Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-15
CHARGE OF IMMORTALITY
Results in the Withdrawal Of Rev. A.
Green From His Ministry and
Church Membership.
SOME TRANSFERS OF MINISTERS
wilmington Conference Both
Gains and Loses.
SMYRNA FOR NEXT YEARS MEETING
soerIal dispatch 70 Every Evening.

soecial Dispatch 70 Every Evening.
pocomOke City, Md, March 10 To-
ds, 3 session of the " Wilmington NJ. X.
Conference openei at S.30 O'Clock,
With Bishop McCabe presiding. Rev.
W Il, s. Murray conducted Oevotions.
A communication from Oscar p.
Miller, treasurer OF the General Con-
ference Comm ission, stating that the
sum Of 81, 3GS has been Rpportioned to
the Wilmington Conference Tor Cen
eral Conference expenses, was referred
10 the persidinR elders.
Presiding Elder Morgan reported
that A. Green had Withdrawn from
the ministry and membership Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, under
complaints sustained by conclusive
evidence of immortality. Mr.. Green
parchments we're passed over to the
secretary of the Conference for the
archives.
The character of Adam Stengle,
presiding elder of the Salisbury dis
trict, was passed, and be read his re-
uort. (Note-An abstract Of this re-
port is printed in the Conferences Pro-
ceediugs on another page.
The characters of the effective elders
on the Salisbury district we're rassed
and the elders reported all collections
taken.
The character OF A. S. Mowbray,
presiding elder of the Wilmington
District was IssEed and he read his
report. lNote-Ihe reTort is pri nted
with the Conference proceedings, else
where in this issue.
Ihe characters OF the effective elders
On the Wilmington district we're
passed and the elders reported all col
lections taken.
The names of Charles s. Baker and
Wilbur +. Corkran, who have just
finished a sentence of eone years sus-
pension for unmiuisterial ounduct,
we're the last two called. In each in
stance, Presiding Elder Nov bray re-
piled, Nothing against him.
j. S. Mickllne, was transferred from
the supernumeraTy to the suTeTannuate
list.
Bishop NoCabe reported the follow
ing transfers from the Wilmington
Conference:
Z q. Wright to the Nebraska Con-
ference j. L. Gallagher and L. T..
Karho.son to the Philadelphia Con-
ference ". II. Hirons to the Central
Pennsylvania Conference, and William
Cashmere to the Troy Conference.
1he Bishop reported the following
transfers to the Wilmington Con.
ference:
ON. Moore from the New Han pshirs
Conference; b. 4. Jester frtm tut
Phladel elphiaUonfefence A. q. NcGillou
from the Troy Conferences, W. s,
kperson from the Georgia Conference
and g. N Sfalfupa and ~ "a
Marshall from theViTginia Conference
Messrs. Stalllngs aud Marshall are
respectively, pastors at PhWbus anS
Clafemont, Va, and those charges
together with the pastors, are trans
fefred from the Alexandria district o
the Virginia Conferences to the Sails
bury district Of the Wilmington Con
ference, by the transfer Of the Alexan
drla district, recently efiectsd.
The conference selected Aabury
Church, Smyrna, as its meeting
place next year. Smyrna was put II
domination by Rev. Robert Watt
Alexandria, Va, and other places ex
tended invitations TO the conference
Bishop McCabe and his cabinet NEE
each afternoon and evening. As ye
but little has been done respectin
pastoral appointments. ProVidin
pastoIates for Drs. Baker and Corkran
II is said. IS the stumbling block
Many members of the NIlmingto
Conference hold the transfer Of Drs
Baker and Corkran TO another con
ference TO be the est means Of solgin
the problem. But Dis. Baker an
CorkIan declare they will not TAX
transfers.