Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-11
M. E. CONFERENCE
WILL BE LIVELY
Contest for District Superintendencies
May Feature The Meeting
AZ Cambridge.

cOpdi AnufCn, WIG VIII De ntiu at
Cambridge, Md, from March % to
March %. Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell of Washington will preside
over the session.
The conference will elect as fol-
lows:
Conference trustees, to secceed
Revs. W. +. Cochran, J. W. Colona
and W. II. Briggs
Trustees of Wesley Collegiate In
stitute, to secceed Revs. +. c. Mac
Sorley, G. c. Williams. X. X. Stephen
son. J. T. Herson, W. f. Gunby and
X. 7. Nichols and Laymen 6 w.
Tebo. John G. Townsend, Jr.. Walter
o. Hofrecker, II. l.. Price. Harry
Mayer and Albert W. Sick.
Members of the Bureau of Sessions.
to succeed Revs. G.. 7. Anderson and
W. L. White and Laymen II. p.
Cannon.
Members of the committee on con-
ference relations, to succeed Revs. +.
y. Faulkner, George White Dawson
f. W. Mcdowell and G. S. Thomas.
No constitutional questions are
likely to be submitted to the confer
cnce.
Few candidates, possibly not more
than one. will be presented for admis-
sion on trial.
The transfer of Rev. Milton Nc
Cam from the Wilmington Confer
ence TO the New Jersey Conference
and Rev. G. w Richmire from the
Wilmington Conference to the Ari-
zona Conference will be reported.
II is understood that Revs. George
p. Smith, W. +. Matthews and G. W.
Stallings will request that their rela-
tion be changed from active to re-
tired Mr.. Smith entered the confer
ence in 1896 and has served Lakes
vile. Glendale, Houston, Wyoming.
Clayton, 81. Johns. kentOn, Milling
ton and Cheswold. Mr.. Matthews
was admitted to the conference in
1902 and has served Marion, Newark,
Md, FELTON,, Smyra circuit. Magnolia,
FELTON,, Cordova and Hebron. Mr..
Stallings entered the conference in
1906 and has served Phoebus, Chinco-
league. Roxana, ST. Peters Bozman,
Crumpton, Marydel and Trappe.
Services will be held in the memory
of Revs. +. J. Cochran. =. II. Rawlin
and ". W. Redman, retired ministers
who died during the past year.
Interest viii centre in the 1is;iS;
superintendencies Having served but
five years, il is thought Rev. Vaughn
s. Collins will be reappointed super
intendent of the Salisbury district.
There is much speculation concerning
Revs. Robert Watt. William A. Wise
and William K. Mowbray, superin-
tendeats of the Wilmington, Middle
town and Dover districts. respective
~, who are finishing the sixth year
as such. Previous to 1920 a district
superintendent term was limited to
six years. but Il months ago the
General Conference removed the time
limit. Whether Drs. Watt, Wise and
Mowbray will be reappOinted only
Bishop Mcdowell knows. He will ap-
point district superintendent, but he
has given no hint regarding APP
pointees. Methodists who want new
district Superintendents are proposing
Revs. II. W. Ewing, W. +. Habbart,
J. W. K. Sumwalt and G. c. Williams
Of Wilmington. Rev. G. 7. Anderson,
of Elkton. Md, Rev. J. W. Colona,
of Dover. Rev. W. II. Briggs, of
Easton, Md. Rev. Howard Davis, of
Lewes. and Rev. J. l.. Johnson, OF
Crisfeld, Md. for the positions.
Rev. l.. f.. Poole, now at Snow Hill,
Md. has been invited TO the New
Castle pastorate, Rev. J. W. Gray.
now on the retired list, TO Cherry
Hill. Nd; Rev. W. c. Forrest, to
huntsville. Md; Rev. Frank White,
now at Ridgely. Md, to Centreville,
Md; Rev. W. F. Mcdowell, now at
Pocomoke City. Md, to Middletown;
Rev. VI. f. Wheatley, now at Centre
Vile. to Ridgely. and Rev. j. W.
Wootten, now at Fruitland, Md, to
Tilghman. Md.
Notwithstanding most of the pas
tors have been invited to return for
another year. it is believed there will
be many PASTORAL changes. The fol-
lowing pastors have been asked to
return:
City Of Wilmington-GeOrge White
Dawson, TO Asbury Church: W. r.
Greenfield. Brandywine; w. G. Har-
ris, Cool;man; F.. c. Sunfeld. East
lake: +. p. Thomas, Epworth; j. w.
X. Sumwalt, Grace; W. +. Habbart,
Harrison Street; 6. W. Bounds,
Kingswood; l.. NJ. Broadway, NADIA
ley; G. c. Williams, McCabe; Leonard
White, Mt. Salem; T. J. Sard, Scott;
Il. X. Stephenson, SilverbrOok; c. l..
Hubbard, st. Paul's; +. II. Collins,
Trinity; II. W. Ewing, Union; Y. w.
Wells, Wesley.
Rural part of Wilmington district
%. l.. Martin, to Bethel and Town
Point, Md; r. II. Adams, Brack-Ex
and Elsmere; J. II. Wilson, Charles
town, Nd; o. =. Reed, Chesapeake
FrnNTIN IN IN PACE EIGHTH