Evening journal., 1911-03-17
WILMINGTON
CONFERENCE
Bishop Neely Addresses Young
Ministers Who Are Adj
mitted Into Church
WANT OLD BARRETT
CHAPEL PRESERVED

The reading of letter from Bishop
Warren, explaining his enforced alb
sence from the Wilmington Confer
ence. was a source Of interest at the
opening of the third session in Asbury
Church this morning. The letter was
asfollows:
Dear Fathers and Brethren:-I re-
ceived my assignment to the superin-
tendency of your Conference with sin
cere pleasure. have endeavored to
cooperate with you for its advance
ment along both temporal and spirit
ual lines. That I cannot be with you
in your present session is a source OF
keen regret
Last November a fierce fire drove
Mrs. Warren out of our house in
scanty night apparel into the chilly
night air The destruction of our beau
tiful home and the providing of an
abiding place elsewhere devolved on
her a severe labor. At the same time
she was renovating and refurnishing
the Iliff School of Theology at great
expense. These labors so told upon her
strength that she has been severely i'll
for months past This made me great
ly regret to leave home.
"And then, just about the time for
me to get ready to leave had a severe
attack of the grip, which has confined
me to the house and reduced my voice
TO such a condition that / would not
willingly affict il upon any audience.
"In this exigency, Bishop Nicely has
kindly consented to take my place in
the presidency of your Conference.
And to his sound judgment and kindly
heart | can confidently commit the
welfare OF the Conference.
Trusting that you will have a
truly prosperous and highly spiritual
session, ! am, cordially yours,
Henry w. Warren"
Cheer st. Patrick.
Dr. McVeady, assistant secretary
of the Freedman's Aid Society, spoke
to the Conference on the work Of
Cannon College for colored students,
telling Of the work wone by the
Methodist church among this race.
Although ST. Patrick is not on the
Methodist calendar, the speaker
caused applause by referring to the
holiday, with the remarks that he
was Irish himself The shamrock
appeared on quite a few ministerial
coat lapels at this mornings session.
Preparation for the Ministry.
Considerable discussion came mp
over the report Of the Conference
Board OF Eudcatou, presented by the
Rev. V. S. Collins, with its recon-
mendations that each church pay an
assessment Of one per cent of It's
pastors salary for the Board OF Edu-
cation, and secondly. that young men
should not be admitted to the Con-
ference Academy without a High
School diploma or its equivalent ia
mental preparation.
Tho Rev. V. S. Collins made tho
statement that reports had come to
the Conference that district superin-
tcndents sometimes persuaded stu
dents away from the Conference
Academy to take charges before the
completion of their course. DR.. S. M
Morgan and others denied the state
ment and the report was modified IN
this regard
Dr. L. e. Hofecker said he under.
stood $1,000 had been recently re-
ceived by the board, and wanted II
know If this were true. why was this
need of money?
Dr. Collins explained this was from
collection of dues from old students
sometimes 10 or Is years back, anG
would not keep up in the future. Dr
Collins also explained that the pc
cent. received on investments wa
lower than several years ago.
Dr. S. NJ. Morgan amended the re
port to make an assessment of one
half of ] per cent. on the minister
salary, by each church. He though
1 per cent. might be burdensome. Tn
report as amended was accepted.
Bishop Neely started the Conferenc
talking when I'm addressing the min
isterial applicants he remarked tha
they should confne their pastora
visits to five minutes.
Churches Refuse to Pay Board Bill,
The Rev. DR.. q. c. Macnichol. chair
man Of the committee of Conferenc
Entertainment, reported the entertain
ment plan being tried this year. II
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