Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09
THE METHODIST CONFERENCES.
When Their Annual Sessions VIII
Begin and Who VIII Preside.

Begin and Who VIII Preside.
Delaware Conference VIII he Held April
18th in This City with Bishop Fowler as
Presiding ohiccr.
The following telegram was sent from
Milwaukee, Wis, last night week:
The bishops of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. who have been in session at
The Planzinton House for about week,
have adjourned. From Milwaukee they
20 to St. Paul and Minneapolis, at
which places important meetings of
Methodist bodies, such as the Church
Extension Board, will be held during
the next two weeks. At noon the
bishops announced the arrangements
which had been agreed upon for the
coming winter and spring conferences.
| The Wisconsin conferences are held in
the fall, and therefore are not included
in the list of arrangements made by
the bishops. Bishop Fosteris engaged in
| the visitation of the mission in Eastern
Asia. The South American Conference,
to be held at Mendoza, February I'D,
has not yet been assigned.
The assignments announced are as
follows:
Bishop itzgerald-Southern German
| Conference BRENNAN, Tex, November 23di
Texas Conference, BRENNAN, Tex. Novem-
| Der Both: Austin Conference, Dennlson,
| Tex, December It'll; West Texas Confer
ence, Dallas Tex, December 18th; New
England Conference, place not decided
upon, April 18th; Mexico Conference, ORR
zaba, January 18th.
Bishop Joyce-South Carolina Confer
ence, Camden, S. o., January Sd; Savan-
nah Conference, Macon, Ga, January1Olh;
Florida Conference, st. Augustine, Fla,
January oath; st. Johns River Conference,
Eustis, Ala, January 3lst.
Bishop Walden-Upper Mississippi Con
ference, Winona, Miss, January 10TH
Mississippi Conference, Yazoo City, Miss,
January 18th; Gulf Mission Conference
Crowley, La, January 18th; Louisiana
Conference, Baton Rouge, La, January 3lst
Bishop Ninde-Georgia Conference, Eli
jay, Ca, January 18th; Alabama Confer
ence, Kinsey, Ala, January 18th; Contra
Alabama Conference, Union Springs, Ala.
January oath; Newark Conference New. New
ark, n. j., April 4th; Japan Conference
Toxic, July 18th; Corea Mission Confer
cnce, Seoul, August 10th; North Chin'
: Mission Conference, Picking, Septembe
26th Central Chinese Mission Conference
Kinkiang October 9th; Foo Chow Con
ference, Foo Chow, November 2lst..
Bishop BOwman--Arkansas Conference
|
tie Rock Conference, Hot Springs. Ark
February 14th; East German Conference
j Schenectady, N. Y, April l4th.
1 Bishop Observation-Disclosures Confer
. ence Easton, Pa, March It'll; New Jerse
Conference, Camden, N. j., March 18th.
t Bishop Foss--Virginia Conference
Y Waterford, Va, March 9TH; New HamI
I shire Conference. Claremont, N. H., Apr
e 18th; Maine Conference, Skowhegan, Me
l April 18th; East Maine Conference, Hou
ton, Me-, May 9th.
e Bishop Washington Conferenc,
+ Washington, ID. c.. March 7th; Centri
e Pennsylvania Conference, Hamburg, Pa
n March l4th; Wyoming Conference, Scrai
Il ton, Pa. April l1th;
). Frederick, Md, March Z; New York, Ea
Conference, New York, n. y, April All
Delaware Conference, Wilmington, Del
April 18th.
Bishop Warren-New England souther
y Conference, Brockton, Mass. April 4tl
{ Troy Conference, Cohoes, N. Y, Apr
al 18th; Vermont Conference, Bradford, VI
ie April 18th.
Y Bishop Thoburn-Bombay Conferenc
Of Bombay, December l4th; South Ind
1t Conference, Madras, December 2lst; Mort
India Conference, Lucknow, January 8
s. Northwest India Conference, Cawnpor
30 January 18th; Malaysia Mission COME
b. ence, Singapore, February "a; Beng
Burmah, Mazafapur, February I'D.
i'd Bishop Taylor-Liberia ConferenC
so Lower Caldwell, January 18th; Congo MI
Is sion Conference.
II Bishop Newman-Italy Conferenc
Milan or Pavia, May oath; Bulgaria Nj
p. sion Conference, Thalweil, June ct
II South Germany Conference, Piorzheil
81 July 4th; North Germany ConferenC
n. Plaueu, July 18th; Denmark Mission Go
IL ference, Fredrikshayen, July 18TH Nc
way Conference Fredrikstadt, Augu
US 10th; Sweden Conference, Stockholm
Id August 10Th; Finland and st. Petersbu
ne Mission Conference, Nikolaiskd, Augr
Sc 10Th.