Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-17

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Conference, at its annual session, at
Lcwes next week, will vote on two con
stitutionnl questions-egual ministerial
aud lay representation in the General
Conference and thu ratio OF representa-
tion. The first question will come up as
proposition from the Rock River Con
ference of Illinois, which unanimously
voted to submit the proposition to the
annual conferences, but will not formally
vote on the question until its annual
session. next fall. If three fourths OF
the members OF tho annual conferences
vote in it's favor. the constitutional
change may he ratifieh at the session OF
tho General Conference, in 1900, by
two thirds vote. The proposition is to
change the constitution so that ono lay
man shall be elected from each annual
conferences except wliHre there is more
chan one ministerial delegate, and then
the lay delegates shall equal the minis
terial delegates The second question
will como up as proposition from the
East Maine Conference. 1t proposes
that the representation in tho General
Conference shall consist Of ona minia
terial delegate for not less than II nor
more than GO members OF an annual con.
ference and not more than two lay dele
Rhltb At DIFntulf WV
Der is one delegate for - members.
The candidates for admission TO the
Wilmington Conference are: II, Il.
lIloxton. Joseph 4. luGkson, George
Ellis. .Omer T.. Jones and Hugh Kelso.
Preachers will be examined M follows:
j. w. Prettyman. Harry Taylor, j. W.
Talley and William Q. Bennett. in the
Rtudies Of the first year; l.. u. Poole,
q. Il. Hastings, ID. j. Givnn and
Charles |. Stengle, in the studies VI this
Hocond year; Thomas II. Vandyke, in
the studios OF the third year. and vii
lard +. West, j. H. Beauchamp. +. f.
Mckinney, II. G. Budd, j. T.. Outten
and W. S. II. Williams, in tho studies
of the fourth year.
At the anniversary OF tho Historical
Society, tho Revs. Is. +. Price and II.
+. Thompson will make addresses; at
the anniversary of the Epworth League,
the Rev. s. f. upham, ID. d., will
make an address.
The appointment OF presiding elders
for the Wilmington and Dover dis
tricts, to succeed L. II. Barrett and
II. H. Adams, respectively, will be the
most interesting feature of tho confer
ence session. For tho presiding eldership
OF the Wilmington district, J. ID. q.
Hanna, Ezra Tinker and W. Il. S.
Murray arc considered the strongest
puasihilities. II has also been aug
gested, aud in a few days the sug
gestion may be given stronger i'm
petus, TO effect transfer OF presiding
elders, by which II is proposed that DR..
MartindRle shall come to tho Whining
ton district and DR.. Barrett shall go ia
tho Salisbury district. 1t is believed
that the exchange would give general
satisfaction. The proposed transfer ie
nut without precedent, Wilbur f..
Curkran and J. A. Il. Wilson having,
within tho last 10 years, been trans
ferred from one presiding edership to
another. For the presiding eldershir
of ths Dover district, V. 5. Collint
and S. M. Morgan are most promi
nently mentioned. Besides his fitness
for tbe position, it is urged in behalf
of Mr.. Collins that his appointment
would create at Georgetown, now {
desirable pastorate, vacancy which
Adam Stengle might be asked to fill
The pastorates OF three ministers, e.
G. Macnichol OF PocomoRe City, Adm
Stengle of Smyrna and W. S. II. Viii
liams Of Mt. Pleasant (Laurell, will
expire by Limitation. 4. NJ. Doughert.
of Claymont, whuse transfer to the Viii
Iniugton Conference was announced {
year sgo, will return TO the Minnesot
Conference. and accept a pastorate a
Sank Rapids. He will go West imme
diately after his marriage TO Miss Clar
Lauer, which will take place in Phila
telphin next week Brandywine Church
this city, and the Pocomoke Git,
Church will send committees to Lewes
to negotiate for pastors.
Few churches have asked for neN
l.,l. In
which has asked for Il. Irving Watkins
Zion, which has asked for ". II. Nov
bray Berlin, which has asked for II
q. Budd; Ceutreville, which has aske
for L. o. Atkins; Easton, which ha
asked for r. H. Adams Smyrna, whic
has asked for @. A. Hill; fredericksburg
which has asked for s. p. ShipmRr
and Milton, which has eSksd for W. l
White.
The following pastors have been II
yited to return:
Wilmington district-L e. Poole,
Cbarlestown; @. u. jones' TO Churr
Hill; II. A. @. Westerfield. to Chess
peake City; Wilmer Jaggard, to Chez
Ter Booths Cornerl W. p. Taylor
Christiana; II. s. Thompson, TO Dell
ware City; ". L. Hammond, to Eb
nezer; A. S. Mowbray, TO Elkton;
~. homp, 10 nOpbWell anu hHDur1
ii. Collins. to Marshalton and Stanton
G. H. Williams, to Mt Pleasant an
Union (Bellevuel +. 9. Mac Sorley,
Newark ana Wesley Julius Dodd,
Newport; ". A. Wise, To Northea
and Boulder; w. r. Compton, to Po
Deposit; W. e. Greenfield 10 Rowlau
willie and Mt. Pleasant; 4. II HARDIN
to st. Georges; T. S. Holt, to S
Juhn's lieyisyille, Pa. Ezra Jinke
to Asbury John France. to Goodman
j. o. Sypherd, to Eastlake and III
mere; +. B. Short, to Epw0rth; Hen
Baker, to Grace; r. 4. Coursey,
Harrison Street; j.. S. Mace, to King
wood; V. =. Northrup, to Madeley
W. Ewing, to Mt. Salem; W. II.
Murray, to st. Paul's; +. 2. Harri
to Scott; Il. y. White, to SilverhroU
J. d. O. llama, to Union, and W.
Sharp, to Wesley.
Dover Districts. p. Shipman,
Beckwith; W. G. Rooms. to Bridl
vile; d. II. Kenney, to Bursvill
W. j. DuHadway. TO Cambridge;
+. Sheppard. to Camden; }. W. Gri
to Grape; Alfred Smith, to Wesl
tDover); Howard Smith, to Armc
(Dover) 9. =. Smith, to Elendale;
j.. McKinsey, to Eliott's leland; l.
Fosnocht, to Pennington; 4. A.
O'Brien, to Fredcrica; V. =. Colli
to Georgetown j. L. Van Burkalow,
Georgetown Circuit; Il. Il. Terry,
Harrington; Joseph A. Buckson,
Lakesville: j. A. iirewington, to u
i lNu.