Evening journal., 1911-03-15

T. Dawson.
Auditing Committee-w c. Poole
o. T. Baynard, J. Howard Gray, G. w.
Bounds
Memoirs-W f. Corkran, r. T.
Martindalo l.. l. McDougle
Church Fcderation--V 5. Collins,
W. A. Wise, w. l.. $. Murray. r. =.
Roberts. W f. Corkran. district SUI
perintendents, eX-officio.
Treasurer's assistant TO the Rev. II.
G. Budd We're appointed as follows:
J. NJ. Arters. J. w Prettyman, q. c.
Williams, 7. r. Van Dyke. ". E Hills.
J. r. Richardson. E p. Taylor, c. +
Jones. o, r.. Jones.
Marriage Talk Again.
The committee appointed on the
ellis marriage bill introduced the
Rev. r. l.. Jackson. OF Hanover Pres
byterian Church, chairman Of the
Ministerial Union Committee, which
drew up the bill Mr. Jackson ex-
planned the bill IN detail. Tho rcso-
luton was adopted by conference Tho
committee were V. s. Collins, ]. NJ
Arters and c. W. Prettyman.
The remainder Of the morning ses-
sion which was continued until 1890
o'clock. was devoted to speeches
George p. Mains spoke In behalf OF
the Methodist Book concern, telling o.
its wide and valuable work.
The Rev. Dr. James NJ. Buckley.
editor Of the Christian Advocate. en-.
tertained with anecdotes OF that
paper. and told OF its work.
Or. J. D. Martin smoke Of the work
Of the Philadelphia Hospital.
To Entertain Preachers.
Melville Gambrill viii entertain all
the Methodist preachers at joint
educational banquet on Friday even
ing in the Clayton House.
The managers Of the Wilmington
Conference Educational Society will
meet in ST. Paul's Church at 3 o'cloc.
this afternoon
The trustees OF the Wilmington
Conference Academy will meet to-
night
Conference ministers who died last
year were the Rev. w. L. P. Bowen
and the Rev. r. II. Miller.
Transferred into the Conference
were the Rev. Or. A f. Craig. from
the Ohio Conference. and the Rev.
Isaac f. Lusk. from the New England
Southern Conference.
Transferred to other Conferences
were the Rev. II. w. Kellogg, TO the
Ohio Conference; the Rev. A. c. Nc
Clifton to the New England Southern
Conference, and the Rev. w H
Hudson TO the Troy Conference
Mrs A. P. Sweet, superintendent al
the Deaconess Home. and Miss Hall
a deaconess connected with st. Paul,
Church. will be consecrated as dea
conesses at this Conference.
Ministers Pay Their Board.
Despite the pouring rain. the pre-
liminary gathering Of the Conferenc
delegates in Asbury Church last even
ing was a notable occasion. The class
room where the entertainment con
mittee. headed by Dr. h. c. Macnicho
were disposing of delegates a doze
al a time, and the halls were crowde
with ministers swapping anecdotes
"reminiscences. and speculations cor
cerning the Conference doings. TIL
new plan OF pay your board" cause
considerable fun during the evening
as Or. Macnichol proved to be n stril
financier and demanded the last penn
before giving the worthy ministers
chance 10 eat or sleep.
The invitation 10 next years Cor
ference. which will be extended by s
Pauls Church. this city, includes "eI
tertainment on the old-fashioned plan
said the Rev. Or. c. A. Hill, whic
means expenses paid by the entertain
j ing church. The decision as to wheth,
this will be accepted, or the present {
p another plan adopted. will be a ma
z ter of interest at this Conference SCI
sion.
While Bishop Neely has never pr
sided over a Wilmington Conferens
before, he has attended them as Sc,
retary Of the Board of Education. an
is well acquainted with ministers an
conditions in this Conference, so thi
a number of delegates think that /
Will have some ideas Of his own wit
regard TO pastoral appointments,
Mr.. Williams May Stay Here.
Wilmington Methodists were pleas,
TO hear last night that II is probab
the Rev. George c. Williams will r
main at Epworth Church, having d
cided 70 reconsider his resignatio
This leaves only two changes like
I'm Wilmington churches. tho Rev.
J. Givan, at Madeley.. who resigns on
ing 70 the i'll health OF his son and ii
Rev. L. f. Poole, at McCabe Memoir,
who has been doing excellent work Il
past year and will probably be Civ,
an older charge. There are rumors
a couple Of other changes in CT
churches.
Progress Of Christianity.
The Rev. T. y. Martindale presid
h at the missionary anniversary la
night. The Rev. George c. Williams {
4 fered the opening prayer. and the RI
4 Charles A. Hill. of St Paul's Chur
preached the annual missionary sc
mon. 1T was one Of the best sermo
] ever heard said a delegate hearti
3 commencing Dr. HIS scholarly a
dress. God is Light. and in Him is
Darkness at all. was DR.. Hills me
Z sage Comparing pagan and Christii