Evening journal., 1901-01-04
FORECAST Oh
CONFERENCE
Few Pastors Have Been In
VitOd to Return
ASBURY MEMBERS STIRRED UP
DR.. Groves Successor May Cause
Some FaCtiOnal Strife Among
Large Congregation
ASBURY MEMBERS STIRRED UP

Few churches have extended pastoral
Invitations for the next conference
'year, and it is believed that there win
be many pastoral changes at the an
.nual session Of the Wilmington NJ. b.
conference. The chief cause OF this
lis thought to be due to the removal OF
8he time limit
Among the pastors invited to return
TO Wilmington churches are the Iol-
Ilowing;
The Rev. F. B. Short has been in
4yited to return to EpwOrth Church;
athe Rev. William Writ King, d. d., to
3Grace: the Rev. w. =. Avery, D.. TO
4Harrison Street the Rev. w. L. S. Muir
Iray, ID. d., to St. Pauls the Rev. f. p.
Harris, to Scott, and the Rev. c. A.
.|Grise, TO Union.
Others who have been invited to re-
Aturn are: The Rev. r. X. Stephenson,
ITO SeafOrd, despite the fact that he
has accepted an invitation to go to
4Elxton. subject to the approval OF
#the bishop; the Rev. w. p. Taylor, to
#Beclxwith; the Rev. l.. W. Laytield, 10
#Camden; the Rev. Alfred Smith, ID. d..
* to Wesley, Dover; the Rev. A. p. Pret-
|tymam, to Galena; the Rev. S. P. Ship
Hman, TO Kent Island; the Rev. w. o.
3Hurst, to Odessa; the Rev. J. II. Beau
champ, to ST. Michaels; and the Rev
#R. II. Adams, d. D.. to Easton.
The Rev. G. A. Hill probably will &C
Ito Salisbury, and the Rev. Vaughan
5S. Collins, Of the Wilmington Confer.
ence Academy, may succeed Mr. Hi
in Smyrna.
Middletown desires to obtain th'
3Rev. L. E. Barrett, ID. d., of Milford
Brandywine Church, has asked for th'
Rev. William l.. White. of Lewes, anG
H New Castle the Rev w. G. kOOns, o
Bridgeyille. The Rev. r. E. White
who is finishing his fifth year at Sil
verbrOOk Church, has notified the offi
Icials that he desires a change of pas
torate, and the church will prObabl,
leave the selection Of his successor en-
tirely with the bishop.
The Rev. Z. c. Atkins, pastor CT Cen
reville NJ. r. Church, desires a chang
of. pastorate. Mr. Atkins is c0mplet
ng his third year as pastor Of the Cen
reville Church, and will leave with
K igCod record.
There is much speculation concern
ng the Rev. James Groves successo
at Asbury Church. Mr. Grove I'll re
tire from Asbury's pastorate mex
March. He Will remain in the Wi
ningtcn Conference, but at present
cannot be predicted to what charge h
will be assigned.
1t is said that the Rev. H. S. Du
aney would be acceptable to three
ifths CT the official board.
At the coming session Of the Wi
mingtOn Conference, the Rev. B.
Price Will celebrate the 65th annivel
ary of his admission to the ministry
he Rev. T.. II. Haynes, his 5Sth th
Rev. J. w. Hammersley, his 5Oth; th
Reys. j. b. Merritt, G. A. Phoebus, }
W. Todd, d. D., and w. NJ. Warne
heir 48th year; the Rev. John Franc
his 45th: the Rev. +. T. Talbot, h
i4th the Reys. S. j. Morris, W. v
3edman, A. n. Scott and II. S. ThOml
on, their 43d; the Revs. c. +. SheI
pard and J. T. Van BurkalOw, the
I'D; the Rev. j. o. Sypherd his Ais
he Rev. G. S. ConOway, his 39th; IL
Rev. T. e. Martindale, ID. D., his 37tf
he Revs. G.. w. Burke and James Ca
oil, their 36th; the Revs. James u
gate and y. e. White their 35th; II
Rev. j. d. Rigg, his 34th; the Rev
G.. F'osnocht, w. B. McFarlane,
Nv. Prettyman, ID. d., and J. S. Wicl
inc, their 33d; the Revs. Edward ID
Wis, T. B. Hunter, f. II. Miller and
Il. Rawlins, their 32d; the Revs. J.
Arters and Adam Stengle, their 31s
he Revs. w. J. DuHadaway, T.
Harding, l.. w. Layfield, w. L. S. Mu
ay, d. d.. E. H. Nelson, J. w. Poo
nd w. e. Tomkinson, their 30th; Il
2evs. R. H. Adams. d. d., J. ID. KEN
p Otis and G w. Wilcox, their 29tl
he Revs. w. NJ Greene, +. c. Ma
;orley and Robert Roe, their 2Sth; al
he Revs. L. e. Barrett, d. d.. w. L.
aewen. Albert Chandler, J. NJ. Collin
Wilbur +. Corl0ran, d. d.. r. c. Ma
Nichol, d. D., T. A. IT. O'Brien. ID.
T. Il. Terry and G.. w. Wilcox the
9Th. The other members OF the Co
erence have been in the ministry lc
han twenty-five years.