The sun., 1901-03-18
CONFERENCE
TO CONVENE
In Grace M. E. Church Beginning
Wednesday Morning.
BISHOP GOODSELL TO PRESIDE
Homes for Delegates Have Been Pro-
vidsd and Program Will be Car
ried Out as Arranged
fol- Seaford.
BISHOP GOODSELL TO PRESIDE

The aunuul session of the wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference Will
convene i'm Grace NJ. Il. Church on
Wednesday morning and will continue
mill next Monday. Tomorrow evening
there will be a missionary meeting n
Grace Church and the sermon will b"
preuched by the Rev. Il. A. III. O'Brien
The conference committee meetings Will
be held in st. PauIs NJ. Il. Church.
Although Presiding Elder Watt ana
the pastors of the various Methodist
Episcopal Churches have had less than
!, week TO prepare for the conference,
all arrangements are expected to be com
plted by Wednesday morning ana the
program with the exception of the Ep
worth League reception which was to BE-
held tomorrow evening will be carried
out as it was prepared for Seaford, Inc
pastors have been working hard to OBJ
tain homes for the visitors and all the
delegates will be provided with homes
by tomorrow evening. Presiding Elder
Watt has received notice from Assist
ant Passenger Agent George w. Boyd,
OF the p, w. Il Il. railroad, stating that
orders have been issued for the confer
ence r;iiroad tickets to be good to VIII
mington instead OF Seaford.
Presiding Elder Robert L. Watt of the
Wilmington district of the Wilmington
Methodist Conference denies that he ex-
crcised any undue influence or assump-
tion of authority regarding the holding of
the conference in this city instead OF III
Scaford. He also asserts that he did not
ignore the other presiding elders or X.
X. Stephenson, pastor of the Seaford
Church in which it was intended to hold
The conference sessions
DR., Watt says he communicated with
the presiding elders and the Rev. Il. *.
Stephenson all Of whom agreed with
him that Wilmington was the best place
to hold the conference under the circum-
stances.
Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell will pre-
side ut the conference.
At Il meeting held in Grace Nj. Il
Church parish house last night by Pre-
siding Elder Watt and the pastors of the
various churches, appointments of the
delegates expected to attend the confer
once fo their homes while in this -eityt
we're made. Homes have been obtained
Tor all Of the delegates and official yisl
tors and half Of them We're provided fol
by Grace Church.
The delegates and their homes while
in this city will be partly as follows:
II. III. Adams, 1916 Market, Mrs. llof
feckcr; &. r. Anderson, sos Broome, Dr
Winner; j. Il. Anderson, 800 Jefferson
DIR. Smith Cooper; J. A. Arters, lilo
West. w. III. Foulk; II. 9. Atkins, so
Adams, NJ. Alexander; w. u. Avery
1872 West Sixth, at home; j. nj. Arters
corner Eighth and Broome, j. L. Mu
lin, :,
G. s. Baker. Hotel Clayton, G. "
l'usey: l.. H. Barrett, Eighth and Jacl
son, w. A. Hukill; J. H. BeauchamI
Tenth and Adams, William Dane; "
o. Bennett, FOG Delaware avenue, Pro
Goldey; N. G. Benson, 1924 Poplar. M
Leonard; Il. E. Bloxton, 919 Adams, T
Evans; G. w. Bounds, 305 West Seventl
ST. paul's parsonage; w. L. p. Bower
931 Pine, Thomas Quillen; G. w. Boy
man, $40 Tatnall, Mrs. Williamson;
A. Brewington, SO2 Adams, 7. B. Smitl
Ii. q. Budd. Eighth and Broome, }.
AIulln; Asbury Burke, 1928 Tatna
Layton; q. w. Burke, 1921 Poplar, MI
Shultz.
J. Il. Cannon, Central Hotel. Geo.
Capelle; Il. n. Cantwell S22 West, NJ
Gorling: +. Il. Carpenter; jam
Carroll sol West, Epworth; Il. w. Ga
wen, 1125 West, Nj. Kenworthy; w. \
Chairs, SO2 Adams, Mrs. Il. B. Smith; :
bert Chandler, 1924 Washington, Mr.. \
mond. II. j. Cochran. S2S West Sixt
q. w. Joseph; J. Nj. Collins, Ninth a
Tatnall, Mrs. I.ambdin, =. Z. Tyre;
S. Collins, 604 West, Mrs. J. Wood;
II. Collins, 1925 Madison, Mr.. Gambs
W. Il. Compton, Kentmere, w.
Ficld G. $. Conaway, 1885 w
Seventh, Mrs. Lee Conowy; l.. L. Co
ran, S26 West. DR.. Cochran; w.
Corkran, Hotel Wilmington; A.
Covcy, sol West, Epworth; Jan
Grove. 222 Walnut, Asbury parsonage
Il. II. Dashell, 507 West Fourth,
j. Wyatt; Edward Davis. 922 Jeffers
Il, 4. Whaler; Howard Davis, 7O6
aware ave, Prof. Goldey; w. F. Di
son, 314 South Jackson, Wesley pars
age; G. w. Dawson S26 West DIR. Co
ran; Il. ii. Derrickson. cor. Ninth
West. G.. NJ. Dougherty; o. w.
Nensh, Mrs. NJ. Vandcver; w. j.
Hallway. 712 West. Mrs. Rowland;
5. Dulany, 1905 West. G. w. To
J. w. Easley. 22O6 Market, Bran
wine parsonage G. r. Ellis, 70S Frei
by Mrs. Bloomsbury; James Esq
private.
j. w. Fogle, Central Hotel, by
Jones /. G. Fosuocht. 6l6 Jackson.
w. II. Riley; John France, Sixth
Franklin. Mrs. Haddock; Il. n. Fa
nor, 700 Market. by j. T. Smith.