Evening journal., 1914-04-01
HETHODISTS OF
THE Peninsula
IN Conference
contlnued From Flrst Page.

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down and out" He also spoke on
behalf Of the negro, urging that his
condition should be bettered.
Discuss Merger Saturday.
Upon motion of Rev. G. T. Anderson
the conference decided that the time
for the discussion upon the proposed
merger of the Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Conference shall be Saturday morn
ing, Immediately after the reading of
the minutes.
Action will be taken at session to-
morrow upon the proposed amendment
to The constitution of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which Rev. G. A.
Cooke presented at the 1913 session and
upon which consideration was deferred
for one year. Mr.. Cooke brought up
the matter this morning and it was de-
cided to act upon il tomorrow. morning.
The proposed amendment will give the
conference the right to appeal from the
decisions Of the presiding officer of the
conference upon questions Of order.
Mr.. Hardesty Retlres.
Upon his own request, the Confer
ence placed Rev. g. l.. Hardesty, Of
I Cecilton, Nd, upon the retired list
He mas been a member of the Con-
ference since 1883, and he explained
that owing to increasing deafness, he
felt that he should not continue In
active harness, although he would be
glad to preach sermons in various
churches at any time.
The Rev Thomas X. Vandyke, OF
Berlin, brought up the subject of the
| proposed amendment of the Eastern
Shore, Anti-Liquor Shipping Bill
granting license to Ocean City for
four months in the summer, of
which he spoke OF last evening, and
! the Conference adopted a resolution
! to the effect that a telegram be sent
! by the Conference TO the Representa-
tives in the Maryland Legislature,
protesting against the passing Of the
amendment.
The Conference will meet daily
| from $50 a. m. until IL o'clock noon.
The Conference will not appoint a
postmaster this session, as a young
woman has been installed In an an
te-room Of the church TO act as post
mistress
The anniversary of the church
temperance society will be celebrated
this afternoon.
The relation Of Rev. G. E Wood
of Hebron, Md. was changed
Anniversary Last Night.
The anniversary of the Board OF
Education and the Freedmen's Aid
Society was held last night
The meeting was called TO order by
District Superintendent r. X. Ste
phenson, OF Dover district, who well
coined the visitors to the conference
During the meeting several hymns
we're rendered by the church choir oi
10 voices. DR.. Stephenson introduced
the Rev. w. S. Bovard, ID. D., of New
York, who took for the subject Of hii
lecture, "The Challenge of Our Day
Christian Education"
The Rev. j. o. Spencer, d. d., pres
j ident of Morgan College, who wa
present at the meeting under auspice
of the Freedman's Aid Society, as tn
friend of the negro race, also mad
an address.
The Rev. Thomas r. Van Dyke, pas
tor OF Stevenson Church. extended &
hearty welcome to the visitors on behalf
OF the city, and stated that accommoda
tions had been provided for every visitor
AZ the conference.
Mr.. NanDyke declared that he ha,
learned that the representative from
this county tJohn Hagan) intended to
day TO introduce bill in the Legislator,
/, amending the Eastern Shore Anti
liquor shipping bill by exempting Oceal
City from its provisions during the fou
months of summer, practically restorin,
the license TO that town during tn
summer. He urged every member of tn
. conference from this county to inves
% cents in a red hot telegram to thi
! representative protesting against such
e measure.
Bishop Cranston arrived late last even
(, ing and went direct to the home of f. Il
$ Benson, on South Main stret.
e Il is expected there will be nun
;. Der of changes made I'm the lower dis
e tricts. II is altogether likely tha
+ the next conference will be held 9
r Laurel, Del The church at this
place and the Asbury church at Wi
IS mington have both extended an II
II vitatiOn for the conference next yea
5. Asbury's invitation, however, is wit
e the provision that the members
r the conference entertain themselvt
d while in session while the Laur
II congregation proposes to entertai
NJ the visitors free.
70 The following members were a
pointed TO comprise the permanei
committee on Methodist Brotherhoo,
=, the Revs. ]. w. Easley, c. T. Wyai
N II. A. G. Westerfeld and w. L.
n Murray
d The conference then adjourned II
a I'll $50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
l. The committee appointed to dra
lie resolutions upon the death of d
E. Thompson consists of Rev. w.
le S. Murray, T. +. Martindale, r.
"a Adams, Robert Watt and c. w. Pre-
lie lyman.
es The following announcements of Q
,d lpointments Of conference boards, col
ts missions and standing committees we
as made by the district superintendents Z
ad ter Conference was organized this NOR
I'd ing;
en- Committees for Conference.
al The following committees appoint
O. at the session werei
n Tricrs Of Appeals-T. A. H. O'Bn
" T. +. Terry, r. 4. Courscy, w. o. Hur
'c, F. f. Carpenter.
ee Domestic Missionary Secretary-R
no Stephenson, X. +. Coursey, +. +. Ter
m H. Il. Quipg, I. +. Martindale.
% Permanent commission OF stewaI
nk endowment ministerial-C. A. Hill,
ns G. Rooms, l.. r. Barrett; at large, Geo.
ss' Edward Reed; lay, w. p. Jackson. w.
ar. Hoffecker. Melville Gambril, II. 2. G.
en- non. II II. Ingram. district superint