Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
FORMER SMYRNA PASTOR TO
GO TO KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
REV. G.. C. WILLIAMS, WHINING
TON ACCEPTS NEW PASTORATE

TON ACCEPTS NEW PASTORATE
Will Become Pastor of Trinity Meth
Odist Episcopal Church, One of the
Big Churches of the South
Rev. George C. Williams of McCabe
NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, formerly
pastor of Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church, Smyrna, will leave this con-
ference to accept a call at Trinity
Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, one of
the big influential churches of the
south. Rev. Mr.. Williams was grant
ed a release by the official board of
the church Tuesday night. In voting
this release the board also allowed DR..
Williams his November salary. He
will preach his farewell sermon there
on Sunday, November II. The trans
fer of Rev. Williams from the Will
mington to Eastern Tennessee district
conference was brought about by Bis
hop Edward F. Mcdowell, of the
Washington Area of which the Will
mington Conference is a part. Mr..
Williams was called on several weeks
ago by a committee of the official
board of the Knoxville Church and
at their request he visited Knoxville
and conferred with members of the
congregation of the church there. Mr..
Williams new charge is one of the
largest and most influential churches
in Knoxville, being a new structure,
of Indiana white granite with a seat
ing capacity of 800 in the main audi
torium. The church membership is
600. A handsome parsonage is pro-
vided, fully furnished. The salary is
$4,000 yearly, $1,000 more than that
paid by McCabe Church.
Knoxville is the seat of the Uni
versity of Tennessee. In speaking of
his charge Dr.Williams said this would
enable his children to attend that Uni
versity. At the present time one
daughter, Miss Dorothy Williams, is
a freshman at the Wesleyan, Ohio, Col
lege at Delaware, Ohio, taking a course
in arts and science. Edward S. Will
liams, son, is a junior at the Will
mington High School, while another
daughter, Mary Louise, is a pupil at
No. 80 school. The official board OF
McCabe Church at it's meeting last
week, arranged to have the Rev.Adan
Stengle serve as supply pastor until
a successor to Mr.. Williams can be
secured. Mr. Williams will leave Viii.
mington shortly after the 18th of the
month, he planning to begin his pas
torate at the Knoxville church, the
latter part of the month.
Mr.. Williams, who was born on 4;
farm near fredericksburg, Md, wa!
educated in the rural schools and a
the fredericksburg High School. H,
was graduated from the Wesleyan
Collegiate Institute in 1898 with sec
ond honors and then received pBivat,
tuition until he began teaching school
in lower Delaware. He served a
principal at the Selbyville school ant
also as principal of the Federalsburj
High School. His first pastoral charg
was at Preston, Md, where he con
structed a new church. He also serv
ed four years at Berlin, Md, thre
years at Epworth NJ. f. Church, vii
mington; and years at Laurel, Del
where he built the Trinity M. F
Church. Mr.. Williams served thre
years at Smyrna and for the past fou
years has been pastor of McCab
Church. During his pastorate at No
Cabe the salary has been doubled an
the congregation has grown from 35
to 500 members. The church debt .ha
been liquilated and since the last cor
ference the church has sent $1400 I
the Centenary Board for Missions.
Mrs. Williams is a sister of jaime
NJ. Satterfeld, of Dover, who was
classmate of DR.. Williams at Wesley
an as also were Mrs. Joshua o. Wo
colt, former Congressman William
d Andrews, of Maryland, and DR.. Wi
t liam Belts, of Chadd's Ford, Pa. NJ
e Williams is a member of Hope Lodg
No. 4, A. F. and A. NJ, of Laurel ar
of Washington and Lafayette Chapt'
Royal Arch Masons. He has serve
as grand chaplain of the Grand Lodl
of Delaware and has just closed h
term of Grand Master of the Graz
Lodge Of Delaware. He is also mer
e ber of Delaware Consistory. Mr.. Wi
liams succeeds DIR. Simons, who h;
been transferred from the KnoXvil
church to a charge in Southern Ca
fornia.