Smyrna times., 1916-04-05
SMYRNA AND CLAYTON EACH
TO RECEIVE NEW PASTORS
REV. G. C. WILLIAMS OF LAUREL, SENT To
ASBURY TO SUCCEED DR.. PRETTYMAN
Rev. c. n. Jones of HOpewell, Md, Sent to CLAYTON
Rev. Milton McCann Comes Back to Smyrna
Circuit--KentOn Also Gets New Paotor

'Sl anu III. watt sat with a DuzzIed
expression. Your brethren seem n
agree with me" laughinglv remarked
the bishop. "A little touch of feel.
ing makes Us wondrous kind. - inter
Jected DR.. Watt. This other tbino
Is also true, > continued the bisbon
-FOUR administration as district super-
intendent has always heen superh
Never IN my associations with Won
IN administrative work can | remem-
Der an action or attitude on your part
that | could feel even a small nassrro
of censure for.
Bishop Calls Or. Watt Church Asse,
DR.. Watt. you are an asset % ,ho
Wilmington Conference in the general
churches. When Wilmington Confer.
ence Is mentioned anywhere in Metbo-
alst Church everybody thinks of Robert
Watt. He has been in the general
Conference and the general work of
the church and has not ALWAYS bse,
silent. | think l can say that while
you may not always have approved Of
the position he has taken in the HIGHER
NE OF the church. you have alwavs
mad an honest and true representative
and his voice counts in the eounsels
OF the church. " The Bisbop then
handed DR.. Watt a packet containing
$40 IN gold. and expressed the homo
OF Conference that he would live Z, he
20. After the applause had subsidized
Dr. watt said he wasn't surprised
Somebody gave il away last night -
ne said. 1T wasn't a preacher =
wife. either. but a preacher. wopld
rather have had Bishop Berry saw
what he said than receive a cberk
TOT one thousand dollars. " DR.. Watt I
burst into tears and ssid that he resIi- /
zed he had made mistakes but had
gone annually to the bar Of God with /
his motives. -
Veteran Pastors Retire From service
Three Of the foremost members Of
The Conference were placed upon the
retired list at their own reouest
They are the Rev. DR.. Thomas
Aartindale. of Salisbury. Md. the
Rev. c. w. Prettyman. of Smvfna
md the Rev. DR.. w. G. Rooms. whose
asst service was as field secretary of
he Conference. DR.. Martindale and
Dr.. Prettyman. who are in failing
iealth as they close remarkable re.
ords IN the service of the church.
we're present. DR.. Rooms has been
utering with serious affection Of
he throat and has been at Sarsnao
AXE. n. Y, for many months. DR..
Watt said he had received a letter
rom DR.. Rooms stating that his health ,
improving and he hopes to recover {
to resume active work Of {
he ministry eventually. A letter l
rom DR.. Koons was read. DR.. Mar !
ndale has been an active member of 3
he ministry for so years, he having ,
cen admitted into Conference in {
S64. DR.. Prettyman had been an I
ctive minister for 10 years. The G
slations of Drs. Msrtindale. Pretty 7
ian and Rooms were changed from s
fective to retired. At his request, e
ie relation Of the Rev. Wilmer Jag a
ard also was changed from effective e
} retired. his health also becoming b
npaired. The relation of the Rev.
. A. &. Westerfield was changed G
ON effective to supernumerary.
r. WesteFfeld. who has been pastor =
Port DEPOSIT, has been in for
veral months. The relation of the
ev. j. w. Sutton was changed frnm
pernumerary to effective. Il
Id Veterans Continued on Retired List r
Relations Of ministers heretofore o.
tired were continued. They are 81
e Rev. J. A. Arters. G. w. Bow 81
an, G. w. Conway, J. NJ. Collins, la
. p. Compton, James Esgate. W. q
Green, 7. H. Harding. George L. II
artesty. 7. S. Holt. r. H. Lewis. r
M. Morgan, J. w. Poole, J. T. d
ouse, p. Fl. Rawlins, Robert Roe, d
w. Redman, Adam Stengle, w. z. pa
mkinsOn. T. E. Terry.G. w. Town es
nd, o. S. Walton. o. B. Wallin. d. ar
VILLAS and C. S. Williams. el
veral OF the retired Ministers adj sh
sssed Conference. The Revs. Claude HI
Benson, Marion w. Marine. Essell c!
Thomas and Frank White were CT
;eived into full membership of the III
inference and we've ordained deacons Of
nday. Luther NJ. Broadway. Ralph w
jones and J0hn L. Prettyman were mi
ltinued Cd trial and advanced to CT
studies Of the second year. James Be
Leark and Zach w. Wells were Fr