Smyrna times., 1905-03-15
ASBURY CHURCH INVITES
CONFERENCE TO MEET HERE
ACTION FORMALLY TAKEN AT MEETING
CHURCH OFFICIALS LAST WEDNESDAY.
Pastor Watt, who has Been Unanimously To-.
ylted to Return, viii Extend the Invitation
to Conference 10 Meet Here Next Year.

Yited TO Return, Will Extend the Invitation
to Conference 10 Meet Here Next Year.
The Quarterly Conference of AS
bury NJ. E. Church held its last meet
ing Wednesday evening at which un-
auimous invitation was extended to
their pastor Rev. Robert Watt, d. D.
to return another year. In addition to
this DR.. Watt was requested to invite
the Wilmington Conference to hold its
next session in Smyrna in March 1905.
Presiding Elder w. G. Koons and DR..
Watt went to Wilmington yesterday
and will take before the Conference
one of the best reports concerning AS
bury M. E. Church made in recent
years. There was good attendance
at the meeting of the Quarterly Con-
ference Wednesday night when Presid-
ing Elder Koons called the meeting to
order, and some interesting reports
were made. A unanimous invitation
was extended DR.. Watt to return to
Smyrna for another year and in ac-
cepting the invitation the latter said
he had never served charge that bad
been as pleasant as the year he had
spent in Smyrna. The members of his
church had been loyal to him, socially
he had found it most cordial and plea
SAINT; he was given a comfortable par
sonage and he had the hearty coopera-
tion of the official Board. He paid a
splendid tribute to the manner in
which the finances of the church were
run and said it had given him less
trouble and concern than any charge
he had ever served. Presiding Elder
W. G. Koons also spoke in compli-
mentary terms of Asbury M E. Church
and the people of Smyrna.
Committees Named for Next Conference Year.
The following are the Quarterly Con-
ference Committees for the ensuing
year: Missions, L. NJ. Price, j. p.
Burdette, Miss Mary W. Thompson,
Geo. M. Stevenson, J. ID. Scout;
Church Extension, James P. Hof
fecker, Joseph E. Carter, l.. E. An
thony; Sunday Schools, VIM. FAIRIES,
George H. Dick, Miss Elizabeth
Smithers; Tracts, Literary Department
of the Epworth League; Temperance,
Geo. NJ. Stevenson, L. M. Price, j.
P. Burdette, W. W. Hynson, Mrs. Jos.
Smithers; Education, J. P. Burdette,
Mrs. Lida Hynson, Mrs. Laura L.
Temple; Church Records, Gilbert S.
FAIRIES, John W. Tucker, VIM. A.
FAIRIES; Parsonage and Furniture
Ladies Mite Society; Church Music,
W. o. Hoffecker, L. M. Price, anG
Board of Trustees; Estimating Pas
tors Salary. Board of Stewards; Esti
mating Conference Claimants, James
P. Hoffecker, j. b. Cooper, JOSEPH
SmIthers; Auditing Committee, W. W
Hynson, Q. J. Sudler; Board of Stew
ards, ]. p. Hoffecker (who is also Re
cording and District Steward) W. H
Baggs, Joseph Smithers, j. B. Cooper
]. E. Carter, w. o. Hoffecker, Georg
d. Collins, Charles H. Register, J. Ed
DeFord, L. E. Anthony, Jos. B. Far
les, VIM. d. Hudson, VIM. A. Stevens
VIM. G. Roe; Board of Trustees, AL
fred L. Hudson, President; Geo. M
Stevenson, Secretary; John A. Hoi
fecker, John w. Roberts, VIM. A
FAIRIES, Joseph r. Jefferson. Charles
Sudler, Robt. d. Hoffecker, John W
Tucker; Acting Trustees, to serve TO
the Landing Chapel, J. P. Burdette
j. d. Scout, Jos. s. Windal, Albert K
Ransom.
Conference n Session at Wilmington.
Important matters will come befor
the conference which meets in Grac
M. E. Church, Wilmington. Th
Methodist church on the peninsula
an immense and powerful organizatio
and there are always numerous topic
OF Importance to be considered. Thi
session will be no exception. In &C
dition to the regular matters there wi
be interest in the trial of the Re'
Wilbur F. Ccrkran and the Rev. O.
Baker, on the charge of conduct unb'
coming ministers of the church. 1t
generally expected that this. trial wi
be private, but it is thought that th
conference will make some arrang'
ment by which the public will be il
formed Of the testimony and the resu
just as was done when the same mini
ters were tried aud suspended by
committee of the church. Since IL