Evening journal., 1914-04-08
N. ?. conference
COMES TO Close
Pastoral Appointments Show
No Change In Whining
ton Churches
FEW PREACHERS
PRESIDENT SAYS

MILFORD. Del, April S-The plan
Of appointment as read by President
Bowers at the closing Of the eighty
sixth session of the Maryland Annual
Conference OF the Methodist Protes-
that Church last night, revealed fewer
changes than have been made any
prcvious session in years. Practical
IN an the larger churches, with the
exception OF the East Baltimore
Church. have had their pastors re-
turned tor another year.
rive Baltimore churches are af-
fectcd by the changes. The Rev G.
r. Mccullough goes TO Bethany; the
Rev DR.. David =. Greenfield succeeds
the Rev. Edgar n. Read. at East Bal
timorc. the latter going to Westmin-
ster: the Rev. $. w. Coe goes to
prool,lvn. the Rev. ]. l.. Nichols TO
rutaw. and the Rev. w A. Sites VIII
serve as a supply of Waverly. Payaon
street Church WAS left TO be sup
nlied. The Rev. ID. W. Anstno was
slated for this place. but az the last
moment he feared TO undertake the
work.
Large delegations from all parts OF
tho ncninsula came 10 Milford during
the dav and when President Bowers
arose TO read the appointments there
was not standing room In the church.
IA was estimated that / 200 persons
were I'm the church. Before reading
the appointments DR. Bowers made
brief speech, I'm which ne asked the
prayers of the Conference on MS pian'
and said that his chief regret was
the expected shortage In his MIN
lsterinl supply. He was unable 10
dn every one of the appointments ana
for this reason several of the charges
were left TO be supplied. He eX-
pressed the hope that the plan or
anpointments would be received by
the ministers in the same spirit IN
which they were given and that he
hopcd the coming year would be the
mosf euccessful. from every stand
t,oini in the history of the church.
Too Much Money For Him.
The report of the Superannuatea
Fund Society. which occupied most
Of the morning session, also took up
most OF the afternoon session. Ihe
ministers had a serious time getting
together on this question, but atter
several amendments to the report II
was finally settled and adopted. Inc
bone of contention was with the Wlu-
ows of the ministers. IL was finally
decided 20 base their claim on the
nind ON the number OF years Of active
service Of their husbands, rather
than ON their own term OF service as
wife of minister. This viii have the
effect OF adding about $500 TO the list
of heneficiaries. BY the new plan
Rev. j. p. Maioy was given $500 az
his share of the fund, but he said be-
fore the Conference that he was not
in need OF all that money and asked
that his stipend be reduced 70 SS2b.
II was granted. Resolutions were
adopted commencing the action OF
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels In bar
ring liquor from the Navy.
The Revs. r. r. Little, G. /. Repp
and Allan Bean were named as the
committee TO act IN conjunction With
a like committee from the other two
branches ofs the Methodist church In
looking into the affairs of the Mary
land General Hospital. now being op-
Grated as the Methodist Hospital AS
sociation. The report Of the Church
Extension Society made special pro-
vision for the welfare OF the two new
church enterprises at Park road,
Washington. and of Taylor Memorial
Philadelphia.
The Conference choir elected Off
GERS as follows Rev. y. ID. Stone
leader; W b. Judefind. assistant;
Rev A. Elderdicc. organist and Rev
r. L. Beauchamp. assistant
The faculty of instruction. Rev. DIT
J l. Mills. chairman. recommended
that the following ministers be
granted license to administer the
church ordinances: Revs. W. II
Beckwith. j. =. George. W. =. Jump