Evening journal., 1916-03-29
continued fron. First Page.

VNtISOh anu l. a. H. " RAheht dooioh'"
by Or. W. +. Corkran and some other
pastors. Bishop Berry arrived about
$50 o'clock and few minutes later
the session was under way. The
Bishop deferred his remarks until
after organization had been completed
and Conference had disposed OF some
other important matters.
Glad to BE There.
ut is a great pleasure 60 me to come
TO this Conference" said the bishop. 81
was disappointed when | didn't get here
last year. am glad to be with you
because Of my personal relations with
practically every member of your Con
terence ! think / haven't skipped one
namc IN recognizing you this morning
Referring to the recent session of the
Philadelphia Conference. over which he
presided Bishop Berry said he came TO
Wilmington with some weariness and
soreness but expected to get over 1t
this week"
at the close OF the Philadelphia
Conference transferred into this
Conference as a member, OF this body
a splendid and efficient young man,
the Bishop added. 81 say 10 you
frankly I do not intend to transfer
any man out this year in exchange.
"The Bishops are administering the
areas 20 which they arc assigned
this. year. and not the Conference
bounds. / am administering the Phil
adelphia area. OF which this Confer
ence is a part. Whether transfers or
exchanges are made all depends upon
the room or congestion within the
conferences.
1--WE here in this latitude make too
much of conference bounds. They are
purely artificial. If | should do as
want 20. ] would transfer men out and
men I'm. New blood. under W ccndi-
tions and on new soil, would prove
beneficial This conhning OF minis
ter within one Conference all his life
is not for the best. ] am administer
inr the whole Philadelphia area. II
should be assigned TO this Conference
next year and find congestion,
would transfer q man or men ont
"If you don't like that remarked
the Bishop. with smile as he looked
over the serious faces Of the listen
crs. Il can't help il. but it's the pol
icy.
III I could have my way / would
have you men make the nomination OF
district superintendents by ballot.
Bishop Merrill did that once in the
Rock Island Conference, and at their
next meeting the Board of Bishops Sc
vercly consurcd him. / don't say
would appoint the men you might
nominate. but your inclination would
have great influence upon my mind.
would like 20 do so.
Opposes Propaganda.
1.-TWO or three ministers of this con-
ference have too many active friends.
I'm sorry their friends have been so
enthusiastic that theii enthusiasm
has carried them almost TO the point
of fatal discretion. | want to say that
all information and advice w'll be
received gratefully ard viii be given
faithful consideration. ! like individ,
ual advice and suggestion but do
not like apparent propaganda OF cam
paigning. ! viii say that this cam.
paign has rot been carried on by a
minister or pastor, but by a layman
"You may say to the laymen that
every layman who comes to see me
shout district superintendents or pas
tors or churches will be confronted
with the following questions
rDo you read regularly one of our
weekly church papers?
do you conduct daily deyotions in
your family?
Are you a regular attendant at
weekly prayer meetings?
Are you always loyal to your min
lister?
do you contribute OF your worldly
substance one-tenth OF your weekly
increase?
Those laymen who can answer
these questions affirmatively can see
me at any time. II they can't answer
affirmatively, we, of course, shall dis
miss them and not have to be bothered
with their advice
I'm a little afraid because OF the
appointment OF district superinten.
dents and general conference dele.
gates, all OF you may not grow in
grace this week, laughingly remarked
the bishop. He counseled that all
hold steady and go through the week
without any friendships OF anybody
being hurt.
Want Bishop Returned.
Conference adopted the following
resolution:
Whereas. Bishop Joseph r. Berry
who was assigned to this EpiscOpa
area by the last General Conference
has given strong leadership % move
ments which have meant SO much e
the group of conferences to which W,
belong, and
Whereas. Four years is not sufii
cent time for man of his initia
Z e and vision to carry o.. h plans
Resolved. That ii Is the deliberate
Judgment of the conference that his
assignment to another field for the
next quadrennium would be prejudi
cal to the best interests Of the work
and be It further
Resolved, That we memorialize
the General Conference. which con
venes at Saratoga. n. Y, next May
to assign our beloved bishop TO the
same group of conferences for tie
ensuing quadrennium."
The resolution was signed by the
Rev. c. T. Wyatt. G. r. Andersen
J. II. Beauchamp and 7. f. Beau
champ.
appointment Possibilities.
With Conference now under way
there is much speculation, as the
Bishop- inumated, over prospective
appointments of district superinten-
dents and election OF General Confer
ence delegates. It is reported that
the three new district superintendents
viii be chosen from the following:
The Reys. W. A. Wise and j. w
Easley' OF Wilmington; the Rev. w