Evening journal., 1912-03-14

(COntlnuP0 from flTsl fdbt4l
again tomorrow morning. Immediately
after the reception Of the classes OF
Conference, and Immediately pre-
ceding the election Of General Con-
ference delegates.
DR.. Collins memorial asking the
General Conference to restore 4he
term presiding elder instead of dis
trict superintendent, was opposed by
DR.. Wyatt. who thought the present
title district superintendent ought
10 be given a larger trial, and that
meant something.
IF any Methodist minister doesn't
know what presiding elder means,
said Dr. Collins, "He had better drop
out of the ministry for year and
study his Discipline. We love the old
terms. District superintendent doesn't
know anything.
There was great laughter as DIT.
Collins evidently in mistake had used
the word know" for the word mean. ,
But two ministers voted against en-
dorsing the proposed change.
There was some debate over the
memorial asking General Conference
vision that any excess above pastoral
salary collected by church shall be
applied TO the district superinten.
dents salary. providing the apporuon-
ment hasn't been made up. 1--WE have
forty pastors who receive less than
$3.50 a day." said DR. Collins. After
some discussion, to clarity the meah-
ing of the change proposed, u was
adopted.
Stir Over Delegates.
Many laymen arrived today TO at
tend the Lay Conference which VIII
convene tomorrow morning. An III
torcsting contest Is on Tor ministerial
and lay delegates TO the General Con
ference. the contest among the mir-
istcrs intensified during today by the
debate over the election of district
superlntendents An impression has
prevailed that the Conference in all
probability would elected District
Supcrntendcnts Hohccker Watt,
Stephenson and Jones as General
Conference delegates, but it was re-
ported about today that all Of the dis
trict supcrintendents may not be
elected aud that some surprises will
be in store A boom has been start-
ed for The Rev Dr. C.. A. Hill for Gem
cral Conference delegate
Among the laymen II is said that
either Mrs. William NJ Field or J. w.
COlcy probably will be elected from
Wilmington district. while an inter-
osting contest has developed on Dover
district between Colonel Sisk of Pres
ton. Md; Judge Henry G. Conrad, Of
Georgetown, and William Salisbury,
Of Dover. On Salisbury district the
contest Is sad TO have narrowed down
10 Colonel j. c. Townsend of Selby-
Vile. Colonel W. r. Records of Laurel
and c. A. Cox of Fairmount Md. On
lfaston district the choice will be be.
tween John A. Smith. Of Rldgely, Md
.and Walter O. Honcckcr. of Smyrna.
Hear From Aged Pastors.
The following were continued
as superannuated preachers: Reys.
J. A. Arers. ID. w. Bow
man, G. W. Burke. G. r. Conway,
James Carroll. . w. Poole, W. e.
Tomkinson. James Esgatc. T. b.
Hunter. w. NJ Warner. W. w. Reb.
man. w. M Green, T.. O. h. Wallin. ]
NJ Collins, O. s. Walton. +. H. Hard
ing and =. H. Ravlins
The Rev. w. W. Green. super
annuate, asked 20 be given an ap
pointment 20 engage In revival ant
evangelical work
There was much pathos in the re.
sponse of some Of the supcrannuatct
preachers. In gray-haired veterans
who have grown old in the service o
the church, but now out of active
pastoratcs. With quavering voices
and tears streaming down their time
marked checks. these patriarchs re-
called the earlier days and outpouret
their bounding faith in the old-tim'
Mcthodism.
Cold Storage Religion.
81 can't talk like this in New
England" said the venerable James
Esgate. in an outburst of religious
feIyor.
II can't talk like this in that Coli
Storage. not even IN preachers
meeting. but I can talk Il here i'm thi
home Of Meihodism"
Characters of all the members {
the Conference wern passed thi
mornng AS Bishop Wilson callo
the name of each minister, the distri'
supcr.ntendcnts announced: "Nothin
against him. signifying that no quel
tion has been raised against tl
Christian and ministerial standing
any member of Conference.
The following transfers were al
nounced: Rev. John NJ. Arters
Maine Conference; n. NJ Gillespie
Wyoming Conference; A. r. Craig
Iowa Conference; Isaiah +. Lusk
German Conference. A. $. MOwbri
10 Baltimore Conference; and w.
Parry, of Smyrna. from Baltimol
Conference.
T. An OpOssumist.
The Rev. Dr. NJ C. B. Mason. ca
ored. the eloquent representative
the Freedman's Aid Society, presen
Cd that cause 10 the Conference.
said offerings from the white CO.
1ercnces the past year were $3.50
more than ever before. and the colo
cd conferences have greatly increas,
their collections. DR. Mason said
s. an optimist I'm like the co
ored brother down in Florida !
continued. He had common sen,
but not much schooling He was e.
horting some Of his neighbors not
move away. Don't 60 he said. I'll
Lord will be with us I'm not
nrarfn1faf I'm an ..r,raerff.4tnf % n