Evening journal., 1893-03-07
THE BIG M. E. MEETING.
All Ante-Conference Arrange
ments Completed.
FIRST MEETINGS BEGIN ON MONDAY

FIRST MEETINGS BEGIN ON MONDAY
And Tuesday When tho Trial. First-Year
Thlrd-Year and Fourth-Year Ministers
VIII Have to Pass Rigid Examinations.
Every Indication of Busy and Profit
able Session.
Next Wednesday, one week from to-
morrow, the Wilmington M. E. Confer
ence will begin its twenty y-sixth annual
session in the M. e. Church at Middle
town. The session promises to be ex-
ceedingly profitable and interesting
ana all arrangements are being made
to accommodate the largest crowd of
people that the little municipality Of
Middletown has ever seen for so long a
time. The session, proper, will last six
days but preliminary and routine meet
ings will begin as early as next Satur-
day, four days before the conference
begins.
Bishop stephen NJ. Merrill, of Chicago,
one Of the most prominent leaders Of
Methodlsm of to-day, will be the pre-
siding officer. He conducted this con
ference at Snow Hill, Md, Just eight
years ago and is favorably known among
the 100 ministers Of this peninsula
Preliminary Work Completed.
Nearly all the preliminary meetings
have been arranged for. All candidates
for admission on trial will meet the ex
aiming committee in the M. L. Church in
Middletown, on Monday evening" The
committee this year is Q. 4. Wyatt, w.
+. Avery, W. p. Compton, V. s. Collins
The first year class Of the conference
| will meet Committeeman Adam Stengle,
j. A. Arters, r. T. Coursey, J. T. Van
Burkalow and l. =. Corlxran on Monday
evening for examination their written
sermons having been previously exam
ined by Rev J. A. Arters, Greensboro,
Nd. Committeeman w. T. Valiant, j. p.
Otis, Robert Watt, J. w. Easley, and w.
w. w. Wilson, will meet the class of the
third year on Monday evening at 80,
The class of the fourth year, the exam
ination of which is the most difficult Of
all, will meet the committee of exam
nation in the Middletown NJ. e. Church
at o o'clock next Tuesday morning The
preachers who will conduct this rigid
and final examination are j. O. Sypherd
w. A. Wise, r. A. II. O'Brien, Il. G.
Atkins, G. w. Burke.
Homes for the Members.
Rev. N. NJ. Browne, chairman Of the
] committee on arrangements, has pro
B vided for the entertainment Of all the
? conference members and visitors. AT
+. the parsonage, Bishop Stephen NJ
70 Merrill Chaplain G. G. McCabe, Dr.
] George Il Reed DR.. A. J Kynett, Rev
e j. Benson Hamilton, DR.. w. II Jackson
] and Mrs. h. l.. Weldin will be enter
tanned
Lumber Merchant William Taylor vii
have as his guests p esiding Elder r. Fl
h Adams. Dr. John Y. Dobbins. Rev. W. r
}. Mowbray. Presiding Elder Alfred Smith
4 and Rev. w. +. Talbot
). Ex-Governor b. I. Biggs will welcom
# at his residence Revs. W. II Thompson
Ie Ralph lT. Coursey. Charles A. Hill
r. Charles f. Sheppard Clerk Of tn
n Peace W. p. Biggs will entertain DR.
a NJ Buckley, Revs L. w. Layfeld. Il S
| Williams FIX Register Sewell G. Biggi
r. guests will be Revs @. w. Prettymar
ie s. J. Morris Asbury Burke, G. w Burkl
r. At the National Hotel several prom
,r nent ministers will be entertained
ID Middletown Methodists, and among thel
s viii be Revs H. e. Barrett, DR. j.
N Hurlbert, julius Dodd, John Franc
lr John d. Rigg, J. S. Wickline, l.
Wood.
Other ministers and visitors win
entertained during the session of Confe
at ence at the private residences Of men
is bers and friends Of the Middletown
c Z. Church.