Evening journal., 1918-03-21
WONDERFUL, Says
BISHOP OF YEARS
Conference WORK
Continued From First Page.

OF the Rev. j. r.. Herson to S2'Wo
year. the third church in the Confer
ence and the FIRST outside Of Whining
ton 10 set such a figure.
Dr. Collins report was commended
as wonderful" by Bishop Bristol.
4 The Rev. Or. W. A. Wise. district SUI
perlntcndent OF Easton district, and the
Rev DR.. Robert Watt, district sunerln-
tendent OF Wilmington district read .
their annual reports. Dr. Wise told or
adverse conditions or fuel shortage /
impairment OF the oysiering industry
and alurcmont Of munitions plants on
his district Notwithstanding which
thorc was a very successful ycor.
nr Watt told OF ihe remarkable ao-
vance during the year on wilmington
district. lie pointed out the growing
tendency 90 Increase pastoral salaries,
: and said Grace Church, Wilmington. BY
paying Dr. Randolph 5000 a year ana
providing an assistant had taken
front rank in Methodlsm. lie also re-
ferred TO the action Of st. Pauls and
, Union Churches, Wilmington. IN setting
salary OF 5000 for next year.
An the district superlntendcnts told
OF the warfare waged 70 try to oust
the sale Of liquor from Conference ter
Tbe sympathy OF the Conference went
out TO DR. Watt, who referred at the
end OF his report TO the dangerously Jul
. condition OF his wife.
Bishop Bristol compllmonted the
: "magnificent district reports showing
: great loyalty on the part Of the peo-
I pie"
A message was read today by Dr.
o Wise that the Rev. ". w. Chalres. Of
:, Bozmen. is critically il In The hos
y pl,ai at Easton. Md. A message Of
sympathy was sent TO him.
> The Rev. J.. NJ Mitchell, Of Milling
> ton. is on the sick list. az also Is the
=, Rev. W. p kennedy, OF Church huL
IS To Change Relations.
From Rsston District. the Bevs. p. J..
~ Hofecker. w. II. kenney and j. NJ.
Mitchell were reported TO The Commit
20 lee on Conference Relations as desir-
.e ing ct change from effective 20 retired
" relations.
,, From Salisbury District. the Rev. g
y" A. Hfl wishes TO receive ceruhcate
-. OF location.
y From Wilmington District, the Rev
w q. r. McFaul. Of Hockessln, ana the
'. Rev. p. p. Roberts, OF Newark wish u
~ be placed on tho retired list. A looa-
tion certificate will give Dr. hill tn'
~ status OF local elder, without Confer
ence membership.
Governor at Conference.
y, Conference VII go into executive ses
AZ sion tomorrow
ls The Rev. Edssr Blake. president o
W the sunday school Board, was intro
aA n arnwnfnFr IN
sunday school work IN mis- Conference
the salary to be paid by the board.
- Conference would raise It's apportion
no ment.
a. was introduced amid applause. II
- presided at the election OF minister's
So trustees OF Wesley Collegiate lnstitu
"a TODAY.
in introduced and read The new chart
~ OF the institute.
TO Governor Townsend said: with q
SIS endowment of 100000 and out OF Del
er- expeci 90 see Wesley Collegiate II
siltufe 20 forward 90 greaier successe
ra- helping many boys TO an education.
ci- am proud of being a Methodist
Ministerial trustees FOR Wesley co
in- legiate Institute were elected az 10
az lows
Try For the term OF one year,. c. NJ
ess Sorley. Clinton r. Wyatt, Edmund
Honecker. Robert X. stephenson, j
put scph r. Ierson. Walter +. Gunby.
my For the term Of two years-George
my Jones, William l. White, Robert Wal
sht William a. Wise, Ransom p. Nicho
axe James W. Colona.
TO For the term OF three years-Geor
to r. Anderson, Vaughan S. Collins, W
rth bur f. Corkran. William r. Mowbra
Theodore +. Beauchamp.
nall There ar Two changes the Rev.
arts T. Herson IN place Of The Rev. @.
the I'M and the Rev. r. p. Nichols In pls
'ur- OF the Rev. r. r. Nandyke.
len on the Board OF Omcial Visitors we
Is named George G. Williams, T.. =. p. De
the mis-. George W. Dawson. Howard
ami Oulgg. and o. p. Jones.
snts With Mayor Magee presiding oyer
wed election the lay trustees were rc-ele
any ed as follows:
TN, i9is-George W. Tebo. John G. Tow
iing send. IT., Henry p. Cannon, Wilt
le a salisbury
10 a i92O-IIarry Mayer. Albert w. Si
my William p. Jackson. Frank L. Gri
q in Edward q. Budd.
and i922-S,ephen : Andrews. Arley
s in Mageo. William F. lloey, Orlando
an Harrison.
i92i-Daniel o. Hastings. George
Jones John s. Mullin. Joseph Mallali
Dr. c. IT. Woolston OF the First B
fist Church, Philadelphia, was int
duoed, as was Dr. Z. l.. Hubbard,
~ the Baltimore Conference.
In the report Of yesterdays proce
Ill lngs in these columns, a transpOsit
OF type lines occurred that complet
changed the story as sent by the cor
mas spondent The statement should o.
this read:
,ccd- Conference stood while the names
members who died during the past y
ouev were read. they being the Reys. j.
Uiil Poole. Asbury Burke and II. A. G.. w
WAS erfeld.
larSe Greetings were received from
This Rev. Dr. George =. Reed, whom a sli
snd accident prevented from attending"
,nfh- The anniversary this afternoon
he the Woman's Foreign Mission
ar Society. Mrs. y. :. Collins presid
20 is Mrs. W. r. Mcdowell will be the spt
i7o er. The evening Will be given 20
q tb. Epworth League anniversary, the
ar ., w. G.. Harris presiding. and the
,hont C.. z. Guthrie. acting general secret
OF Chicago as speaker.
News Notes OF Conference.
- u is predicted. in all four distr
= anu fbef fhn~e will he more changes I