Smyrna times., 1921-04-06
|IIRIA Affected BY ONLY
|II[ CHANGE At CONFERENCE
:, MILTON McCANN LONG A
sro,nENT OF SMYRNA MOVES

,,na Circuit Will be no MOre-As-
4 ~ Church AbsOrbs Jerman Chap
~ md Friendship Goes with Odessa
4 c.,vrna had but one change by the
SI i.tc of Bishop Mcdowell read out
4 S ,Ss closing session of Wilmington
ss%odist Episcopal Conference at
4 c!.ssld Monday. Rev. Milton Nc
4 ~ % Who has been resident for sew
q years. part as pastor of Smyrna
i y s.,it and part as field secretary of
|. BOARD of Sunday Schools. for this
.forence. has been sent to Cherry
al Md Smyrna Circuit, owing to
inability to support a pastor, has
~ absorbed by other churches. |
man = Chapel will be with Asbury |
2 Church, Smyrna; Friendship
snrcb will become a part of a two
:;ruit appointment with Odessa and
Il srsrsons church will be added to
q Esswold or some other church, just
II -sicb has not been fully decided. A
q ~ pastor goes to Odessa-Friendship.
a Z. is Rev. R. S. Hodgson and succeeds
- Rev. Mr.. Derrickson, who retires,
4 n sill maintains his home in Odes-
y Rev. Ransom P. Nichols comes
4 s,k to Asbury, Smyrna; Rev. ]. c.
a V0ItOn to st. Paul, Clayton; Rev. ].
4 4 Essley to Kenton; Rev. G. P.Smith
y Cheswold and Rev. George P. Jones
4 TOwnsend-Blackbird.
q Rev. W. A. Wise Tells of This District
Rev. W. A. Wise, superintendent of
4 Ap Easton district, also read his an
3 rual report to the conference, telling
q of the many revivals conducted there
q IN the last year and the advance of the
Il church in that part of the State. Con-
q tsrnce adopted resolution offered
n br Mr.. Wise to change the name of his
u strct to the Middletown district be-
81 sue the new parsonage is now in the
liter place. His reference to moving
q b district headquarters to Middle
m from Smyrna is told in full ii
n.her column. The greater part ot
session Thursday was taken ovel
the reading of reports from vari
committees and treasurers. In
sting reports were read by Rev
M Vaughan S. Collins, superinten
I Salisbury District. Rev. Dr.
bert Watt, superintendent Whining
District and Rev. DIR. Mowbray
-erintendent Dover District. Bisho
kDOwell announced the transfer G
award E. Reed from New Jerse
inference and ]. S. Eldridge frol
n yOth New York Conference to Wi
zngton Conference.
To Meet in Cambridge, Md, Next
Cambridge, Nd, was uannimousl
D elected for Wilmington Conferen'
netting place next year. The La
/ Electoral Conferences protestt
igainst the proposed constitution
mendment providing that the Confe
! nee Board of Stewards shall consi
t nine members, five ministers al
four laymen, all to be elected by t
annual conference, was formally pr
snted by committee of laymen al
q he annual conference deferred acti
u thereon.
Eell-KnOwn Ministers on Retired Ii
Louis E. Barrett, G. w. Bowman,
l. Brewington, J. M. Collins, w.
q Chaires, George S. Conaway, w.
COMPTON, L. P. Corkran, ]. w. Easlt
James Esgate, ]. w. Fogle, j.
Cray, W. NJ. Green, Thomas H. Hal
ing, George L. Hardesty, Edmund
HOfecker, T. S. Holt, B. F. Jest
William G. Rooms, J. M. Lindale, ].
81 OTIS, Cornelius w. Prettyman, A.
Prettyman, ]. T. Prouse, Philip
Rawlins, William w. Redman, j.
ROOse, Robert Roe, Alfred Smi
Adam Stengle, Thomas E. Terry, "
lam E. Thomkinson, George w. Tov
send, 0. S. Walton, Franz o. B. W
IN, z. H. Webster, w. w. White, G.
Williams, W. S. H. Williams and D.
~ Willis were continued as retired m
isters.
veteran Ministers NOticeably Abs
Some of the conference veter
Who were absent, notably William
Eedman, George S. Conway, Jan
Lsgate, Cornelius w. Prettyman, P
p Il. Rawlins, George E. Reed, AC
SIengle, Thomas H. Harding, FIR
y. B. Wallin, Louis E. Barrett
EDMUND L. Hoffecker. William
l9mkinson and Levin w. Layfield
eeieorating at conference the 5Oth
mversary of their admission fieI
1aomas H. Harding and Franz o
"allln also began their ministry
years ago. Conference took co
lance of L. w. Layfelds so cons
i've years of active service in
ministry and requested him to pr
jubilee sermon at next years
sion.
bishop Mcdowell Names AppOintI
Just before noon Monday Bi
Mcdowell read his appointment