Evening journal., 1916-04-04
PASTORS Sent TO
new PULPITS FOR
Conference YEAR
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intendents. Both are popular with
ministers and bishops alike, the
bishops for many years having been
/ impressed with the excellent work of
these two ministers as secretaries of
Conference. Bishop Berry last night
commended Dr. Wisos record as sec
rotary
Six Changes in City.
Under the assignments announced.
there are six pastoral changes in VII
mineton. The Rev. Van =. Northrup
was transferred from harrington 90
Brandywine Church, and the Rev. John
/ J.. johnson was transferred from New
: Castle 10 Scott Church. and the Rev. T..
| w. Jones of East Newmarket, Md,
succeeds the Rev. j. Howard Gray, at
| Silverhrook. Mr.. Gray being assigned as
pastor of Epworih Church The Rev.
! ~. W. Sharp was transferred from
Eastlake Church 10 frcderica, and the
Rcy T.. C. Sunheld comes from Parsons.
burg To Eastlakc. They were the only
changes in this city. There were strong
indications prior TO the last session Of
! the cabinet that Dr. W. r. Corkran
L MWNlN ne NINNnlfNAfM AlA'IW AllANN
Church to Chestcrtown that the Rev.
j. w. Johnson would 20 to Union, that
the Rev. j. W. Jones would 60 TO Scott
Church that the Rev. r. Irving Wat
kins would become pastor at 81. PauPs
and that the Rev. Or. Y. S. Collins
would 90 10 Dover Ai the last minute
however. All these proposed changes
were upset. Fifteen changes in the as
signmcnt slate were made by the bishop
aud his cabinet after they returned to
Union Church for the night session.
Transfer Not Effected.
The proposed transfer Of Or. Wat
kins from Hudson. n " into the Will
mington Conference and OF the Rev
w. e. Gunby from Dover TO Hudson
was abandoned late yesterday, when
il became apparent that certain Off
cial members OF the Dover church
could not agree on now pastor. Some
wanted DR.. Watkins some wanted Dr.
Collins, and Bishop Berry decided TO
/ retain Or. Gunby there II would not
J be surprising. however n the trans
/ fer of DR.. Gunby and Dr. Watkins
should be made. later, with a possibility
OF one or two other pastoral changes
in an adjustment that might be made.
As was expected. Or. r. X. stephen
son retires from the district superin-
: tendency to become pastor at Avenue
Church, Milford, and DR.. b. l.. Hof-
fecker reures from the district super
intendency to become secretary of the
! Wilmington City Missionary Society, a
/ position he desired because of his
keep interest in that form Of church
work. Or. Corkran is given the Rev.
b. +. Jester as assistant pastor at
Union Church. The Rev. r. +. Car
penter goes from Brandywine Church
to Laurel. The Rev. J. Wheelington
Jones becomes pastor at Hiddletown
and Or. c. r. Wyatt was assigned to
Denton. Md. that church increasing
the salary to S14OO a year as soon as
it was assured DraWyatt would be-
come It's pastor. The Rev. J. II. Beau
champ becomes pastor az New Castle.
Rev. G. c. Williams at Smyrna.
The Rev. George c. Williams moves
from Laurel to the pastorate at
Smyrna. and the Rev J. w. Colona.
who was prominently mentioned for
district superintendent. and was in.
vited by Salisbury and Smyrna. re.
mains at Georgetown He was down
for Salisbury until tate in the day,
| when because OF the fact that two
churches were insisting upon having
him, the Bishop decided to retain
him in his old charge. The Rev. j. II.
HersOn, just transferred from the
Philadelphia Conference, was as.
signed TO Salisbury. one of the fore
most charges in the entire Confer.
ence. Or l.. =. Barrett was sent to
Harrington. and the Rev r. T.. Beau.
champ was assigned TO succeed him at
ChestertOwn.
The Rev Asbury Burke was sent
TO Newport the Rev. r. G. Smoot
going from there to Cast Newmarket.
The Rev w. H. Briggs becomes
pastor at Selbyville, and the Rev. G.
. W. Bounds goes TO perryville.
Dr. Watt, tho new superintendent
for Wilmington district, entered the
Wilmington Conference I'm 1885. lie
was born in Belfast. ireland. coming
TO America when three years old.
i DR.. Wise, who goes on Easton dis
trict. is son OF James M. Wise, a
local preacher OF New Castle. He
was received into the Conference I'm
1884. For twelve years he has been
secretary Of Conference. and was as
y
prior 20 that. DR.. Mowbray who
goes on Dover district entered the
Conference in 1886 The Rev. A. S.
Mowbray and the Rev. E. r. Now
bray, Of Baltimore Conference. arc
! his brothers. Mr. Mowbray has been
stationed on Dover district for df-
teen years, and for many years he
has been either statistical secretary
or assistant secretary of the Confer
I encc.
Bishop Would Change Plan.
Bishop Berry in announcing the ap-
lpolntments. told Of the difficulties con.
fronting him and cabinet because oI
the fact that the six-year tenure o.
J three different district superintend
ents expired at the same time. "If
. am assigned here again. ] will see tha
such a thing does not occur again.
the Bishop added. "The matter shoult
be arranged so that one superintend
ent should step out each year or tina
they should follow themselves out anS
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