Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-30

r. Nlowbrav announced the receipt of /
donation Of { 900 from Mrs. William a
CLASH. OF Cambridge. Md. for the Con
ference Claimants fund, making a tota
of S5O 600 donated by her. As Superin
tendcnt Robert Watt remarked tina
These kind OF Clashes are fine" sh
was introduced to the Conference.
Registrar Van p. Northrup reportc
the standing of number of students in
their examinations and upon his motion
James A. I.ccch and Zach W. Wells were
passed in their studies and elected to
elders orders
The following we're advanced to the
fourth year studies: \. Claude Benson.
NJ w Marine, S. J.. p. Thomas and
Frank White.
Lester f.. Windsor, Roy +. Thawley,
Otis b. Reed Ira J. b. Hill and Charles
G. Harris were advanced TO the studies
of the second year.
AZ his own request Raymond w
Cooke was continued in the first years
studies.
At his own request. Herman o.
Klug was discontinued Mr.. Klug Is
now a resident Of Brooklyn, and
leaves tho Conference TO enter the
BAPTIST Ministry He is a graduate
Of Crozier Seminary at Chester.
Luther NJ. Broadway, Ralph C..
Jones John l. Prettyman and Charles
W. Spry were presented for full MEM
bership. No action was taken at this
time
Conference passed a resolution OK
messing evmpathy with the family OF
Luther +. Messick, who died at
Petersburg. Va. and appointed
committee OF six ministers to attend
the funeral at Fruitland today. The
Revs i. F. Outten, c. w. Strickland,
w i. Dawson, j. A. Browington, r.
H. Derrickson and w. c. Poole were
assigned to represent the Conference
at the funeral.
Campaign for Conference Academy.
The Rev II. A. G Westcrheld az his
own request was continued In the
supernumerary relation
Upon motion of the Rev TT G. Budd
the bishop. his cabinet. the trustees Of
the Conference Academy. the board
OF Conference visitors 10 the Acad-
envy and members OF the Standing
committee on education Of the Con-
ference Educational Society. we're
elected members Of the Jubilee com
mittee for the Conference Board Of
Education.
This meant the launching OF the
jubilee campaign for the Conference
Academy az the last session OF Con-
ference. The initiation OF this hnan-
cial campaign was authorized for Jan
Io1n In g.
ton of the Conference claimants fund
campaign The first session Will be
held in Olivet NJ. =. Church this even
ing.
The Rev. C. W. Davis, OF tho Balti-
more Conference, addressed the Con-
ference on the observance OF the Sab
bath and told Of political conditions in
Maryland
Mr.. James Active Pastor Again.
A number Of other matters we're
considered by the Conference in ex-
ecutive session yesterday. one Of
which was the transfer Of the Rev. o.
e. James from the supernumerary to
effective relation It will be remem-
bered that at the last session Of the
/ Conference Mr.. James was placed
] upul Aut oultAAulllNl al y AAoNt oAANl
hard fight in Union Church, VIII
mington. During the past year he has
made an excellent record at Elk Neck
where he was appointed a supply by
superintendent Watt when he ~
left without appointment last ye '
The change to EFFECTIVE relation wa
made upon motion OF DR.. Watt
At 2.30 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
the anniversary OF the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was held in st
Johns Church. with Mira Mary "
Wheeler pres ding. and Mrs. May
/ Leonard Woodruff as the principal
speaker. II was intended that the
Sunday school rooms should be used
for this meeting and that the execu-
tive session should be held in the
main auditorium. This arrangement