Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-19
MEIHODISTS IN CONFERENCE.
ANNUAL SESSIONS NOW IN PROGRESS
OR ABOUT TO BEGIN.

Wilmington Conference Examinations
Now Going on at smyrna-DeIaware
Conference to Convene In Bainbridgs
Street Church, PhiladelphIa-Ihe Two
Presiding Bishops.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
SMYRNA. March 10 To morrow morn
| ing the Wilmington M. e. Conference
will begin It's annual session In Asbnry
NJ E Church, this town, Bishop Hurst
Peninsula born ruler of the church
presiding Bishop John Fletcher Hurst
was born In Dorchester county, Md,
August 18th, 1884 He wss graduated at
Dickinson College in 1854 aud pursued
theological studies at the universities Of
Halle and Heidelberg, Germany. He
entered the Newark, n. j.. Conference In
1858 Ia 1866 he again went to Germany
and became theological instructor In the
Methodist Mission Institute at Bremen.
| He also travelled extensively in Europe,
Syria and Egypt. In 1871 he became
professor OF historical theology Ia Drew
Seminary and in 1873 be was chosen
president Of that institution. he was
elected and ordained bishop In 1880
Dickinson College gave him the degree Of
ID D.. and Indiana Asbury University that
OF LII d.
Bishop Hurst Is said to be one Of the
grestest scholars in America and most
thoroughly learned man In the M q
church. At the recent Ecumenical
Congress In Washington 1t is said that
be introduced every foreign delegate in
his (the foreigner's) native tongue, and
no two Of these delegates spoke the same
language
The examination of candidates for
admission to the conference began last
night in the parlor of the church The
candidates are closely questioned on the
history of the Christian Church aud the
various theological Issues One Of the
works on church history upon which
many of the questions are based is
Bishop Hurst's own work THE Christian
Church
The Board OF Examiners report on
their work at every session until Sunday,
when the successful candidates are
admitted to holy orders.
/ To-morrow's order Of exercises, which
may be frequently interrupted by the
constant hustle Of arriving ministers,
| will be taken up at o'clock when Pre-
siding Elder Alfred Smith, OF Easton
distriet-which includes Smyrna Church.
the seat of conference-will condust a
communion service, which will be par
ticipsted In by all the ministers
1 At II o'clock the election OF officers aud
statistical session will begin. In the
afternoon the pioneer preacher Of the
conference, BsDjami F. Price, will con-
duct the exercises OF the Historical
Society anniversary, and two other
ministers who have been preaching for
over fifty years, will deliver semi -centen.
nisl sermons. They are Rsvs 7. II
Haynes and w E England
In the evening, at 78O, the ami
versary Of the "Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational Society" will be
held, Rev. ]. p. Otis, presiding. Ad-
dresses at the meeting will be made by
two representatives of the National
Society, DR.. j. G Hartzsll and DR.. J. #.
Wagner,
Another Methodist Conference on
Thursday.
The Delaware Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, comprising
all the colored churches Of that denomi-
nation on this Peninsula, and in South
ern New Jersey and Southeastern Penn
sylvsnis, will meet in annual session In
Bainbridge Street Church. PhiladelphiR
on Thursday. Bishop Newman will
preside st this session.
Bishop John Philip Newman was borr
in New York city, September /, 1926 H'
was educated at Cazsnovis Seminary and
became q minister In 1S49. He organized
and was pastor of the Metropolitan
Church, Washington. Of which President
Grant was q member. From 1869 to 1S7.
he was chaplain of the United State
Senate In the latter year he was ap
! pointed inspector of United State
eonsuls In Asia. he received the oegre
of d. d from the University of Rocheste
I and that of LII d from Grant Memoris
I University and Otterbein University. II
has lectured here and dedicated Silver
brook Church.