Smyrna times., 1921-10-05
NEW SUPERINTENDENT TO
SUCCEED REV.W.A. WISE, DID,.
8 DISTRICT HEAD CHANGES ARE
SCHEDULED FOR CONFERENCE
Rev. George C. Williams, Former Pas
tor of Asbury, Smyrna, Now of
Wilmington May Succeed DIR. Wise

tor of Asbury, Smyrna, Now of
Wilmington May Succeed DIR. Wise
Possible appointment of district su-
perintendents, to succeed Rev. Robert
Watt on the Wilmington district, Rev.
William A. Wise on the Middletown
district and Rev. William r. Mowbray
on the Dover district, may enliven the
next session of the Wilmington An
nual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which will be held
at Cambridge, Nd, six months hence,
and possible "shake up" of pastors
may increase interest. The Board of
Bishops late in October or early in
November will fix date in March for
the Wilmington Conference to con-
vene and will also assign a bishop to
preside. Some ministers predict the
assignment will be given to Bishop
William F. Mcdowell, of Washington,
who presided over the conference in
Wilmington and at Seaford, Chester
town, Nd, and Crisfield, Md.
Having been appointed district su-
perintendents in 1916, Drs. Watt, Wise
and Mowbray are finishing their sixth
| year as such. A district superinten-
dents term previous to May, when
the General Conference changed the
rule by making the period indefinite,
was limited to six years. Removal of
the time limit was opposed by the
Wilmington Conference delegates to
the General Conference, and it is said
the change of rule displeased most of
the members of the Wilmington Con-
ference. Consequently some of the
members believe successors to Drs.
Watt, Wise and Mowbray will be ap-
pointed next March and already are
discussing possible appointees. Hav-
ing served less than five years as su-
perintendent of the Salisbury district,
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins is not likely
to be disturbed. Long service has
made DR.. Watt efficient in district su-
perintendency. He was superinten-
dent of the Wilmington district from
1898 TO 1903 and superintendent of the
Easton (now Middletown) district
from 1910 to 1915 and was transferred
from the Easton to the Wilmington
district superintendency in 1916. Rev
George c. Williams, pastor of McCabe
Memorial Church, Wilmington, is sug-
gested for superintendent of the Viii
mington or Dover district, Rev. Geo
I. Anderson, pastor at Elkton, Md, fol
superintendent of the Wilmington dis
trict and Rev. Walter E. Gunby, pas.
tor of Cambridge and conference trea.
surer and host, for superintendent Of
the MiddletOwn or Dover district. 9th
er suggestions may be made later.
1t is believed Wilmington will feel ;
pastoral "shake up" Pastoral change
at Asbury, Eastlake, Harrison street
McCabe Memorial, Mt. Salem, Scot
and Wesley churches are considered
: possible. 1t is reported Rev. V. ?
Northrup may exchange the Middle
town pastorate for a Wilmington pas
torate. Rev. Elwood w. Jones, cor
responding secretary of the Whining
ton City Missionary and Church Elk
tension Society is mentioned for As
bury's pastorate. Rev. George Whit
Dawson may remain in Wilmington
after leaving Asbury. Besides beinl
proposed for district superintendent
Rev. George c. Williams is suggeste
for the Cambridge pastorate. On tn
I completion of his term as district su
perintendent, Rev. William R. Now
bray may be called to Scott Church
Wilmington, or to the Middletown pas
4 torate. A few members of the viii
4 mington Conference may request tn
j transfer to other conferences.