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

The Detroit Conference OF the
dethodist Episcopal church closed
is last business session Monday aft
rnoon IN Grand Riverave. Meth
dist church by announcement OF the
ppointments OF pastors and the ap-
continent OF commission 10 ad-
Minister the $1,000 900 pension fund,
which 4 is the intention OF the con.
erence TO raise before March !, 1917.
With 100000 already pledged TO the
ind by a prominent Detroiter the
Endowment Fund commission, as II
vas officially named. is confident
hat the balance can be raised with.
the designated time.
The four ministers and four lay
men who Will compose the commits
non are The Rev. 4 w. Stalker.
Inn Arbor; the Rev Howard Field
md the Rev G. w. Baldwin, Of
flint: the Rev c. B Allen. of De-
Toit, A L. Moore, OF Pontiac :.
George s. Cherrard. OF Port Huron
/. l. Parker and c. W. Leech, cf
Detroit.
In one section OF the report of tho
loclal and moral reform committee,
cad 10 tho conference Monday after
loon by the Rev. George Elliott. OF
Mt. Clemens. the people OF Michigan
IRE called upon 10 make the ballo,
box on Nov the coffin OF the liquor
rafHc and the cradle OF the new
civilization -
The committees report indorscd
he work of the Antl-saloon league
md appointed the following trustees
% the league from the conference
Ministers. the Rev J. G Haller. Of
Lapeen. the Rev Howard A. Fold.
II Flint: laymen s s. Kresge and
george l.. Adams, OF Detroit
The Rev. j. T. Jdcklln. secretary
ot the Old Peoples home OF the De
rot conference reported the death
turing the year Of the Rev w. ".
Washburn and the Rev. John Sweet,
president and treasurer OF the in.
stltution. ami the death also OF two
81 the charter members. Tho new
building for the home. he reported.
Is completed and Is now occupied by
g. persons. The structure cost 500
500.
The NJ. r. Historical society Of
the Detroit conference. newly found
ed. requested. In It's report, that
each pastor keep church records
Oflcers elected 10 the society We're.
President. Seth Reed, Of Flint, vice
president, J f. Jackllu, OF Detroit;
secretary. King -. Beech. o' Dc
troit: treasurer. ]. W Mcallcy, OF
Port Huron; historian, Sidney d
Eva, OF Marine City.
Grand River-ave. church housed
moro than 1000 people. the major
ity OF them laymcn, Monday night.
when reception was rendered
Bishop Theodore s. Henderson
newly. elected 20 tho Detroit area
who made the appointments Of TIN
new pastors az the conference.
OF the conference was delivered by
the Rev George Elliott of Nj
Clemens. who greeted tho bishop
In the name OF all Michigan as well
James Schermcrhorn, publisher o.
The Detroit Times, in the name OF
the business mon and laity OF the
city, welcomed Bishop Henderson
az a power for good In the city and
spoke OF the need in Detroit for
such men go make the city clean
and fair morally and bring a splr
itual awakening that would result
in civic betterment
Bishop Henderson, in brief reply
10 tho welcome. touched briefly on
a 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 ono instance will new preach
or occupy Detroit pulpit. Replac
ing the Rev w. IT. Rider, formerly
OF the Mary Palmer VI T.. church
who retired during the year. the
Rev. II. A. Lesson. Of Ypsilanti
Mich. will come 20 Detroit.
The appointments made by Bishop
Henderson for the year l9l6l9l7
are az follows:
Detroit--Bast District.
q. ", Alien, District superintendent
Adair. J. r. Tomas; Algonac, NJ 6