Evening journal., 1901-03-18

and everything is In excellent shape
for the netting After the regular sun
day evening services last evening the
committee on hons repaired to Grace
NJ. r. Church and found that there
were plenty of homes for the delegates
and the committee worked until after
midnight assigning the coming dele
gatesto their respective places of enter
tainment. The work is wonderfully
we'll done considering the few days in
which there was to get ready and re-
wise the plans
ARRIVAL or EXAMINING COMMIT
TEE.
Undergraduates and the conference
Examining Committee are arriving to-
day and some Of the examinations will
be held at a meeting Of the committee
this evening.
AS the members OF the committee
and the undergraduates arrived they
reported at Grace NJ e. Church. The
place of meeting for the purpose OF ex-
aminations has not been decided upon.
but viii be settled during the alter
noon Never In the history of the con-
ference has there been a brighter pros
pect for harmonious session OF the
conference.
The missionary anniversary was held
last evening and the schools report
everything in good shape. All collec-
tons will be made i'm time 10 report to
the conference.
FEW CHANGES IN LOCAL
CHURCHES.
There viii not be many changes
among the city churches The Rev. j.
w Easley viii not return to Brandy
wine. and the Rev. William l.. Waite.
of Lewes. has been invited tosucceed
him. Mt. Salem Church will try to
secure its former pastor. the hev S.
NJ. Morgan, of Snow Hin, Nd. 10 sue
lceed the Rev. J. p. Otis. AS the hev.
James Grove. Of Asbury Churca. will
become vice chancellor OF the Amerl-
can University at Hartman. Tenn, his
church vii endeavOr to get the Rev n.
5. Dulaney, now at AIillington Md A
contest will take place over the pastor
ct the church at Smyrna The cOugre-
cation has invited the Rev. Vaughan
Is. Collins principal of the Conference
Academy, but the invitation is opposed
by Presiding Elder Corkran The Rev.
l.. e. Barrett has declined TO return
ito Milford. and will probably be ap-
pointed to Middletown, where he has
been invited.
Ihe Conference will represent 80. 900
.church members. which twice as many
as any other denomination on the Ven
insula.
OPENING OF THE SESSION.
Although conference proper does not
begin until Wednesday morning, there
VIII be a preliminary meeting held to-
morrow evening. Bishop Daniel Good
sell will preside and there VIII be about
200 delegates present.
This will be the first conference held
since the rules we're changed allowing
minister to remain at one place indie
hnitely If reappOinted there from year
3 to year. and there is some curiosity
among the members of the Methodist
denomination to find how the new rule
will work. The greatest interest CEN
tres in the meeting of this conference
for the reason that the church has more
than 10000 members in the conference
district. and the denomination is
more than twice as large as any ether
denomination in this district. The
program arranged provides for mis-
sionary sermon Tuesday evening; holy
sacrament Wednesday morning; pente-
icostal service Wednesday afternoon.
and church extension anniversary
| "Wednesday evening; devotional cxer-
cises Thursday morning: missionary
anniversary Thursday afternoon, ED
worth League anniversary Thursday
evening.
HOMES FOR THE DELEGATES.
Following is the list of conferenc,
members official visitors and supplies
and those who will entertain them:
II. II. Adams. 1916 Market. Mrs. Hof
fecker.
G. r. Anderson, SOC Brooome, Dr. Win
ner
J. F. Anderson, 900 Jefferson. Di
Smith Cooper.
b. A. Arters. 1903 West w. II. Foulp
r. c. Atkins, sos Adams Mr.. Alexan
der
wv. e. Avery, 1912 West Sixth
j. NJ. Arters, corner Eighth an
Broome, ]. T Mullin.
iC. S. Baker, Clayton House. C. "
Pusey.
~. III. Beauchamp. Tenth and. Adams
William Dane
wv o. Bennett 706 Delaware avenu,
Professor Goldey.
IN. C. Benson, 1924 PoDlar. Mr.. Leon
ard.
lF. p. Bloxton. 9l9 Adams, II. Evans.
G. w. Bounds 3O5 West Seventh. S
Paul's parsonage.
/, w. l. P. Bowen. 9S1 Pine, Thoma
Quillen.
J. A. BrewingtOn, SOP Adams, T. I
Smith.
I H. G. Budd. Eighth and Broome, J.
Mullin.
: Asbury Burke, 1928 Tatnall. Layton.
! g. W. Burke. 1921 Poplar Mr. Schult
B, ~ r. Cannon, Central Hotel, Geors
a S. Capelle.
2 q. N Cantvell 800 West Mr. Coidin