Evening journal., 1915-03-30
ASSIGNMENTS Of
District PASTORS
PbEASES people
DR.. G. P. Jones, Retiring
Superintendent is Sent
to the ElktOn Church
HAND CLAPPlNG GREETS
MANY OF APPOINTMENTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LAUREL, Del, March S0.-Seldom
have assignments Of pastors of the
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference been received with such wide
spread satisfaction as were the ap-
pointments read by Bishop Cooke at
the close of the Conference session
at 9.20 o'clock last night. Long be-
fore that hour the assignments we're
known in Wilmington, Bishop Cooke
having granted permission for them
10 be printed in an extra edition Of
THE EVENING JOURNAL after the
list was completed late in the after
noon.
Bishop Cooke. before reading the
appointments, commended the loyalty
and faithfulness Of District Superin-
tendents Hoffecker. Watt, Stephenson
and Jones and their assistance in
making up the appointments. The
Bishop emphasized that he was trying
TO assist the wives of deserving pas
tors as well as the ministers them
selves in making some Of the assign
ments, and he was glad of the oppor-
tunity to do so.
In appointing the Rev. T. A. II.
O'Brien superintendent of Salisbury
district to succeed the Rev. DR..
George p. Jones. the Bishop honored
a native of his own State, Tennessee.
The Bishop and Dr. O'Brien have sew
eral close friends of college days, it
was said and the change occurring
in the Salisbury district superinten-
dency gave Bishop Cooke not only
an opportunity TO advance DR.. OBrien
from Port Deposit Church. from
which he expected to retire but also
TO recognize man for whom he had
high personal regard.
DR.. Jones goes from the Salisbury
district TO Elkton. and the Rev. f.
n. Quigg from Elkton to Greensboro
Md. The Rev. l.. Y. Poole went from
Newark 10 Snow Hill. and the Rev
J W. Easley from Snow Hill to Nc
j Cabe Church. Wilmington. The Rev
s =. c. MacSorley was transferred IRON
4 McCabe Church to fredericksburg. Me
q Cabe was the only Wilmington church
& 10 change a pastor. excepting Grace
Il Church. for which pastor has moi
81 been selected as yet. The Rev. p
II p. Roberts was moved to Newark from
X Pocomokc City. and the Rev. W. o
Hurst was assigned TO PocOmOke City
81 The Rev. r. c. SmoOt was assigned
10 Newport. and the Rev. r. p. Nichols
was transferred from Newport t'
Still Pond. The Rev. w. G
81 Koons left Lewes to become iielC
agent for the Conference claim
81 ants endowment fund campaign
and the Rev o. T. Jones went t'
q Iewes from Seaford. the Rev. J. J
& Bunting going to Seaford The fore
going constitute the changes in thu
.f foremost churches.
AS the appointments were read tn
81 announcement of the Rev. G. c. vii
liams for return TO Laurel elicite'
& much applause. and the announce
3 ments of DR.. OBrien for distric
81 superintendent. Of the Rev. F. \
Faulkner for Delmar and of DR.. I
~ T.. Mariindale for Salisbury ais
brought hand-clapping from thei
# admirers in Laurel and delegation
from their home towns.
Following announcement of the ap
pointments. the Rev +. c. MacSorle,
who had been assigned to Selbyvill'
asked that the appointment be change
as he did not care TO go there. v.
Hill. who had been assigned TO Fed
oralsburg, did not want to leave Selby
Vile. however. and after conference
IS Bishop Cooke and District Superinter
dent Stephenson decided to make III
W change Mr.. MacSorlcy will preac
s in his new charge at fredericksburg o
e Sunday. Mr. Hill stays at Selbyville,
IS 70 Meet In Wilmington.
|2 Union Church. Wilmington, was 81
|{ lected as the place for meeting
Conference next year on the tins
q honorod free entertainment plan. d
Corkran said the semi-centennial
X Union Church would be observed ne'
& year and it was proposed to enlare
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