Middletown transcript., 1914-04-11
THE HEM.E.CONFERENCE
Very Few Changes Made In The
Pastors Of EastOn District
REPORTS READ AND ADOPTED

REPORTS READ AND ADOPTED
BERLIN, Nd, April Sat one O'Clock
this afternoon the closing session of
Wilmington Annual Conference opened
in Stevenson M. E. Church, with
Bishop Cranston presiding With the
hour for the adjournment drawing
nearer the work of the conference was
completed in quick order
The first business taken up was the
reading of the reports of the treasurer
and the statistical secl letary. These
reports were read and adopted. A res
olution was adopted that after the read
ing of the appointments for the sue
ceeding year, the conference should
stand adjourned sine die. Previous to
the reading of the appointments a reso-
luton was adopted thanking the people
of Berlin for their hospitality, the con-
gregation of Stevenson Church for the
use of the church building; and the Of
ficers of the conference for the Efficient
manner in which they had performed
the duties of their Offices.
Comparatively few changes were
made in the appointment of ministers
to the various churches. There were
especially few changes in the pastor
ates of Wilmington churches. The
Rev. f. R. VanDyke who has had an
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three years at Berlin, the conference
church was assigned to Mt. Salem, to
succeed the Rev. Dr. S NJ. Morgan,
who has been granted a three years
leave on account of i'll health. The
Rev. J. H. Gray succeeds the Rev. w.
E. Greenfield as pastor of Silverbrook
Church, the Rev. w E. Greenfield
who has been pastor of Silverbrook for
eight years succeeds the the Rev Rev T T Il. L
VanDyke at Berlin.
Three special appointments were
made. Rev. T. F. Beauchamp was ap-
pointed superintendent of the Whining
ton City Mission and Church Extension
Society. The Rev. H. G. Budd was re-
appointed principal of the Wilmington /
Conference Academy. The Rev. Cyrus
P. Keene was appointed Eastern Shore |
District Superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League.
The appointments announced were as
follows:
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
District Superintendent L. Hof-
fecker.
Bethel Circuit-A. Burke
Charlestown-B. F. Jester
Cherry Hills. E. Wood.
Chesapeake City-N. B. Nutter.
Chester Bethel. W. Gray.
Christiana-T. S. Barrett, Sup.
Colora-H.'O. Klug.
Claymont-O. H. Connely.
Delaware City,. H. Geoegan.
Ebenezer-E. c. Prettyman
Elk Mills-C. D. Sharpless.
Elk Neck. H. Thornton, sup.
Elkton-H. T. Quigg.
Elkton Circuit-Franklin Gray.
Hockessin-D. F. McFaul.
Hopewell-C. N. Jones
Kirkwood-O. S. Walton, sup.
Marspallton and Cedars-J. C. Nc
Coy.
Mt. Lebanon-L. J. McDougle.
Mt. Pleasant. T. Richardson.
Newark-L. E. Poole.
New Castle I. L. johnson.
Newort-R. P. Nichols. '
Perryvi!Ie-J. H. Beauchamp.
Port Deposit-T. A. H. O'Brien.
Port Penn-Geo. H. Van Note, sup.
Red Lion-J. NJ. Lindale.
Rising Sun-George w. Townsend.
Stanton-C. w. Ritter, sup.
St. Georges-J. F. Anderson.
St. Johns-M. E. Wheatley.
Zion Circuit-W Wilmer Joggard. !
Brandywine and Edgemoor-F. F. :
Carpenter, Hugh Toner.
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Ashury George W. Dawson. i
Cookman-J. P Outten.
Eastlake-W. W. Sharp.
Epworth-W L. S. Murray.
Grace-G. E. Reed.
HiIlcrest-T. H. Harding, sup.
Harrison Street-G. T. Anderson. !
Kingswood-L. M. Bro 1dway
Madeley-E H. Collins.
McCabe-F. C. MacSorley. .
Mt! Salem-T. R. VanDyke.
Richardson Park and Elsmere-W.
). Poole. L
St. PauPs-V. S. Colling. S
Scott-W. A. Wise.
Silverbrook-J. H. Gray.
Union-Wilbur F. Corkran. W
Wesley George A. Cooke.
T. F. Beauchamp, secretary of Will "
nington City Mission and Church Ex- a
ension Society. /
H. S. Budd, principal of Wilmington
Conference Academy. :,
DOVER DISTRICT h
District superintendent. K. Ste n
,henson.
Armory and Asbury-O. T. Baynard S
Beckwith-J. A. Buckson. E
Blades and Epworth W. Jacobs. L
Bridgeville-H Howard Davis.
Burrsville Circuit-J. T. Price. .,
CannhridUa-S NJ PiIchard