The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-17
METHODIST
CONFERENCE.

ing OF Conference at Crisfield.
For the past lew days Presiding
Elder Robert Watt.of the Whining
ton district, has been unusuall,
busy looking after his official duties
prior to the opening OF Conference,
Yesterday he conferred with Of
fetal members Of Epworth Church
regarding the appointment Of a
pastor 10 succeed the Rev. Francis
B. Short who recently resigned.
They were unable 10 agree on a
successor so left the assignment OF
a minister 10 the Presiding Elder.
Among the ministers considered
by The Epwortl folk were-the Rev.
G. I. Wyatt, OF Chrislield; Rev. H.
G. Budd and Rev. Alfred Smith Of
/ Dover aud Rev. l.. e. Poole.
Last evening DR.. Watt preached
in Brandywine Church, and then
held the fourth quarterly confer.
ence. at which important business
to bring 10 a close the church year
was Transacted. DR.. Watt will
start for Cris6eld on Tuesday
morning. 1t is expected that all of
the Wilmington pastors will make
there way to conference on Tues
day. The Della ware railroad trains
leaving French street station at 10.
So o'clock in the morning and 4.O2
O'Clock in the afternoon connect
with the tram for Crisfield.
The first Service preliminary to
conference will be in Emmanuel
Church Tomorrow evening when the
Rev. T.. {. McSorley will preach a
missionary sermon.
lie was selected by the last Con-
ference Is o!ficatc at this service.
Bishop JORGE will open the business
session at . O'Clock, although there
will be Il devotional service FOR u
half hour preceding the regular scs
sion.
The Rev. c. II. Wyatt. pastor of
lmmanllel Church, in which the cou.
ference sessions are to be held. has
issued statement, in which he
saws:
"Thc church will be the distribut-
ing point. All who entertain minis.
tiers or delegates are requested to
send some one to the church to rep
resent that home, so that the brethren
may not be without guide. For The
past five weeks my duties us confer
cnce host, have been multituiinous
and diversified, but 10y the co-opcra-
tion Of the good people of CrisIieId |
have been able to provide for the
coming celcstas. The ladies are
planning to give reception in I'M
manuel Hall on Tuesday evening at
tAe conclusion Of the missionary SER
mon will be preached by the Rev.
an cx-paslor. | greatly
desire that all who visit Crisfeld
shall have u high opinion of our town
and people AMI believe that every
thing will be done to make their So
iOurn peasant.
One Of the most gratifying reports
to be made during the conference seS-
on will be that relating to the iinan-
cial condition ofthe Wilmington Con. !
terence Academy at Dover
The Maryland Animal Conference
)f the Methodist Protestant Church,
Will open its annual sessions in Cen
.revilIe, Md, on Tuesday evening,
April |. The Rev. DR.. George Il.
Wolfe Of First NJ. p. Church, AMI
he Rev. J. =, Nichols Of Sacord NJ.
7. Church, this city. are members of
he conference. The Rev. DR.. A.
,. Melvin, president of the conference
viii have finished his fifth year in
hat position. and his successor is to
'c chosen. 1t is thuu.lt II, will b,
h" Rev. DR.. +. II. Little of Starr
,nurch, CcntreyiIie. The first session
N April |, will b. II temperance
anniversary: April ,, morning. baSi-
less session: evening, Christian En-.
leavor aud Sunday School rally; APR.
!, education day exercises with the
Rev. A. L. Warfcld OF Laurel, pre-
iding; April 4. missionary meeting,
with the Rev. J. ". Balderson of
catord, presiding: Sunday, sermon
y the Rev. J. W. Trout OF Elizabeth
|. j., followed bv ordination of new
minister's. Monday, business session;
'ucsday, assignment of pastors.
An Apre,i,o Cleveland.
Trenton, n. j., March 1G.-The
attest phase i'll the case OF Murtle-
er George Hcttrick is Il plea to
X-Presidcnt Grover Cleveland, Of
Princeton, to intelcelc IN the inter
st of the man condemned to die
N April 4 for the killing OF John
,raus. This request is based upon
he acquaintance of Hettricks
lmil y with the former President
lille the latter was Mayor Of the
ty OF Buffalo.
Hettrick's friends and relatives
re not abandoning their efforts
II behalf Of the prisoner as the
ay of his execution draws near.
lis brother, Louis, who remained
the city, IS trying to interest
eople in plan to have the SEN
nee committed to life imprison-
ent by the Board Of PA dons.
The prisoner, himself. is taking
alters coolly enough, and give, {
$ watch no trouble at all. He is
aware of the project to appeal
Cleveland in his behalf. Father !
ssh, OF the Franciscan College, 4
sits h.m every day, and Hettrick
becoming deeply interested in
ings religious. J
Irrc NDdcHty.
ut Is the rak6d TRUTH" said he =
t,nt