Daily Republican., 1884-02-26
Conference Appointments.

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For the fEPl BLICAN.
On the near approach Of Conference
the interest as to the change Of minis
t-rS is greatly on the increase. A
others have tried their hands a
fixing the appointn ents, ] propos,
to give you a list of the probables, anC
| want Your readers to compare rht
lists after Conference and see if am
lot nearly correct. In the whole Con.
Terence there are but twelve preachers
serving their third year. These are
Ayers, Bryan, Caldwell, Foreman,
Hamtnersy, j. +. Mowb,ay, Nelson
o'brien, Riqg, White, W. B. Walton
and W. W. W. Wilson. All these, OF
course, will be sent elsewhere and their
places filled from their own number or
from the ranks Of the one and two years
men. Gfthe two years men there are
forty seven, viz. Andrew, Atkins,
Barrett, Brindle, Bowen, Browne,
Burke, Carroll, Colclazer, j. M. Collins
Conner, l.. p Corkran, A. d. Davis,
Edward Davis, Dodd, Duhadaway,
Fosnocht, France, Gregg, Grice, Hanna,
Hubbard, Hunter, Hynson, Jones,
Kidney, Laytield, Macnichol, McFar.
ane, Nj Quay, Merritt, O'Neill, Otis,
A. +. rrtttyman, Quigg, Rawlins, W.
=. Robinson, Roe, Sypherd, Talbot,
Terry, Willy, Workman and Willis,
Over 30 OF these will be continued +,
third year, making a greater nuuuher
than ever before in the history Of the
Conference. ar but few Of the one
Eear men will change. this will not be
general moving year. The two year
men who are most likely to change this
Conference are Atkins, J. Nj. Collins,
Conner, Dodd, Hynson, McFarlane, A.
p. Prettyman, Roe. Workman and
probably w. S. Eobinson and A. ID.
Davis, who are asked for elsew here, and
may he removed. Other changes NAV
be made in order to re-arrange the work.
Often two gear men who could remain
have to move in order to give others
place.
The only presiding elder to be ap.
pointed is one for the Easton district.
The " probables" for this position are
Van Burkalow, Rigg, Sypherd or Bry-
an. Unless the preachers of the district
can with unanim ty agree upon choice
as did the other districts last year, it
will be difficult for the Bishop to deter.
mine who to appoint We have heard
the name of DR.. Caldwell mentioned in
connection with this position, and he
may come in as the dark horse to can.
ture the prize.
The chief attraction of the Conference
will be the ebay Conference" the
election Of delegates to the General
Conference, and the addresses of Chap
lain McCabe and j. II. Vincent, the
Bishop of the Sunday schools. Among
the names prominently mentioned as
likely to 60 to General Conference are
}. A. Il. Wilson, A. w. Milby, DR..
Caldwell. I. E. Martindale and Charles
Hill. Wilson and Martindale will get
'he en- nest support of the young men of
the Conference. There will be no anti
presiding elder ticket. There will be a
disposition to consider the fitness and
adaptabilty for the position, and under
this head DR.. Caldwell is likely to lead
the ticket. AS to the two other sue
cesstnl competitors there IL great un-
certainty. This Conference is very free
from " rings" and there will be but
little log rolling" or trying to "fx
things So it is very difficult to decide
who will be the successful ones. On
the whole you will find at the adjourn
ment of Conference that have been If
not an inspired at least correct
PROPHET.