Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-22
MINISTERS URGED
NOT To HADE
RESPONSIBILITY
So They Were Advised by Bishop
Bristol in an Impressive Ad-
dress, This Morning.
CHANGED TO OTHER FIELDS
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Special Dispatch 10 Every Evening
Dover. March 22-During dcvotions
~ the opening of today's session Of the
Wilmington NJ T. Conference, Bishop
Bristol took the text: ''Oh. that had the
wings Of dove" and in an impressive
address told the ministers not to dodge
Christian responsibility. The session was
cXccutive until 1l.l5 o'clock
TRANSFERS ANNOUNCED.
bishop Bristol announced the following
transfers from the Wilmington Can
ference:
\. H. Thompson 10 the Puget Sound
Conference; J. Howard Gray to the Gull
Conference: Hugh Strain 10 the Central
PENNSYLVANIA Conference: ! :. Whitaker
10 the Philadelphia Conference
W " Cummings r. s. Iiodgson. \. L.
Zimmerman. John Rowlcnsen. W Vaughn
Moore. John W Nooten and Edwin W.
Ilenvis were admitted to the Wilmington
Conference ON trial.
IN RETIRED RELATION.
The character of the retired ministers
was passed and the following were con
inued IN tho retired relation. J. -.
Arthurs. G. " Bowman. W /. Compton.
G.. :. Conaway. / NJ Collins, L. L. Cork
ran. James Esgatc William Green. I. II
Harding. G.. l.. Hardesty, 7 ; Holt,
Wilmer Jaggari B T. Jester. " G.
Moons. G. W prettyman. \ 7. Pretty
man. ! T. Prouse, I II Rawllus, Robert
Roc " w Redman. Alfred Smith. Adam
~tonee = G. sunheld. v =. Tomkinsono.
a. = Terry c. W Townsend. q. ;
Walton. T. o. y Wallin. - II Willis.
& " Williams and W ; II. Williams
COOKIES CASE REFERRFn
When the name ~ George 4 Cooke.
retired. WAS called his case was referred
without comment to the committee ON
difference relations
COMMITTEE on EXCHANGE
Robert Watt. W 4 Wise. Y s. Col
Inns. Clinton + WYATT and ] " Beau
champ were appointed commission on
behalf of the Wilmington Methodist
i.piscopal Conference to confer with
commission on behalf of the Maryland
Methodist Protestant Conference. rela-
i've Ia an exchange Of certain church
properties of the two denominations
II Is proposed to exchange the properties
weak churches. such as the First
Methodist Protestant in Wilmington and
the Methodist Episcoapl at Harmony, on
Concord Circuit. Md.
@ W Prettvnan. George G. Williams,
Disston W Jacobs, Walter 9. 1oifpcker,
i T TAYLOR and L. Benson Dennis were
elected managers If the Conference
Education Society.
FOR PASTOR At ErwoRTH.
George W Booker and George t..
King arc urging the appointment of
r.. p. Nichols Of Still Pond, Md, as
uastor of Epworth Church. Wilmington.
& T. Harvey is irving to ascertain who
is available for the pastoratc Of Scott
Church. Wilmington.
PASTORAL. CHANGES.
committee composed of c. b. Kitchen,
Thomas J. Biscoe. W X. Jetfers, l. NJ
I.enderman and Allen I. Lewis came 10
Dover Yesterday 10 consult Bishop
Bristol concerning the transfer OF George
: johnson from the pastorate OF state
street Church, Camden, \. J., 10 the
pastorate Of Union Church, Wilmington.
and were optimistic when they left town
during the night Difficulty Is being
experienced IN. finding a member of
the Wilmington Conference who would
accent transfer to the New Jersey Confer
ence IN exchange for Dir. Johnson. Slx
ministers have been proposed for transfer
Frank l Carpenter of Laurc.. George
&. Williams of Smyrna, Clinton T.
WYATT Of Denton. Md, " y. Gunby of
Dover J. " Colona of Georgetown and
Y T. Hills Of Asbury Church. Crisfield,
Ad-but they object to leaving the
Wilmington Conference. Some member
of the New Jersey Conference would be
assigned to the Camden church and the
newcomer from the Wilmington Confer
ence given a pastorate al PItman Grove,
Glassboro or some other charge Of
similar grade DR. Oh Naris. superIn-
tendent of the Camden district, visited the
Wilmington Conference today IN search
ot a minister in exchange for DIR. Johnson.
II is reported Howard T. Qmgg of
Greensboro, Md, has been asked 10
accept transfer, but to what conference
has not been announced.
l. :. Whitaker of Hopewell, Md.
who will be transferred from the vii
mngton Conference to the Philadelphia
Conference, has been appointed pastor
OF church at Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Mayrcc !. Alexander has como to
Dover IN behalf Of Carlisle Hubbard OF
Baltimore for pastor Of 81 Paul Church,
Wilmington.
Previous Ia last night Il was thought
". l. tiunhv might 20 from Dover to
cambridge. Md and = \ Pilcbard from
CanbrIdgc 10 Georgetown IN shift
that would enable ] " Coiona to come
from (Ieorgetovn to Dover. but Emmanuel
Church. Crisfleld Md, seems to have
frustrated that plan by asking for MIR
Coiona
There Is vigorous objection to W
Ernest Greenfield gong from Berlin.
Md, to Rrandywine Church. Wilmington,
the Salisbury district protesting against
taking OF all it's good men. Emmanuel
Church, CrIsfield. today started an ener-
geuc campaign to obtain MIR. Greenfield.
and it is said he Is tentatively listed for
that charge.
Pastoral appointments are said TO be
nearly all ID the air, and the list may
not be completed until short time
before adjournment next Monday. Many
changes are expected on the Wilmington,
Dover and Salisbury districts. but adjust
ments are likely to be difficult because
most OF the pastors or the Easton district
have been invited to return and the
bishop and his cabinet are loath to dis
turb pastorates there.
Ii Is reported the following shifts have
been agreed to: Louis +. Barrett from
Harrington to Townsend: Warren Burr
from Townsend to Harrington; l., W.
i.avfeld from Hurlock, Md, TO Chester
Bethel: D. b. Rice from Stockton, Md,
10 Mt Vernon, Md. 1ilghnan Smith from
Bethel 10 Last Newmarket, Md; M. ID.
Nutter from Chesapeake City, Md, to
Rock Hall. Md.
CONFERENCE ANEIVEHciA RIES.
Miss Mary Wheeler Of Wilmington