Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17
CONFERENCE REPRESENTATION.

Brandywine Summit Campmeeting
Grounds, Pa. Aug. l0.--Between SER
vices, yesterday, some of the ministers
and laymen discussed the question of
who will represent the Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference Mt the
next quadrennial session of the General
Conference, in 1900. at which one
bishop will probably enter The super
ANIMATED ranks, and three bishops will
he elected. The Wilmington Confer
ence, in 1896, had six delegates four
ministerial and two LAYOUT, expect
ing that the General Conference will
sanction equal representation, which is
favored by majority of the annual
conferences, it will doubtless, in 1900,
elect eight delegates four ministerial,
two lay and two provisional lay. The
delegates will be elected at the confer
ence session to DO held in Epworth
Church, Wilmington, next March, the
ministerial body choosing the minis
terial delegates. and the lay body
selecting the lay delegates
During the discussion, the opinion
that the Rev. w. F. Corkfan, ID. D.,
presiding elder of the Easton district,
will lead in the ministerial delegate
contest was expressed, and it was
asserted that he will be unanimously
supported by the Easton district, and
receive some votes from the Salisbury
district, of which he formerly was Pre-
siding elder.
1t was predicted that the Rev. G. S.
Baker, d. D., presiding elder of the
Dover district, will stand well in the
contest. and it was said that, with pos
sibly five exceptions, the ministers OF
his district will be solid for him.
The Rev. Robert Watt, D. D., pre-
siding elder of the Wilmington dis
trict; the Rev. L. e. Martindale, ID.
D., presiding elder of the Salisbury
| district: the Revs w. L. s. Murray,
| d. d., and j. d G. Hanna, ID D., OF
| Wilmington. and tho Rev. G. w. Pret.
| lyman. ID. D., OF Salisbury were men,
toned as possibilities.
The late Rev. Merritt Hulburd. ID.
d., being pastor of Grace Church, Will
mington, when he was elected d dele
gate to the General Conference, in 1896,
the question viii the Rev. Henry
Baker, d. d., the present pastor oi
that church, figure in the coming con
4 test was asked. A like question arost
| respecting the Rev. Vaughan s. Col
Inns. principal of the Wilmington Con
ference Academy, Prof. W. l.. Goodine
who was elected a lay delegate in 1896
heing principal of that institution a
that time.
The lay delegates having come from
the Dover and Salisbury districts il
1896, it was said, the Wilmington ant
Easton districts expect to be honorel
in 1860. 1t was also said that 10.
delegate from the Delaware portion o
the Easton district has not been elected
for n long time, and that it will reques
recognition next year.
For lay delegate, Hon. Charles b
Lore and Samuel H. Baynard of vii
mington, William H. Finn OF Nev
port and Hon. John II. Hoffecker 0
Smyrna were mentioned as possibili
ties.
For lay provisional delegate. Thoma
Rawlins OF Seaford and DIR. Georg
Jones Of Georgetown we're mentions
as possibilities.
At the next session Of the Genera
Conference, no member of tho VIII
mineton Conference will be candi
date for the episcopacy. During tn
balloting for bishops three years age
the late DIR. Hulburd received fe'
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