The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-02-09
THE METIIODISTS.
THE WILMINGTON ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.
Its Meeting in Asbury NJ. f.
Church, in WilmingtOn-The
Ministers Who Are to
BE Moved.

Speculation is rife as to what will he
| done at the coming session of the Viii
minton Annual Conference of the Meth
| odist Episcopal Church, which will COM
mence it's 10Th session at Asbury NJ. Z.
! Church, Wilmington, March 9TH. Prep
arations are already being made for the
meeting, and the various churches of the
denomination in Wilmington have APP
pointed committees OF entertainment to
provide accommodations for the mem
bers of the conference and visitors while
in the city. bishop Harris will preside.
Delegates to the general conference
| will be elected at this session.
Three Years is the maximum limit,
under the polity Of the NJ. f. Church, Of
the pastoral relation between preacher
and his people. AS matter of fact,
MANY of the pastors remain but two
years on a charge. The final quarterly
conferences are now being held through
out the conference. At these, it is GUS
tomary for the official boards to signify
to the Presiding Elders whom they de
sire, when there is a change of ministers
to be made, and W hen there is prefer
ence.
In the whole conference there are but
- preachers now serving third year on
any charge. These are I. O. Ayers,
East New Market; James +. Bryan,
Newport; J. II. Caldwell, d. D., Dover:
|. n. Foreman, Lincoln; j. w. Hammers
ley, Charlestown; John d. Mowbray, St.
Michaels; E. II. Nelson, fredericksburg:
T. y. Ii. O'Brien, Wilmington; john ID.
Rigg, Smyrna: William Is. Walton,
Church Hill; f. Z. White, Cherry Hill;
W. W w. Wilson, FREDERICK.
All these must be sent elsew here, and
these - appointments supplied mutually
from this number or from the two
year men. OF these there are IL, viz:
Louis f. Andrew, Mt. Lebanon; E. c.
Atkins, Leipsic; l.. f. Barrett, Still
Pond; W. l.. y. Bowen, Bethel; James
A. Brindle, Camden; n. NJ. Browne.
| New Castle; George w. Burke, Hills
borough; James Carroll, Beckw it'll; Henry
Colelazer, Chesapeake City; }. VI. Coll
ms, Westo,er; James Conner, Parsons
burg; l.. p. Corkan, Kings Creek: T. Il.
Dreamer, Wilmington; y. y. Davis, Den
ton; Edward DAVIS, Newark, Del; Juiias
Dodd. Red Lion; ". J. Duhadaway,
Frankfurt; |. G.. Fosuocht, onancock;
John France, Zion; William +. Gregg,
Wilmington; Charles A. Grice, Berlin:
john ID, G. Hanna. Salisbury; +. l.
Hubbard. CriSiield; Thomas Il. Hunter.
Delaware City; f. II. Hynson. Roxanna;
r. c. Jones. Port Deposit; }. f. Kidney,
Talbot: l.. W. Liytield. Claymont; Z. {.
McNichol, Pomona: w. r. McFariaEe,
Tangier: Newton McQuay, Marvde',
Princess Anne; J. L. OTIS Odessa: \ p.
Prettyman, Millsborough; J. Is. Quigg,
Laurel: p. II. Rawiin Ge0rgetuwn: w.
S. Robinson, Brtleeville; Robert Roe,
Sharptown: J. q. Sypherd, Sudlersville;
W. +. Talbot, Westovel: Thomas T.
Terry. Centreville; James L. Van Burk-
allow, SmS rna Circuit; George w Viii
cox, DeImai; J. II. Wiley, Snow Hill.
and Jonathan Willis, Milford.
Some of thesl have been asked for
by the quarterly conferences, and will be
returned for the thnd year. Many Of
them will doubtless be moved.
OF the four Presiding Elders Ut the Will
miugton Conference, Charles Hill. Of the
Wilmington district. is serving his inst
year; I. +. NJ trtindale, of the Eastern
distri",, his fourth year: \. W. Miiby, of
the Dover distinct. his FIRST yearand J. A.
Il. Wilson, of the Salisbury district his
first Year.