Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-18

L dCiHC SOdSt, tHe eA peuSeS OF WHICH VIII
be met by a fund apportioned to the An
nual Conference and di ,bursed by tn e
Methodist Episcopal Book Concern The
Wilmington Conference will elect four
ministerial delegates and four lay alter
mates. The ministers elect from the
Conference at large, while the laymen
accord each district delegate. In 1900
the ministers elected the four presiding
elders as delegates to the General Con-
ference session held in Chicago, but
this it is said, was due to mistake
They began balloting with the intention
of giving certain presiding elders COM
plimentary votes, but in their eagerness
to least bouquets they elected all fonr
presiding elders Their intention now
is to elect two presiding elders and two
pastors as delegates next year. AS yet
the name of Dr. Watt is the only one
that has been mentioned for ministerial
delegate, and it is predicted that if he is
elected delagate to the General Con-
ference he will also be transferred to the
Dover district presiding eldership Hon
Charles B. Lore of Wilmington is sug-
gested as the Wilmington district cand.
idate for lay delegate, and it is believed
his election will not be opposed. Head
ed by Chief Justice Lore, the Whining
ton Conference delegation to Chicago
was given prestige. and he was appoint
ed a member of some of the most prom
inent committees of the General Confer
ence. 1t is claimed that he should be
rewarded for the valuable services he
performed in Chicago by being sent to
Los Angeles. Probable candidates from
other districts are plentiful, and include
the following: Dover district. J. E. Car
roll, John S. Collins, George NJ. Jones and
William Salisbury of Dover, DIR. E. w.
Cooper of Camden, Joseph Z. Holland,
of Milford, Chas. +. Richard. Wilbur
Georgetown, James r, Kelley and Geo.
Z. Mcgee of Lewes. Hon. Phillip l..
Cannon. Henry p. Cannon and John
Kannon Short of Bridgeville, Thomas
Scott of Seaford and J. W. Fletcher of
Cambridge; Easton district, Alfred G..
Cox and Gideon E. Hukill of Middle
town, Elias n. Moore and George L..
Townsend, of Odessa, George NJ. ID.
Hart of Townsend. Hon. Walter o..
Hoffecker and Joseph Smithers of
Smyrna, r. NJ. Cooper of Cheswold,
Joseph Mallalieu of Millington. DIR. A..
E. Sudler of Sudlersville. George III. c..
Moore, of Hillsboro. Joseph Barnard of
and Thomas Eliason of Chestertown;
Salisbury district. l. +. P. Dennis of
Crisfeld, Hon. William III. Jackson and
James 4. Ellegood. of Salisbury, and
George A. Cox of Fairmount.
The General Conference will elect
five bishops. possibly six. Two will be
elected to fill vacancies caused by the
death of Bishops William Y. Ninde and
John + Hurst. who died since the last
session of the General Conference, and
three will be el. cted TO succeed Bishops
Edward q. Andrews, Stephen NJ. Mer-
ril and John u Walden, who will be
retired on account of advanced age and
failing health. Bishop Randolph S.
Foster also died since the last session of
the General Conference, but he was re-
tired in 1896. The retirement of Bishop
Cyrus ID. Foss. owing to impaired health
has been considered possible, but his
condition is improving, and it is likely
that he will continue in the episcopacy.
Bishop Andrews is in his 18th year, and
resides in New York City. He presided
at the Wilmington Conference sessions
held in Dover in 1880. in Grace Church,
Wilmington. in 1892, and in Epworth
Church, Wilmington. in 1900. Bishop
Merrill is also in his 18th year, and re-
sides in Chicago. He presided at the
Wilmington Conference session held in
Snow Hill in 1885 and in Middletown in
1898. Bishop Walden is in his 10th year
and resides in Cincinnati. He presided
at the Wilmington Conference session
held in Chestertown i'll 1897. Bishop
Foss is also in his 10Th wear. and resides