Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
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turc The Maryland Marriage law is
getting in on the quick, DR.. Watt en-
claimed, land something must lac done
for dcccncy.'
Frank NJ. Carpenter declared the
Maryland Marriage law is Infamous.
George White Dawson said Whining
ton and Elkton had become ''Gretna
Greens" He favored the Delaware Mar
riagc law. with few notifications.
REwARE OF JAIL.
DIR. Adam l.. Frantz, registrar OF
marriages in Delaware. sent TO the con
ference a communication which was read
during consideration OF DIR, Jones pro
posal. DR. Trantz asked that the minis
ters obtain information concerning the
Delaware marriage law and correctly re-
port marriages.
DR.. Collins remarked: That i n
friendly warming; look out, brethren, or
we get in jail.
AN APPEAL TO MARYLAND.
Finally. revision of DIR. Jones proposal
was ordered, and the conference unani-
mously adopted the following. which was
signed by George r. Jones, Robert Watt,
and 4. l.. Hofeckcr:
Whereas BY reason OF the difference IN
the marriage law of the State of Mary
land from that of its ncighboring States,
IN that non-reSidentS NAV obtain mar
riage license and Immediately have the
ceremony performed while in States adj
Jacent thereto, uon-rcsldents are required
Ia procure license special number ut
hours in advance of the marriage cere-
mony, and
Whereas In the state ot Maryland the
minimum marriagcahle age for woman Is
ld wears, and
Whereas IN unusually large number
- persons cvade the marriage laws of
then respective States and turn 10 the
state Of Maryland for refuge therefore,
lie II
Resolved. BY the members Of the vii
Ynington Annual Conference now in
session at Dover, Del, That We most
earnestly urge the members oi the lcgiS
lature now in session at Annapolis that
they So amend the present marriage Law
to conform TO the bill before the Senate
known as the Senate bill No. 10, and TO
raise the age Of consent Of the woman 70 Is
wears And be it further
Resolved, That copy of this rcS 1lu-
ton be forwarded to Senator \, -
Crothers and the three members Of the
House of Delegates from Cecil county at
Annapolis, with the urgent request that
They use their influence with other mem
bers of the Assembly Tor relief Of the CON
ditions herein named.
THANKS ron PROHIBITION.
Conference formally expressed 10 the
governors and Legislatures Of Delaware
and MARYLAND appreciation for the
ratification by tf.Sv states Of the Pro
hibition Amendment 70 the Federal
Constitution
CONTEkINt Z. NOTI-~
Bishop Frank NJ. Bristol was born in
Orleans county. New York. January
1851 and spent his childhood in Illinois
He has received the degrees of Pm r..
NJ. d.. d. ID, and IL. ID Twenty ycsI~
OF his ministry ere gwen 10 Chicago and
its vicinity. Next he went 10 " a>hngton
ID. C.. and became pastor OF the Metro
politan Church. which he served fUr 10
years. During he first four wears oi this
pastorate President Mckinley WAS a con
stant attendant at Metropolitan Bishop
Bristol was elected to the cpscopacy in
1908. HIS first episcopal residence was
Buenos AyreS, Argentine Republic. and
for that quadrennlum he had supervision
of the work OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church III South America His next
episcopal residence was Omaha. Neb..
and since 1916 he has resided at Chat
tanooga, Tenn
Wesley Church was thronged last night.
when Bishop Bristol lectured on Brains
He delivered an interesting address
1odays anniversaries are: Afternoon,
Board of DeacoDesses; night, Board Of
Sunday Schools
Cyrus p. Keen, member OF the Viii
mington Conference has resigned the
position OF assistant superintendent of
The New York Anti-Saloon League for the
purpose of becoming superintendent OF
the Australia Anti-Saloon League and Is
On route to ms new field Of labor