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the luxury of church membership; there
| fore
Resolved, That our delegates TO the
General Conference be instructed to use
| their best efforts to so remodel our fin
ancial system that the laity of the sew
eral districts of the annual conference
shall have controlling part in making
the apportionment to their respective
charges for all the financial demands Of
the church, TO the end that our preach
ers may be better paid, our church work
more efficiently carried on and the pas
tors relieved of the iEcessant work nee
essary to meet the financial demands,
heretofore and now, made by General
| Conference committees and he board of
presiding elders of the annual confer
ences; who make them on the incorrect
basis OF pastor1' salaries and estimated
value of church property, without suflic-
| lent knowledge OF the financial ability
of the people. The Lord loveth cheer
ful giver,' not one who gives from social
or church pride or from fear of criticism,
nor is this latter giving spiritually i'm
| proving.
Resolved, That in view of the
changes made in the law of the State of
|
of trustees of the church, our delegates
be further instructed to use their in
! fluence to 80 amend the discipline in sec
| tion 301, as that the trustees shall be
elected at a meeting of the adult male
members of the church called for such
special purpose upon ten days notice
thereof, posted on the doors of the
church,
The resolutions were discussed by DIR.
| Cooper, Samuel I'll. Baynard, E. ].
Winder, of Onancock; HI. r. Lewis,
| Dover district; Professor Eugene Mann
ing, of Delaware College and Thomas N.
| Rawlins, of Seaford.
The Trustee Law.
Professor Manning stated that he
thought all adult members male and fe
male ought to be allowed to participate
in the election of trustees. George W.
Todd presented the following resolution.
"Whereas, BY recent enactment Of the
Legislature OF the State of Delaware, the
members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church are deprived of the right to
nominate and elect trustees for the con-
troll OF the church property contrary to
the policy of the last 100 years, and as we
believe against the best interests and
highest development of our beloved
church; therefore
Resolved, That we respectfully petit
tion this annual conference to advocate
and take such steps as will restore the
law OF the State to its former condition,
and also petition the general conference
to 30 amend the church discipline as to
place the election of trustees in the hands
| of the church adult membership by di-
rect vote of the members"
The following resolution was offered
by Joseph Mallalieu, of Millington:
Resolved, That it iB the sense OF this
lay electoral conference that presiding
elders should be elected by members Of
the annual conference
He suggested that presiding elders be
elected at joint meeting of ministerial
and lay conferences. The resolutions
we're referred to the committee on reso-
lutions.
The Ministerial Delegates.
The four ministerial delegates to the
general conference were elected at the
morning session of conference yesterday.
1t was 1920 O'Clock when the election
was taken up.
Bishop Andrews asked if the delegates
were to be elected by seniority or choice.
The latter course was asked for. Ii was
decided that their being four delegates to
be chosen all ballots would be thrown
out which contained greater or lesser
number of names than four and that the
four ministers receiving the highest
number of votes would be declared
elected. The Revs. Albert Chandler, S.
p. Shipman, w. w. Sharp, r. l. Wat
kins, j. S. Wickline, J. Ii. Beauchamp,
Asbury Burke and j. w. Easley were
chosen tellers.
II was lilo o'clock when the tellers
had finished counting the ballots.
The following were announced as hav-
ing been elected: Rev. Robert Watt, d.
D., 1903; Rev. I. E. Martindale, D. D.,
93; Rev. w. F. Corkran, D. D., 93; Rev.
@. S. Baker, D. D., 80.
These are the presiding elders of the
| four district. The question was asked by
the bishop that as two OF the delegates
had the same number of votes, which
should stand first. Presiding Elder Cork
ran did very graceful act by moving
that the matter be settled by seniority,
and that the secretary deposit the vote OF
the conference for Presiding Elder Mar
tindale. This WIS offered as a substi-
tute for motion that ballot be taken.
His motion prevailed, and Presiding
Elder Martindale was declared to stand
next to DIR. Watt.
The Reserve Delegates.
The next matter to be taken up was
the election of two reserve delegates. II
was suggested that the two receiving the
next to the highest votes in the former
ballot. This was not agreed to, but the
remainder of the former ballot is as fol.
lows: A. S. Mowbray, 81; O. A. Hill, 20;
John D. @. Hanna, Is; Alfred Smith, II;
V. S. Collins, 27; Adam Stengle, 8; @.
w. Prettyman, 10; @. 2. Swayne, %; r.
1. Watkins, Z; w. L. S. Murray, 8. The
total number of votes was 159. Number
necessary for q choice, so.
Another ballot was then taken, which
resulted as follows; A. S. Mowbray, 81;
J. D. @. Hanna, As; @. P. Swain, 40; G.
A. Hill, "a; v. S. Collins, 81; Alfred
Smith, IL; r. 1. Watkins, II; w. L S.
Murray, IL. Total number Of votes, l52.
Before the result was announced, a
motion prevailed that the two receiving
the highest votes lie declared elected.
A. S. Mowbray and DR.. Hanna we're ac-
, cordingly declared elected.
Advice to Young Ministers.
Rev. E. G. Machinchoel conducted the
praise service at the opening of the
,,,orpsnn caccion claoe of yot1nO nninis-