superintendents E. L. Hoff-
ecker, of Wilmington district, and G. P.
Jones, of Salisbury district, but he ar
anged a conference session in the after
noon at which the reports of District
Superintendents R. K. Stephenson, of
Dover district, and Robert Watt, of
EastOn district, were read. The Bishop
is an artist in expediting business of the |
Conference.
For an hour preceding the formal or
ganization of Conference, Bishop Wilson |
oficiated at a communion service, assist |
ed by the district superintendent.
Roll call by the Rev. Wise revealed |
that not a minister had died during the /
year. A remarkable cOinci-
dence.