Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-11
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE.
Will Meet at Cambridge
Dorchester County,
Next Month.

The 3lst session of the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference, which
is composed of all the churches of that
denomination on the Peninsula. located
in the State of Delaware, and on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.
will convene mt Cambridge, Md. next
month, with Bishop Cyrus ID. FosS. d.
d., l.. l.. d.. presiding. Nineteen years
have elapsed since this denomination
last met in that town
The presiding Bishop was born Jan.
uary II, 1884. nj Kingston ~ Y. He
graduated from Wesleyan College in
1881. when he was teacher in mathe.
MATES ut Armenia Seminary He was
a member of the New York Conference
from 1896 10 1875, when he was elected
president of Wesleyan University.
which position he held until he was
made bishop. with headquarters in
Philadelphia.
The Wilmington Conference was for
mcrly part of the Philadelphia Con.
ference. when, in 1859, il became indie
pendent Of that body by holding its
first session AT Harrington. Del. The
number of churches then was 50. but
since that time il has increased 10 39i
The number of Ministers then enrolled
was Sc; now, there are Isl, with i22
local preachers without charges The
membership of its church in 1869 was
S,6sG. while now the number is 81. obs.
The number of sunday school scholars
enrolled when the conference was first
organized was go having increased
until this year are II. $50 The value of
church property in 1859 was estimated
ut 81 ,026. $50. while at the last confer.
cnce the value Of the church property
was estimated AZ 81 .S3l. 40.
During the past year death has claim
I'd two of IT'S most valued membcrs-the
Rev ). Il. Quigg.of Wilmington. and
Rev. w b, Walton, of Salisbury. Dur
ing the past year the following ministers
nav h''i tldHSitlItt' VI, -. THICK
man to Wisconsin Conference: Ear
Tinker 10 the Erie Conference: Frank
Fletcher. To the Troy Conference; W.
I. Valiant. To New Jersey Conference;
II. l.. Ewing TO the Kentucky Confer.
ence, and NJ. ID. Nutter. to the West
Virginia Conference. James Crow came
from the Erie Conference and ]. l..
Wilson from the Troy Conference.
There is now living in Elkton one of
the oldest ministers Of the Wilmington
Conference = the Rev Benjamin Il.
Price. Mr. Price has been engaged in
ministerial labors for over 10 years.
4 number of pastoral changes will
take place among the churches in Cecil
county Rev. Walter Il. Avery. of Per.
ryville Church. who was compelled tn
resign rs the elder of the Salisbury dis.
trict, has been called to Laurel, Del:
Rev 4. = Mowhray. of Elkton. no Port
Deposit. succeeding Rev w. p. Comp
ton who has been called To Il charge in
Wilmington; Rev +. Il. Terry. of Har-
rington. will 90 10 Elkton. the Rev w.
H. Wise. Of Northeast. having been
called to the pulpit made vacant by Mr.
Terry; Rev. T. II. Webster. of Denton.
is wanted ut Northeast. while the Rev.
Henry Thompson is likely to take the
Rising sun charge; Rev. II. A. Wcster.
field, of Chesapeake City. will succeed
Mr. Thompson, nj Delaware City. and
the Rev, Mr.. Greenfield is slated for
Chesapeake City. A change will occur
at Cherry Hill, rs the pastor there has
completed his passionate.