Evening journal., 1916-04-03

Methodist Episcopal Church. there
was a service of ordination for elders
and deacons and memorial service
for deceased ministers and their wives.
AT the memorial services the Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins presented a touch
ing memorial of the late Rev. DR.. w.
l.. 5. Murray. who died suddenly on
Saturday evening, February 26. last.
The memorial was written and read
by Dr. Collins, who was a very close
friend OF DR.. Murray. Due to the de-
lay i'm The arrival of Bishop Berry. for
the ordination service. which was
scheduled for 2.30 o'clock. Dr. Wilbur
+. Corkran announced that the me-
mortal service would be held previous
to the ordination service. Upon mo-
tion. Dr.. Vaughan S. Collins was
elected chairman Of the meeting.
The first memorial read was that of
the Rev. James Carol. who died al Mil
ford. Delaware, April H.. 1919 m his
glst wear. lie was born ia County
Down, Ireland. ON December Is. 1924
This memorial was presented by the
Rev. William r. Mowbay, pastor of
Armory NJ. h. Church. of Milford.
Them emorial of Mrs. Josephine >.
Hunter. wife oi the late Rev. Thomas
b. Hunter, was written by the Rev.
George W. Townsepd aud read by the
Rev. D. ". Jacobs. \ 4 year ago the
Rev. Mr.. Townsend prepared similar
memorial upon the death OF Mr.. Hunter.
Mrs. Hunter was born in Brandywine
hundred ON April 80, 1912, and died in
Mondona, California. May 81, 1915.
The Rev. j. Z. Outten, Of Cookman
Church. presented memorial on Mrs.
Louisa Crozier Jones. wife of the Rev.
Clarence y. Jones, formerly pastor at
Goodman Church. Mrs Jones died on
January 10. 1916 She was the daugh-
ter of the Rev. Andrew Nozier. and was
born i'm Red Lion ON March o. 1878.
Bishop Ordsins Glasses.
Following the memorial service Bishop
Berry. assisted by the district superin-
tendents. ordained six elders and five
dcacons into the church. The class of
elders consisted Of the Reys. George )
Allen. Ollie H. Connolly, Oren b. Rice
George J.. Sterling. George +. Newton
and Ivanhoe Willis, while the deacon'
were the Rcvs. Marion W. Marine, NJ
! Claude Benson. Fssell p. Thomas. Frank
( White and Ira y. b. Hill.
Bishop Berry. i'm welcoming the men
into the Methodist Episcopal Church
and into the Wilmington Conference,
offered each man an individual text
which he told them TO keep in their
minds and at some future time pre-
pare a sermon upon r.. He urged
them to let il be an inspiration to
them.
He advised the men to get busy
and stay busy. ITS far better to
work out than to rust out" he said
He told them TO write to- him and
| tell him Of their successes and their
troubles. assuring them that they
were his boys" and he wanted them
to feel toward him i'm such a manner
AS each class was ordained the
members Of the conference welcomed
each in turn. extending the right
hand of fellowship in the church in
dividually.
Conference Society Anniversary.
The largest crowd OF the day was
present at the night service In tn,
tabernacle when the speakers werI
the Rev. Clarence True Wilson. ID. ID.
OF Topeka, Kan. secretary OF thl
church temperance society. and tn
Rev. c. W. Levister. superintendent o
the Anti-Saloon League OF Delawar
and Maryland. They predicted that
was only a matter OF a few year
when the entire country would b
dry"
DR.. Wilson. in his address. pointe
out some OF the changes IN sentimeu
which have come i'm connection wif
regard 70 the liquor question. Onl
recently the President OF the Unite
States recommended local option 70
New Jersey. he said. ana the forme
Secretary of State. William ]. Bryan
prohibited wines being used at hi
tables. These are some OF the sign
which denote the changes in sentiment
He said: I'VE have been told that IN
liquor question is a moral questio
and that II has no place in politics
AS a matter of fact Il is a politics
question and we have to go there {
meet II on its own ground.
I'VE have tried every wrong way {
stop the traffic" continued the speal
er, and he set forth some Of the REM
dial measures whicn had been pra'
ticed.
'ln the first place we tried moderi
ton in its use, but abstinence is tn
proper method In dealing with poisoi
= We were told that II was the stron
r liquors that we're producing drunl
, ards. and for a while we cut dow
on strong drinks and doubled up O
wine, beer and hard cider. Then thel
! came a wave in favor OF total absi
nence. but we found that only save
/ people of clean habits and strong wi
power, but left untouched the wes
and habit-bOund and the saloon q
the corner manufactured dOze
|, drunkards while we saved one. w
then placed a tax on liquor, and mad
it a source OF rev nue., but this W;
not effective. A few years ago
u mayor in Lincoln. Nrb.. conceived q
= idea OF high license as a remet
against the evil of intemperance, hi
high license was weighed in the bi
ance and found wanting. Then v
had another epoch. There We're pc