Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-03

| siding Eidsrsibp Of Wilmington DisirIel
4 win be Commented in Tins CITY,
Bishop John 7. Newman. via win
( preside at tue next Eruual eean ion Of
The Wilmington MethoGis Fpiscopa
Conference, which viii be held al
Loves 10 March, has been Invited 10
! preach ID Grace Church, this citr. OF
the SUNDAY preceding The ouuyenrg oi
the conference o response 20 the IL
Eitatiou, be has stated that he prob
aoly Will be unable 10 preach there On
\ lost sunday, hot lie Viii comply on
/ one on the Sundays curing March lie
VIII lie accompanied on his riEit to
Wilmington. by Mrs, hewren. aud.
while here, The couple viii he guests
Of Mr. and Mrs William ~ Field. IT
/ bishop Newmun makes the promised
I rlsIt previous 90 The cor ference stssiun,
Il The actual contest for the Wilmington
! district presilipg el1piship will bs
enmnrnced here, instead of waiting
until tia battle-ground, Lewes, iu
/ rrucbed.
lrteres: in The question IT wbn will
suce-sd the Rev. Louis j.. Bsr-att,
/ d. d., ~ presiding elder berDnes more
ioIeuse DAILY. The Res. Ezra TIMER.
Id. D.. uf hsbury Church. Tie Rev.
/ Jonn y. Y. Hama Ui Uuion and the
4 l'er. W. J.. s. Murray. d. b., Of 81
/ Paul's head the let 81 possit iliiies,
wuile the selection of TIE Rev Vaughn
i, Collins, recsnlly u sew Castle but
no@ Of Georgetown, ig regarded Nv not
4 iraprobabs 4 suggestion lately msde
/ proposes an exchange Of the presiuinp
4 slAers Of the Wilmington aud Salisbury
4 districts. the furuer taxing tiIe Rev.
| Thomas j.. MartiDGae b. D., aud the
| laltef taking Dr. Barrett
The chief objection to DR.. Tiniser 10
4 that be IL trapefer lie has been
| a mnmber Of the Wilmington Cou
| Terence iess than two years, having
4 been sent from New York State, in tho
| spring Of 1886, 10 Asbufy Church in
| exchange for the Rev. N. J.. Gutes.
DE- Tinkers opponents say that they
favor home rule, and object 10 a
minister from another conference being
| given the best ollice in the Wilmington
! Conference. lie has. they assert, at.
/ tended several sessions Of the General
\ Conference, not o. a delegate, however,
I and there no obtainel caTtsin init.
/ macy and prominence with the bishops.
| Many members Of the Wilmington Con
terence Imagine that the friendship
4 existing between Bishop Newman and
4 ~. Tinker IL Of sufficient strength TO
! secure Tor Ashury'g pastor tho Viii
! mingt0n dlstrIct presiding ederghip.
1 The mgmbers Of hsbury Church, IL is
4 alleged, desire tho appointment Of DIR,
| Tinker 40 presiding elder, ani arc
| looking with longing eyes 10 tho an.
| pointmeBt OF DR.. M urray IA pastor Of
| Asnury, claiming that ho 10 their "only
Mogea."
1t ia declared that outaide forces nre
working In behalf 81 Mr. Hanna. The
Rev. John a. H. Wilson. d. H.,
formerly of this city hut now Of San
FranciHcu, IL iH STATED, has written to
an influential layman in this city,
urging him TO use hIs influence TO
secure the appointment Of Mr. Hanna
ne preslding elder. This alleged action
on this part Of DR., Wilson, it 10 claimed,
is indlacroei, and will stir up tho old
animosties and possibly will cause the
scenes at tho memorable conference
session Of Trace Church, in 1892, TO
be repeated at Lewes.
| Tbs trustaea " st. paul's Church
have arranged to secure the return of
Dr. Murray TO tho pastorate Of that
church. They ray that ho ii doing
good work for them. aud they arc not
willing 10 pnrt with him. 81. paul's,
they add, hua not conBidered second
choice for pastor lin tho oyent Of Dr..
Murray being appointed nresiding
elderl, believing that iiishop Newman
VIII deem II unwiso TO taku DR.. Murray
from that church, which nceda him,
and especially when he Ia serving il go
excelIOnily.
Some ministers, il ia said, arc on.
passed. u the return ~ tho Rev +. i.
lihrria, aupply, TO tho pastorate of
| Scott Church, and claim that IA church
| OF Bnoh prominence should have
memhor Of the Wilmington Conference
for pastor. Friends of DR.. Barrett
membera Of Scott, ii iH added, desire
! hih appointment TO ita naBtorate.
The Rev John France, paator Of
| Goodman Church, has dncidod 10 retire
from tho active ministry. Tho Rov.
Ia q. Budd OF Pcrryvilo haa I'M
officially becn asked 10 become pastor
of Goldman, and has aigniiled hia
Willingness.
lnatead Of oxtending d pastoral in
yltation, Brandywino Church has an.
| pointed committee to 20 to Lewos
during tho conference tassion, for tho
purpose Of SOLICITING II pastor.