The evening times., 1900-03-19
METHODISTS TO MEET.
" Wilmington Conference TO Begin Its
Session Tomorrow.

WILMINGTON. Del March l9.-The
thirty second annual session OF the vii
mington Methodist Episcopal Conference.
which includes the churches of the penin-
sula will open with missionary meeting
in Epworth Church. this city. Tuesday
evening
The business sessions will begin on
/ Wednesday morning. and Bishop Edward
6. Andrews will preside. But few changes
in the pastorates are expected The CON
sregations of thrty-eght of the forty-six
churches in the Wilmington district have
invited their pastors TO return for another
year Thirty four Of the forty-four pastors
in the Dover district have been invited TO
return thirty-two of the forty in the East
ern district and twenty-eight of the forty
five pastors 10 the Salisbury district
The pastprates of Rev. c. r. Swain. at
Tangier and G. T. Anderson. of Princess
Anne expire by the five years limitation
Rev. T A. Fl. OBrien. of Hillsboro. Md
has been suggested for Tangier. Rev d.
+. Waddell of Millington. 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 20 to
Pittsburg. Pa. and he will be succeeded by
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At the sessions four ministerial. two lay
and two provisional lay delegates will be
elected TO the General Conference. and
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
E Martindale, of the Salisbury district:
Rev. Charles A. Hill, of Smyrna; Rev. e.
c. Macnichol. of Cambridge, Md. Rev. c.
p Swain. of Tangier Nd, and Rev. DR..
W. L. S. 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 TO
the General Conference Congressman John
Henry Hoffecker of smyrna and Samuel
H. Baynard, of this city, ii is said will be
chosen delegates.
Rev DR.. j. ID. c. Hanna who was ap-
pointed field secretary by the last confer
ence TO raise funds for the twentieth cen
tury thank offering, will report the result
oil MS idDOTS. ne has SeCuFeu SUBSCRIPTIONS
for about $4,000 During the year Grace
Church besides meeting all apportion-
ments, raised $4,000 to pay the indebted
ness on the church.
The conference will be in session daily
from $50 o'clock in the morning until
neon. In the afternoon and evening ami
versaries of the conference societies will be
celebrated, as follows:
Wednesday afternoon, Historical Society;
evening Rev. f. B. Shorts reception on be-
half of Epworth Church: Thursday after
noon, Women's Home Missionary Society;
evening, veterans anniversary; Friday aft
ernoon, Women's Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY.; evening, Church Extension Society;
Saturday afternoon. Epworth League Con-
vention; evening temperance society: Sun
day morning, sermon by Bishop Andrews at
Epworth Church and admission of candi-
dates, elders, and deacons: evening. mis-
sionary rally: Monday evening. Freedman's
Aid Society.
The board of examiners tomorrow will
examine candidates