The Washington times., 1915-03-29
METHODIST CLERGY
URGE CONGRESS TO
MAKE DISTRICT DAY
Annual Conference, Shortly Be-
fore Adjournment, Votes in
Favor of Prohibition.

A consultation between Bishop War
rem A. Gambler, presiding officer at
the Baltimore annual conference Of
the M. Z. Church South. and the pre-
siding elders preceded the announce
ment of the assignments of ministers
at the final session of the conference
this afternoon.
The board which was making up
the tentative list of assignments was
late in completing its work, as 1t had
been understood by some that the seS-
sion would continue till late in the
afternoon, but Bishop Gambler showed
a disposition to clean up the final
business as quickly as possible.
Text of Resolution.
A resolution adopted by the con-
ference shortly before noon, on the
recommendation of the temperance
committee, urged Congress to make
the District of Columbia prohibition
territory and to submit the question
of a dry amendment to the Federal
Constitution to the several States The
resolution said in part:
Judged by the recorded vote or tne
House of Representatives of the last
Congress of the question or the sup
mission to the States of an amend :.
ment to the Constitution for natinoal
prohibition, this country is dry n
sentiment and only awaits an opp0r- :
tunity to prove it at the polls. We
call upon the Senators and Represent, ,
atives in the Congress OF the United
States to support "a resolution SUD
hitting to the several states Con-
stitutiOnal amendment prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
lquors throughout the United states.
I'VE urge The Congress OF the Cnlted
States to enact as speedily as possible
the necessary legislation to Danish the
traffic In liquor from our National
Capital and make Washington not only
n model city for our own country, but
the model capital city Of the world
I'VE note with pleasure the changing
attitude of the press and many pubic
men toward the whole Temperance
movement. Many of our leading dallies'
are now giving the cause of Temperance
fair treatment. and some are editortly
rendering valuable service
I'VE command the action of our Sec
retary of the Navy, by which, for the
first time in our history, intoxicating
liquors have been banished from our
navy"
Memorial Service Held.
Following the reports of the commit
tees a memorial service was held. from
II o'clock till noon. the Rev. DR.. For
rest J. Prettyman presiding. Memorials
were read for the Rev. DR.. ]. Hervey
DuIIaney, of Washington; the Rev. DR..
John T. wightman, of Baltimore; the
Rev. Charles L. Damaron, of Balt1-
more; the Rev. Peter w. JeHIies' OF OF
Baltimore; the Rev. Lafayette Fox. OF
Front Royal. Va: and the Rev. Henry
Homan, Ridsnville, w. Va.
Bishop E. E. Hoss, of Oklahoma.
presided over the conference for snort
time in the afternoon, While Bishop
Gambler was comforting with the pre-
siding elders regarding the appoint
mentS.
The annual Sunday school anniversary
meeting occupied the attention OF the
members of the conference yesterday
afternoon, the Rev. John A. Taylor, OF
Roanoke, Va. presiding. The speakers
included the Rev. DR.. c. E. Bulla. the
Rev. ]. NJ Way, and the Rev. Arthur
NJ Dietrich.
THE Sunday school is called the child
of the church. but I hope the time will
come when 1t will be a part of the
church itself" said the Rev. Mr.. Way
who Is field secretary of the Atlantic
Division of Sunday Schools. Il thinl
now we ought to call 1t the Church
school,
I'VE of this church regard ourselves
as very progressive. but there is danger
Of stacking up in our efforts II we be
lieve this too thoroughly.
1--WE must open wider our Sunday
schools and teach the children the righ
way. Some of us, when we see children
playing in the street on Sunday. for ex
ample, are too much inclined to call
policeman. What is the use Of trying t.
force them to be good? All the legisla
ton in the world cannot make people
good at heart