Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-17

The program and arrangements for
the 35th annual session of the Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, which will be held at Pocomoke
City the week commencing March l4th,
have about been completed. Bishop
Charles c. McCabe. of Philadelphia. will
preside. Rev. c. T. Wyatt, ID. d., of
Wilmington, Del. will preach mission
AIRY sermon on the eve of the opening
of the Conference session, and Rev. DIR.
7. +. Martindale, of Elkton, will have
charge of the Pentecostal services dur
ing the Conference week. Anniversaries
will be held as follows: Church Ex-
tension Society, March Ia, speaker,
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. King, of Philadelphia;
Epworth League, March 10, speaker,
Rev. DR.. f. NJ. Randall, of Chicago:
Educational Society, March Is, speaker,
Rev. William II. Anderson, d. d., Of
New York: Temperance, March II,
speaker. Homer l.. Castle, of Pittsburg.
The commission appointed to consider
the advisability of dividing the Alex
andria district of the Virginia Confer
ence and attaching portion of it to
this Conference will recommend that
Norfolk, Newport News and Old Point
Comfort. together with the pastors of
those charges, be admitted to the Will
mington Conference, and, if Bishop
McCabe sanctions the plan. the recon-
mendation will be adopted. Norfolk,
Newport News and Old Point Comfort
are isolated from the other charges on
the Alexandria district, which has re-
suited in the proposed division. A com
mission representing the Baltimore Con
ference will recommend that the rest
of the district be admitted to that Con-
ference.
The disposition of the cases of Drs.
Baker and Corkran, who were suspend
ed year ago for stock gambling. will
probably be watched closer than any
other business that will be transacted
The terms of the pastors suspension
will expire when Conference convenes,
and it is thought that they will ask to
be rcn-stated and given charges.
INVITED TO REMAIN.
The following pastors have been in
vited to return to their present charges,
and most of them have accepted the in
vitations, subject, of course, to the APP
proval of the presiding bishop at the
Conference next month: Rev. VIM. F.
Taylor, to Bethel and Summit, for third
year: Rev. J. A. Arters. to Charles
Town, for second year; Rev. T. B.
Hunter. to Cherry Hill. for the third
year; Rev. j. II. Mitchell, to Ebenezer,
for the second year: Rev. w. X. Nc
Farane, to Elk Neck, for the second
year; Rev. George w. Burke. to Hockes
sin, for the second year; Rev. F. X.
Moore, to Hopewell. Cecil county. for
the third year; Rev. +. II. Miller, to
Marshallton, for the second year: Rev.
j. M. Lindale, to Mount Pleasant, for
the third year; Rev. Z. c. Atkins, to
Newark, for the third year; Rev. +. II.
Dashiell, to North East for the second
year; Rev. V. S. Collins. to Port De-
posit, for the third year; Rev. }. 2.
Otis. to Rising Sun, for the third year;
Rev. j. A. Brewington, to st. Georges
for the second year; Rev. +. o. Jones,
to st. Johns Church. Louisville. for the
second year; Rev. w. G. Harris. supply
to Town Point; Rev. II. A. G. Wester-
field, Rev. II. &. Turner, Rev. J. II.
Gray, Rev. l.. 2. Corkra,n Rev. Will
liam Writ King. Rev. c. 7. Wyatt. Rev.
J. NJ. S. Van Blunk. Rev. j. NJ. Arters,
Rev. +. F. Carpenter and Rev. X. X.
Stephenson have all been invited to re-
turn to their churches in Wilmington,
Del, where they are now located. The
following pastors in the Easton (Md.)
district have been invited To return:
Rev. A. w. Lightbourn. to Mddletown.
for second year; Rev. Robert Watt, to-
Smyrna, for the third year; Rev. War
rem Burr, to Rock Hall, for the fourth
year; Rev. Milton McCann. to Bozman
and Neavitt. for the second year; Rev.
w. +. Dawson. to Cecilton. for the
fourth year; Rev. II. G. Budd, TO Cen
terville, for the fourth year; Rev. Will
liam l.. White. to Chestertown. for the
third year; Rev. A. w. Goodhand. to
Cheswold, for fourth year; Rev. w.
c. Poole, to Church Hill, for the third
year; Rev. J. w. Gray, to Cordova, for
the second year; Rev. o. 7. Baynard,
to Crumpton, for the second year; Rev.
+. p. Roberts. to Easton for the third
year; Rev. w. T.. Hubbard, to Fairlee.
for the third year; Rev. +. c. McSorley.
10 Kent Island, for the fourth year:
Rev. +. II. Collins. to Marydel, for the
third year; Rev. W. +. Gunby, to Odes-