Milford chronicle., 1941-05-23
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The Rev. M. w. Marine OF Har
rison Street Church, Wilmington
and the Rev. e. M. Shockley, o.
Wesley Church, Dover, are ex.
changing pulpits.
Goes To KingSwOOd
The Rev. Edward J. Hemphill
Jr., is assigned to Kingswood
Church, Wilmington, and EbenezeI
at Delaware City. The Rev. NJ H
Keene, who has been at Delaware
City, goes to Emmanuel at Mardela
Springs, Md.
The Rev. F. M. Volk, who has
been at Grace Church, Pittsville
Md, is moved to Scott Church,
Wilmington, and the Rev., c. W.
Branford is shifted from Scott to
Middletown.
The Rev. J. C. Mccoy. who has
been at Newport, is transferred to
Rehoboth, while the Rev. r. s.
Hodgson is moved to Newport.
The Rev. r. w. Hopkins is as
signed to CharIestown. Md. The
Rev. Walter A. Glass goes to Chris
tiana and the Rev. Frank Baynard
is moved to Stanton.
OtnerS lHhc Thrt
The Rev. DR.. Thomas j. Sard,
pastor of the host church, con-
Quoted the service. Harold H. Wig
ueulle, choirmaster of Union
Church, led the singing. The Rev.
DIR. Dayton e. McClain, a member
of the Peninsula Conference and
vice president of American Univer-
sity, introduced DIR. Douglass.
Seven young men received elders
orders, and three others received
deacon's orders at the annual con-
ference ordination service last Sun
day afternoon.
Those ordained elders included
the Rev. Paul E. Mccoy, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. j. c. Mccoy,
Newport; and the Rev. Melvin E.
Wheatley, Jr., son of the Rev. and
Mrs. Melvin E. Wheatley, Sr., of
Elkton, Md. Young Mr.. Wheatley
has been serving as pastor Of a
small charge at Lincoln City, and
young Mr.. Mccoy Of charge at
Warwick, Md.
Others ordained elders on Sun
day are: the Rev. Walter e. Glass
of Galena, Md; the Rev. George w.
Cooley, Jr., Charlestown, Md; the
Rev. Charles S. Jarvis. Easton,
Md; the Rev. Milton H. Keene,
Wilmington, and the Rev. Charles
H. Squires, Sherwood, Md.
DeacOns Ordained
Those ordained deacons are: the
Rev. Harry H. Conner, Seaford Cir
cult; the Rev. John H. Anderson
Church Creek, Md, and the Rev.
David w. Baker, Stanton.
The following ministers assisted
Bishop Leonard with the service
The four district superintendents
the Rev. w. A. Wise, Wilmington
the Rev. c. M. Harris of Easton
Md; the. Rev. Lawrence +. Vim
brow, Denton; and the Rev. DIR
Frank HersOn, Milford.
As Bishop Leonard ordained the
elders with the simple Methodist
rites, he told each;
Take thou authority as an elder
in the church, to preach the wort
of God and to administer the Holy
Sacraments in the congregation.
The elders and deacons knelt il
silent prayer at the altar rail, theT
joined in the recitation of the Firs
Psalm. At Bishop Leonard's re
quest the newly ordained ministers
sang part OF the hymn, "Ill &C
Where You Want Me to Go, Dear
Lord" The bishop, himself, sang
the third verse as a solo.
Testimonials Given
Personal testimonials of human
n In.
cations to the Gospel ministry were
given by Elders Wheatley and
Keene and Deacons Anderson and
Baker. Mr.. Baker recalled that he
was baptized about rs years ago
at the altar rail of Union Church.
Bishop Leonard closed the ordi-
nation service with an appeal to
young people who had at some pre-
vious occasion dedicated their lives
to Gods service to come to the altar
rail; and also asked those willing
to make that decision at the SER
vice to step forward to join him and
the newly ordained young minis
ters.
The organist for the ordination
service was a minister of the con-
ference, the Rev. Elwood Eckhart
of Hebron, Md.
In the morning Bishop Leonard
preached at the conference Sunday
worship service in Union Church,
with more than 800 persons attend
ing. DR.. Sard, pastor of the host
church, conducted the service.
Early Service Held
A worship service for youth Of
Wilmington and the conference was
held at 10 a. m. Sunday in st.
Paul's Church. with the Rev. DR..
Harry w. Mcpherson Of the Meth
odist Board of Education, as the
principal speaker and a brief talk
by Bishop Leonard. Dr. Mcpherson
challenged youth to the Christian
solution Of not only personal, but
national and international prob
lens. Bishop Leonard outlined the
Methodist youth program for the
ensuing quadrennium.
The opening conference service
of the day was the traditional
Methodist Love Feast, marked by
personalized testimony of Christian
experience in the individual life.
Mr.. Jones, pastor of Brandywine
Church, was the leader.