Evening journal., 1908-03-18
DR.. LIGHTBOURNE'S.
HEARING BEGINS.
EcontInued From Frrsr Par..l

get in as much trouble as they wish. -
Local Option and Pennsylvania
The Rev. DR.. George Z. Reed, presi-
dent Of Dickinson College, was intro
duced and addressed the conference.
After referring to the temperance vic
tory in the lower counties Of Delaware,
DR.. Reed added:
Pennsylvania is by no means hope
less. II we get a local option law
through the Legislature this year nifty
five Of the sixty-six counties will go dry
and II we don't get the law this year
we viii next II is bound to come in
Pennsylvania" DR.. Reed lauded the
Delaware students at Dickinson
The Rev. DR.. Homer ERan, in behalf
Of the Book Concern. addressed the
conference and presented a check for
$1,000, the Wilmington Conferences
share Of the dividends.
Conference Stewards elected were
Wilmington district, Rev L. r. Bar
rett; Dover district. Rev. p. II. Raw
Inns; Easton district. Rev. j. A. Arters;
Salisbury district, Rev. c. w. Pretty
man.
The memorial service that was to
have been held at IL o'clock this morn
ing was deferred until Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Standing Committees
Standing committees for the con-
ference were appointed as follows:
Public Worship-H. A. G. Wester-
cid, F. r. Carpenter, c. T. Wyatt, A.
S. Mowbray.
UdttcoHfc~ NJ rt.,.-. ~ =, -
erts, w. P. Taylor. Fl. c. Turner
Bible society-W. f. Dawson, w. B.
Guthrie, G. w. Hastings, G. w. Daw-
son.
Sunday Schools and Traots.-L. l.
McDougle, j. ID. Reese. ]. r. Cannon,
H. W. Jones.
Sabbath Observance. NJ. Lindale,
A. G. McGilton, e. H. Derrickson. g.
w. Stallings
Periodicals.. F. Beauchamp, ]. w.
Jones, c. T. Jones, ]. II. Gray.
Epworth League.--D. j. Givan, W.
F.. Gunby, w. r. Greenfield, r. c. Sun
field.
temperance. II. Webster, w. +.
Corkran, G. w. Bounds, J. H. Beau
champ.
Stewards Endowment-R. Ii. Adams.
Albert Chandler, p. H. Rawlins, L. w.
Layheld 1. G. Fosnocht. r. NJ Cooper,
H. S. Goldey, L. e. p. Dennis, ]. h
Carroll
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Harry Taylor Edwin Gardner, c. W
Moore, G. e. Wood
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
.ciety-T. II. Jones, r. H. Collins, u.
H. Willis.
Irvooa,,. ,.o,,f Ata e.t. - - =.
sorley' 5. P. Shipman, e. A. Gillespie,
-. L. Sparlklin.
Missionary Statistics-J. w. Fogle.
70. H. Nelson, ]. C. Mccoy.
Church Extension-C. S. Baker, ].
II. Gardner, T. c. Smoot, d. f. Nc
Faul.
Ministerial Qualihcatlons-w. L.
White, M. ID. Nutter, Robert Watt, TO
expire in 1908; H. S. Thompson. c. T.
Wyatt, e. c. Macnichol, to eSruire in
1903; S. p. Shipman, b. L. Hoffecker
H. 7. Qulgg.
Auditing Committee. M. S. Van
Blunk, W. o. Bennett, W. H. Kenney,
L. b. Morgan.
Conference Relations-T. A. II.
IO'Brien, T. p. Martindale, r. X. ste-
phenson, W. L. White. r. T. Coursey.
W. r. Mowbray, ]. Pc outten, S. N.
lPilchard
Philadelphia Hospital-w. E. Mat
lthews, G.. T. Anderson, F. ]. Cochran,
L. P. Cochran.
Church Insurance-C. N. Jones, ].
A. Buckson, A. p. Prettyman, o. L.
Martin.
Episcopal Fund-G. l.. Hardesty
Warren Burr. o. T. Baynard. L. e.
Baynard
Memoirs-W. L. S. Murray, G. p.
Jones. T. r. Martindale
In Asbury M. Il. Church the Rev. A.
w Lightbourne Of Dover, preached
the annual missionary sermon. taking
as his text the Gospel Of st. Mark
chapter 16, verse 10, And He said unto
them. go ye into all the world ana
preach the Gospel 10 every creature"
AS this was practically the opening Of
the Conference, there was a large at
tendance, many Of the visiting clergy
men being present
The subcommittee on aggressive
evangelism successfully inaugurated a
series OF Pentecostal services last
levening. The first meeting was held
in st, Pauls Church. and was largely
lattended. Evangelist II. w. Bolton
preached an appropriate sermon, TAX
ling "Consecration for Service" for his
theme and selecting I Chronicles. 20. g.,
as his text. A conservation service
followed the sermon Rev John NJ
Arters had charge Of the music. which
was a pleasing feature of the exer-
cises.
OLD AsBURY.