Evening journal., 1916-03-27
NOW READY FOR
Conference WORK
Students Come to City To-
day TO Take Ministerial
Examinations
MANY PASTORAL
CHANGES REPORTED

rhe advance guard Of the Whining
ton District Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference which will convene in Union
NJ. +. Church on Wednesday morning,
arrived in this city this morning. q
was composed almost entirely Of the
students who are to take ministerial
eXami ua.i0ns. The CXaminatiorg' viii
start at 30 o'clock this evening n
he primary Sunday schooi room 81
Union NJ. IT, Church. The eXamina-
lions will be I'm charge of the Rev. Y.
p. NOr.nrup, regislar, of Harrington.
Del. The board Of eS aminers consists
Of the Revs. r. 4. EeauchaufD, J. J..
Spark.in, 4 II. Webster, h. II DASH
iell. r. r. Van Dyke. j. T. Richard
son, j. w. Jones, u. W. Jones. NJ. ID.
Nutter, W. o. Hurst. G. A. Hill. w.
o. Bennett. G.. c. Williams. and o.
h. Jones. The examinations will con.
clude on Thursday evening
Bishop Joseph +. Berry, who preach
ed In Grace Church yesterday return
ed to Philadelphia last night and VIII
return tomorrow. The bishop viii
meet his cabinet, composed Of the
district superintendents, tomorrow
night. The first business taken up will
be the re-assignment of circuit and
district lines. District Superintendent
Watt, OBrien and Stephenson VIII
arrive IN Wilmington tomorrow.
While a number Of the ministers
will arrive this afternoon. the major
ity will not come until tomorrow. As
a preliminary to the formal opening
of the conference the Rev. d. s. Parkes
Cadman, pastor Of the Congregational
Church OF Brooklyn, will lecture in
Union Church tomorrow night on
The Three Great Religious Leaders of
Oxford-Wycliffe Wesley and New
man." DR.. Cadman is regarded as
one OF the most brilliant orators In
America. He Is a Welchman by birth
and came to this country fifteen years
ago to become pastor Of the Metropoli-
ian NJ. e. Church, New York City. He
left this church to become pastor of
the Central Congregational Church,
Brooklyn, made famous by the Rev.
Or. r. S. STAIRS.
The Methodist Episcopal Preachers
Association did not meet today, the
ministers being busy preparing. re-
oorts for Conference.
It is expected that many pastoral
changes will be made by Bishop
Berry. This is in part due to deaths
OF ministers and the illness Of others.
Among those who died was the Rev.
DR.. ". L. S. Murray. pastor Of Ep-
worth Church. Among those who are
in are the Revs w. G.. Koons and II.
A. G.. Westerfeld. The latter is at
Port Deposit. Nd, while DR.. Rooms is
in the Adirondacks. Among those
who will retire are the Rev. c. W
Prettyman, Of Smyran.
Il was stated that changes may be
made i'm the following Wilmington
churches: Brandywine. the Rev f. T.
Carpenter. pastor; Asbury, the Rev
G.. w. Dawson: Scott, the Rev. w. a.
Wise; SilverbroOk. the Rev j. H.
Gray; Madeley, the Rev. E. II. C-l
Inns; st. Paul's. the Rev. V. S. Col
Inns; McCabe. the Rev. J. w. Easley.
Il said that it was possible that
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter might be sent to
Salisbury, Md, to succeed the Rev
DR.. T. +. Martindale who is very ILL.,
Mr.. Dawson, OF Asbury Church
who has been at Asbury three years
has been mentioned for appointment
to the following places: Denton, Cam
bridge, Delmar and Ridgley: Just
which place he will be sent remains
TO be seen. Mr.. Wise may be one OF
the new district superintendens in
which case. OF course, there will be
a change at Scott Church. Mr.. Gray
is expected to be assigned TO Epworth
Church. The Rev. G. w. Hastings. OF
Deals Island. and the Rev. b. f. Nc
Farland, OF Wyoming, are mentioned
for Silverbrook. DR.. V. 5. Collins
Of ST. Paul's, is mentioned for Lau.
rel, Middletown or Chestertown. Mr.
Easley is mentioned for district su
oerintendent Should he not receive
his appointment IL is likely that h'
will remain at McCabe as he has re
seived an invitation TO return.
Among those mentioned today as
likely TO be among the new superin
.endents we're:
w. A. Wise. of Scott Church; c. T
Wyatt, Of AIiddletown; G.. w. Daw
son, of Asbury Church, G.. c. vii
iams. Of Laurel: 5. NJ. Pilchard. o.
Cambridge; w. r. Mowbray. OF Mil
ford; c. A. Hill, of Crisiield.