The daily gazette., 1879-12-27
FIFTH EDITION.
The M. n. Churches.

The "on dts" In relation to the pull
pits OF the NJ. 4. Churches Of this city are
somewhat as follows That Rev. DIR.
stevenson, OF Grace, will be SCALED" TO
the Haines Street Church, Germantown.
Pa, and be succeeded at Grace by kev.
MI Miller, Of an adjoining Conference.
That the official Board OF Union Church
WIN ask Tor no one, but "will accept any
bohy The C-iferencs may choose TO ap-
point" That the Rev. Charles Hill has
'signihed his willingness" to return to
Asbury Tor third term. The most sur.
prlsing announcement, however. is from
scott Church, where, 1t Is said, Rev. MIR.
Pegg has been "requested to stayn an
other year, but objected, and a commit
tee appointed at the last Quarterly Con
ference to 'secure PASTOR" ha. been IN
communication with Rev. WI s. Mur-
ray, Of North East, Md, who has "cor.-
sented to serve" st. Paul's is disposed
Of by the assertion that "there Is to be
no change, DIR. Caldwell having accepted
the charge for third year" While for
Epworth the astounding declaration is
made that Rev. MIR. Robinson "iefuses
to stay"
These assertions, and similar ones that
are frt guently made in church circles
previous to the annual assembling of
Conference, sounds very strange CON-
| pared with the true meaning and intent
Of the itineracy Of the NJ. e. Church
| fifty years or more ago. No longer do
preachers go to the annual Conference
In blissful Ignorance of where they will
be stationed during the ensuing year,
and await the announcement of the ap-
pointments with feelings Of hope aud
fear, but with resolve TO thankfully ac-
cept Whatever the Lord, through the
wisdom Of the good Bishop, should see
fiji to bestow. Nowadays the appoint
ments are general y known In advance,
and the sessions Of Conference are at
tended with as much log-roling and
wire-puiliDg as a poliic convention,
No longer does the good Bishop hastily
announce the appo ntmenis and then
ride rapidly away leaving the brother.
TO ponder over their good or bad fortune
for nearly every one knows almost to 9
certainty whether he will 60 or stay, oil
where he is to be located II change I,
made. Congregations no longer won.
der "who we Will have tor a preacher
next year." for the Quarterly Conference
have already fixed that little matter, ant
their choice only awaits the sanction o
the Conference, which generally follow,
as matter Of course.
1t would be rather surprising If the ole
rule Of making appointments should b,
applied to the next session of Coz ference
1t would be exceedingly funny to see IL,
pet pastors Of the several prosper
Gus churches trudging the dreary roundi
Of n circuit or attending TO the arduou,
duties Of Cross Roads charge, Will.
the fellows who had been doing thi
drudgery for years revelled In the fat liv.
ings obtained from the puipits Of Grace
Asbury, Union, Scott and st. Paul's
A few years ago, the venerable BishoI
5 OFT, in exhorting a class of newly
pledged ministers TO be earnest In IT,,
performance of their duty, sighed fo
health, strength and vigor enough to ell
able him TO take circuit. and he listen
ing Conference applauded his sentimen
with hearty earnestness.
onder how many ministers Of I'll,
Wilmington NJ. f. Conference can ech,
the Bishops sentiment. Don't all speal
at once.