Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
CLAYTON, CHESWOLO AND
KENYON GET NEW PASTORS
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS AT POCOMOKE
CITY TO MEET IN SMYRNA NEXT YEAR.
Bishop Mccabe Read the Appointments Mon.
day Morning Shortly Before Adjournment.
Corkran atNewark; Baker at Kent Island.

Corkran atNewark; Baker at Kent Island. |
The Wilmington M. E. Conference
closed its 38th annual session at POGO.
moke City, Md, last Monday and ad-
journed to meet in Smyrna next year.
The invitation to meet here was ex-
tended by Rev. Robert Watt, d. d. |
pastor of Asbury M. E. Church, and
despite the fact there were several in
vitations, Smyrna was accepted I'M
animously. Already the Methodlsts |
of this town and vicinity are talking of
the coming event and every prepare
tion will be made beforehand to &C.
cord that hospitality for which Smyrna
has been noted. Between now and
then Asbury M. E. Church will pro-
badly undergo number of repairs in
Guiding an iron ceiling and new in
terror decorations. 1t has been eleven
years since Smyrna entertained the
Conference. The next annual session
may meet in April next year. Weather
conditions throughout the Peninsula
are tickle during March. Those who
attended the present session know
that. There was rain four of the six days
at Pocomoke. A resolution offered by
several ministers Monday, was adopted
with few dissenting votes, urging the
Board of Bishops to try to fix the con-
ference dates in the future in April,
and as near to the first week as pos
sible. Bishop McCabe thought this a
wise move and will submit the resolu-
tion to the Bishops at their session
next October.
Dr.. Watt and Rev. Chandler Return TO Smyrna
The people of Smyrna and vicinity
are delighted to welcome back the Rev.
DIR. Watt at Asbury and the Rev. Al
bert Chandler on Smyrna Circuit. The
appointments were announced by Bis
hop McCabe on Monday morning.
While no changes were made for
Smyrna, Severson's, Friendship, and
Jerman Chapel, there were several
changes made in this vicinity. Clay
ton, Cheswold, Kenton and Townsend
will all have new pastors. Rev. V. P.
Northrup Of st. Pauls Church, Clay
ton, was sent to Goodman, Whining
ton, where he was invited, and is sue
ceeded in Clayton by the Rev. G. P.
Smith of Wyoming. Rev. A. W.
Goodhand of Cheswold and Bethel
was transferred to Stockton, Md. aud
will be succeeded by Rev. E. H. Der
rickson of Oriole. Md. Rev. D. F.
McFaul of Kenton has been sent to
Houston, Md. and will be succeeded
by Rev. w. E. Hubbard of Falrlee,
Md. Rev. f. G. McSorley of Kent Is.
land, Md, has been sent to Townsend
and Blackbird to succeed Rev. j. W.
Jones, who goes to Ridgley, Md. The
appointments are given in full on the
eighth page.
Conference Sunday Big Day at Pocomoke.
Pocomoke City was thronged Sun
day with visitors to the conference.
Never before in the history of tn,
bOWh h0sO ~ AAAAnJ PCAoOno abbCnQOb
divine worship. There were sermons
in all the local churches by prominent
ministers of the conference or we'll
known evangelists. The .Pennsyl
yania Railroad ran a special train from
Philadelphia to Pocomoke, which
brought hundreds of guests, ant
about so more came on the steamer
from Snow Hill and points along tn
river. A long procession of carriage
standing along many of the principa
streets testified that the county pee
pie were also interested in the day
program. The center of attraction j
the morning was Salem Methods
Episcopal Church, where an old-tim
lovefeast was held, which began at
O'Clock, Immediately followed by tn
regular church services and a sermo
by Bishop g. @. McCabe, president c
the conference. Long before the BIZ
hop began his discourse the larg
church was crowded, and fully 1,50t
many of them standing, listened to b
able address. A memorial service WI
held at 2.30 p. M, and was followe
by the ordination service, at which I'll
following were ordained as reguli
elders by Bishop McCabe: J. a. Mi
chell, J. w. Briscoe, e. o. William
J. Fl. Gardner, o. Il. Baynard, W.
Stinual. w. s. Epperson was o
dained deacon, after which the Ri
hop administered the rite of baptism
several children whose parents a
members of the local church. In Il
Presbyterian Church Rev. DIR. Luth
e. Munhall, the well-known evang
list, occupied the pulpit at the NOR
ing service and Rev. DR.. A. w. Ligt
IL bourne, of Middletown, Del, oficiat