Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

Three of the seven ministerial dele
.,taa 70 the General Conference of the
Me,hodst Episcopal Church, at Saratoga
Strings, ~ Y. in May, were elected on
,he frst ballot today at the third days
session of the 129th meeting of the Phil
sdelphia Annual Conference, at st. James
Church, Olney.
They are:
The Rev. Dr. Charles NJ. Boswell, field
secretary of the Board of Home Missions
and Church Extension.
The Rev. DR.. Alpha G. Kynett, assistant
field secretary of the same body.
The Rev. DR.. George II. Buckley, super
intendent of tho northern district of the
conference. -
Baloting for the delegates aroused en-
thusiasm among the conference members,
both liberal" and CONSERVATIVES" the
former carrying off honors. The delegates
in order, received 230, 10 and 157 votes,
2s1 votes being cast and majority of 146
being required for election.
Balloting for the remaining four posi-
tions In the conference delegation began
at once Among those most prominently
mentioned were the Rev, DR.. G. Buckley
Burns, the Rev. DR.. Frank y. ParlSin, the
Rev DR.. Charles Wesley Burns and the
Rev. DR.. George W. Izer
More than 80 names have been sug-
gested for appointment in the ministerial
delegation and the laymen's delegation of
seven. The latter are being chosen today
at the Lay Electrical Conference in the
Arch Street Church, where the contest Is
no less keen than that among the minis
ters.
CANDIDATES NAMED.
Twenty lay candidates nominated were;
j. Sidney FELTON,, J. T. Williams, Chelten-
II
we'll, Pottstown Frank II. Freeman, Thom-
as B. Fort, Jr., Samuel Shaw. w. a. C.
Gould. Ardmore; Prof. j. Lincoln Hall, AL
exander Simpson,, Jr., w. w. Mast, of
Coatesvllle; Charles Il. Mullen, John Wal
ton. B. G. Moore, Cyrus ID. Foss. Jr.. James
g. Francis, of Berwyn Dr. l.. W. Munhall,
John S. Mcconnell, William G. Lands, Of
Lansdowne, and John II. Cranhshaw, of
Norristown.
% FOR CHURCH UNITY.
The delegation will go to Saratoga
Springs bearing the will of the confer
ence that the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church South
should seek a basis of union honorable
to both and pleasing to God" A resolu.
ton to that effect, introduced by Alex
ander Simpson, Jr., on behalf Of the Lay
mems Association, was unanimously
adopted 1t expressed the "sincere desire
and ardent wish for a speedy unifcation
Of Methodism in America anr urged the
ministerial delegation as well to sup
port the principle.
Resolutions were adopted to send flow
ers to the mother of Bishop Berry. pres-
dent of the conference, who is 81 years
old today. A bouquet of 91 roses will be
presented by committee composed of
John Walton, Thomas Fort, Jr., and II.
]. Morris. The conference, which was at
tended by 244 members, was presided over
by John S. Mcconnell. with John G..
Francis, Of Berwyn, secretary.
LICENSE COURT ATTACKED.
The Liquor License Court of this city
was condemned by the Rev. L. ]. Moore,
State superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, at st. James. for ignoring the
remonstrances of Germantown citizens
against saloons.
THE License Court holds that a IL
cense once given is good for all time,
except when the holder is guilty of bad
behavior" he said. '"rhe Pennsylvania
license law, however, is to the effect that
license is good for one year only. In
other words, the law of Pennsylvania
says that the people have the right of re-
monstrance once year; but the License
Court of Philadelphia says to more than
1000 persons of the 22d Ward, Your re-
monstrances shall not be heard and ig-
nores them and throws them into the
waste basket. 1t only accentuates the
iaet that II we are to have freedom
from this evil we must take the matter
out Of the courts and put 1t into the hands
Of the people,"
PLAN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Bishop Berry. the district superIntend-
ents, the members of the Board OF Educa-
uon Of the conference and the trustees
We're appointed members of a COMMITTEES
10 confer with the Rev. Thomas Nichol-
son, secretary of the Board of Education,
70 arrange the proposed educational cam
paign
The Rev Mr. Nicholson advocated
Greater religious care In the schools and
state institutions. There are zoos more
graduates in the AZ Methodist Episcopal
colleges than there were four years ago
he said
Managers OF the Conference Tract So
elety elected were the Revs. Cornelius
hudson, Jacob s. Hughes. William Dank-
FORD, Arthur oakes and Gladstone Holm.