The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-20
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES.
Those Who Want to Go to
Chicago Next May Are
Building Their
Fences.

Many members Of the Wilmington M.
r. Conference arrived in thi. city to-day
and were assigned to their homes. Bishop
Andrews will arrive This afternoon and
will DO entertained by Chief Justice Lore.
Conference examinations began last
evening in st. PauIs Church. Revs, J.
d. Rigg, W.O Hurs, and X Irving Wat.
kins Of the examining board held exam
nations in he English branches. pschol.
ogy and systematic theology. Those who
took the examination were; Candidates
for admission, John NJ, Ar!ers, W. G.
Pool, W. K. Greenfield, II. N. Faulkner,
C. N. Jones, N G. Benson, W. H.ekenney,
Howard Davis and J. Il. Gallagher; in
studies Of the first year, J, L. Johnson, 4.
A. y. Convey; second year, q. H. Jones, f.
4. Bloxsom John w. Jones: third year,
Cantwell, G. W. Dawson, fourth yoar
George X. Ellis. L. X. Poole; for local Or
ders. Milton McCann, j. b. Gardner and
u H. Covey.
Examinations were held at O'Clock this
morning and o'clock in the att ernoon,
and 7.30 och ok In the evening daily, and
were continued to day and will be to- NOR
row, o her members of the examining
b0nrd assisted In the examinations to day.
The pastoral appointments and the elec-
ton OF delegates to the General Confer
once will be the most interesting features
Of the Wilmington NJ, K. Conference
which begins to-day. The General Con-
ference will convene in Chicago in May.
Its last session held In 1896, was held In
Cleveland, Ohio
The great question before the body at
the time was the eligibility Of women to
sit as delegates, and the matter was dis.
missed to the care Of special committee,
and eventually 10 the annual confsren ces,
the women ito occupy the seats in ques-
ton without establishing a precedent"
The Wilmington Conference has passed
upon The admission Of women. aud on
the question Of equal representation.
While it is not opposed to the admission
Of women. 1t is not yet ready to elect wo.
men as delegates. It. will elect four min
isterial and four lay delegates. two of the
latter provisional to The next Quadren-
NAL Council, in which 1870 conferences
will take part 1t remains to be seen
whether the General Conference will seat
the two additional lay delegates but in
any event the action will serve to show
the sentiment of the laity Of the Whining.
ton Conference. 1t is generally conceded
that Presiding Elders Watt will lead the
ministerial delegation.
According to tho rule OF rotation, Ito
Whining on and Naston districts are en-
titled TO name the two lay delegates whose
admission will not be questioned. II this
rule Is not broken, 1t Is said Charles B. |
Lore or Samuel II. Baynard, Of the Will
minRton district, and John II. Hoffecker,
of the Eastern district, will be cleo ed
William r. Flynn and Geo. w. Todd, Of
this district; Fl p. Cannon, J. e. Carroll, |
I. N. Rawlins, Thomas H. Medford,
William Salisbury, John W. File cher
and j. E Holland Of the Dover dictrict;
Walter Thompson, of the Eastern district
and William H. Jackson, e. James Tull |
and L. E. P. Dennis. of salisbury dis
tricts, are candidates.
The General Conference will likely elect
five bishops, Two Of them for foreign fields.
Among those named for the episcopacy
are DR.. j. f. Berry, editor Of the Epworth
Herald, and DR.. William V. Kelley, sdi.
tor Of tho Methodist Review, Since the
last session of this conference three MEM
bers havo been transferred to other con.
ferences- Julius Dodd, to the New Jersey |
Conference, Isaac l.. Wood, to he Con-
nectcut Conference, and ] L. Nelson. 10
tine East Maine Conference. The follow
ing have been brought into the Whining
ton Conference by transfers: V. e. Hills
and j. Il. Richardson, from the East
Maine Conferences: DR.. E, w. Caswell,
from the New England Conferences: L. c.
Suntleld from he New Jersey Conference
and j. r Cannon, from the Blue Ridge