Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
The Annual Conference of Metho-
diSts next Month

The Wilmington NJ. E. Conference
will meet this year at Salisbury. Md.
on March 2lst. Bishop Vincent. of
Topeka, Kan, will be in charge. Metho-
dists throughout the entire conference
are very much interested over the
event, and preparations for the session
are now being made. Wilmington
seems to be the centre of interest and
the coming meeting is the subject Of
much talk there
There will be numerous chances
made all through the Conference. Not
lot many years have so many c0npre.
SaIIohs asked for new pastors. Most
OF the changes will be made in Will
nlngt0n, however, and for months the
metnodlsts have been busy making and
breaking states, but now there are onlv
one or two churches that have not
selected their pastor. The official bodies
OF the various churches have been can
vassing among the preachers irving to
hnd out whom it would be the most
advantageous to call. On the other
hand the preachers were not idle. Most
OF them had their eyes on good ap-
pointments and pushed themselves for
ward and endeavOred to make good
impressions.
1he rule allowing preacher to stay
live years at one charge is at the bot
tom of the whole matter, and it has IN.
settled all the Eastern Conferences
When this question was brought up
in the General Conference it was on
posed by the Eastern members. but
they were Outnumbered by the West
ern delegations aud consequently the
tive'year rule was adopted.
Asbury, being the mother OF the
other churches, Is one that is exciting
a great deal Of comment as to who will
be the next pastor.
The Rev. H. ;. Dulanev, of Kings
wood NJ. +. Church is wanted by one
faction, but he has not been called bv
that church His congregation does
not want to loose him, and il IS pro-
bable that he will remain where he is
at present. The term Of the Rev. J. D.
Z. Hanna, the present pastor of Ashury
has expired, and he will have to leave.
He has accepted call to the large
Methodist Church at Sing Sing, n. Y.
Rev. l.. w, Layheld. of Zion, Md.
has been called to Epworth Church
lie is about AZ years old and well liked
by his congregation. The Rev. Isaac
Jewell, the present pastor of Epworth
mas not as yet received a call and will
be senC to a charge by the bishop. The
Rev. Robert Watt, of Milford. is the
man chosen by the people of Scott fol
their next pastor. The Rev. John
France, the present pastor, has beer
very successful, but he has not vet ac,
cepted call to another charge.
The people of Brandywine Churcl
have called the Rev. Asbury Burke. Of
East New Market, and he has accented
Inc Rev. ). L. Otis, who at present Oc
cupies the pulpit, will go to St. Michael
Md, he having been called to tha
place.
Dr.. John .Dobbins, of Grace church
Will be transferred to East Orange. n
j., and the pulpit of the former churcl
VIII be occupied by DIR. Hubbard, o
Philadelphia. He is now pastor of the
Spring Garden NJ. f. Church.
DR.: Waddell. of Madeley, has beer
asked to remain by his congregation
and will do so.
Rev. 7. E. Terry, of St. Paul's; F. B
Short, of Harrison street; w. A. Wise
of SilverbrOOk; and J. d. Quigg, o
Wesley, will also remain at their pres
ent churches.
All the changes mentioned are looked
forward to as settled, but the bishop
may upset them. That is not likely,
however, as he tries to please a congre-
CATION when it is possible.
The numerous changes in Whining
ton will make this conference a notable
one. The presentations Of reports and
other routine business will be trans.
acted. All the laws are made by the
General Conference.
The hard times will make the finan.
cial reports of the various churches
rather poor, but the spiritual condition
of the churches is good. This is gen
eral all over the district - WHminQtor
Sunday Star.