Middletown transcript., 1917-03-31
M. E. CONFERENCE
Was Opened in St. Johns Church
on Wednesday
THE CONFERENCE OFFICERS

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Seaford, DEL, March 28th, 1917.
St. Johns M. E. Church was thronged
Wednesday at the opening of the 10th
annual session of the Wilmington Meth
odist Episcopal Conference. Bishop
William H. Mcdowell, of Washington,
D. a., presided. The Lords supper
was administered by the bishop, assisted
by the district superintendents.
One hundred and twenty nine men,
bers responded to roll call.
The Conference members stood with
bowed head when W. A. Wise, the re-
firing secretary, called the names of R.
H. Lewis, S. NJ. Morgan, T.. A. H.
O'Brien and T. E. Martindale, who died
during the past year, and the gathering
sang lin the Sweet By and By"
CONTEST FOR SECRETARY
Conference proceeded to organize by
electing secretary, for which position
the following pre- 'chers were nominated:
Disston W. Jacobs by c. w. Prettyman;
Zach H Webster by G. l.. Hardesty;
L. E. Poole by E. H. Collins; W. H.
Briggs by W. F. Corkran. Messrs.
Webster and Poole requested their nomi
nations be withdrawn and the requests
were granted. One ballot was taken,
resulting as follows:
Total number Of votes, 129; Jacobs,
80; Briggs, AZ; Webster,
Announcement of Mr.. Jacobs election
was received with applause, and the
new secretary briefly expressed thanks.
Mr.. Jacobs appointed as his assistants,
w. H. Briggs, j. R. Bicking and Thigh
man Smith.
CONFERENCE OFFICERS
w. E. Gunby was reelected statistical
secretary and appointed his assistants
N c. Benson, A. R. Brown, Leolan
Jackson. G. R. Ellis. j. M. Kelso, G. S.
Thomas, R. P. Nichols, j. R. Bicking,
A. w. Goodhand, W. M. Mccain, T. J.
Sard, George Sterling, J. H. Geoghegan,
l. S. Whitaker and H. B. Kelso.
]. w. Colona was reelected treasurer
and appointed his assistants-T r. V. n
Dyke. ]. H. Gray, Daniel Wilson, J. }.
Bunting, ]. T Richardson, W. P. Tay-
lor, E. W. Mcdowell, w. G. Harris,
Tilghman Smith, V. E. Hills, w. H.
Revelle and E. c. Prettyman.
Standing committees as follows were
elected:
Public worship-J. ]. Bunting, D. J.
Ford, w. R. Mowbray and F. F. Car
penter.
Ministerial qualifcations-J. w. Co.
Iona, J. P. Outten, H. T. Quigg, W. L.
White, G. T. Anderson, S. N Pilchard,
L. E. Barrett and o. E. Jones.
Conference relations-G. P. Jones, F.
F Carpenter, T. C. Smoot, F. x.
Moore, J. H. Gray, G. w. Dawson, L.
W. Layfield, F. N. Faulkner, V. E.
Hills, G w. Hastings and R. K. Steph-
enson.
Education-H. F. Randolph, c T.
Wyatt, L. E. Poole, ]. T. Herson and
D. J. Givan.
Periodicals-C. N. Jones, L. B.
Morgan, C. w. Moore and J. c. Mccoy.
Bible Howard Davis, j. W. Gray, E.
H. Derrickson and ]. C. B. Hopkins.
Auditing-W. O. Bennett, G. R.
Neese, J. j. Bunting, H. B. Kelso and
E. H. Collins.
Epworth League-L. l. McDougle,
Milton McCann, E. w. Mcdowell and
Howard Davis
Sunday school-Leonard White, 7. N.
Given, Leolan ackson and G. E. Ster-
ling.
Sabbath observance-J. M. Kelso, j.
M. Mitchell, A. P. Prettyman and ]. A.
Hudson.
Temperance and Prohibition-V. E.
Hills, E. C. Prettyman, H. S. Dulany,
j. L. johnson and Alfred Smith.
Freedman's Aid. P. Otis. C. W.
Strickland, Harry Taylor and 1vanhoe
Willis.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
C. C. Williams, v. s. Collins, Frank
White and O. T. Baynard.
Woman's Home Missionary Society
L. E. Barrett, w. F. Corkran, G. S.
Thomas and G. w. Newton.
Missionary statistics-C. w. Moore,
Asbury Burke W. P. Taylor and ]. A.
Hudson.
Memoirs-C. A. Hill, J. H Gray and
Robert Watt.
Philadelphia Hospital-D. W. Jacobs,
G. W. Bounds. w. w. Sharp and 1vanhoe
Willis.
Thanks-S. N. Pilchard, Warren Burr,
A. W. Goodhand and T. R. Van Dyke.
The following commissions were
elected:
Commission on Finance Ministerial.
]. w. Colona, C. w. Prettyman, c. 7.
Wyatt, G. C. Williams. w. E. Greenfield
Alfred Smith, v. S. Collins, and district
superintendent ex-officio; lay. W. J.
Downing, w. o. Hoffecker, Governor
John G. Townsend, E. J. Winder, M. B.
Burris, H. P. Cannon, Melville Gambrill
and W. A. Moore.
Commission on Conference Claimants
Endowment-Minister E. H Dashie II
V. S. Collins, C. w. Prettyman, L. E
Barrett, E. w. Jones, w. o. Hurst, z.
H. Webster, H. F. Randolph, G. T.
Anderson and district superintendent
ex-officio; lay, Caleb E. Burchenal, Mel
vile Gsmbrill, W. o. Hoffecker, c. j.
Jefferson, H. P. Cannon, A. W. Sisk,