Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-08

over, for the third year; w. y. Guthrie, /
to Alillsboro, for the second year.
Other pastors viii be invited TO return /
when their fourth quarterly conferences /
convene.
Rev. W. L. S. Murray, D. D., who is
finishing his 10th year at St. Pauls |
Church, this city, has accepted an invi- |
tation TO become pastor OF Washington
Heights Church. Rev. G.. A. Hill, who Is
finishing his fifth year At Salisbury, has
accepted an invitation TO become pastor
of ST.. Paul's Church. Rev. 5. y. Phi
chaid, who is finishing his fourth year at
Crshed, has accepted an invitation TO
become pastor of Union Church, this city
Rev. G. W. Dawson, who is finishing his
third year at Mt. Lebanon, has accepted
an invitation 20 become pastor OF wesley
Church, this city. Rev. Y. p. Northrup,
who is finishing his third year at Clay
ton. has accepted an invitation TO become
pastor of Cookman Church, this city.
| Rev. w. +. Greenfield, who is finishing
his fifth year at Perryville, has accepted
an invitation 10 become pastor Of Silver
/ brook Church, this city Rev. w. r.
/ Mowbrav, who is finishing his fifth year
at Bridgeville, has accepted an invitation
TO become pastor at New Castle. Rev.
! Asbury Burke, who is finishing his third
year at Wesley Church, has accepted an
! invitation to become pastor at Perry
| vile. Rev. w. o. Hurst, who is finishing
his fourth year at Newport has accepted
an invitation 10 become pastor at Cris-
field. Rev c. w Strickland, who is fin
ishing his first year at Williston, has ac-
cepted an invitation to become pastor at
Newport Rev. T. H. Mnrtindale, D. D.,
who is finishing his third year at Elkton,
has accepted an invitation to become pas
tor at Salisbury. Rev. l.. Il. Poole, who
is finishing his third year at Pocomoke
City, has accepted an invitation to be-
come pastor at Ellxton. Rev /. G. Fos-
nocht, who is finishing his third year at
Magnolia, has accepted an invitation to
become pastor at Mt. Lebanon.
The relation of Rev. II. S. Thompson,
who is finishing his fifth year at Silver
brook Church, will be changed to super
annuate. He entered the Methodist Epis-
copal ministry in 1858 and has served the
following charges; Centreville, 1858;
Bridesburg. 1885; Nineteenth Street
Church. Philadelphia, ls6O-Bl New Lon
, don, 1862; Cambridge, ls63-64; Dorchss-
ter. 1865: Frederica, 1866 6-67; Still Pond
ls6S-69; St. Georges, 1870; Elkton, 1871.
p; Providence Conference, ls73-75; New
port, ls76-7s; New Hampshire Confer.
: ence, ls70-s4; Easton, lSs5-s6; Lewes
, 1887 50; Denton, 1890; Odessa, 1891 92
FELTON,. ls03-9j Delaware City, 1896
} 1900; Silverbrook, 1901 -O6 Mr.. Thomp
son will reside at Reistertown, Nd.
The following will apply for admission
e TO the conference: James X. Easley
recommended by the quarterly confer
, ence of Harrison Street Church; William
j G. Harris, recommended by the quarterly
) conference at Town Point; John L
; Sparklin, recommended by the quarterly
e conference at Pennington; Wilmot Q
s Stone, recommended by the quarterl,
conference at Preston; e. W. Mcdowell
; recommended by the quarterly confer
d ence at Lakesville; Daniel Wilson, recon
|, mended by the quarterly conference a
r Wve; Arthur Smith Walls, recommende,
= by the quarterly conference at Sudlers
VILE Mr.. Walls is completing a three
year course in Drew Theological Semin
arv. Rev. Leonard White, a local preache
in Epworth Church, will take a charg
under Presiding Elder Koons Of the Eas
ton district and will prepare for recep
tion into the conference at the session i
1907.
The rumor that Rev Adam Stengl
will retire from the Salisbury distric
presiding eldership because of ill-healt
has no foundation in fact. Mr.. Stengle'
health is better now than IL has been 70
two years, and the relations between tn
presiding elder and the pastors an
people are harmonious, so that there
no reason for his retirement from th
eldership.
Rev. j. E. Gallag CHER, recently Of Chess
neake CITY, has been transferred 10 tn
Philadelphia Conference and appointe
pastor Of Fulton Circuit, Lancaster cour
ty, Pa.
Rev. Aloycius Green, who had bee
pastor at Preston since March, 100.
withdrew from the conference a fe'
months ago TO engage in newspaper wor
in Philadelphia.
Rev. J. W. Talley, pastor at Farming
ton, retired recently on account Of poe
health.
TWO members Of the conference, Rev
Robert W. Todd, d. D., and j. E. Graham
died during the year.
The commission appointed to consid'
the advisability of dividing the Alexal
dria district of the Virginia Conferen,
and attaching portion Of II to the Wi
minqton Conference will recommend tbs
Norfolk, Newport News and Old PoiI
Comfort, together with the pastors
those charges, be admitted to the Wi
mington Conference, and, if Bishop Nj
Cabe sanctions the plan, the recommei
dation will be adopted.
Norfolk, Newport News and Old Poil
Comfort are isolated from the 9th
charges on the Alexandria district, hen
the proposed division. A commission re
resenting the Baltimore Conference W
recommend that the rest Of the distri
he admitted to that conference.
The conference will probably be invit
to meet at Milford in 1907.
The work of the Wilmington distri
has been exceptionally prosperous q
wear Two churches have been bui
Washington Heights and Trinity.
handsome parsonage has been built
Perrvyilc. and an equally valuable o
has been bought at Mt Lebanon. A tbs