Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-09
CHARGE M. E. PASTORS
SLEEP AT THE SWITCH
Social Service Commissions
Report Alleges.Failure to
! Grasp Opportunities
PJIRAL CHURCH SLIPPING
More Constructive Work in Country
Districts Urged-Silent on
Sunday Amuscments
ATLANTIC CITY. March ..

report from tne socid' SeINi'c cou''iis-
sion.
nastors we're dormant to their opportun-
Ties and had created imminently grave
dangers by their failure tG cope with
tho new developments of nc times. Its
Srankness brought furore.
"ueresy of action Is as harmful in
us consequences as heresy in belief The
principles of being our brothers keeper
and the Golden Rule are vital and funda-
mental elements of the gospel the con-
ference was told
"The rural church is admittedly losing
rs grip" the report of the commission.
n which the Rev u. *. Willman. OF
Asbury Park. is chairman. and Dr. f.
M Conover. of Wenonah, Is secretary.
continued II was recommended that the
BOARD of Home Missions establish a
demonstration station in some rural field
rhere expert work will be done to set an
example for others.
NEED CONSTRUCTIVE, WORK
"The Importance of constructive work
IN ther ural field cannot be over-empha-
sized. on last years report II was
stated that Of G2.Gs7 members. or 32 per
rent. In our churches. - per cent have
less than $50 members.
The Church Is In danger of being over
whelmed by the new problems of the
times Special attention is called to the
industrial conditions In New Jersey.
bringing with it the housing. labor and
Sunday problems. This demands most
careful planning of the Church to pre-
vent It from being overwhelmed.
Quit just preaching and taking up
collectiops,
"The seashore presents SpeCial task
with the temporary population and sea-
sonal labor and the cleavage between
the permanent residents and the sum
mer residents
VICTORY OF LIBERALS
There was no reference to SUNDAY
amusements in this section OF the re-
port. This may be interpreted as a
victory for the liberals in the much
mooted question which has repeatedly
ccme before the conference.
"Slum work presents another growing
problem Open up the church during the
week and create sentiment against
evil Make the churches social centers,
hold entertainments and show moving
pictures Have rooms for young people
to meet.
Dent invest 100000 in plant and
have 1t shutdown five days in a week."
URGE LIQUOR BAN
The conference today passed reso-
luton urging the Government to put n
ban on the manufacture Of liquors. The
memorial wired to President Wilson fol-
lows:
"Whereas, our beloved land is already
experiencing serious shortage in food
supplies, and these conditions are evil
IDENTIFY destined to become worse in
stead Of better; therefore. be it
Resolved, That we send our honorcd
President. Woodrow Wilson. himself a
Jerseyman, this official statement of
our most earnest expectation that no
materials of any kind. having food values
for man or beast, be wastefully con-
sumed in the manufacture of any form
Of Intoxicating drinks. We wish with
all Difference, but with all emphasis, to
state that we find our championing of
food conservation measures. so earn
estly besought by the Government, rem
dered Ineffective to very considerable
degree by the knowledge of the people
that by Government sanction, food
values are wasted in enormous guam
ties for drink, while course of rigorous
deprivation is urged upon all people in
the matter of food
Conditions at Camp Dix are most
gratifying, was the message today to
the conference from the Rev. NJ. Il. Sny-
uti, superintendent VI liiS '''hNoi' "''
trict He denied rumors to the con-
I. trary and said reports heard from the
inside were nothing but favorable. Doc
tor Snyder also said that Trenton has
suffered a housecleaning and that there
was not a house of ill-repute in the
city. He said the city of Wrightstowr
had been notified about month age
that unless II remained clean the towr
would be closed up.
W. r. Wolcott, of Merchantville, was
today elected president of the lay asso'
citation to succeed II, s. Miner, OF
Gloucester. Other officers are: Vice
president, y. C. WALTON. of Port Norris
secretary. II. p. Bennett, of Ions
Branch; treasurer, w. S. Childs, of RED
Bank; district vice presidents. Bridge
ton. W. Il. Massey, of Ocean CITY; Cam
den, A, NJ. McNutt, of Collingswood
New Brunswick, II. S. Jackson. of As
bury Park; Trenton, o. III. Hubbard o.
\. Princeton.
There are times when it Is NOR,
religious to vote than to pray. Th'
man who goes around election day ant
prays is a mighty small type of ;
Christian" he said.
I'VE have been preaching the Gospe
and letting the interests liquor an'
otherwise, steal from this land will
little interference. We've been prayin,
and adopting resolution and holding dis
cussions. The liquor interests and al
others who are conducting nefariou
business have been laughing up thei
sleeves at us because that's all W
Z, did
But now we're turned. So help m
God, We won't let them alone. I cal
upon the ministers of the New Jerse
Conference to enlist in this great wa
on such business. When you get bac
to your charges next week, let ever
saloonkeeper and all his friends knoN
you are on his trail Let's get thi
hsolent monster,
We've been preaching and lettin
4 them alone too long. Go outside wit
your gospel II you would serve God an
your church best"
NJ SCORES MEDDLESOME PASTORS
The Bishop also took occasion to te
Interfering pastors just what h
thought of their activities. 1t has bee
said that there has been more wire pull
ing for select appointments this yea
than In any annual session of the cor
ference
About one-third of the trouble tn
Bishops cabinet has is dealing wit
young men who lack common sense an
older men who lack common courtesy.
In Some men seem to regard the min
n stry as an easy place and an area wher
they can divest themselves Of all tn
N vestments of hard work.
But they're all wrong. The minlstr
s place. where you have to burn tn
midnight electric light. IT is 20 plac
ior lazy man; his failure Is foreol