Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
WILMINGTON NJ. E.
CONFERENCE MEETS
Body Will Remain in Session
Until Monday - Bishop
Cooke Presides.

LAUREL Del. March 2i.-The Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Conference met
here this morning. More than $50 mem
bers were present. The conference viii
remain in session until Monday, on which
| day, it is expected, appointments Will be
made Bishop Richard J. Cooke. Of
/ Oregon presided at the opening session
! An anniversary meeting was held last
night. This was the anniversary Of the
| Board of Education and the Freedmens
Aid Society. the occasion when these
organizations tell the people of the con-
ference what has been accomplished dur
ing the year. The Rev. j. w. Easley
presided. Among tho speakers were the
Rev j. W. Hancher, d. d. and the Rev
]. o. Spencer y. d. Anniversary meet
ings will be held every afternoon and
evening during the remainder of the
week The business sessions OF the CON
ference will be held in the morning, eN-
Cept at the end or the week, when
rush Of business may necessitate the
holding of afternoon sessions.
The session was opened with a de-
votional service this morning. Bishop
Cooke spoke briefly. greeting the confer
ence and asking the help and assistance
Of the members in the work of the
organization
Bishop Cooke spoke on the Sacrament
and urged the conference to work in
great peace. God will take care of the
appointments" he said.
The Rev w. A. Wise was reelected
conference secretary and named the Rev.
w. r. Mowbray. w. r. Greenfield, L. F..
Poole and d. w. Jacobs as assistants.
The Rev. II. 4. G. Westcrtield was
named as statistical secretary. He ap-
pointed the Rcvs. J. II. Geoghegan. w. E.
Gunby, A. w Goodhand G. S. Thomas,
W AT elE i
j. r. BckinE, 1. S. Whitaker, II. c. Ship
lev. A. r. Brown. r. j. Said, r. F.
Nichols and c. y. Benson as assistants.
The Rev. w. Colona was elected con-
ference treasurer. and named the Revs
r. L. Mowbruy w. G.. Harris. T. r. Van
dyke. V. T.. Hills, ]. T. Richardson, c. T.
Jones. r. W. Mcdowell, w, II. Revell,
w f. Taylor and B. s. Talshaw as his
assistants.
The Revs. W. G. Rooms, w. +, Dawson,
W. O. Hurst and George w. Townsend
were elected conference stewards and the
Revs f. f. Carpenter. f. y. Moore, II. b.
Eeso and j. j. Bunting were named as
auditors.
The Rev John w. Hancker, y. d, of
the Board of Education, spoke for that
| body and asked collection of 5llI Tor
the body this year. II 5000 of this is
raised $500 will be given to the Conference
Academy at Dover.
The Rev. James 7. PrOuse was elected
conference postmaster.
The Rev. Vaughn s, Collins, y. D.,
WilminEtonian, precipitated a discussion
when he offered a motion TO appoint
legislative committee. The Rev. G. A.
Cooke OF Wilmington, opposed the reso-
luton, and declared the committee might
become a nuisance. Doctor Collins said
that matters of interest might come up
like the marriage law. and District Su-
perintendent Robert Watt said that was
a matter for Wilmington to take care Of
District Superintendent z. l.. Hofecker
wanted the work of the committee de-
fined, and Doctor Collins announced that
he would withdraw the resolution for the
present on account of unexpected oppo-
sit.on.