The Detroit times., 1910-09-24
LAYMEN HAVE BIG
PROGRAM OF CHANGES
Continued from P.s. O.s.)

WIN. A. Gregory, bay City, WIN. II.
Nicholson. Vanderbilt; Russell D.
Hopkin. Oak Grove; Frank NJ. Field,
Flint; VIM. L. Card, Owendale. To
begin work for ordination: VIM. II.
Rule, Reese; George H. Smith. Tur-
ner: John R. Kay, TrPary; Joseph
Hitchins. Ontonagon: Royce Willard,
Medina; s. J. Headley; George A.
Beacock, Pickford; J. II. Green: Ches.
ter Brewer, Albion; VIM. NJ. Young.
English Wesleyan applicants: The
Revs. Sampson Cocks, Thomas II.
Williams. VIM. Mack. Geo. Greenwood,
Nicholas NJ. Pritchard. Fred J. Cliff
ford. Ephraim Leese, Richard l..
Mitchell
Before the calling Of candidates, the
Rev. L. A. Collins. superintendent OF
the Straits district, read one of the
most able reports presented during
the conference. DR.. Collins declared
although s=dsstriet=ieaas all
others in per capita payment for home
missions and stood thirty-fifth in the
whole denomination. the average sti-
pend of pastors In his district was
$500 per annum.
I'VE have got to take better care
VI OuI p6SlOIb, Salu III. SOAiho, Sh-
phatically. The lowest possible es-
innate of living wage in the dis
ptrict is 500 per year, and this means
scrimping TO make ends meet. Do you
know that there are six pastorates in
the Straits district paying from $500
to $3.50 per year? Is II any wonder
we lack applicants for charges?. If IL
were not for help from the Woman's
Missionary society and the genera
missions board many of our charges
would have to be abandoned. We
must have at least $1,000 more per
year from every source now contribut
ing to pastoral support IL We are to
continue our work in many parts CT
the Straits district. / have been criti-
cized severely for what Is called
wholesale Importation OF young Wes-
leyan ministers from England. II We
did not get these men We would have
none at all. The elderly local preacher
has his place, and | don't mean to
belittle It. but they are not usually
effective as supply pastors. Out CT
"a Of these Wesleyans who came to
Us last year only ten are still with
Us. One quit the ministry 10 get
bread and butter; two returned to
England; Ave went to other churches;
two into other conferences and four
into other districts. / hope to keep
at least nine OF those left, for they
are splendid aggressive fellows.
What we need In our northern
country Ii a commission on church
federation, with power to act"
f. The Rev. Ward Plat, of Philadel-
phia, secretary of the Home Missions
board, told the conference that in
1909, Detroit conference fell away 20
per cent from the year previous In
its home missions offerings, and in
1910 the falling of was 10 per cent
Dr.. Platt urged the conference to re-
deem its bad record by presenting
81 head next year.
The Rev DIR. Leonard, of New York.
secretary OF the Women's Foreign
Missions board and representative
of the Methodist Temperance society,
also had the courtesy of the con-.
ence floor while they pleaded for
money
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety and the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society held their anniversary
conferences, Saturday afternoon. Wit
addresses by Mrs May Leonard
Woodruff. OF Paterson. N. j.. general
organizer and secretary OF bureau for
Porto Rico. and DR.. A. b. Leonard, OF
New York. The Rev. Eugene Moore.
Of Detroit, and President Samuel
Dickie. OF Albion, made educational
addresses. Late in the afternoon the
conference resumed work on the list
of candidates for ordination.
The Foreign Missionary society has
the right OF way Saturday evening.
with DE. Leonard making the primer
pal address.