Evening journal., 1913-03-31


critical use being made of our
Sunday School literature; and
Whereas, Up to the present
time, little attention has been
paid to these protests, and
Whereas, Our Conference, to-
gether with other annual Confer
ences, prayed the recent General
Conference for relief, but re-
ceived none; therefore be it
Resolved. That we exercise our
constitutional right and urge the
churches within our jurisdiction
TO discontinue the use Of said lit
erature until such time as its ex-
listing policy is changed.
Resolved, further, that our pas
tors and district superintendents
be urged to bring this matter to
the attention Of the churches
The Revs Ralph T. Coursey, e. II.
Dashiell. w. L. White and j. w. Eas-
icy spoke on the resolution. and on
motion of the Rev. T. e. Martindale
Il was referred to a committee of
seven including the Revs. r. T. Cour-
sey, r. H. Adams. T. f. Terry S. NJ.
Morgan. w. L. White, l.. r. Barrett.
c. W. Prettyman. This committee is
TO report back a resolution with re-
vsed language
The committee later returned re.
solution which was adopted unani-
mously setting forth
Resolved That we call upon the
authorities of these offending
brethren for prompt trial in
their annual conference.
Resolved further we hereby
give notice to the proper authori-
ties that unless this remedy is
applied we will exercise our con-
stitutional rights.
Score Sabbath Traffic.
Rev. G. w. Moore read a report Of
the Sabbath observance committed
which scored trafiioking on Sundays
at camp meetings on the Peninsula.
I'VE deplore the moral obtuseness
that seems to prevail on our beloved
, Peninsula as to Sabbath observance, .
says the report. This being attribut-
ed to the desperately wicked state OF
the human heart. and
Second the running OF Sunday
trains and steamboats,, the sale and
reading Of those morally dangerous
things known as Sunday newspapers.
and the sinful opening of bread stands
at these Peninsula camps whose direc-
tors are more concerned about the
making OF money than they are Of the
honor OF the church and the salvation
Of precious souls"
80 Years In Ministry.
Dr. 4. e. Martindale, who will
complete fifty years OF active service
in the ministry next year, was re-
quested TO preach a semi centennial
sermon at next years conference ses-
sion.
Ignore Charges Again DIR. Hoffecker.
The Rev. William e. Thompkinson
in open session today brought ND the
subject Of charges preferred by the
Rev. ]. r. Prouse against District
superintendent +. l.. Hoffecker in
executive session on Wednesday. Mr..
Prouse questioned the administration
, of DR.. Hoffecker in connection with
Mr.. Prouse's transfer from Claymont
church, but Conference decided prac-
tically unanimously not to entertain
the charges
Mr.. Tompkinson asked ruling by
| Bishop Berry on when charges are
preferred against a member of the
annual conference is it lawful for the
Conference to adopt the following
motion that the charges be not en-
tertained"
Bishop Berry decided under the
law an annual conference may put on
trial an accused member when there
has been no previous investigation
| but the Conference may decline by
formal vote to entertain the charges. d
Mr.. TOmpkinsOn VIII Appeal.
Mr.. Tompkinson announced that he
would carry an appeal to the general
conference to get ruling on the
I point, and he declined when requested
by ministers to recede from that in
tentiom. Bishop Berry suggested that
to complete the journal the following
words be inserted: Certain charges
we're preferred against f. L. Hof-
fecker by ]. T. Prouse. and by a prac.
tically unanimous vote the charges
we're not entertained
Some of the pastors thought this
language not fair to DR.. Hoffecker
but the words were inserted in the
minutes, az General Conference will
not consider abstract cases.
\ DR.. Martindale read the report OF
the trustees of the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy showing 6S new
students enrolled during the year
the enrolment now being the larg-
est in the Academy's history Man,
Improvements we're made.
The trustees recommend that
$4,000 be- contributed by Conference
to the Academy the coming year. The
Rev. Henry G.. Budd. principal OF the
Academy made a forceful speech in
its behalf
Conference Statistics.
The report OF the Rev. Henry G.
Budd. treasurer showed the following
financial statement for the entire Con
ference:
Contributed to Board OF Foreign
Missions. S14.747; to Board OF Home
Missions and Church Extension. S14,
719; 10 Freedman Aid Society
s10S2; public educational collection
1892; to children's fund. 1892: Con.
ference educational collection. sfiS,
to Board Of Conference claimants
(Chicagol SOL; for annual Confer
ence Investments. 1852: to Churcl
\ Temperance, Society. s24fs> TO Wcm
ans Foreign Missionary Society
S294S; 10 Woman's Missionary
Society. Spec: to American
Bible Society. $40; to VIII
mington City Missionary Society
S2,569; to central office expenses o
Epworth League. 1914; Methods
brotherhood dues. s24: to WHINING
ton Conference Academy, s210S: I,
Domestic Missionary Society, 81 $50
70 Philadelphia Hosnital. 81 .406. 4