Evening journal., 1896-03-13
CONFERENCE CLAMOR.
Will DR.. Corkran Go to Gen
eral Conference /?
STATE PROPHETS PUT HIM ON TOP
Chaplain MeUabe Not at All DispIeased
Mwith the Conference Benevolent Taxes
which Are Coming In ms Lively as Can
He Expected-The Two Laymen to BE
HonOred.

hOnOTeQs
Your statement coming from DR.
Wilson's friends" said a prominent
Wilmlsgton Methodist and church official
last night" THAT not q single confer
ence spportionment for the benevolent
collection has been met since DIR Wilson
left this conference Is hardly true Ne arly
every collection will come up to require
ments. / have IL from Chaplain McCabe
direct through Dr. Hulburd. who saw
him last week, that this Peninsula is
doing nobly and will fulfill all expectR
tions at this conference
Furthermore. II Bishop Warren
attempts any Wilsonian tactics at this
conference or makes any dssh to over
throw the will OF the people. he will find
himself 80 overwhelmed that he will be
glad to make good his escape.
One Of Dr. Wilson's friends made an
advance rush Ia the Dover Index yes
terdsy by the following startling news
"The Wilmington Conference is en-
titled to four representatives In the
General Conference and q number Of
the ministers have been mentioned for
the places, chief among them being the
following: w f Corkran, d. d.. l.. K
Barrett d. D., Adam Stengle, Walter
Avery. ID d., Merritt Hulbnrd, s. T. D.,
Alfred Smith, d. D., B. +. Price, R. H.
Adams, J. d. c. Hanna, V s. Collins and
others. 1t is now thought that the first
four will be the chosen ones
Thus the quartet OF representatives.
twill be- Drs. Corkrsn. Avery and
Barrett, ard Mr. SteDgle. OF course,
they will, however, have to get votes
enough
Some Appointments Already "Flxsd."
This Dover writer goes on to say:
"Ihis will also be year OF many
changes In the pastorates and II has been
surmissd that the following will be n
part Of the bishops appointments:
Pocomoke City, q. O. Turner; Laurel,
&. G McNichol Asbury, Crlsfeld, O. 7.
Wyatt, Emmanuel. Crisfeld, R. l..
Watkins; Deals Island, George w.
Bounds; Frederick. Charles l. Stengle I;
Armory, Dover, Clarence e. Hastings;
Wesley, Dover, Walter e. Avery; Hsr-
rington, T. E. Terry; Easton, @. A. Hill
Salisbury, Q W. Prettyman; Sesford, o.
S. Baker; Georgetown, s N. Pilchard
Silverbrook. Wilmington, W. o. Hurst
st Psul's Wilmington. w. L S. Mur-
ray; Wyoming, E. h. Collins; Csntrevllle,
Q. A. Grice; CeciltOn, ]. w. Easily"
Thinks some Have Been IndIscreet.
In conversation with an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter, one of the leading
ministers Of Wilmington said that hI
feared much OF the story published yes.
terday had been the evaporation Of soml
excited and indiscraet clerRyman's mind
and thst he had handed the fyinl
rumors and his own ideas into q news
paper Office. When assured that things
were quite the contrary the domini,
admitted that he had already heard all
the charges Of attempts to control the
Dover Conference.
The electoral or lay conference, which
begins its sessions next Friday, Is entitled
to two representatives In the general
conference, and q number Of promient
lRymen are mentioned In that connection
as follows Ex-Judge l. N Hesrn. OF
Whitesville, Del G. A. Cox. of Fair
mount, Md Captain T. J. Truxton, Of
Lswes; Q. F. Richards, Esq of George
town; a S Goldey, of Wilmington j ohm
a. Hoffecksr. of Smyrna; Walter Il
Thompson, OF Elston; Professor w. L..
Gooding, OF Dover, and others
1t now looks as II the highest vote will
be cast for Judge Hesrn and Thomas ]
Truxton, as their districts are entitled 10
recognition this year. inasmuch as th'
late Joseph Pyle and DR. Sudler repre-
sented Wilmington and Esston districts,
respectively, in the last General Confer
enoe.