Evening journal., 1913-04-08
ANDERSON
WINS POINT
NJ. P. Church Conference VIII
Aid Anti Saloon League
Leader in Fight
MILFORD TO GET
NEXT CONFERENCE

1.NNCHBlRG, Va, April S-ll was
only through the strictest adherence
20 parliamentary rules that enabled
President Bowers to prevent the in
lection of politics into lively dis
aussion in the Methodist Protestant
Conference. The committee on moral
reforms submitted its report, which
contained clause indorsing the Anti
Saloon League, and the methods Of
Mr.. Anderson to bring about the de-
sired local option measure and urging
The ministers and laymen of the
church to use their power at the polls
and to support the Senatorial and
legislative candidates who make clear
their intention to stand by this meas
ure. Before this report could be act
ed upon. the Rev. c. l.. Elderdice Of
Tered a substitute which read as fol-
lows:
1--WE urge the Anti-Saloon League to
Vt once start fight for a prohibition
amendment to the State Constitution
and to concentrate its efforts to this
rnd. believing that statewide prohi-
hiton is infinitely more preferable
than local option and equally as OBJ
iainable"
Things were set in motion for a
spirited discussion on the question
as to which was the more desirable
and easier obtained-tO wait two
years for the local option question 90
be brought up, or to launch the state
wide prohibition movement at once.
The discussion was getting very warm
when President Bowers called a halt
and said that while he had no disposi-
tion to suppress the eloquence, he
must insist upon ruling that politics
and too spirited debates be eliminated
from the sessions. These subjects"
Ne said, Invariably precipitate the
members in hot discussions, and while
] am in sympathy with them myself,
they must not break out In the con-
ference room"
Or. f. T. Tagg, editor OF the Meth
odist Protestant, vigorously opposed
she substitute, and begged his
brethren to let the Anti-Saloon
League and Mr.. Anderson go ahead
with their plans. which, he believed,
were the most available and would
prove the most effective for the pres
cnt needs. "All the other conferences
have unanimously Endorsed the meth
DDS of the league" said DIT. Tagg
Let us not go astray but get be-
hind the other forces so that we
may present a solid phalanx for the
destruction of this monster"
After several speeches adverse to
the substitute. il was defeated and
The original paper adopted.
10 Meet at Milford.
The question OF a meeting place
for next year vas brought up early
ln the morning session, when Rev. l..
a Bennett. uastor Of the Milford
tDel) charge, said he would like to
know II the Conference would accept
the invitation he had extended As
there ~ds no other invitation on the
table, the Milford invitation was voted
on. and was accepted by a unanimous
standing vote. Mr.. Bennett said that
they had Just completed handsome
new church at a cost of $4,000. AS
the result OF a recent great revival,
more than 1000 souls had been con-
verted, and the church has a mem
bership of over 500, all this sue
cess coming to them within the past
two years and bringing the charge
up from an obscure one to one OF the
most influential in the Conference.
The Conference will meet on the first
Wednesday in April, 1914.
Immediately after the Conference
had decided TO accept the free en-
tertainment offered by Milford for
next year, the committee appointed
10 look into the matter OF paid en-
tertainment reported that It was
deemed inexpedient just at this
time and II was held over to next
years session, much to the amuse-
ment Of the ministers.
The board of home missions asked
for the continued loan of Rev. ]. NJ.
Gill to the Seattle (Wash.) Church.
and the board OF foreign missions
asked for the continued loan Of Rev.
n. II. Vandyke, as a missionary 20
Japan. both requests being granted.
In the report on the superannuate
relations the following names were
added to the list OF benefciaries for
the present year: ]. e. Maloy, ID. w.
Anstine. Mrs. r. S. Rowe, Mrs. II.
r. Wright Mrs. w. s. Phillips and
Mrs S. j. Smith.
The statistical report OF the Con-
ference showed a healthy condition
in all departments. There are 143
ministers and 2S,566 members, an in
crease Of 129 over last year. Mem
bers received during the year, 2,16O;
conversions, 1858, an increase Of
i,l04 over last year; Sunday school
pupils enrolled, 1926, an increase
over last year of 704; members Of the
Christian Endeavor societies, $3.50
There are POI charges and 120 par
sonages. The parsonage property is