Smyrna times., 1882-02-15

BISHOP JOHN j.. Hurst, ID. D., LII. D.
Appointed to preside at the next session
of the Wilmington annual Conference, to
be held in MiddletoWn, Del, March Sth.
Was elected bishop at the General Con-
ference held in Cincinnati Ohio, May,
1880.
He was born i'll Dorchester county,
Md, 1884. His preparatory studies were
at Cambridge Academy, Nd, after which
he entered Dickinson College and grad
uated with honOrs at the age of twenty.
After teaching two years in Hedding
Institute he went abroad to study and
travel, when he completed his theological
studies at the Universities of Halle and
Heidelberg. In 1853 he returned to this
country and was received into the New
ark Conference and spent some years in
pastoral work. lie was elected principal
of the theological department of the Ger
man Mission Institute, at Bremen, Ger
many, and subsequently,, upon its removal
to FranktOrd On-the Main, as Martin Bibli-
cal Institute, he acquired quite reputa-
ton for It's able administration. In 1871
he returned from Germany and was elect
ed to the Chair of Historical Theology, in
Drew Theological Seminary, at Madison,
N. J.
When Bishop Foster, President ofDrew,
was elected to the Episcopacy, in 1872,
DIR. Hurst was unanimously elected by
the trustees a5 his successor, retaining
however, the Chair of Historical Theology
He early demonstrated eminent fitness
for the position. both as a skiliful educator
and wise administrator its affairs
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THE COMING NJ. f. CoNFERENCE.-Th
Wilmington Conference will hold its
fourteenth annual sessian in MiddletOwn
on March Sth, next. The session, 80 far
as known, will not be specially interesting,
and the chief interest will be the appoint
ments, of course.
Already conference speeulationS are
rife among the Methodists. and preachers
and congregations are wire pulling
former to get the best-paying appoint
ments, and the latter to secure the most
popular pastor. Among the changes
which will take place are II ministers
! who have remained at their charges for
! three years, this being the limit. These
are as follows:
! n. NJ. Browne, Port Deposit; Albert
Chandler, Parsonsburg; T. II. Creamer,
/ Deals Island; A. u. Davis, Zion: John
! France, Newark s. r. Gardner, Dclmar
w. b. Gregg, Claymont; William II.
Hutchin. Odessa r. c. Jones, Bridgeville
l.. W. Laytield, Chesapeake City; J. b.
Merritt, Still Pond; George A Phpbus,
ID. d., Laurel: J. B. Quigg, Milford
Joseph Robinson, Camden; j. o. Sypherd
! St. Georges; j. 7. Van nBurkalow, Sud
! lersville; }. :. Willis. FELTON,.
Other changes will be made but what
/ they are will not be known until the
Bishop adjourns the conference and an
nounces the appointments.
/ A railroad bridge Oh Trinity River
Texas, has been swept away by the flood.