Smyrna times., 1916-03-08
INTEREST IN THE COMING
SESSION OF CONFERENCE
ANNUAL SESSION WILL MEET IN
WHINING ON MARCH %

Number of Changes Will Probability
lake Place Among the Ministers
including Two Superintendents
The annual session of the Whining
ton NJ. E. Conference will be held in
Wilmington during the week begin
ming March 29th. and the usual in
terest surrounding the matter of ap-
pointments is manifest. gUesses and
foi coasts being many. The commit
tee on conference entertainment. Of
which district superintendent, Rev. E.
L. Hoifecker. is chairman. and the
Rev w. F. Corkran. the Rev. II F.
Randolph. the Rev. G. 7. Anderson.
the Rev. I. X. VanDyke. the Rev.
J. w Essley. the Rev F. F. Carpen-
ter. the Rev. w. A. Wise and the
Rev. G W. Dawson are committeemt n.
is busily engaged in finding homes for
the members Of conference supplying
pastors for the pulpit. examining can
didates for sdmiss on on tiial to the
conference and delegates to the lay
electoral conference, which in number.
will equal the pastoral charges with
in the bounds of the conference
In all 1913 homes will be needed to
entertain the visiting delegates. All
official visitors will be entertained as
well as the ministers and delegates.
The lay members of the conference,
board of stewards and the lay members
Of the trustees of the Conference
Academy will also be included in
the list for which homes will be
required.
Nav Be Returned For Another Year
The following pastors are said tc
have been invited to return and serve
their churches for another year: Rev.
7. r. VanDyke. Rev. r. High Adams.
Rev.L NJ. Broadway. Rev. F. F.
Carpenter. Rev. John l.. johnson,
Rev. E. p. Roberts, Rev. J. c. Nc
Coy. Rev. E. II Collins, Rev. o. H.
Collins. Rev. q. Il. Connolly. Rev.
W. A. Wise. Rev. G. W. Dawson.
Rev. G. T. Anderson, Roy. G. P.
Jones. Rev. C. d. Sharpless. Rev
George A. Cooke. Rev. w. R. Cork
ran. Rev. J. H. Gray. Rev. L. l. Me
Dougal. Rev. G. E. Wood, Rev. d
F. MeFaul, Rev. NJ. d. Nutter, Rev
A. Burke. Rev. P. X. Moore, Rev
A. P. Prettymsn. Rev. J. H. Beau
champ. Rev J. T. Richardson ant
Rev. o. B. Rice.
1t has also been reported that tn,
Rev. J. H. Gray. the present pasto
of Silverbrook NJ. E Church, Viii
mingtOn. has been inVited to serv,
EpwOrth Church to succeed the lat,
Rev. w. L. S. Murray.
The Rev. Wilmer Jaggard, of Mar
shalton, who suffered an attack Of
paralysis last April. will retire from
the active ministry and reside a
Millsboro, Md.
Rev. DR.. C. W. Prettyman, paste
of Asbury NJ. E. Church, of thi.
town, will retire and move to Carlisle
Pa.
The Rev. w. G. Rooms. who ha
been at Sarsnsc Lake, New York
seeking recovery from i'll health, i
not expected to get back into activ
work until year hence.
The Rev. H. A. G. Nesterfeld
pastor of the Denton, Nd. church
who is at present in Port Deposit
expects to return to his charge durin
the last week in March. M. Wester
field is statistical secretary of tn
Wilmington conference and has rem
dered efficient service over an ex
tended period in that Office.
1t has been the custom to have
missionary sermon on the evenin
preceding the opening Of the snnua
conference, hut no provision havin
been made for that, the Rev. S
Parkes Cadman. d. d. LII. D., o
the Central Congregational Church
of Brooklyn, N. Y. has been engage
to deliver a lecture on the evening a
March 18th. on THE Three Grea
Religious Leaders Of oxford IIniversi
ty, Wycliffe. Wesley and Newman,
in the Lyon Tabernacle.