Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-28
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Next AnnunI scssion-Few PASTORAL
Ghautes.- snt les eNlinu Atali.ttcs,

thanSes--intetes IiA,g SLatiyttcs,
The 2is. annual sesgion OF the VIII
mfngton N. e. Conference, to be held in
Ebensaer Church, Easton, will begin
three weeks from Wednesday next.
Bishop Randolph =. Foster will preside.
He WAS born ia 1920, and to-day il his
G9sh birthday Joining the OHIO Goa
ference when hs was IL years old, he con
tinued In the itiueracy for IS years. de
has been bishop for IL years. and i'm.
medistely previous to his elevation to the
eplscopate vas president of Drew Theo.
logical Seminary. ae presided at the
session Of the Wilmington Conference
held in Ches!ertown IL years ago. His
residence is in Boston. From Easton'he
will SO 10 the session of the New York
East Conference, which begins GA April
Both.
IL 10 not probable there will be many
pastoral changes made at tho coming con-
ference. The last general conference OK
tended the time limit from three to five
years, leaving it optional, however, with
each annual conferences to Gdout the ex-
tension, or not, at its pleasure. The
preachers now ending their third year, all
ct whom will be moved II the fivs year
limit is not adopted, are: K. II. Adams,
ld1ddletown; 10. O. Adkins, Cecilton O.
\. Baker. Delmas; W. L. r. Bowen,
Smiths Island; J. r. Bryan, Asbury,
(Wilnington); George W. Burke, Fed.
cralsburg; George Is. Conaway. Black
bird; W. ". Coskren, Asbury. (Crisheid);
D. II. Oorkran, EpWorsh, Wilmington;
Isaac Jewell, Riding Sun; N. MtQaay, Rock
Hall; s. N. Pilchard, FrankfOrd; A. P.
Prattyman, nTrappe; Alfred SMITH, Gam,
bridge; Adam ssangle, Union, whining.
ton), Il. X, stephenson, Millinglon; Jacob
Todd erase, (Wilmington); G. W.
Townsend, Hil!aboro; E. E. White
Smyrna circuit. K. IL. Hartwig, pastor
Of the Swedish Mission, is ending his
third year there, but in his case there Ia
no limit to his pastoral term, he being
the only Swedish minister in the confer.
once. II IL also optional with the confer.
ence to adopt, or not, at its pleasure the
extension of the limit Of presiding elders
terms from four to aix years. The only
presiding elder In this conference who Il
ending h.s fourth year is John France OF
the Easton district.
The previous SESSIONS OF this confer
encs we're held as follows,
1. Wilmington, May 12th. 1863. Bishop
simpson.
.. Port Deposit. May 10th, 1870, Bishop
James.
3 Dover, Mey s.h, 1871, Bishop Scott.
4. Laurel, February 2lst. 1872, D!shol
Anes,
S. Easton, March 5th, 1873, Bishop Scott
Wiley.
smyrna. March 18th. 1875. Bishop
James.
8. Wilmington, March 18th, 1875, Bishop
Scott.
Q. Milford, March 7th, 1877. Bishop Ames
10. Ohestertown, March 13h, 1873, Bishop
Foster.
Il. New Castle, March i9:h, 1879. Bishop
| Simpson.
u. Dover, March 18th, 1880, Bishop An,
drews.
10. Loves. March 10th, 1891. Blshap Bow
IA. MIddlstown, March s.h, 1882, Bishop
| Hurst.
10. cambrldss, March 7th. 1888. Bishop
| Simpson,
IS. Wilmington, March s,h, 1884, Bishop
II. snow Hill, March 18th, 1885. Blshoy
| MerrNi.
IS. ElktOn. March 4th, 1886. Bishop Nal
| lalteu.
10. crlsae!d, March 18th, 1887, Blshor
Wa rem.
40. Wilmington, March It'll, 1883, Bishop
| Fuss.
There are Ave districts in ths confer.
ence, eych with its own presiding elder
viz: Wilmington with IS appointments
Eastop with 35; Dover with Al; Salisbury
with "a, aud Virginia with 0. In mum
bers, contributions and value OF property
thia conference Is The most powerful anC
Influential Christian body on thia PENN
su!a; and It has pro6ably the most com
plste and thorough system OF ergsrizA
ton OF Any of ths churches. From the
last conference reports thu following
| itlG7trA,iva statistics ara taken;