The evening times., 1900-03-19
METHoDIsTs TO MEET.
Wilmington Conference To begin It,
Session Tomorrow.

session tomorrow.
WILMINGTON. Del. March ls-The
thirty second annual session OF the vii
miugton Methodist Episcopal Conference.
which Includes the churches Of the peniu-
sula. Will open with a missionary meeting
in Epworth Church. this, city. Tuesday
evening.
The business sessions viii begin on
Wednesday morning and Bishop Edward
G. Andrews will preside. But few changes
In the pastorates are expected The con
gregations Of thirty eight OF the forty-six
churches in the Wilmington district have
invited their pastors 10 return for another
year. Thirty-four Of the forty-four pastors
in the Dover district have been invited 10
return. thirty-two Of the forty in the East
ern district and twenty light Of the forty
five pastors IN the Salisbury district
The pastOTates OF Rev. c. K. swain at
Taugfer and G. T. Anderson OF Princess
Anne. expire by the i've years limitation
Rev T. A. n. O'Brien OF Hillsboro Md
has been suggested for Tangier Rev. d.
F. Waddell Of Mllington has requested
p charge near this city. Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church OF this city never selects
a pastor from this conference. Rev. Dr.
Henry Baker, Of this church will go to
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the Rev. Dr. W. W. King, OF St. Louis
At the sessions four ministerial TWO lay
and two provisional lay delegates will be
elected TO the General Conference. ard
there are rumOrs that the old Wilson and
anti-Wilson fight may be revived in these
elections. II is reported that the Wilson
men will attempt 10 control the election Of
delegates and also the ministerial appoint
ments.
Two Of the candidates for ministerial
delegates will be Presiding Elders W. F.
Corkran. Of the Eastern district. and - s
Baker. Of the Dover district Others men
toned for delegates are Presiding Elder T
f. Martindale, Of the Salisbury district:
Rev Charles A. Hill, Of Smyrna Rev. E.
c. Macnichol. Of Cambridge. Nd: Hev. c.
p Swain Of Tangier Nd. and Rev DR.
". L. 5. Murray of this city.
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore. OF this
city will IL is said, be chosen president of
the lay conference which is to select TWO
delegates and two provisional delegates 10
the General Conference. Congressman John
Henry HoGeckeT of smyrna. and Samuel
II. Baynard. OF this city, il is said. will be
chosen delegates.
Rev. Dr. j. d. c. Hanna. who was ap-
pointed field secretary by the last confer
ence to raise funds for the twentieth cen
of his labors. He has secured subscriptions
for about $4,000 During the year Grace
Church. besides meeting all apportion-
ments, raised ST., SOC TO pay the indebted
ness on the church.
The conference will be in session daily
from $50 o'Iork in the morning until
neon. In the = iernOon and evening ami
versaries OF the conference societies viii bt
celebrated, as follows:
Wednesday afternoon Historical Society,
evening, Rev. +. b. Shorts reception on he
/ half OF Epworth Church; Thursday after
noon, Women's Home Missionary Society
! evening. veterans anniversary; Friday aft
4 ernoon. Women's Foreign Missionary Soci.
/ ETY.; evening, Church Extension Society
/ Saturday afternoon. EpwOTth League Con.
vention evening temperance society: Sun
/ day morning, sermon by Bishop Andrews a
| Epworth Church and admission Of candi
/ dates. elders. and deaeCns: evening mis-
siOnary rally; Monday evening. Freedman
! Aid Society.
The board Of examiners tomorrow vii
examine candidates