The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-17
MINISTERIAL
CANDIDATES.
They Will Be Examined in
St. Paui's Church Mon.
day Evening.

The examining board of thsWilmington
| Elc'hoptst Eptrcopal Conference will meet
| in ST. Paul's Church. Market street above
Seventh. Monday evening The commit.
Hurst, W. ]. DuHadway. Geo. w. Town-
send, H. G. Buld, Il. c. Machichol ID. D
apa r. Irving Watkins ID. d.
The candidates for admission are: Jno.
Nj. Alters, ". C. Pool, A. L. Grey, W. E.
Greenfield, +. N. Faulkner, c. N. Jones.
N. c. Benson,
Frst yoar-J. l.. johnson. A. H. Covey.
w. f. Wrl .hu.
Second year-O. u. Jones' F. e. Blox-
ton, +. y. Moore, Jno W. Jones.
Third year-.I. w. Prettyman, Harry
Taylor, n. n. Cantwell, G. W. Dawson,
d. j. Gwnin.
Fourth year--Geo r, Ellis L. e. Poole.
Local Orders-Alilton McCann, J. B.
Goodyear.
The conference. proper, will open in
Epworth Church "Wednesday morning..
Rev. Mr.. Short has been tireless arrang-
ing preparations, and the churches Of the
city hava opened their homes, so that the
approaching session will b, most snugly
cared for. -sr4f.,a
The session promises to be session OF
more than unusual interest. The new law
calling for four Instead of two lay dele.
gates to the General Conference, goos in-
w SicSt WIS year.. IL VIII pTOUhUly uuu
soon he again. Because doubtless the
next General Conference vii! decide to re-.
uIcc the number OF delegates 50 as to
avoid such an unwieldv body. Since the
lay and ministerial delegates have bssn
made equal number, 1t seems evident the
body will be TOO large-700. Hence 1t is not
unlikely the number of lay and ministerial
may be reluced ons-half, The forecast
does not show ihat there will be much
t1iCnIfy in n1iu ~ thp NJ ~ ~ rna Mt,
md so far rs the general work Of the Con-
ference Is concerned, the Indication is that
all will bo smooth,
Bishop Andrews who will preside at the
Conference needs but little Introduction
at this time this being the third time, un- I
der tho providence of God, tho Cont
has had the pleasure of his presidency.
born in Naw Hartford, N. Y. August 2
lS25. and uni ell with the church at the
age of ten. He was graduated from Wes-
leyan University in 1917; entered tho miu.
istry next year; became teacher In 1854;
the next year became principal of Maus-
field Fema!e College; principal of Gaze
novia Seminary in 1856; and in 1864, re-
en- tered tho pastorate.
ln 1872 white pastor In Brooklyn,he was
ordained bishop. In class with Thos. Bow
man, W. L. Harris. K. s. Foster, l. w.
Wiley, s. NJ. Merrill, Gilbert Haven and
j. L. Peck. The bishop has Travelled al!
around the world in the interest Of Meth.
odism, anu comes here full of well ripened
information. Ho Is n strong presiding Of
ticer, and 50 elegantly adjusts his work as
to leave the least possible friction. Every
interest OF tho church will :eceive his
most careful and pgayetfui consideration.
Tho conference may congratulate itself
on having Bi.hop Andrews TO preside over
its deliberations
The subiec of pastoral changes contin.
ues to DO discuSse with some apprehen-
sion by the members of the Conference.
The generally accepted belief that Rev.
John ID G. Hanna will not accept the sec.
retaryshp of the Twentieth Ceptury
Fund movement for another year, has
caused some calculation on he part of
those preachers who have served four Of
their five years itinerancy In the churches
thny now occupy. Tho only Wilmington
preacher who has been In his present. pull
pit hat length of time is DR.. w. l.. 3.
Murray of st. Pauls Church but he will
not be removed. Down State Nom bers Of
tho Conferences are therefore the ones who
are doing the most calculating,
1t Is said that DR.. Hanna will go to
Laurel, but no one seems to know who
will succeed the Wilmington preacher AZ
secretary of the Twentieth Century move
ment. The duties Of tho office are by no
means pleasant, therefore 1t may prove a
difficult matter for Bishop Andrews to Sc.
cure:a maj. for tho position. Should DR..
Hanna be assigned to the Laurel Church
1t will cause u change among the minis
ters net yet planned. This may bring
to several ministers for a
time, but before many months elapse all
will disappear and the
pastors will be working for such success
IL the church as she has never before had.