Evening journal., 1914-02-24

CHANGES FEW
THIS YEAR
Bstween 80 and 90 Per Cent.
Of Preachers Wanted Again
By Their Churches
MERGER PLAN ONE
OF BIG QUESTIONS

Judging from present indications
there may not be many changes in
oastorstes at the session of the VIII
mington Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence to open April / in Berlin, Nd.
Oh Wilmington. Dover. Easton and
Salisbury districts most OF the pas
tors are being invited TO return for
another year n is be'leved TIM, from
so TO 20 per cent OF the ministers
on all districts have been asked to
return for the ensuing conference
year
On The Wilmington district thus
lar, there arc but three pastors who
have no, been invited by the quarter
ly conferences ito return for another
yoar. This is taken as an iadica-
tiou that there VIII he fewer pas
total dn8uges than usual. unless
Bishop Cranston should take 2 notion
10 MAE some unexpected shifts.
In. al probability tho DropolitioD
Of District Superintendent E 4. Hot
iocker TO merge Wilmington Confer
ence with the philadelpnis Confer
cHcc will he the principal topic for
discussion a. Berltn.. !. is known
that District Super niandent Robert
NRtt Of Smyrna the Rev r. r.
Terry and some other ministers viii
open their argumentatiye Guns
-.'ga.ns' tho merger project, while Dr.
l'ohecker rill lead in It's defense
Although the largest hotel ln Bor-
iiu han been destroyed by FIRE since
Conference vas invited 10 NEE; thare.
District Super ntendent g.. r. Jones
of Salisbury district, has no doubt 81
Berlin being abls 10 entertain Con
ference With that hospteliiy for
which the Eastern shore Ia noted. In
statement DR.. Jones says.
several direct and indirect communi-
cations haY0 come 70 inc recently VI
referenre n the facilities OF Berlin fol
entertaining the conference. each ending
with an emphasized and doubtful ques-
lion mark. For the sake OF the capable
and generous Nethodisn OF the little
town beside the sea and Tor the ufol-
nation Of fhe skeptical. ii not querilous
and crit'csl, pni uppelled TO Offer this
word Of explanation
rElpry pastor. who las been con-
ference host carries n his urIuory 2
supply 90 MOTTO be forgotten requests
iimn numerous brethren Of aesthetic
tastes in reference TO special considers
fion at conference. that Wll drivc away
n Nthe blues OF the bluest Monday, jr
" known fiat somebody went from The
conference disappointed. if not displeas'
cd but ihc.c orc thc exceptions.
''3erlin Viii not only do her best. bul
The MINISTERS viii have rs good a.
computations a. they have had "a any
other town on 'he shore. Thai wa
4 all considered before the .chach 'ieeide.
TO invite At that time there we're tw,
splendid hotels offering Srsi -class ser
vice. One OF these has been burned w
could not forcsee hat loss. The pasto
advises that ihr hot-is aud boarding
houses. as far as possible, will he resery
'd for tho laymeu. Our friends Of tn
btaer clnsirhe- 90 the town are ,oifcrInI
their homVs freel, without solicitation
We leeplv appreciate this favor
@The writer would remind you tina
/ At the last session Of conference NJ
other town inv.,ed. Berlin's genuiu
hospitality was accepted. Let us 10
le mgracious hy preiudging unfavor
ahly her first -'ime-Offered service. ll
4 avoid further embarrassment ] woul
suggest that the conference indors
thai peculiar proposition. someYha
4 ike aqueous yspor. which might b
known as he sub merger If IN
Il philscelphis Conference should be +
incons. .dpca'e AZ not TO protect n
n from disaster, Then we would fle
AZ bird 10 yon mountain and sa,
good-b bye forever 10 aH confcrence
on this fair old Eastern Shore.
While this IS pending. think bt
rray no confidepce in saving tbs
there are at least .Wo other churche
Of this district each not unwilling
offer free onterteinment for 1915, bI
as far as am related thereto. vi
hold in allowance further hospitalit
awaiting the larger and more capt
cious towns Of the upper districts 4
1pfn their doors again as in days {
,cre. VIII the brethren, pastors an
lsymen present the opportunity
salisbury district will gladly accel
without question.