Smyrna times., 1909-03-24
PASTOR WATT COMES BACK
ASBURY CHURCH, SMYRNA
ENTERS HIS SIXTH YEAR AS THE
HEAD OF SMYRNA M. {. CHURCH
Rev. r. K. Stephenson Succeeds Rev
W. G. Rooms as Supt of Easton
Distric; Latter Going to Wilmington.

Rev. r. x. Stephenson Succeeds Rev.
W. G. Rooms as Supt of Easton
Distric Latter Going to Wilmington.
The forty first annual session of the
Wilmington Methodist Conference
ended Monday with the reading of the
ministerial appointments. Rev. W.
G. Rooms Superintendent of Easton
District was sent to Scott M. +.
Church, Wilmington, and the Rev. r.
K. Stevenson who was pastor of Scott
comes to Smyrna and will succeed !
Rev. Rooms as District Superinten-
dent. Rev. Robert Watt, D. D. was
returned to Asbury M. E. Church,
Smyrna for another year and Rev. W.
E. Matthews was returned to Smyrna
Circuit To the churches of this
vicinity, Rev. G. P. Smith was re-
turned to CLAYTON; Rev. Milton
Mccain to Cheswold, Rev. E. W.
Jones to Kcnton, and Rev. F. c. Nc
Sorley to Townsend and Backbird.
Rev. T. S. Barrett goes to Leipsic.
Rev. G. P. Jones is promoted from
the charge at MIDI etOwn to District
Superintendent of Salisbury District.
Mr.. Stephenson was selected at first
as superintendent of the Salisbury
District, but as this would have com
PEELED him to leave Delaware and
thereby cause him to resign his com
mission as chaplain of the militia of
Delaware, he was given the superin-
tendency of the EastOn district at the
last moment. Rev. H. A. G. Wester-
field goes from Asbury Church Will
mington, to Elkton Md, succeeding
Rev. L. E. Barrett, who is appointed
to Chestertown, Md. Rev. F. F.
Carpenter goes from Mount Salem
Church, Wilmington, to Port Deposit,
Md, and Rev. G. w. Dawson is
transferred from Wesley Church, Will
mington, to Deals Island. Rev.
Vaughn S. Collins gees from Port
Deposit to Middletown.
Corkran Goes to Union, Wilmington
Rev. Mr.. Corlzran was transferred
from Newark to Union Church, Will
mington, notwithstanding the protests
made to Bishop Moore by portion o.
the congregation of Union Church
1t was in the latter church that Mr.
Corkran while presiding elder of thu
Easton district, was given a prelimi
nary hearing. in June, 1904, along
with Rev. C. S. Baker on charges 0
o.;oI conduct apd Uan him,
for transactions in stocks. Mr.
Baker was at that time presiding
elder of the Dover district. Bot
clergymen were suspended from tn
ministry until the succeeding sessio
of the conference in Grace Church
Wilmington, March, 1905, when the
were tried, found guilty and furthe
SUSPENDED. Mr.. Corkran's sentenc
was a suspension of one year. 1t
probable that his appointment wi
cause a division in Union Church.
N. Pilchard, the present pastor
Union goes to Delmar, Rev. E.
Hoffecker was appointed to Weslt
Church, Dover, to succeed Rev. d
A. w. Lightbourne whose credentia
from the West Connecticut Congreg
tional Association were declared Ia
week invalid. The congregation
the Dover church offered DR.. Ligh
bourne a unanimous call to remain
the parsonage and in charge of t
church. He declined, however. a
will remove to Wilmington to becOr
an evangelist.
Transfers and Supernumeraries
The transfer of Rev. E. N. Car
we'll from the Wilmington COnferer
to he Rock River Conference W
announced; also the transfer of r
Wilmer Jaggard from the Rock RiN
Conference to the Wilmington CO
ference; also the transfer of Jo
Hudson from the Atlantic Mission
the Wilmington Conference. I
following were continued on the 81
ernumerary list +: Revs. A. H. Cow
j. w. Talley, T. N. Given, F.
Holt, H. F. Dullaney, o. l.. Mart
w. w. Chairs. The following VI
continued in. superannuate relate
Revs. G. wv. Burke, ]. E. CarrC
WE. Tompkinson, James Esgate,
M. Warner, W. L. P. Bowen, W.
Redman, w. N. Green, F. 0.
wallin, j. M. Collins, T. H. Hardi
G. w. Bowman. G. F. Conway
S. Thompson, J. W. Poole and E.
Miller. The Rev. I. b. Hunter 40
to have his relations changed to
perannuate. The deaths of Revs.
H. Nelson, H. W. Bolton and J.
VanBurkalow and Albert Chant
were announced.