Milford chronicle., 1937-04-09
MethOdists Make
Forty-two Shifts rs
Conference Ends


Delmar-R. c. Jones.
East New Market-A. +. thinner
man.
%ElliOtts Island = r. l.. Kirby
Supply from Williamsburg.
Fairmount-E. b. Eckhart.
fFrankfOrd - II. r. McDade from
Port Deposit. Md.
Fruitland-S. d. Bradley.
Girdletree-E. VI. Crockett.
GumbOro - w. r. Corkran (sup-
ply.
|Hebron - II. o. HufnaI from
Church Greek, Md.
HoOper's Island c. C. Cannon
Supply.
HurlOck-G. w. Dawson.
Iaurel-W. A. Hearn.
+Mardela Springs - A. r. Hudson
Supply from Smyrna.
>Millsboro - L. Z. WimbrOw from
Scott Church. Wilmington.
Mt. Pleasant. c. Handy.
*Mt. VernOn-L. l.. Powell from
Bethel.
+Nsnticoke John T.. Jones from
Cheswold.
Newark-D. T. Pritchard.
%Oeean City-Willard Everett from
OnancOck. Va.
Ocean View and Millville-W. S.
Grant.
$Onancock-A. I. Z. burlington.
ParsOnburg-J. r. Diehl.
Phoebus-G. f.. Sterling.
Pittsville-V. NJ. GoOdhand.
POcOmOke City,. W. WOoten.
POComoke Circuit-Elwood Cur
sey Supply.
Powellville-D. T. Campbell (sup-
ply.
Princess Amer. r. Nichols.
*QuanticO James Q'Neil from
KeutOn.
sRoxana - C. W. Robb from Mill
ington.
Salisbury. Asbury - G. W. Hum
phreys.
Salisbury. Grace W. A. Good
hand.
Secretary. P. Outten Supply.
Selbyville-R. T. Thawley.
Sharptown-R. II. Nelson.
Smiths Island-w. D. Shorty.
Snow HID. w. Jacobs.
@Somerset-Edward S. Gault.
Stockton--G. S. Thomas.
st. Peter's-G. II. Wheatley.
st. Thomas-R. II. Wilson (sup-
ply).
sTangier Island - J. G. Bolton
from Frankford.
vienna-W. l.. Hess from Chance.
Md.
sWestover - B. l.. Lewis tsupply)
from Mardela Springs, Md.
wbitesville-A. G. Thomas (sup-
ply.
wlllards-D. T. Campbell (sup-
ply.
Williamsburg - J. F. Willos (gup-
plyl from Vienna, Md.
%Zoar Circuit J. II. Whedbee
from Nanticoke. Md.
The conference has been invited
to meet next year at the Union NJ.
e. Church. Wilmington. the invita-
tion having been extended by the
Rev. T. J. Sard. pastor.
Another invitation was extended
by the Asbury NJ. Z.
Wilmington. DR.. Gunby
said, adding that It would be ap-
propriate inasmuch as the church
will observe its 150th anniversary in (
the near future.
The plan of a minimum scale of
wages for ministers .probationers.
and accepted supplies was upset for
at least a year as a result of an un-
expected action Saturday afternoon
at a united session of ministers and
laymen. The action deferring accep-
lance of the salary plan was inltiat-
ed by the Rev. Leonard White of
Newark, who asked a reconsidera-
ion, printing of the plan in the
minutes. and deferrinS
Of action until next year.
Four elders and six deacons we're
ordained Sunday afternoon by Bish-
,p Hughes.
The new elders who have COM
pleted the course of study for the
ministry are: Louise Reece Dennis.
concord. Md; Richard Marshall
;reen, Christiana; Darcy Ayres Lit
Teton, Ocean City. Md: Theodore
oscar Mitchell Wills. Ebeneser.
,ewark.
Deacons Ordained
Those who received deacons or
ers and will be eligible for elders
riders two years hence are: Elmer
AIRY Bennett. Beckwith. Md; t.;
ames Herman Glow. Jr.. Green
rood: Ewelf Emerson Crockett.
iirdle Tree. Md: Walter Emn;itt
'osnocht. Mt. Lebanon; Robert Lee
.irby. Williamsburg. Md; John
rank Willis. Vienna, Md. The latter
iree are supplies.
The greatest sin in the Metho-
list Episcopal ministry is extempor-
neousness." Bishop Hughes told the
ew elders and deacons.
He cautioned that they must be !
,ady with their sermons when they a
D to the pulpit and must avoid I
'mptation not to study. A preach {
: unprepared with his sermon is
Intamount to an embezzler or liar ]
breaking his word to God to s
reach for Him, he said. I