The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-25
METHODIST
!. CONFERENCE.
Many Changes 10 be Made
in the Wilmington
Churches.

I Cambridge, Nd, March 24.--Intsrest In
he appointments for the coming year In
creases as the thtrty-frst session OF the
Wilmington annual Conference Of tho
Methodist Church, in session at Zion
Church. Cambridge. draws to close.
Rival delegations from the church at
Elkion, Nd, aud Union Church, viii.
mington,are making strenuous efforts to
secure as pastor for next year Rev. T. 4
Terry, now at Harrington, Del. II seems
however. that the Ekton charge has the
prior claim on the minister, and to-day
Lev. w. Z. Compton ia spoken of as the
next pastor Of Union Church Tho pres
ent pastor Rev. J. ID. C. Hanna, has
served the charge five years, the extreme
limit.
1t is said that Rev. W. Jaggard Mt
Pleasant, Del, will be transferred to the
New Mexico Conference. Rev. q H.
Webster has completed pastorate Of five
| years at Denton, Md, and will therefore
| go to another charge. 1t Is rumored that
large number of changes will be made.
| and many surprises are doubtless in store
| for the ministers
| Another report this evening was that If
| DR.. J. D. G. Hanna Is not made agent of
the Stewards endowment fund, he will
sither DO assigned to Mt. Salem or Wes-
ley Church, Dover. and in event of opposl.
tion to Rev. Mr. Compton becoming too
vigorous and DR.. Terry going to Elkton,
pr. Alfred Smith Of Wesley. Dover, may
be ASSIGNED to Union.
The Union delegation already has held
one stormy interview with DR.. Terry. DR..
Watt thinks he should be rs -igned to Elk.
ton, which has prier claim while the
Union dele gnti0n holds a contrary opin-
lon' hence the disagreement, which is be-
tconing serious
Furthermo:e it is stated that Rev.
Kalph I, Coursey will be returned to
Harrison Street Church for another year,
despite reports TO tho contrary.
According TO the present slate, Rev. W.
w. sharp Of Wesley Is go to Delmar,
where Rev. George W. Townsend g pastor.
are expires by Limitation. and either Rev.
w f. Dawson or I. G. Fosnocht arc
talked Of for Wesley. Rev. J. Fl. Beau.
champs name also has been mentioned
IN connec ion with Wesley.
NO other changes will 10 made in Will
mington pupils. barring Goodman, IL is
said.
Io-day's business was merely of q rou-
tine character but it was made Interesting
by IN address by Bishop Foss on his OBJ. or.
vations OF mission work in India. The at
tendance at tho sessions was very large
cut the afternoon md evening meetings
are so largely attended that scores of per-
sons arc unable to secure adm1ttnnce Into
the spacious ediflce. The hallway Is crowd.
ed always and there are many disapoint.
ed ores This has been the rule since the
session opened.
EQUAL REPRESENTATION.
A proposition received from the Baltl-
more annual conference embodying reso.
lutiOn bearing on equal lay Ind ministerial
representation at the next general confer
ence of the church was unanimously
adopted ls1 members voting In Its favor.
Bishop Foss congratulated the conference
on Its action. The resolution was as fol-
lowsi
'"That as three-fourths Of the members
OF the annual conference present and vot-
ing during 1899 and 1900 shall approve of
this amendment and 1t shall also receive
the concurrence Of two-thirds Of the gen.
eral conferences of 1899 and 1900 shall have
selected provisional reprasen ativss having
the qualifications and selected In the man.
ner now determining the election Of lay.
delegates, so that the whole number of lay
delegates and provisional representa- Ives
selected for any conference shall equal the
number of ministerial delegates Tor said
conference, the general conference of 1900
may provide for their admission as lay
delegates"
CHANGE OF RELATION.
One of the most interesting Incidents of
the session was the request made by Rev,
w. W. Redman, Of Pennington. Del, to
have his relation changed from superau-
nuate to supernumerary. He said be felt
himself able to do effective work from
time to time aud did not desire to oontin.
10 IN relation which offered little op-
portunity for doing ministerial work. His
request was granted.
Rev. B. F. Pr!oe, a..superannuate minis.
ter. Who hass been . member Of the con fer.
enoe Tor Sixty -throe years, caused laughter
by saying that one Of the leading men Of
the Presbyterian Church had reouesl cd
him to ask the bishop to send him back to
Elkton. He Is ninety years old.
After the venerable minister had finish
cd speaking Rev. DR.. George A. Phoebus,
who Is also one OF the oldest members of
the conference orose and paid beautiful
tribute to Rev. Mr. Price
Rev. J. w. Hammersley, member of
the conference since 1851, was granted
transfer from the supernumsrary to the
snperannuate relation, as was also R.y.
W. E. Tompkins. wLohas been in the con.
ference since 1871.
The case of Rev. W. M. Green who was
charged with having absen,ed himself |
from tie Hoopers Island charge 20 which
he had been Transferred from Woodside,
was euttled when the committee on minis |
trial relations recommended that The |
preachers ministerial character be passed |
and that his request Gu tranferred from |
the effective to the supernumerary relation
be granted.
ELDERS ORDERS.
Revs. Edward H. Collins, T. r. Van
Dyke and w. u Bennett we're admitted to
elders orders and will be ordained Sunday
afternoon by Bishop Foss.
The following were advanced to the
fourth years studies viz, Revs. L. Il.
Poole. Clarence Il. Hastings and w. j,
1ialley.
Rev. W. J. Given was continued in the
third years studies. Rev. H. Il Kelso
was advanced from thu second to the
fourth year, and Rev. sGeorge R. Ellis
from the first to tho fourth years studie3
Revs. Omar e. Jones, +. E Bloxton, Fred.
erick x. Moore and j. W. Jones were con-
tlnued IN the second years udles.
nuring the report of tho examiners
Bishop Foss questioned the procedure of
examining candidaes in the studies Of
two years at one sitting. mo brother has
a right to be examined. and no board .!
examiners has q right to examine cam
didate beyond tho class to which he be-
longs" he as serted. The bishop explained
the conditions under which the candidates
were advanced to-day, which was entirely
con gruous, and there was no further aues.
tioning Gf such action.
In addition to Bishop Foss, professor W.
L Gooding of DlckersoD, tormerally Of
the Conference Academy: Dr. f. T War.