The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-21
DELEGATES
To General Conference Are
Chosen At Akron
Praise Given PreSt. Wilson
By Bishop Anderson

Akron, O., Sept. 1S-Seven out of
eleven ministerial delegates to be
sent to the general conference, which
will be held next May in Syracuse
N. Y, were elected here late yester-
day at the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The seven were chosen on the first
ballot cast Another ballot was TAX
en-, but the tellers' report was de-
ferred.
Ministers elected as delegates on
the first ballot we're: Rev. ]. j. Wal.
lace, editor of the Pittsburg Chris.
tian Advocate; Rev. F. w. Luce, su.
perintendent Of Cleveland district;
Rev. w. B. Winters. superintendent
of Canton district; E. A. Simons,
Cleveland, newly elected secretary of
the Northeast Ohio Conferences; Rev.
R. Stevenson, vice president Of Ohio
Wesleyan college; Rev. M. E. Evans,
Canton, and Rev. c. L. Smith, su.
perintendent Of Steubenville district,
Rev. s. B. Salmon, pastor of the First
Methodist church here, was eighth in
order, but lost by twenty votes.
Conference delegates yesterday af-
ternoon almost unanimously voted
down recommendation from a me-
gro conference, which proposed an
amendment to the church constitu-
tion, providing for the appointment
of bishops, of various races to have
jurisdiction over members of their
race only. The colored conference
is seeking to gain the appointment Of
a negro bishop for itself. The con-
ference decided that such an amend.
ment would result in the appoint
ment of a bishop for people of diff
ferent nationalities. The proposal
probably will not reach the general
conference.
Nine young ministers who have
been working in the conference for
two years on trial were accepted to-
day and taken into full connection
with the conference. They are: Rev.
Brady Fl. Fisher, Rev. Rollin c. Hal
lock, Rev. Henry A. Welday, Rev.
Elijah H. Brown, Rev. Oscar w.
Dunn, Rev. William John Jones, Rev.
Earl Lee Lea, Rev. Perry S. Nelson
and Rev. Walter B. Ruggles.
Bishop w. F.. Anderson, presiding,
welcomed the young ministers into
the conference in splendid address
Friday morning. He asked them to
be loyal to the state and nation as
we'll as to the church.
Bishop Anderson found himself in
want of words to express his high
admiration of President Woodrow
Wilson.
every man who can pray should
pray for President Wilson," declared
Bishop Anderson. "Never since the
time of President lincoln has such a
WCl6ht lColCu Oll tuc olOulutIo VI
our chief executive as now. We must
support him."
The following telegram was sent
to the president;
The northeast Chic conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in session at Akron, O.,
and representing 490 ministers
and $4,000 members, assures
you of it's confidence and the
prayer that God may give you
special wisdom and guidance in
these strenuous times.
A resolution was adopted yester
dag afternoon lauding the phenome
nal work CT the Broadway church
Cleveland, which has gained renowr
through the conference for it's work
among foreigners. A recommenda
ton to give the church $4,000 fol
new building purposes was sent tc
the church extension board in Phila
delphia.
Bishop Theodore S. Henderson ad
dressed the delegates yesterday or
! Evangelism" Reunion banquets
were held last night at the Grace Re
formed church for Ohio Wesleyan
alumni and at the First Baptis
church for Mount Union alumni.
-----