Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
FORCE MUST BOW
TO RIGHTEOUSNESS
Rev. l.. w. Munhall Says
Boys Brigade Could Lick
Army of $4,000 Germans
STIRS CoNFEREN nee
Minister Would Have Hanged
Villa and Saved the Country
$150,O00,000"
ATLANTIc CITY, March 10.


The Rev l.. w. Mushall. Of philadelphia
m speech before the New Jersey Confer
ence here today, said that what the United
States wants today Is not more army but
more Righteousness.
Give us that" the Philadelphian
shouted, and well lick any nation In cre-
alton. l have heard that n man high in
National Guard circles in Pennsylvania as
serted that an army of $4,000 Germans
could land on the Atlantic coast and march
right across to San Francisco. That man
didn't take the New Jersey Conference into
consideration. And IL they couldn't stop
them we'd call out the Boys Brigade of
PENNSYLVANIA and whip them before they
reached Altoona.
Seriously Germany hasn't $4,000 men
TO spare TO send across the sea. and 1t hasn't
any reason to send them
"In the next place we have a navy that
can lick the German navy any day and If
we are righteous we have no reason to fear
anything. II President Wilson had turned
the Mexican problem over to me I'd have
hanged Villa long ago and saved the coun-
try more than sl50OOO, 600"
Conference experiences another patriotic
wave this morning with the reading of an
acknowledgment from Secretary Tumulty Of
President Wilson's appreciation Of the Jer-
eey pastors pledges of loyalty contained in
q resolution adopted on Wednesday
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Conference today disposed without
hurry or even comment of one OF the prob
lens of the session. 10 was the retire
ment of the Rev William Dawson Parry,
who has left a Trenton patorate to become
Unitarian minister In Philadelphia. A
simple motion to accept the Rev. Mr. Par
ry's resignation was accepted without a
word. He explained he could not surrender
his parchments for the reason that they had
been destroyed by fire
The Rev. T. A. Robinson and tho Rev.
Henry j. Zelley were added to the board
of the Anti-Saoon League. on motion Of
the Rev Melville Snyder, conference trus-
tees were directed to seek legislation per
mitting the sale of property of defunct
congregations without the consent OF the
same II necessary.
A resolution was adopted for the creation
OF a commission TO carry out plans of the
general conference for the raising Of
finances within the New Jersey Conference.
The list OF effective elders OF conference
was called and their charters were passed.
The Rev. Thomas Huss was appointed tenn.
perance agent for the conference.
The Rev. Wright Eckersley, Pleasantvile,
the Rev. u. X. Robinson, Pittman, and
W. w. Tidgely. Brdgeton. were granted
retired relations. The Rev. william T..
Davis. Camden. entered the superannuated
relation and G. l.. Knight Mantua, was
granted withdrawal from Methodist min
istry. having surrendered his parchments.
AGAINST ARMY CZARS"
A protest against army cars was re-
corded In the adoption Of a resolution ask
ing that the force of chapains in army and
navy be increased and that all matters per
tanning to the religious welfare of the two
services be placed in their charge.
The Rev John Handley said that an
evangelist who tried to work among the
troops at the border was excluded by
arbitrary decree of the officers in charge
concern to the. evangelical church. ,
Chaplain Roy r. Lewis, Of the battleShiif
Wisconsin. asked pastors to write to chap
lains and keep them in touch with the
folks at home. The of the Rev. Il. S.
Appegate, Of Sicklervile. was referred to
the conference committee on relations for
further examination,
PLEA FOR OLD-T1ME PREACHING
Bishop Berry. addressing n class of can
didates for admission to conference, fer
vently declared the time has come for
Methodsm to rise and rescue the old-time
"Pallne, Wesleyan doctrine of salvation" +"
which. he maintained the ministry largely
abandoned years ago through fear that the
clergy would be regarded as cranks be-
cause some of their leaders were fanatics,
1T is not surprising" he said that camp
meetings turn to those who preach the old
time gospel for we're not preaching It. We
need to 90 back to the old doctrine and
appropriate It to ourselves. for il is our
heritage" He said that conferences of
philadelphia. Wilmington and New Jersey
are typical" and should lead in the move
ment ANY man. no matter how pooc a
stick he is a preacher. can be a good
pastor II he is lovable and has a wnsome
personality" the Bishop declared