Evening journal., 1893-09-14

the Now hekuAhtAoha ana nearly every
Minister in the City Has.or WIN Ask
for his Release.
Not for many years have the Metho-
dists Of Wilmington and the Wilmington
Conference been 50 stirred up as they are
now. There will be numerous changes
all through the conference, but most Of
them will be made In this city. In most
cases the pastors want to change and
many Of the congregations are Just as
anxious. The official boards Of the
variohs churches are busy canvaseinR
among the preachers trying to ind out
whom II would be the most advantageous
to call
On the other hand the preachers are
not idle Most Of them have their eyes
on the good appointments and are push
ing themselves forward and trying to
make a good impression on the people Of
the church which they have picked out.
There is much quiet working on both
sides and states are being made and
| broken and numerous schemes are being
worked.
Many things are looked forward TO as
settled, but the conference snay knock
them In the head, and in cases OF thss
kind the biggest kind Of kick may be
expected. The lconditon may be com
pared to basket Of chips thrown on the
water and floating about, waiting TO be
picked up. The rule allowing preacher
TO stay at one charge five years is at the
bottom Of the whole matter, and 1t has
unsettled all the eastern conferences
The Cause of the RippIea.
When this question was brought up
In the General Conference it was opposed
by the eastern members, but they were
outnumbered by the western delegations,
and consequently the fye.yesr rule was
adopted.
The Pot Boiling at "oid Asbury.H
Asbury Church, being the mother
of the other churches, is one that is ex-
J citing a great deal OF comment and
thought as to who will be the next
pastor Rev ]. d. O. Hannas term has
expired and he will have TO leave. There
were at first several names mentioned,
among them being Revs Dulany, Murray,
Howard, Smith aud Watt
The contest now seems TO be between
, Dnlany. Murray and Watt Mr. Watt, Of
/, Milford, would not refuse call there as he
i has no objection to a city charge He will
! preach In the church next Sunday morn
: Ing aud II be does not make an. impress
sion for good IL will not be bis fault.
Rev. J. ID. G. Hanna Is after q TRANSFER
! and at first had his eye on Sing Sing,
! New York, but II Is now more than
likely that he will 60 TO Philadelphia.
: DR.. Nealy a presiding elder of the Phlla.
I delphia Conference is good friend of
= 4 uounofa nA hou 81
. Hanna hoping to get him into that con-
ference
Y DR.. Wadder Resigns at MedeIey.
+ DR.. Waddell, OF Madeley has handed in
his resignation. he has been at Madeley
q two years and has accomplished the work
70 which he was sent there to do. He was
d sent to raise the money to pay the debt OF
81 900 on the church, and the money Is
n now in hand. IL has always been DR..
d Waddelfs fate, so tbs said, TO be sent to
70 charges where there was money to pay
d on churches or parsonages or new ones ia
Is build. His successor will probably
* be Rev. George w. Bounds, Of Cape
ID Charles City although Rev. Wilmer
Jaggard, Of Chesapeake City, Md, Ii
10 spoken Of Rev John France, Of Scott
8. is also talked Of, and 1t is thought he
IN would have no objection should he get
Id the appointment.
be Mr. Waddell is being talked Of by two
OF churches, Brandywine and Scott. Rev
ls ]. p Otis, of Brandywine, is also talked
~ Of in connection with Scott, but from tbs
Id indications now II looks as II DR.. Wad
r dell would be Scott's next pastor
VIII DR.. Hubbard Leave Union9
~ It is generally believed that Rev. r
~ L. Hubbard, Phi. d will 20 TO Balti
more In such case Rev Harvey w
~ Ewing, Of Port Deposit, would like t.
succeed him.
II the pastor of Epworth conclude
to ask for a change Rev. A. P. Pretty
he man will doubtless be spoken of. Shoul
at he be sent there Mr.. Jewell, the presen
Of pastor, will probably be stationed q
ds Delaware City. There was some talk 0
le, him going to st. Michaels, Md, but
his has blown over, and 1t is hardly prob
ur able.
ed The name Of Rev. F. B. Short, Of Har
rison Street Church, has been merftione
in connection with Epwortb, but it
hardly likely he would accept, IL callet
lon Because be would have to take heav
responsibility with strange people, an
- he is we'll liked where he is
~ DIR. Hulburd, OF Philadelphia, will, /
~ ~ all likelihood, be Grace's new pasto
- Until within few days it was though
aiil there would be no change at st Paul
'H' Church, but as conference approachs
.oo much talk is heard but nothing dednii
~ is yet known.
the He would Like a Transfer.
Rev. ]. P. Otis, Of Brandywine, it
said, would like to get back again ini
the Eastern New York Conference.
ent spent his vacation, on ground covered
ute this conference, this summer and rums
ion says that he did not allow grass to gro
ex under his feet.
lu Preachers Asking for Release.
anu The Mt Salem people want chani
70 and Rev S. R Maxwell has been talks
.,an .sa OF for Mr.. Morgan's successor. The
ION will be a change at Goodman and Re
l, William White will probably go
lne Hillsboro. Rev. William M. Green,
Pennington, has sent in his resIgnsti,
to take effect at the end OF the CO
ference year Rev John H. Howard,
ung Lewes, will probably be transferred
and the New York Conference Rev. ].
un- Arters, of Greensboro, has asked to