Middletown transcript., 1901-04-13

r EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In March. 1882 The Fourteenth session
OF the Wilmington Annual Conference
convened inBethesda Methodist Epi copaI
Church, Bishop John F. Hurst, D. D.
L. L. D., presiding. The following Com
mittees were in charge: Conference en-
t+rtainment; Rev. w. L. S. Murrry,
Chairman; Alfred G. Cox, Secretary;
Major B. I. Biggs, &. E. Hukill, w. H.
Moore, and w. P. Biggs. Committee in
attendance at the Church; Rev. W. L. S.
Murray, A. G. Cox, G. E. Hukill, and
John Drummond Committee in atten-
dance at Opera House, James NJ. Cox,
R. H. Eliason, w. H. Moore and w. P.
Biggs. The Conference session was one
of great interest to our people.
The members and friends of the Church,
together with tie kind assistance of
other Churches of the town, provided
ample accommodations for the entertain
ment of all the members of the Confer
ence and official visitors. Our people
gave the week to the Conference pro-
ceedings, and were greatly instructed in
the workings of our beloved Methodism,
and her world wide plans.
At this Conference, Alfred G. Cox, a
member of Bethesda Church, was elected
Treasurer of the Conference Missionary
Society, for the promotion of Foreign and
Domestic Missions, which Office he has
retained ever since.
At the last session of the Conference
held in March 1901, the amount raised
for the Missionary cause was $24, $1,000
In March 1893, during the pastorate of
Rev. n. NJ. Brown, the Wilmington An
nual Conference was again entertained by
the members and friends of Bethesda
Church. The Conference convened
March 10Th, and was presided over by
Bishop Stephen R. Merrill, D. D. L. l..
D.
The Official members of various classes
in the Church, from 1887 to 1859 are
named below. During this period Mid
dletown and CantwelPs Bridge odessa
were one charge. The year each person
was appointed is given.
Local Preachers-1837, William Hick
man; 1913, Goldsmith D. Carrow; 1874,
Abram Poulson, Samuel Dale; 1916, JOS
Smithers; 1858, John Hays, Joshua
Brinkler; 1857, Charles B. Lore; (now
Chief Justice of the State of Delaware)
1858, James Carol; Andrew McMurphy;
1859, w. G. Keater
Exhorters-1S38, John S. Bell; 1843,
G. D. Carrow; 1916, Alexander Lea, J.
Brinkley; 1850, David T. Records; 1851,
VIM. Whitaker; 1853, Samuel Laws; 1854,
w. W. Taylor. 1857, Benz F. Chatham.
STEWARDSHIP, Benjamin Fields, James
V. Moore, Joseph G.. Griffith, John Hays,
John c. Lockwood, Nathaniel Smithers,
Mark Davis; 1871, John S. Merritt; 1912,
Garrett Cox; 1913, Henry Davis, John
Whitby; 1915, Thomas Clayton; 1916
David Mckee; 1S47, Joseph w. Gary;
1913, John Appleton; 1910, Albert r.
Pennington; 1850, Daniel B. Mckee,
John Whitby; 1852, Leonard v. Aspril.
Leaders 1887, Philip D. Riley, Eben
Passmore, Ezekiel Wright, John Apple
ton; James Palmatory, John C. Lock
wood; 1888, John S. Bell; 1910, Daniel B.
Mckee; 1912, g. D. Carrow, William
Harris; 1913, Josiah Ridgway, Joseph
Ernest; 1874, John McIntire; 1917,
Thomas T. Enos; 1913, Henry P. Baker,
Sidney Anderson; 1852, Leonard v.
Aspril, David Mckee; 1858, Andrew
McMurphy, Jesse Lake.
In 1889, Middletown was made a
station, and since until now the off
cial men have been as follows:
Local Preachers-185S, David Mckee,
Jr., late member of the Philadelphia An
nual Conference; 1874, Thomas ]. Pretty
man, late a member of the Wilmington
AnnualC Conference; 1889 John B. Roberts.
Exhorters-1873, W. J. II. Lingo; 1876,
Edward B. Wainwright; 1865, George A.
Vandegrlft; 1877, John B. Roberts, Eli
Dickerson, Louis Fenimore
stewards-1S59, Manlove D. Wilson.
Nehemiah Burris, Joseph w. Gary, Sam
uel w. Roberts, Alexander M. Vail.
Henry Davis, Albert R. Pennington;
S63, Alfred G. Cox; 1864, James Dodson:
1868, Samuel B. CHM, w. J. H. Lingo:
1870, G. E. Hukill, Thomas E. Hurn.
Martin E. Walker, John Chamberlain.
Manlove Davis; 1872, John B. Roberts.
James J. Brown; 1873, Thomas s. Dun
ming; 1875, James M. Cox, w. H. Moore:
1881, w. P. Biggs; 1882, Henry Clayton,
Charles S. E lison, James farrell, Martin
B. Burris, Joseph C. Parker, Robert B.
Mckee, Jacob H. Emerson, William
Brockson, William Taylor, John w. Jolls;
1899, George r. Wilson; Enoch G.. Alice
Charles A. Ritehie; 1900, Manlove D.
Wilson, Jr.
Leaders-1S5e, Joseph W. Gary, Philip
D. Riley, Jesse Lake, William E. Beck