The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-07

The annual session OF tho Whining
ton Conference, which will meet IL
Middletown on March Is, will be the
twenty-fifth In the history OF the Con
ference. The Conference is compos
ed of III members and embraces 16t
appointments. divided as follows
among the several districts: Whining
ton. AZ; Easton. SO; Dover. a; Sails
bury, 46.
or the 1T members, z are super. IN
nuates, IL super.numerarles, . profeb
sors at the Dover Conference Academy
2 In attendance at school, l engaged
In Journalistic work, and the remain
ing 1852 were assigned to pastorates
Four ministers have died during the
year, the Revs. James L. Houston, A
l. Melvin, Charles Hill, W. b. Gregg
One or two have resigned because 0!
ferred, the Rev. j. A. b. Wilson. tt
that the Rev. W, w. W.. Wilson, Of
Smyrna, will DO transferred to Hobo
ken. N. j., at the coming session
Other transfers. both to and from the
Conference are likely to occur.
There will probably be no change iI
presiding elderships, as the Rev
Louis Il. Barrett, OF Tho Wilmington
District and the Rev. II. II Adams. oil
the Dover district. are serving Their
first year In those positions, while the
other two are only in the second veal
of their presiding elderships. A writ
er In the Clayton Call, evidently a
minister who has given the subject
considerable speculative attention
predicts that after the Conference ad,
iiourns about rs ministers out of the
first attention to moving. This Is In
despite OF the fact that but three min
listers are com pleting their fifth year
which ID the limit, in the same paste
rate. He finds six In their fourth
year; tlfty-four in their second; eighty
seven in their first. This would indi
cate that but few OF the congregations
want to avail themselves of the five
years limit to retain a certain pastor.
AS has been stated before, with the
exception Of a new pastor at Silver
brook Church, there will probably be
no changes among the more lmpor-
tant Wilmington churches.
The following ministers have been
invited to return to their present
charges: John d. G. Hanna. Asbury
Church; L. L. Terry. st. Paul's; John
Y. Dobblns, Grace; John France Scott;
Isaac Jewell. Epworth; l.. L. Hubbard,
Union; John B. Qulgg, Wesley; J. p.
Otis, Brandywine; +. Burgette Short.
Harrison Street; y. F. Waddell. Made
Icy; FL. S. Dulany, Kingswood; Will
liam L. White, Goldman; s. NJ. Nor
gan, Mt. Salem; 4. L. Martindale,
New Castle; s. II. Howard. Cambridge;
Vaughn s. Collins. Centreville, Nd; j.
w. Fogle. Queenstown; E. Ii. Nelson.
Galena; E. Il. White, Wilmington; w.
G. Rooms, North East; j. f. Bryan,
Rising Sun, Nd; l.. G. Atkins, Oman
cock; Robert Roe, Rock Hall; E. p.
Roberts, Milton; s. j. Morris, St. Mich.
aeis, Md; j. Nj. Lindale, Kings Creek;
W. Il. Mowbray, Bond and Mowbray;
J. w. Easley, Chestertown; Edwin
Gardner, Elk NeclS @. s. York, Salem
and Zion.
The following have been invited to
new charges: q. W. Prettyman, Sea
ford; Adam Stenale, Smyrna: Ralph
L. Coursey, Snow Hill; X, X. Stephen
son, Crlsfleld; Harvey w. Ewing, Port
Deposits; Henry Clay Turner. Clayton;
W. II. Mowbray, Smyrna Circuit; q.
w. Bounds, Cheswold.
Conference Will DO asked to meet at
next year.