Milford chronicle., 1956-06-01
Many Changes Are
Made By Methodists
At Annual PmIeu
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conducted the examination of can
didates, followed by the LAYING on
OF hands, scripture, prayer and
benediction.
Elders were presented for orsin-
alton by Mr.. Beckwith; they are:
Clarence E. Wilkins, Stanley e.
Ford, Richard S. Gibson. Edward
X. Wilkins and Reginald H. Wheat
ley.
Again the admonition was given
the candidates by the bishop. The
collect prayer was given by the
Rev. DIR. A. J. Jackson, superin-
fendent of the Salisbury District
and the epistle and the gospel were
read by the Rev. DR.. Preston w.
Spence, superintendent of the Eas-
ton District. The bishop and the dis
trict supcrintendents took part
jointly In the laying on of hands
for the elders.
Appointments were read by the
Bishop after the service had been
terminated and conference sessions
reopened. Upon completion of the
reading of appointments Bishop
Oman ended the conference with
a closing benediction.
Church expansion of facilities in
the Wilmington District of the Pen
insula Conference to be realized at
a cost of over half million dol
lars was reported by the district
superintendent DR.. Link, at the
last Saturday morning session.
In his report DR.. Link stressed
the fact that the fund of 1886, 5,0n0,
to be expended in the district, will
not include proposed new Asbury
Church, to be located on the Faulk
Road in Brandywine Hundred. This
church will perpetuate the name of
tht old Asbury Church at Third and
Walnut Streets, Wilmington, which
was formally closed on May 20. IT
will be located on a piece of ground
of five and three-quarter acres on
which an option to purchase has
been obtained by the district. The
proposed church, still in the plan
ming stages, has been cleared
through the committee on comfy
OF the Council of Churches of Will
mington and New Castle County as
far as general area location is con-
cerned in relation to needs and
population growth.
DR.. Link reported 1882 profess
sions of faith in the district during
the past year.
Clinton II. Brown, lay leader of
the Wilmington District, was nam
ed Peninsula Conference lay lead
er in elections on Saturday morn
ing. He succeeds Granville Hooper,
of Cambridge, Md. Upon Mr..
Browns election he briefly spoke
to the conference expressing ap-
preciation to Mr.. Hooper. "for a
job well done," during eight years
in the post.
Those elected to positions in CON
nection with lay activities in the
respective districts of the Confer
ence were as follows: Dover Dis
trict y Lay Leaders. Fulton j.
Downing; associate lay leaders,
Paul M. Powell and John Rogers.
Easton District-Lay Leader, Wal
ter B. Palmer; associate lay lead
ers, Carl P1ummer, Horace Nor
gan. John Clarence North, Ray
mond Simmons and David King.
Salisbury District-Lay Leader, Ell
ton Parsons: associate lay lead !
ers, John T. Bruehl, William r. Nc /
Knight and Elton Nottingham
District-Lay Leader. |
Clifford t. Foster; associate lay
leaders, David r, Montgomery, !
Thomas l.. Lodge. Lawrence S. Glib
son and w. t. Graham. !
Youth Laymen's Day was oh
served on Saturday with young peo-
pie from various churches attend
ing. sessions of the conference to
hear the address of Bishop OMAN.
who in summing up his report on
the general conference of the
Methodist Church said: ''This |
church of ours is not afraid: we
will continue forward" The topic |
of the bishops address was "The |
of the General Assem-
bly," and it pointed up the tendency |
in all Methodism to lay stress on |
the Importance of the local church |
in relation to the whole denomina-
ton. IL was pointed out that the |
and similar programs
of the church are designated to |
church teaching and /
leadership with only the guiding
hand coming from central control. |
The following young people were
elected to the Conference Youth
Council of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship and were Immediately
installed in office: President, Ken
dali McCabe, Berlin. Md: vice pres
ident, Conrad Cohen. Milford; sec
retary, Eleanor White. Princess
Anne. Md: treasurer. Tommy
Reed. Denton. Md: Area leaders
and members at large. Penny
Krams. Wilmington: Carolyn Pow
ell, Bishopville. Md: Alice Hearne
Md: Ronald Warren, Ber-
lin, Md; Charlie Duff. Clayton
Richard Nelson, Smyrna; Mae Paul.
Cambridge. and Anne Dugan, Belle
fonte.
Work of the church as it is be-
ing carried on in the far distant
reaches of Australia was described
by the Rev DR.. Alan Walker. at the
last Saturday night session. Mr.
Walker told of the continual need
Tor expansion of the program.
bringing personal experiences
gained in evangelistic work in Aus
tralia as witness of his statements
Ministers wives of the Annual
Conference. joined i'm a luncheon
meeting at noon on Saturday at |
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