Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07
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difference COnsmistees and C0uec
gaonN-.. Pastoral RrObabiiities.


The annual session of the Wilmington
NJ, E. Conference, 20 be held IN E2ston
will bagin on March 10th. Bishop Ran
doph 8. Foster, d. D., will preside. II
has been 13 years sinoe be visited this
conference. Conference then met at
Chestertown and the bishop pfeached q
famous sermon from tie text /. Timothy
III, 16. He is the oldest man in the
bpord Of bishops, although not the senior
bisi op Bishop Bowman being the oldest
in fi 10. These are the conference COM
mittees:
FxAMINIsa coMSIrTTKKs,
Admission on Trial--rne Revs. q. w.
Burke, T. A. H. 0'Brien, E o. Atkins, j..
o. Sypherd and W. A. Wiss.
First year The Reys. John d. Kemp,
e. Il. Hubbard. Phi. D., A. Smith, A. ).
Mowbray and W. l.. p. Bowen.
Second yaar-The Revs. W. Z. Avary,
T. T.. Creaner, N. NJ. Browne, 7. q.
Martnaale and o. s. Baker.
Third year- The Revs. /. N Foreman,
L. B. nuater, @. W. Townsend, +. O..
McSorley and Julius Dodd.
Foustn year-The Revs. w. F. Cork
ran, j. N, Collins, j. A, Arters, j. Rob.
inson and W. r. MeFarlsns.
Ministerial qnaiific 4tlons--The Revs.
r W. Todd, J. 3. tlaigg, N. ID. Browne
and Charles till.
| STANDING coMM1rrRFs FoR NEXT ocN-
FgRSNCE,
Public wcrship-- The Revs. John
| France aud ". w. ". Wilson.
Eaucation-Th RsVs. r.. Z. Barrett
r II. Adams, W j Duhed dway, L. E
/ Maftindale aad j. W. Easley, aud Georg:
| w. r1dd, DIR. 4 l. Sulier, j z + ie
1 good, j. L. Ksnney and Edwsrd Stepnen
I a1n,
\ Bible cause The Rsvs. II ", Todd
J W hammsrs,ey, &. p Corkran, w. Il
nieFarlAne and W. A.. Wise.
sundav-sohool Union :. The Revs
yaugnn 8. Collins, n. II. Harding and h
| y. Dnieny.
Temperauoe-Th Revs @. S.Hardesty
John Jones, II. q. Jones, A. NJ, O. J
Hammett and john Howard.
woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The Rsys.s j. Ii. Caldwell D. D., j, T
Otis, ]. A. Brindle, D. +. Waddell and L
I. Watkins.
Woman's Home Missionary Society
The hevs. w. q Avery, Il. II. Hsynes,s
T.. Gardner and W. r. McFarlane.
Traets--The .Revs. e. Fl. Hynson,
P. Roberts, j. Connor, w. 3. Gregg AM
G. e. Wood.
Freedmen's Aid The Revs. 0. "
Pretsynan, w. N, Warner, g. w. Wi
cox, Julius Dodd and W. l.. P. Bowen.
Missionary Statistics Revs. g. v
Bowman, W. B. Mowhray, W. Jsggard
W. q Rooms and w. K, Galloway.
Local Preachers Address--The Rev,
O. Il. Wyatt, s. NJ. Morgan, b. Roe, ]
Ayres and I. N. Given.
Post-offiaes- Revg. W. Sheer
Asbury Burke. 2. II. Webster, j. ]
Prouse aud ". C, Wood.
Sssbbhss.h-TThhe Sabbath Rsygss. Jaseph Robinson
J. W. Essley, O. T. Wyatt, 7. Il. Cream
J and Charles Hill.
Finanes-The Rev. o. A. Grice, A. M
, cnairman. Bnt, according to the law el
acted at the late session of the Gapar
/ Conference, there will not BIS hnan,
, committee; but there will be elected
1 conference treasurer, who Will tai
: charge OF all the money Of the oonfe
/ eace and distribRte it to the paFioI
I bsnsvolenoes; he, of course, will be assist
! by board of secretaries. Ths Rev.
$ A. Grice, A. NJ, or tho Rev. Vaughn
. Collins will probably be elected conf
( ence treasurer and will have to diabur
!. about $45, 900.
q The extension of the pastoral Limit
o Eve years will make but few chang
4 necessary. Probably there will not
Il more than three changes in the Wllmin
ton district These ministers have be
;. invited to return for the folrth year: II
4 Revs. Jacob Todd, d. D., Adam Steng
:: Is4ac Jewell, d. n. Corkran. e. @. AtkiI
d K. K Stephenson, A. P. Pfettyman 81
Alfred Smith. These for the third yea
g The Gevs. e L. Hubbard, Ph. ID , j
Il TwisR, @. A, Grice, A, VI, O. A. Hill,
Il ). Robinson, B. N. Morgan, John
d Howard, Thomas e. Terry, e. s. Thorn
son, John Fl. Wiley. A. NJ, t. e. M,
tindale. A. s. Muwbray, Harvey
Giving and W, G. K sons There O
Al probably 25 or 30 who will return I
! the third and fourth years and
.s who will return for the sscai
G year, making 81 out OF l
q who will not move The Rsy. r.
II Adams has been asked for by Asbu
,t Ohurch, Wilmington. The Rav. ".
Is MsSorley will probably go TO Miid
i. town; the Rev. Il. X Stephenson
i SMYRNA circnit. The Rev. u. o. Atki
I. has two calls, one TO remain the -four
! scar at Osciltou, the Other inviting h
n TO Nillington. II he should accspt t
Il oall from Millington there waaid bs
a. opening at Oeoilton Tor the Rsv. q.
"a White. There may be ohange a. til
ie boro, some prominent churches hayi
n. spoken OF csiliog the Rev. G W, Tow
D ssnd. Since there will be SO few chans
ID those who who have to move Will d
the field exceedingly small.
There is mnoh saik of discontinui
the Virginia district Many preachers fay
r. sbsorbingit With Salisbury district hecal
,e there are only nine charges in ths Y
y ginia district. The leading churches
80 the Salisbury district are ulaloEipg
~ the discontinuGrce OF the Virginia d
q triot and that seems the best thing to {
r. This years conversions in the conf
le enoe WILL probably approximate 0
NJ EEtensiva church improvements hi
OF Lsep made. It is expected ihat the OF
q ference will raise $2j, coo for aiss!o
X Si5 GOO for snalsr bSaeyolences q
Il. %7,5G0 for conference claimants. L
A last COLLECTION will be greatly augmen
1. ny an unusualiy large dividend from
az Book Concern iu New York; TINS '
the hearts aud homes of AGED minist
and the widows and orphans be cheer