Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-12
THE PREACHERS ASSIGNED
Adjournment of the Methodist
Protestant Conferences.
THE SESSION ENDED TUESDAY
Easton Was Selected as the
Next Meeting Place.


The Rev. George L. Wolfe Returns to the
First Church, This City, and the Rev.
James L. Nichols Succeeds the Rev. G. H.
StoclxsdaIe at the Second Church.
The annual session of the Maryland
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, held at Westminster, ended
Tuesday night.
Easton was selected as the next
meeting place.
The statistical committee reported
the following: Unstationed ministers,
s3 Erobationers, 1863, increased, i ,298 |;
members, not including probationers,
%. COL, increased 743; received during
the year, 9, 439, increased 1885; adult
bartisms, 391, increased $50; infant
baptisms. 1924, increased 70: Sunday
schools. 25512, decreased g.; officers and
teachers, 3,447. decreased 1888: new
scholars, 1898, increased lob;
scholars on roll, 24.s6s, decreased 12l |;
conversions III Sunday schools, 1896, in
creased 500; conversions in congre-
cations, 5000, increased 1876; number
of appointments, $50, increased q;
churches, 2s5, increased ~; par
sonaaes, 81. increased A; church papers
taken, 1886, decreased 10; Sunday
school papers taken, q, 400, increased
1,7l7: value of church property,
81, 0S1. 203; value of parsonage property,
S176, 255; increase 10 value OF church
and parsonage property, s8,502.50 /;
church debt. S97.4ll.97, decreased
s37. 434.9l insurance on churches,
s543, 1853. 30; insurance on parsonages.
500, 642. 90; rental value of parsonages.
S1l,7s5. The committee also reported
III Young Peoples Societies Of Chris
tian Endeavor, which is an increase of
six over last year, with an increase in
membership Of 1851; conversions. 201.
increase of SO; money raised, 81, 495. 81.
The most satisfactory part of the stand
ing of the conference and its inci eased
prosperity was the decrease of the
church debt of s37, 434. 81.
Alternates to the General Conference
were elected as follows:
Observation-Disclosures r. Graham, S.
p. Treadway, j. T. Lassell, j. L.
M ills and j. w. Kirk.
Lay-A. Z. Tull, John Mason, @. A.
Benjamin, E. b. Feuby and Q. s.
Harris
The.pastoral appointments include the
following:
First Church, wilmine.on-G. l..
Wolfe.
Second Church, Neutrality-suspicious.
L. Nichols.
Cambridge-s. B. Treadways
Caroline. w. Norris.
Cecil-B. f. Jester.
Centreville-F. T. Benson. :
Chestertown--J. M. Gill.
Chincoteague-W. A. Melvin
Clayton--J. E. Nicholson.
Concord-E. j. Hill. -.
Crisfield-G. W. Haddaway.
Ciumpton-G. I'll. Stocksdale.
Delmar-J. Z. Il. Ewell.
Denton-J. M. Dickey.
Dorchester-J. A. Wright.
Dover and Leipsic-N. o. Gibson.
Easton--L. F.. Warner.
Felton-H. H. Schlinke.
Frederica-E H. Jones.
Georgetown-J. H. s. Ewell.
Georgetown Circuit-G. Edwin Brown
Greenwood-E. ID. Stone.
Harrington--W. S. Phillips.
Hurlocks--J. L. Ward.
Kennedyville--L Randall.
Kent Island--C. Mccullough.
Laurel-F. @. Klein.
Mardea- Elmer Simpson.
Millville-B. f. Ruley.
Milton-H. II. Bennington.
Newmarket--S. F. Cassen.
Oxford-J. T. I.assell.
Parksley-F. III. Mullineaux.
Pittsville e. o. Ewing.
Pocompke Circuit-F. S. Cain.
Pocomoke City-D. L. Greenfield.
Powellsville-G. A. Norris.
Quantico-F. T.. Sterens.
Queen Anne's-G. w. Hines.
Reliance HI. #. Wright.
Rclandville-J. e. Maloy.
Salisbury-S. j.. Smith.
Salem-R. X. Lewis.
Seaford-J. W. Balderston.
Snow Hill-Atery Donovan.
St. Miohael's--S. A. HoblitzelI.
Sussex-G. r. McCready.
Talbot-C. s. Daugherty.
Trinity-D. w. Anstipe.
Union--A. W. Mather.
Warwick--J. NJ. Brown.
Wicomico-W. Q. Livingston. o..
Wye--J. f. Wooden.
The Rev. G. II. Stocksdale, who was
pastor OF the Second Church, this city,
last year, goes to Crumrton. The Rev.
James L. Nichols is the new pastor of
the Second Church.