Middletown transcript., 1900-03-03
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
Expected Changes to be Made in Some
Pastoral Relations.

Expected Changes to be Made in Some
Pastoral Relations.
During the coming session Of tue
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Com
ference a number Of changes will be
made in the pastoral relations, two of
them by the fve,year limitation.
Among those who are likely to change
are G. T. Anderson, of Princess Anne;
G. P. Swain, of Tangier; Rev. Fl. s.
Thompson, of Delaware City; w. A.
Wise, of Harrington; G.. w. WoodalI,
of Laurel; Fl. G. Turner. of Girdletree,
and G. W. Bounds, of Deals Island.
In Cecil county, Nd, the following
pastors have been invited to return
Revs. ]. H. Geoghegan. CHEEKY Hill;
L. E. Poole, Chesapeake City; T. E.
Terry. Elkton; G. W. Dawson, Perry
vile; W. R. Mowbray, Zion; H. A. G.
Westerfield, Rising Sun; G.. W. Town
send, North East; T. s. Holt, st. Johns,
and A. S. Mowbray. Port Deposit.
The transfers since the last sessions
of the conference have been rather
more numerous than usual. DR.. Henry
Baker is to be transferred to Cbrist's
Church, Allegheny City, Pa; Rev. l.
L. Wood has been transferred to Nor
wich, Conn; J. l.. Nelson to the East
Maine Conference; Julius Dodd to
Camden, N. j. There have been
brought into the conference by trans
fers:-V. E. Hills, from East Maine
Conference; DR.. E. W. Caswell, from
New England Conference; E. g. Sun
field. from New Jersey Conference; J.
r. Cannon, from Blue Ridge, and J.
T. Richardson, from East Maine Con.
ference.
The most interesting thing in con-
nection with the coming conference,
since there are no presiding eldeis to
appoint, is the election Of delegates to
the Quadrennial General Conference,
which NEE g. the first Wednesday OF
May next in Chicago. There will be
four delegates to elect. Among those
prominently mentioned as possible
delegates are Alfred Smith, of Dover;
Robert Watt, presiding elder of the
Wilmington district; G. 2. Swain, OF
Tangisr; w. f. CorkraD, presiding
elder of Easton district; V. s. Collins,
principal of the Conference Academy,
DIVER, and Thoras E. Martipdale,
presiding elder of Salisbury district.
The conference meets In March. Bishop
Edward G. Andrews, L. L. D.. being
the presiding officer. The iaymen bold
a conference at the same time, compos-
ed of one delegate from each charge,
and It is known as the Lay Delegate
ELECTORAL Conference. This body Sc
lec,s four lay delegates to represent
them in the general conference which
meets in Chicago In May Among
those mentioned as possible lay dele
gates are w. r. Finn, of Newport,
Del Mr.. Z. E. P. Dennis. of Crisfeld.
Nd; Mr.. T. N. Rawlings. of Seaford,
DEL, and Mr.. s. II. Baynard, of Will
mington, Del.
Grace Church. of Wilmington win
have as its next pastor, the Rev. DR..
w. F. King, at present pastor Of Lin
den Avenue Church, st. Louis.
The Rev. DR.. King on Saturday
notified the trustees of Grace Church
that he would accept their call to the
pastor to succeed the Rev. DR.. Henry |
Baker, subject to the concurrence Of
Bishop Fitzgerald. who viii preside
over the conference OF which DR.. King |
is member.
A call 10 Dr. King was extended o
few days ago BY The trustees Of Grace
Church. The intention was to send two
trustees to confer with Dr.. King, but |
owing to unavoidable conditions this !
was not done.