Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
M. E. CONFERENCE
In SESSION AT M'CABE
CHURCH, WILMINGTON
Continued from first page)


James Esgate, California; +. +. Cal
penter, Cambridge, Md, and Thoma
A. Pardee, of Wilmington. The Cor
ference stood while the names wer
being read and the singing, whic
followed of For All the Saints VIII
from Their LabOrs Rest"
Memoirs were then read by Rev
Harvey w. Ewing, of Newark, TO
Mr.. Rooms; by Thomas H. Rawlins
of Seaford, for Mr.. Esgate; by tn
Rev. Carlisle L. Hubbard, of viii
mingtOn, for Mr.. Carpenter, and b,
the Rev. Adam Stengle, for Thoma
A. Pardee. The memoir was writer
by the Rev. J. W. Easley, who wal
unable to be present.
The Rev. P. r. Vandyke, pastol
AOf Epworth Church, then read a me
moir for the Rev. John White, a To-
cal preacher of that church, whC
died during the past year.
Other memoirs read were: Mrs
Susan E. Ellis, wife of the Rev
George R. Ellis, deceased, read by
Rev. J. L. Sparklin, of Newport; Mrs
Anna E. P. Jones, wife of the Rev
Ellwood W. Jones, of Snow Hill, Md.
read by the Rev. L. B. Morgan, OF
Richardson Park; Mrs. Sallie v
Webster, wife of the Rev. q. W
Webster, prepared by the Rev. E. n
Jones, read by the Rev. Disston w.
Jacobs; Mary M. Clark, wife of the
Rev. Claude w. Clark, read by the
Rev. E. w. Greenfield.
Mrs. Mary A. O'Neill, wife of the
Rev. w. J. O'Neill, deceased, read by
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs.
The Rev. G. T. Anderson read a
memoir of Mrs. Fannie G. SmOOt,
wife of the Rev. T. C. Smoot.
The memoirs were ordered enter
ed in the minutes.
The Rev. DisstOn W. Jacobs, of
Milford, was reelected conference
secretary and named as his assist
ants the Revs. ]. R. Bicking and
Tilghman Smith.
The Rev. Norman G.. Benson, of
Rehoboth, was reelected conference
statistician and named as his assist
ants the Revs. A. W. Goodhand, o. B.
Rice, G.. T. Gehman, G.. e. Sterling,
W. D. Short, W. I. Donohoe, L. E.
Windsor, S. T. Hampton, E. M.
Shockley, D. A. Stockley, H. M. Bail
ey and R. W. Mills.
The Rev. Vinal E. Hills, confer
ence treasurer, who was elected last
year for the term extending to the
close of the present session, named
as his assistants, the Revs. o. B.
Reed, W. A. Hearn, M. E. Wheatley,
A. B. Frye, w. V. Moore, J. L. Spark
lin, o. H. Connolly, J. T. Sard, H. w.
Gallon, J. B. McCabe, A. F. thinner
man, J. T. Rowlenson- and Oliver ].
Collins.
The bar of the conference was fix
ed at the first ten rows.
The Rev. ]. T. Prouse was elected |
postmaster. He has ser
we'd in this capacity for the past 25
years.
Announcement was made that the
Rev. DR.. Robert Watt was unable
to be present owing to i'll health,
and the secretary was instructed to
send the sympathy of the confer
snce.
A special session of the conference
by a half executive session.
was held in the afternoon. At the
session Wednesday afternoon the an
1ual reports of the four district su-
1erintendents were read.
Entertained At Dinner
At the close of the Wednesday
morning session the visitors were
aiken to the dining room in the gym
lasium where a bountiful dinner had ]
prepared. Tables enough for the ;
eating of 325 persons at one time s
lad been arranged and with the l
arge number of women serving
here was little delay. -, {
The above named committees Will
erve during the conference. I
The minister's retreat Wednesday t
fternoon was addressed by the Rev.
. M. NJ. Gray on the theme, "Ihe L
est of the Truth" a
Anniversary exercises of the Board d
{ Education were held wednesday p
vening, the Rev. Henry G. Budd' p
resident of the Wesley Collegiate v
Institute, of Dover, presided. The f,
oeakers were the Rev. F. A. Lind a
ort. director of Religious Educa- O
on, Wilmington Conference, and the
ev. NJ. J. Trenery, secretary OF the Il
oard of Education, Chicago. t.
The service of Thursday morning n
,ened at $3.50 o'clock, with devo- Il
Onal hour, in charge of Bishop
hirkield. His theme was "The Min a
try of the Hymnal." ." This service 81
as followed by the business session. al
The statistical secretary and the tt
easurer have established Offices in in
e social room of the church, as m
IS the Washington Christian Advo-
tie and the New York Book Con- C,
m. The latter is in charge of G. K. st
lrrell, of New York. al
Everything has been done that
uld possibly add to the comfort OF of
e visitors to the conference. Din sc
2 rooms, rest rooms and the social of
oms have been decorated and spe- b;
Il comforts added for this occasion. as
The Rev. J. L. Johnson of I'M PI
,nuel Church, Crisfield, who has as
cepted a call to Harrison Street
urch. may remain where he is th
W stationed for another year. The tr;
,son assigned is that the work of on
, church is in such condition that fu
Is felt that a change of pastors at in
S time would. not be helpful to
DR.. Johnson, who has to
nmitted himself to Harrison Bo
eet. announces that it is a matter vel
t the bishop and district super
endents will have to settle. tea
t is understood that the Balt1- wh
re Conference desires Rev. D. W. by
obs, pastor of the Avenue M. e. :
irch at Milford, transferred to apI
timore. He is not willing to make Sci
change, nor is the Wilmington sol
ference agreeable to the plan.