Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-05
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Its Session to be Held Two
Weeks Hence.
PROBABLE PASTORAL CHANGES
Only Two Likely to Occur in
This City.
The Rev. Thomas f. Terry to go to Laurel
or Newark and the Rev. Wilmer JaEgard
to BetheI-The Rev. w. o. Hurst Mem
toned in Connection with Silverbrook.

toned in Connection With Silverbrook.
The annual meeting of the Whining
ton M. Il. Conference, which will con-
veue ia Wesley Church, Dover, on We'd
nesday, March 18th, will be of unusual
interest, if indications can be relied
upon. Bishop Warren of University
Park, COL, who attended the Crisiield
meeting of the conference in the spring
Of 1887, will preside.
The conference will elect four minis
terial delegates to the General Confer
ence. which will meet in Cleveland, o.,
in May. Ministerial delegates are
chosen on the basis of one for every 10
ministers The electoral conference,
which is made up of laymen, will
meet on March Goth, and choose two
lay delegates to the General Conference
Each electoral conference, regardless
Of numerical strength, is entitled to two
delegates.
As usual, interest will attach to the
possible ministerial changes which
will be made at the annual session.
Among the presiding elders there will
be no term expiring by limitation.
Presiding Elders Smith OF Easton dis.
trict and Corkran of Salisbury district
will each begin their fifth wear, and
Presiding Elders Barrett of Wilmington
district and Adams of Dover district
will each start on their fifth year. pro
vivded they are continued in their re-
epective offices at the close of the SEES
sion.
Among the pastorates it is altogether
likely that there will be but two
changes in Wilmington. Mr.. Terry
will retire from the ministry of st.
Paul's Church and will probably 60 to
Laurel, the people of the church in
that town having expressed desire
that he be sent there. This is not Ger
tain, however, but it is altogether
likely that unless he should be ap-
pointed to Laurel he will remain in tho
district, and might be sent to Newark.
Mr.. Terry will be succeeded by the
Rev. W, L. S. Murray, d. ID. of Dover,
former pastor of St Paul's Church.
1t might be said here that Mr.. Terry
has fully recovered his health and is
doing full work, and since the death
of Joseph Pyle has been acting in tho
capacity of superintendent of st. Paul s
Sunday school.
The Rev. Wilmer Jaggard will leave
Silverbrook Church aud 90 to Bethel.
1t is not positive who will succeed
him, but it may be the Rev. W. o.
Hurst of Clayton, who will relinquish
that charge
The Rev. j. b. Quigg, who will
leave Bethel will take supernum-
erary relation and will remove to
Wilmington. The Rev j. Il. Amos
will remove from Delaware City, but
W hn VI nh,
him cannot be predicted. The Rev,
w. j. DuHadway will relinuuish the
Newark and Wesley charge, and the
succession will be left with the presid.
ing elder.
The Rev. W. +. Avery Of Easton will
in all probability go to Wesley Church
at Dover, and no will be succeeded by
the Rev. Charles A. Hill Of Salisbury
The Rev. G. w. Prettyman of Seaford
will likely succeed Mr.. Hill. No selec
ton has been made for Seaford. The
Rev, G w. Burke will remove from
Milington, Md.
The Rev. +. c. MacSorley will re-
linquish the Cambridge charge, and
the succession will probably be left
with the presiding elder. The Rev,
L. 5. Williams will remove from Can
mons and will probably 90 to Magnolia,
which will be vacated by the Rev. W.
F. Dawson. The Rev. II. S. Thomp-
son may remove from FELTON,, but
where no will be sent is not known.
The Rev. G. A. Grise. who is serv-
ing his fourth year at Georgetown, de-
slres, it is understood, to change, hut
the congregation OF the church wish
him to remain and he may do So
The Rev. G. S. Baker will remove
from Salisbury, and will probably he
succeeded by the Rev. G. r. Wyatt Of
Deals Island. The Rev. G.. w. Bounds.
who is now at Cape Charles City, will,
IN all probability, 60 to Deals Island.
The Rev. X. X. Stephenson expects Il
remove from Cristield and it is JUS
possible that he may be given the Sill
verhrook charge in this city.
The Rev. $. n. Filchard's term al
Laurel will expire, and whore he viii
be sent is not positively known.
1t is understood that tie Rev. +. G..
Macnichol expects to leave Pocumok,
CITY, but he Eay be induced to re-
main, He is also spoken of AZ tn,
possible successor Of the Rev. r. X
Stephenson at CrisieIl.
There will he other changes in fact
there is little certainty about the re
cult OF the session as far az appoint
ments are concerned, but whore d con
gregatlon makes an Expression II thai
desires can bo complied with the rul,
Is to follow this principle,