Evening journal., 1899-03-25
ONE CENT.
CHANGES IN SIGHT.
Interest Increases In the
Ministerial Appointments.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR LAYMEN


MlNGT0N CONFERENCE rNcW IN
sla-ElCN AIT CANlBREDGlE-EGIHCT-
: ED TO ELDERS ORDERS.
Cambridge, MI, March 25--Interszt
iui the appointments fer TINS coming
year increases as tae th.fty-fI1t sas-
sl.a og uhs Wilmington Aanuag Con-
/ fwerioo Of dhe MeJhodist Church, In
oassilon all zl-a Church, Cambridge.
draws to a close.
Rival delegations from the ohurl.h al
Ektcu, Nd, ard Union Church, VIZ
m.ngtcn, a.a making streruous etfous
TO- secure as pastor for next yezr Rev.
r. ID Temy, NOW at IIarr.nlgton, Del.
h. soums. however. sHat ,hs Eiktcn
ldlarga has lae pn.cr claim ON .hs min
isgor, and yesterday Rov. W. P Comp
ten was spoken CT ais the Next pagsur,
'R,w j. d. c. HANNA, hns SERVED the
ohhrga five ysars the extnume hmt
10 1s said that Rev W. Jaggag5 w.
Pleasant, DEL, wiz he tranzieusd 10
ahs NEW Mexico Conference. Rev. 2.
H. Wshsser has comp,ettd a pastcra5e
az hve years at Denton, ma, and with
g1ardlre go 20 another charge. 1t is
rumorod that a large number cf
taarlyts Will be made. and manly sur
pruis are doubGsss IN etCge for the
ns.nistGa
, HQIJlAl4 HdEFRB9ElN1'ATQCN.
"a proposition received nrcm this Bal
tmcis Anruml Orlferenoa emtodying
a resolution bearing on equal lay and
ministerial representation at the next
guacraD conference OF the church was
unaulinuus.y adopteA lS1 members
q voting in It's faytr. Bishop FcEs con-
e gratu.atti the conference on IT'S action.
}. lThe reaout.cn was as fellows:
"a 'Taat ais three-fourths of the mamibsrs
y cc .aa anuual o-n'erence present and
ir vclnlg duilng 1899 and 1900 sharl ap-
a prove. Of this amsniment and 1t shall
IN also receive The concurrence cf two
d. thirds Of ths general conference ~ 1900
.e lard tha electoral conferences CT 1899
(. lard 1860 shall have ee.ected rrovEional
IN Representative having THE qua,lhoa-
!: 5ions srll selected fin the mar2sr now
e. Determining the e.d.lug-n a. lay dele
~ gates. so tlhat ghe whole nnniber CT
10 ca5' delegates anli provisional r.Presen-
"a tatives sectsted for any conference
-t SHAH equal The Number OF ministerial
a diQegates for said d,nfnsnce, the gen.
n leral conference of 1900 may provide for
g. ihslr admission as lay delegates
~ CHANGE CF RDnATTCN.
r. Cre az the most interesting fn1ldaIts
a.s a. .1n osssln was the request made
iy by Rev. W. w. Rsliman, cf Farming
"a ten, Dell, to hnve HIS re,aticn dhanged
,cm sIp,rarnuase 10 supernummary.
"a, He said ne felt hlms5-f able to a. e.
as faotive work from time to time. and
Ne did mot desire to continue IN rela-
a tlom which offered launs opportunity
M -or doing min.ea,ral work HIS re
We quTet was granted
OF Rev. p ". Price. a supsrannuate
am minister, who has been. a msmber OF
sd tha connenance for sixty-three years,
ed caused laughter SY saying that Cnls OF
Ic- gAe leading men Of the Presbyterian
"a Church had requested him to ask THE
,r- lgshop to ssad him back to E1kton- He
on is 90 years years cll
50 Ar5sr The venerable minister hai fin
sf ished Rev. Dn George A. Plhoebus. wIhC
me- IS a.so ore Of tlaa eldest members oI
-as .e1 oca1cance. arore and pad beau
vs ,rn tribute D Rev. Mr.. Price.
in Rev. j. wv. Hammersley a membe
he Of the conference since 1851, was grant
cd a traufuer from THE supernumersrl
mt to the euperannuate relation, as wa
ul also Rsv W. E. Tompkins. who hai
fe- been in the conference since 1871.
.at- This case of Rev. w. M. Green, wh'
H. was charged with having abseuted him
nm oalf from th.e Hocpers island oAa7ge
or TO which he had been transferred from
es- Wol dsiHe, was settled when the com
mt, mittee cn ministerial relations recon
,,r, mended that the preachers ministeria
ing character be passed and that his re
-rv quest to be transferred from the effec
mad tive to the. .eupernumerary relation b
sva ganJsd.
ont ELDERS ORDERS
fol- Revs. Edward H. C1lu,ns, T. r. Va
,esb Dyke ard w. o. Bennett were admit.e
ls.b TO elders orders and viii be ordains
and Sunday afterncon by Bishop Floss.
ucr The following were advanced TO th
lfcuruh years studies, viz: Revs. L. Z
Pu.le. Clarence E. Hastings and w.
Talley
ave REV. w. j. Gvan was continued