Evening journal., 1918-03-23

situatlon the familiar lines Of a famous
poem stir our hearts.
f"Behind him lay the gray Azores,
Behind the Gates OF Hercules;
Before him not the ghost Of shores,
Before him only shoreless seas.
The good mate said, Now must we
pray,
For 10 the very stars are gone,
Speak, Admiral, what shall ] sayT
Why say, sail onl Sail on And on
sThe year that confronts us IS one vf
increased opportunity. Beyond the
ocean OF effort lies the new continent
Of rest for our aged ministry; and be-
fore US no longer roll only shOreloss
seas Already we behold the shorol
This campalgn, having gradully done
lis educational work, and having
brought US within sight OF the goal, it
is. the opinion Of your commission ana
secretary that the time is ripe for a
radical change IN method We should
now abandon what seemed absolutely
necessary at the beginning, and launch
upon a simultaneous conference-wlde
campaign for the money that remains
/ to be secured. Our people have re-
ceived sufficient light, they are ready
4 to give, the faith Of the conference has
been greatly quickened by the accom-
plishments Of this and OF the Wesley
/ Institute campaign-and we see no valid
reason why we should not, IN i9is-i9
push the Claimants Endowment 10 a
glorious oonsummation
Respectfully submitted,
? 2, II. DASHIELL,
Core spOnding sec.
Thc& acretary Of the Home Missloi
Board. the Rev. d. d FOrsythe, sGkel
for money for church work at wa
. campsand industrial communities, lis
Hog Island
DR.. Ezra Triple. president Of Drew
, Theological Seminary, asked for can
didates for the ministry. saying nearN
half tho students OF Drew were In 'h'
{ service.
The following were passed in studies
3 OF the fourth year: NJ. w Marine, lef
! without appointment TO finish hi
course at Drew Seminary; f. p. Thomas
and Frank White. Passed from thirl
= % fourth year studies were: L. NJ
b Broadway. r c. Jones. a p. Pretty
man, C w. spry, w. A. Hearn an'
, Claude Clarke.
Imporiant Pastoral Changes.
Appointments 10 some Of the fore
most churches OF the Conference prac
j. Ncally have been agreed upon, It wa
! learned, today, which may facilitate IN
> remaining assignments confrontln
(. Bishop Bristol and his cabinet. II
=. understood that a decision has bee
reached to send the Rev w f. Green
neld from Berlin TO Brandywlne church
. Wilmlneton, and the Rev. l 2. Pool
q 10 Berlin. A delegation of Berlin lay
!, men, headed by Senator Orlando Hai
a rison. yesterday requested the Blsho
y TO send the Rev L. z Poole to them
- be could not return Pastor Greenheb
The Rev. J. w Colona is understoo
II. 10 be slated for Dover, the Rev. w.
y Gunby FOR Camhridge and the Rev.
! n. Pnchard for Georgetown.
10 While the Rev. j. l.. johnson, OF SEQ
- church, Wilmington, is supposed to
, slated for McGabe church, there
= some talk now Of him going 10 CrisAel
= GOssip About Chonges.
u Pastoral changes may include the 70
N lowing:
m,s m The Rev. T. J. sard, Of Tangler, VI
h Is mentioned as an appointee for u
n pastorate Of Scott church.
rs 10 Is said a ministerial exchange
re contemplated between Harrington ar
1s Townsend In that event the Rev
n r Barrett will go % Townsend and q
al Rev Warren Burr TO Harrington, it
h- said
az The Rev. J. J. Bunting, OF seafor
may be transferred TO another co.