Smyrna times., 1905-04-19
METHODIST PROTESTANT CONFERENCE.
Adjourned at Salisbury Last Week After an
Interesting aud Profitable Session.

J
ference of the Methodist Protestant
Church came to a close last night
shortly after the reading of the list of
appointments by President Little. The
Maryland Conference, Methodist Pro-
testant Church, at the present time
has a ministerial membership of 140
and lay membership of 1876. The
statistics show church membership
of "a. 121 and probationary member
ship of /. 161 making a total member
ship of %, 282. There are 299 churches
in the conference district, which in
cludes Maryland, Delaware and the
District of Columbia and parts of New
Jersey and Virginia. There are 104
parsonages. The value of the church
property is 81, 1913, 700 and the value of
the parsonage property is $685. ,710.
The number of Sunday schools is 271,
with %, 500 scholars on the rolls and
3,457 officers and teachers. There are
4, 140 members of the Christian En-
deavor societies and 1000 junior mem
bers. According to the last statistics
there was raised for the general inter-
ests of the church 1924, 1865 and for local
interest $210,32 The superannuated
vested, amounts to something over
$S0,000, the interest from which, to-
gether with the annual collections
from the churches, is applied to the
support of the superannuated minis
ters of the conference, their widows
and orphans. The appointments are
as follows: First Church, Wilmington,
@. r. Strausberg; Second Church,
Wilmington, W. N. Sherwood; Acco.
mac, A. W. Mather; Alexandria, J. II.
Sewell; Alnutt Memorial, J. W. Kirk;
Amelia, F. M. Cliff, H. F. Wright;
Bedford, A. 81. Green; Belair, G. E..
McCaslin; Bethany, J. W. Morriss;
Broadway, G. Q. Bacchus; Brooklyn,
j. B. Jones; Cambridge, Dorsey Blake;
Campbell, to be supplied; Cannon, G.
F. Earring; Caroline, H. S. Johnson;
Cecil, j. F. Bryan; Centerville, E. d.
Stone; Chesapeake, J. W. Paris; Ches-
tertown, D. L. Greenfield; Chinco-
league, E. H. Jones; Christ Church,
Clayborne Phillips; Clayton, G. R,
McCready; Clinton Hill, J. NJ. Dickey
Concord, F. L. Stevens; Conquest, A..
A. Harryman; Crisfeld, W. S. Phillips
Crumpton, E. o. Ewing; Cumberland,
w. A. Melvin; Deer Greek, G. R.
Hodge, to be supplied; Delmar. E. s.
Fooks; Delta, G. 1. Humphreys; Den
ton, d. M. Dibble; Dorchester, J. E..
Nicholson; Dover and Leipsic, J. D.
Nichols; East Baltimore, j. D. Kinzer
Easton, W. R. Graham; Elizabeth, w.
b. Litsinger; Eutaw, W. S. Coe; Ever
green, J. L. Straughn; Fairfax, Car
roll Maddox; Fairview, P. W. Crosby;
Fawn GroFe, l.. A. Bennett; FEEDER
alsburg, F. H. Mullineaux; FELTON,, W.
G. Stone; Finksburg, S. F. Casson
! First Church. B. P. Truitt; Fox Hill,
to be supplied; Franklin City, G. R.
Donaldson; Frederick, G.. J. Hill;
Georgetown, d. c., 7. G. Grouse;
Georgetown, Del, H. .. Keen
Georgetown Circuit, W. W. johnson,
supply; Greenwood, G. E. Dryden
Grove, F. P Krauss; Hampden, D.
W. Astine; Harbeson. A. G. Sites,
supply; Harpers Ferry and Middleway,
W. P. Roberts; Harrington, N. o.
Gibson; Heathville, J. F. Wooden;
Howard, F. L. Schlinke; Hurlock, G.
NJ. Zepp; Indian River, J. E. Maloy:
Jefferson, E. G. McCoskey; Jones
Memorial, to be supplied; Keen Mem
orial, j. Mel. McBrown; Kempton, J.
A. Wright; Kennedyville, r. S. Rowe;
Kent Island, I. H. Wright; Laurel,
W. J. Neepier; Laurel circuit, J. M.
Yinglin g; Lauraville, L. B. Smith,
supply; Lawsonia, G. W. Norris;
Leeds, to be supplied; Lewiston, T.
E. Bunce, supply; Lisbon, @. NJ. Cul.
lum; Lynchburg. J. H. Straughn
Mardela, E. P. Perry; Marines, J. J.
Lassel; Marley, B. A. Bryan; Mill
vile. W. B. Elliott; Milton, G. III
J Hooker; Montgomery, N. G. Clough
Mount Nebo, to be supplied; Noun
Tabor, J. E. Litzinger; Newark, N. J
]. W. Balderston; Newmarket, A. S.
Beane; Nichols Memorial, O. E. Red
, eker; North Baltimore. F. @. Klein
South Carolina Avenue, Washington
) A. N. Ward; Oak Grove and Primo,
) George, F. L. Bailey; Oxford, W. M
} Strayer; Paryesly, w. B. Judefind
Payson Street, @. M. Compiler; Pa
tapsco, to be supplied; Pipe Creek, @
4 E. Mccullough; Pittsville, G. A. Nor
ris; Poeomoke circuit, F. J. Phillips
t Pocomoke City, G. M. Clayton; Poto
r mac. J. W. Gray; Powelville, G. q
s Stocksdale; Quantico, @. J. Bursette
o supply; Qneen Anne, J. w. Elderdict
= Reliance, Thomas Wheeler; Rhode Ii
Land XUooIsnok1. aF O.fl