The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-17
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Ia here preachers VIII Co.
CHEsTERTowN, MD, March IS The
twenty.nip annual session Of the VII.
mington Methodist Episcopal Conference
will formally begin IN the Chestertowu
Methodist Episcopal Church at 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Presiding Bishop John NJ. Walden and q
large number of ministers arrived at Ches-
tertown to-day. A penteeostal service was
held at 8 o'clock this afternoon, conducted
by DR.. q. J. Fowler. AT 1850 to-nighS
Rev, H: W. Ewing, Of Port Deposit,
preached the annual missionary sermon
from st. Matthew, xviii, 1920: "All
power 10 given unto me in Heaven and
earth; go We, therefore, and teach all ma
tions, baptising them In the name Of tho
Father, the Son aud the Holy Ghost"
"Lo, l am with you Away even unto
the end of the world"
40 o'clock the Epworth League Of
the Chestertown Methodist Episcopal
Church extended formal reception to
the conference. The reception committee
was composed Of Revs. w. P. Compton,
r. K. Stephenson and T. w. Ewing Of the
Conference League Cabinet, and N. Will
bur Thomas, Miss Fannie Stuart, Thomas
S. Bordley, Misses Annie Lambert, Cora
Massey Jennie Vlckers, Julia Burchinsl,
and John Tolson, of the Chestertown
League.
Presiding Elder Alfred Smith delivered
the address OF welcome, which was re-
sponded to by Bishop Walden and Rev.
r. l. Stephenson,
Among other interesting subjects which
will present themselves to the conference
will be the proposed amendment sent
down by the General Conference relative
to amending section two of paragraph
sixty.seven Of the Book OF Discipline. 10
IL proposed by this amendment that not
more than one ministerial representative
for every forty members Of an annual con-
ference shall he allowed; the lay dele.
gates shall be equal in number to the
ministerial A prominent member Of the
conference said to-day that the measure
will in all probability pass
The fall conferences have already voted
on the amendment and majority In Its
favor has been received but not the requir-
ed two-thirds. An interesting contest Is
expected upon tho questioaef female rep
resentatives rs delegates, The proposition
to amend the second rule by adding the
words, land said delegates may be men
or women" after the words'tw lay dele
gates for an annual conference" g. 0. On
the Hamilton amendment the conference
voted in favor OF male representatives
only by count vote of lO7 TOT.
The last conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church held in Chestertown
was in 1878 and was presided over by
Bishop r. $ Foster. Wilmington Con-
ference, which comprises The State of Del
aware and the Eastern Shore counties Of
Maryland, wos organized in 1850 At that
time the membership Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was 1868. At tho last
session Of conference 1t had increased to
81 go There were in 1869 but SO ministers
while at the last conference there were
LIS,
The value of church property in 1859 was
Sl,026, 1861 at the last report it WAS ii 49,.
800. The ministerial support in 1869 was
500, "A; in 1897 it was sra 354.
Methodisn was first preached on the
Eastern Shore in 1863 or ITO by Robert
5 rawbridge who exhorted and preached
In he home Of John Randle, farmer in
Worton, Kent county. The first PENN
sula Church WAS erected in 1888 in Qusen
Auno, and became famous as the old Dad.
ley Meeting House
WHERE THE PREACHERS WILL CO.
The term of Rev. Wilbur f. Corkran as
presiding elder of salisbury districb OK.
pirrs, and the bishop will name his sue.
c. NJ.
D Corkran is known as the leader of
Ia, pid Wilson element Of the Confer
ence and his friends are urging him for
presiding elder Of the Easton district, to
succeed Rev. Alfred Smith, whose term
also expires Reva. Adam Stenglo, of As
bury Church, at Smyrna, and A. Artcrs
are also mentioned for this place, but the
opposition to DR.. Corkran has not yet
definitely united
TO succeed Dr. Corkran on the Sails.
bury district Rev. G. 5. Baker, Of Fair.
mount, is being urged, and he has the
support Of all the Corkran men. Rev. G.
W. Prettyman is also spoken of for this
place Rev. X. H Adams will succeed
himself AS presiding elder of the Dover
district and Rev. l., Il. Barrett will he re.
appointed for the Wilmington district.
Bishop Walden has been spending the past
week visiting the churches OF the Penin-
sua and some of those close to him say
there may be surprises IN the appoint
ments.
There will be comparatively few changes
in the Wilmington city churches. Rev.
$. NJ Morgan finishes at Mt Salem and
it liz thought he will be succeeded by Rey.
II W. Ewing, of Port Deposit. and Mr..
Morgan will take MIR. Ewings present
church. DR.. Murray will bo returned 10
St Paul's having served only one year
there. Rev. NJ. H. Hutton, has served but
one year ut Scott and will likely be re-
turned, although there is some talk that
Rev c. A. trise whose term at George.
town Is up may be sent there.
Revs. r. f. White will be returned to
SilverbrU0k, j. ID c. Hanna to Union
and W W. Sharpe to Wesley, Rev. J. e.
Amos, of klugswood, has been transferred
to Baltimore Conference and he may be
Succeeded By Rev. +, b, Short, who has
served Eve years at Harrison Street Church,
wnmia-tsSA, 1t is expected that Rev, r.
i, Coursey, * Saow Hill, Md, will sue =
coed Mr. Short at HARRISON Street.
Rev l. w. Layteld will leave Epworth
and Dr.. Grice is also spoken Of for this
church. Rev. Johu France will be re-
turned o Cook man. DR.. Tinker TO AS
bury. and probably Rev. Asbury Burke to
Brandywine Rev. DR., Baker, OF Newark,
y. J. will ~ TO Grace.
In all the churches Of the larger D,la-
ware towns, except Georgetown, no
changes are excepted,