The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-16
Ready For Conference.

The pastors and layinen Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Churches of this city,
are rushing preparations for the annual
conference which convenes in Grace
Church next Tuesday evening, and
which was transferred from Seaford to
Wilmington, on account Of number
Of cases of varioloid existing in the
former town. The conference enter
tainment committee recently appointed
which consists of Presiding Elder Watt,
and all the Methodist Episcopal pastors
in this city, held a meeting in Union M.
u. Church yesterday afternoon, to dis
cuss plans for entertaining the out-of-
town delegates. Each pastor will ap-
point special committee to canvass
his congregation for homes for the dele
gates while in this city. Many members
of the conference and friends Of the same
who reside in this city, have already in
formed their pastors that they will
entertain the visitors. The full list OF
homes for the delegates will not be pub
lished until the first of the week, and
the visitors will report in Grace Church
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Contrary to reports the decision to
have the session of conference held at
Grace Church this city, next week. will
not result in friction between the Will
mington and Dover districts. The fol
lowing telegram was received yesterday
morning by Presiding Elder Robert
Watt, ID. D., of the Wilmington district,
from the Rev. G. s. Baker, ID. d., of
Dover, presiding elder Of the Dover dis
trct, III which Seaford, where it was
proposed to hold the session, is located:
"Doycr, March l5.-Rev. Robert Watt,
D. d., presiding elder Wilmington dis
trict: Dover invited and wanted Con
ference, but in view of the newspaper
publications, yields to Grace Church"
On account Of the removal of the
time limit, it is expected that there will
be many pastoral changes at the coming
session of conference.
In this city, however, the Rev. Il. 3.
Short has been invited to return to
Epworth Church; the Rev. William Writ
King, u. d., to Grace; the Rev. w. q.
Avery, d. ID, to Harrison Street; the
Rev. w. L. s. Murray, ID. d., to st.
Paul's; the Rev, II. p. Harris, to Scott,
and the Rev. G. A. Grise, to Union.
A number of other pastors throughout
the conference have also received calls
from their present charges to return
next conference year.
At the coming session Of the Whining
ton Conference, the Rev. B. II. Price
will celebrate the 65th anniversary Of
his admission to the ministry; the Rev.
r. II. Haynes, his 5sth the Rev. j. w.
Ilaumrrsey. his 5Oth; the Rev. j. B.
Merritt, G. a. phocblls II. w. Todd,
n. d.. and w. NJ. Warner, their 4Sth;
the Rev. John France, his 45th: the
Rev. II. f. Talbot, his 44th; the Rev. S.
j. Morris, w. W. Redman, A. 7. Scott
and II. $. Thompson. their 4sd; the
Reya. c. +. Sheppard and ]. 7. Van
Burkalo, their AID: the Rev. ]. o.
Syphprd his 41st; the Rev. G. s. Con-
away, his 39th; the Rev. y. Il. Martin
dale, ID. d., his S7th; the Revs. G. w.
Burke and James Carroll, their 36th;
tho Ilcvs. James ESgatc and r. Il.
White, their S5th; the Rev. j. ID. Rigg,
his 34th; the Revs. | G. Fosnocht. w. Il.
MrFarlane. &. w. lrettyman, -. d.,
and j. $. Wickline their 33d: the Revs.
Edward Davis, II. Il. Hunter, f. IL.
Miller and p. II. Rawlins, their SOD;
the Rcvs. ]. A. Arters and Adam Stengle
their 9lst; the Revs. W. J. Du Hallway,
II. II. Harding. L. w. Layfeld, W. l.. s.
Murray, ID. D., f. II. Nelson, J. w.
Poole and w. Il. Tomkinson, their Goth;
the RcvS. Il. II. Adams. ID. d., ]. d.
Kemp. j. p. Otis and G. w. Wilcox,
their 18th; the Rev. w. NJ. Green, +. G.
MacSorley and Robert Roe, their 2Sth,
and the Revs. l.. Il. Barrett, d. D., w.
J.. p. Bowen, Albert Chandler, ]. Nj.
Collins, Wilbur f. Cochran, ID. d.. Il. G.
Macnichol, ID. d., r. A. II. O'Brien, d.
d., Il. Il. Terry and G. w. Wilcox,
their 18th. The other members of the
conference have been the ministry less
than % years.