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you," said the bishop. More young
people should take the initiative with
God and not wait for God to take the
initiative with them He declared
that the great ambition of his life is
to see the time when he will have o
personal representative in every State
IN the Union and every missionary
field in the world.
Little advance information has
leaked out about the ministerial ap.
pointments for the year. Bishop
Henderson and the conference cabi-
net We're in session until O'Clock
this morning. 1t is known, how
ever, that Rev. DR.. Joseph F. Shaw,
pastor of Trinity NJ E. Church. Pat.
erson, will go to the First M. f.
Church at Westf1eld, one of the
strongest churches in the conference
DR.. Shaw received the call yes
terday, and accepted it Immediately.
and 1t is said that the cabinet mem
bers were unanimous in approving
the transfer.
Rev. Dr. George F. Ream now is
the pastor at Westfield. His ap-
pointment was an emergency ap.
pointment, made to fill q vacancy
He was called there two years ago
from @ chair in Baker University.
The ministers were not entirely
surprised today by the announce
fnent that there soon is to be n
change in the editorship of the
Christian Advocate, and that Rev.
DIR. George B. Eckman, of Summit,
will resign to return to the pastor
ate. He has been conducting revival
services in Poughkeepsie, and recent
~ had said he was caught with the
spirit" and wanted to get back into
Il pastoratc.
The New York Christian Advocate
Is the largest of the many papers
published by the Methodists in vari-
GUS parts of the country under that
name, and its influential position was
largely attained under the editorship
of Rev DR.. John Buckley, of Morris
town, to whose post DIR. Eckman sue
ceeded. DR.. Eckman was formerly
pastor of st. Paul's Church in West
End avenue The salary of the editor
of the Christian Advocate Is said to
be Sc 900 year.
Rev. DR.. Eckman is member of
the New York conference. It was
said here today that probably he
would get the Madison Avenue
Church, In New York city, the pastor
ate of which is open.
Appeal to Wilson.
The conference last night adopted
a. resolution asking President Wilson
to lend his support to the suppression
of liquor in the United States. The
resolution, presented by Rev. DIR.
Ralph B. Urmy, pastor of Centenary
Church and chairman of the temper
ance committee, asks for the pro-
libition of the liquor traffic In the
country, 1t Is as follows:
Whereas, the States do not possess
the power necessary to control the
traffic In intoxicating liquors, while
the nation already exercises ample
powers to control the manufacture,
sale, importation, expectation, pro-
motion and the Interstate carriage of
such liquors.; and,
Whereas the issue Is a clean-cut
case of right against wrong, one in
which attempted neutrality gives
consent to the existing vicious fed
eral policy; therefore, be 1t
"Resolved, that the President of the
United States be and is hereby
earnestly and respectfully urged to
lend his vigorous aid to the submits
sion of q constitutional amendment
which will give the States the right
to prohibit the liquor traffic in the
nation
The temperance committee made
another report, urging the observance
of the Sabbath, mot with Puritan
strietness, but with Christian en-
ihusiasm." The report sets forth that
The sanctity of the Sabbath is threat
ened by the increasing tendency Tor
amusement and recreation. It was as
follows:
Every day is the Lords day, but
by divine command one day in seven
is set apart for rest and worship. In
these latter days perilous times have
cor when both the rest and the
worship of Gods Sabbath are being
replaced by amusement and recrea>
ton. We greatly deplore the prevail
Ing laxness in the observance of the
Sabbath.
ECONOMIC efficiency stands by the
side of spiritual necessity In demand
ing that on one day of the week men
cease from their accustomed toll and
pleasure. and worship God. We heart
ilv commend every agency which
rabors for the observance of this day
of God. And we declare unceasing
war upon every influence that snail
he brought to bear to take from us
this God-given boon.
I'VE heartily commend the work OF
the Lords Day Alliance OF the
limited States, which is the omciai
representative of our churcn ana
urge that this organization DO IN
o1rded in the benevolent budget of
the churches.
1--WE urge upon our ministers and
neople the necessity of remembering
fhe Sabbath Day, to keep 1t holy,
and that every possible effort be
made to observe and to compel OBJ
servance of the laws of our COM
TnonweaIth that are for the safe
guarding of this holy day.
Gospel Ever Powerful.
saThe gospel is ever more powerful
than the law in this, as in every
pood thing. It is by deepening OF
the spiritual life of the people Of the
church and State that Sabbath OBJ
servance. as well as every other form
of honor to Almighty God, shall be
increased.
..We urge the observance of the
holy Sabbath, not with Puritan
strictness, but with Christian en-
thusiasrn."
In making the report Rev. DR.. Ur-
nv said word of praise for the
Anti-Saloon League and its superin-
tendent. Rev. James X. Shields,
whom he called fearless.
The Bible cause committee reported
through Rev. J. B. j. Rhodes, of
washington, N. J. I'VE indorse all
movements which insist upon the en-
acting of laws to enforce reading the
Bible in the public schools" he said.
The report OF the Sunday school
committee was optimistic. It was
made by Rev. Staley F. Davis, OF
Hackensacss. and set forth that the
increase in Sunday school students in
the last six years has been tremen-
dous.
"The recent statement by the Board
of Sunday Schools" he declared,