The Detroit times., 1916-09-19
Only One New Appoint
ment Made In De-
trOit District
VIEW BISHOP
WARMLY GREETED
Detroit Conference
Concludes Its Work
Monday Afternoon

The Detroit Conference of the
dethodist Episcopal church closed
IS last business session Monday aft
moon In Grand Riverave. Meth
dist church by announcement OF tho
appointments OF pastors and the ap-
continent OF a commission TO ad-
Minister the 81 .O00, 900 pension fund,
Which II is the intention OF the con
erence 10 raise before March 1. 1917.
With $600,0O0 already pledged to the
und by a prominent Detroiter. the
Endowment Fund commission, as II
vas officially named. Is confident
hat the balance can be raised with
q the designated time.
The four ministers and four lay
nen who will compose the commits
non are: The Rev. A. w. Stalker.
knn Arbor: the Rev. Howard Field
md the Rev. G.. w. Baldwin. OF
flint; the Rev. c. y. Allen, OF Dr.
roit A l.. Moore. OF Pontiac ::
seorge s. Cherrard. OF Port Huron :
l. I. Parker and c. W. Leech. Of
Detroit.
In one section Of the report OF the
locial and moral reform committee.
cad 10 the conference Monday after
ioon by the Rev. George Elliott. OF
VT. Clemens. the people OF Michigan
ire called upon 10 make the ballot
,ox on Nov. 7 the CONN OF the liquor
rafic and the cradle OF the new
civilization"
The committees report Endorsed
he work OF the Anusaloon league
md appointed the following trustees
o the league from the conference !:
Ministers. the Rev. J. G. Halter. OF
Lapeen: the Rev. Howard 4. Field.
of Flint: laymen: s. S. Kresge and
George L. Adams, OF Detroit.
The Rev ]. r, Jacklin. secretary
of the Old Peoples homo OF the De
.roit conference reported the death
during the year Of the Rev. w. W.
Wash burn and the Rev. John Sweet
president and treasurer OF the in.
stitution. and the death also OF two
u the charter members. The new
building tor the home. he reported,
is completed and is now occupied by
Il persons The structure cost s20,-
500
The VI r. Historical society OF
the Detroit conference. newly found
ed. requested, in It's report that
each pastor keep church records
Officers elected 20 the society were
President, Seth Reed. Of Flint. vice
president, +. Iacklin, OF Detroit,
secretary, King -. Beech, OF De
troit treasurer, j w. Mealley, OF
Port Huron: historian, Sidney -
Eva. OF Marine city.
Grand River-ave. church housed
more than 1000 people. the major
ity OF them laymen, Monday night
when reception was rendered
Bishop Theodore S Henderson
newly.elected TO the Detroit area
who made the appointments OF tn
new pastors at the conference
The address ~ welcome on behalf
OF the conference was delivered by
the Rev. George Elliott, OF Mt
Clemens. who greeted the bishor
in the name OF all Michigan as well
James Schermerhorn. publisher OF
The Detroit Times. in the name OF
the business mon and laity Of the
city. welcomed Bishop Henderson
as power for good in the city and
spoke OF the need in Detroit for
such men to make the city clean
and fair morally and bring spir
itual awakening that would result
in civic betterment.
Bishop Henderson. in brief reply
TO the welcome. touched briefly or
number of big topics and assert
ed his faith In the possibility OF sal
walton for even the most evil man
All Detroit ministers were reap
pointed 10 their charges. and IN
only one instance will a new preach
er occupy n Detroit pulpit. Replac
ing the Rev. w. r. Rider. formerly
OF the Mary Palmer NJ Il. church
who retired during the year. the
Rev. II. A. Lesson. OF Ypsilanti
Mich, will come 10 Detroit.
The appointments made by Blshor
Henderson for the year l9l6-l9l7
are as follows
Detroit--Esrt District.
4. N. Allen, District superintendent
Adair, J. p. Tomas. AlRonac, NJ. e