Evening journal., 1912-06-01
HOME FROM
CONFERENCE
Or. Hill Pleased With Work
Of MethOdiSt's Governing
Bedy
STATE opposed To
CHANGE ON AMENDMENTS

The Rev. DR.. Charles A. Hill, pas
tor of st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church, this city, returned yesterday
from Minneapolis where he spent the
last month in attendance at the ses-
sions OF the General Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. DR.. r.
X. Stephenson, DR.. Robert Watt, and
DIR. G. z. Jones, superintendents re-
spectively of Dover, Easton, and
Salisbury districts the three other
clerical delegates, returned at the
same time with DR.. Hill. OF the lay
delegates, Mrs. William M. Field went
TO Sioux City, Iowa. to visit the Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. Alfred e. Craig. Charles
jefferson went to Davenport, Iowa,
to join Mrs. Jefferson in a visit to
their daughter. Joseph w. Coley ex-
pected to remain in Minneapolis until
today on business matters. William
Salisbury has returned home to Dover
Dr. Hill said this morning that he
had found the General Conference
sessions both interesting and stren-
nous He said that during the early
part of the Conference, the meetings
we're held in the morning, with the
afternoon left for committee meetings,
but later there were sessions morn
ing. afternoon, and evening. and the
delegates found it quite a strain. Dr
Hill said that Minneapolis was a
beautiful city. with a number of hand
some churches, and that It was most
hospitable to the delegates. Aside
from the excursion given by the
Masonic fraternity, most of the so
cial occasions in connectiqS with the
Conference we're Of a private nature
and there we're a great many dinners
and receptions given.
The weather was pleasant and COO
nearly all the time, the rain being SC
obliging as TO fall chiefly during th'
night They enjoyed a comfortable
and uneventful journey going and re
turning.
When asked as to important mat
ters transacted at the sessions DR.
Hill surveyed his interviewer with
quizzical smile He remarked tha
there we're so many important mat
ters he couldn't begin 10 tell them
and said those who had read the pa
pers ought to be pretty well poste'
on what was done During the las
three days. particularly, said DR.. Hill
there WAS an overwhelming rush o
business
One matter that he thought of in
terest was the appointment Of
Deaconess Board of the General Con
ference, TO have fulI- control althoug
the deaconesses will still be under til
three different boards Of administra
ton. This does away with the terri
torial question. such as came up a
the last session of Wilmington Cor
ference, as the board will have powe
over the placing of deaconesses. D.
Hill did not think the new boar
would affect the local deaconess worl
at least not at present.
Or. Hill said that the Wilmingto
delegates had gone under instruction
10 vote for the retention Of the claus
banning specified amusements whic
was retained by the General Confer
ence. He said the purpose OF thos
wishing the clause abolished was M
to lower the church standard. as
was the general sentiment that IN
clause in the constitution forbiddin
amusements which could not be 70
lowed in the name of Christ woul
forbid those specified by the claus
under discussion.
DR.. Hill expressed pleasure tn;
Mrs William NJ. Field had been sea
cd as a delegate. He said there wei
several women members besides Mr.
Field. He said also that the Wi
mington delegates were gratifed :
the appointment of the Rev. r. I
Stephenson as an assistant secretal
of the Conference