Evening journal., 1915-03-26

some time today. when they would be 3
free TO discuss proposed changes with /
the ministers personally affected.
Aside from that. the bishop had re-
ceived few callers regarding pastoral 1
changes up to today. Heretofore the
bishops have announced hours during
which they would receive pastors and (
laymen and have from the outset been
very frank in talking with the minis /
ters regarding possibilities of their !
assignments
But Bishop Cooke today removed /
the ban of silence he had asked the !
district superintcndents to preserve, !
and by Monday next the tentative slate
of appointments will undergo so many
changes, il is expected. that il will
differ materially from the present line
up
Many delegations OF laymen focked
into Salisbury yesterday and last
night. and were assigned 10 homes by
the committee of Centenary Church.
headed by the Rev. G. c. Williams and
Victor G.. Kitchens. Laurel is doing its
utmost to make the stay Of all visitors
hospitable and pleasing. Today the
great influx of laymen poured into
town, and from now until over Sun
day Laurels resources in caring for
the hundreds of visitors will be Sc
verely taxed.
Speculation grows keener over pas
toral changes. and the laymen have
begun to get in their influence and
to express their preferences. An inn
preston prevails that the Rev. w. A.
Wise may be moved from Scott
Church. Wilmington. to the suDerin-
tendency of the Salisbury District and
that the Rev. DR.. G. p. Jones may move
from the Salisbury district to Scott
Church. Another possibility talked Of
regarding the district superintendent
cy is that the Rev. c. T. Wyatt may be
transferred from Middletown 10 the
post of district superintendent. and
Dr.. Jones may be assigned to Middle
town, of which church he was pastor,
before being made superintendent
Still another change gossiped about
( is DR.. Wilbur F. Corkran being as
signed to Asbury Church. just outside
| Crisfeld, or being transferred to the
New Hampshire Conference. where
an excellent charge has been offered
10 him. DR.. Corkran, however. says
/ he expects to return to Union Church
and Mayrice F. Alexander and ]. n.
Lenderman, laymen of Union Church,
arrived last night to use their efforts
! to have him returned
While there has been much talk of
| the possibility of the Rev. George 4.
! Anderson being transferred from Har-
rison Street Church, as one of several
| changes involving big churches un-
/ der consideration, il was said today
: that DR.. Anderson is still down for
/ Harrison Street for another year. A
change at ElktOn, of which the Rev.
( Howard 7. Quigg is pastor. also has
( been talked Of but il was said today
that DR.. Quigg in all probability will
be returned to the Maryland town
| that has leaped to the front as a
I, Gretna Green since Wilmington was
/ divested of that doubtful distinction.
There is d hint that i'm tho general
adjustment the Rev. L. L. Poole at
the last minute may be moved from
Newark
The Rev. Dr. S. NJ Morgan is being
mentioned for Rising Sun, Md. since
ne is to resume active pastoral work
following a long illness.
The Rev. T. A. H. OBrien is ex-
pected 10 retire from Port Deposit
and the Rev. +. X Moore, of Still
Pond. Nd, is spoken OF for that
charge.
Seaford had a delegation here last
night to try to get the Rev f. +.
Carpenter. OF Brandywine Church.
Wilmington, for their pastor, but Mr..
Carpenter said he had accepted an in
vitation to return to his present
Iahn p.
to SeafOrd. The Seaford delegation
later stated that they would leave the
question filling their pastorate, since
the Rev. o. +. Jones is to go from
there 10 Lewes. up TO Bishop Cooke
and Superintendent Stephenson. whom
they would expect TO provide a satis-
factory minister.
That the Rev. L. e. Barrett may be
returned to Chestertown for the
seventh year was predicted today.
Among the big changes limited at to-
day were those affecting the pastor
ates at Snow Hill and Pocomoke City
Md. II was said the Rev. J. w. Easley
in all probability will retire from Snow
Hill, and the Rev. Il. p. Roberts from
Pocomoke City. The latter church de-
sires the Rev. z. W. Greenfield, OF
Berlin, but big delegation of lay
men from Berlin here yesterday made
il plain that they want Pastor Green.
field returned and will consider moth.
ing else.
For the pastorate at fredericksburg
Md, the Rev. -Disston w. Jacobs ant
the Rev. Vincent e. Hills arc said tC
be under consideration.
That the Rev. George c. Williams
will remain as pastor of Laurel, was
predicted today, although he has beer
spoken of for district superintendent
There are some observers who fee
that when the climax comes the Rev
DR.. Charles A. Hill. now of Crisfield
may be made superintendent of Sails
bury district, or may wait a yeai
and be made superintendent of viii
mington district.
That the Rev. DR.. George p. Jones
will be stationed in or near viii
! mington after he retires from the dis