Milford chronicle., 1918-03-22
N. E. CONFERENCE NOW
IN SESSION AT DOVER
Committees Are Appointed and Other
Routine Business Acted
Upon

nave, asserted blSuOp FRANK NJ. BITS
tOl, of Chattanooga, Tenn. shortly
after the opening Of the fiftieth annual
session Of Wilmington Methodist
I Episcopal Conference in Wesley
Church at Dover. There will be no
star chamber here" the Bishop added
amid the applause OF the listening
ministers. Il do not want any min
lister losing sleep over his coming ap-
| pOntment. | will tell anyone where
| he is going next year, subject to
| change the next day, however" This
announcement by Bishop Bristol was
greeted with cheers by conference.
After Maryland Marriage Law.
The Rev Dr. G. p. Jones, of Elkton,
moved that Conference ask the Mary
land Legislature, which is to consider
the subject this week, to change the
Maryland marriage laws to conform
with those of adjoining States. The
Maryland laws permit of non-resi- /
dents TO marry without a required /
delay for securing a license, and place [
the wOman's age of consent at l6 years I
instead of is years.
DR.. Watt Robert declared the non
resident feature of the Maryland law
scandal.
Officers are Elected.
The golden jubilee session opened
Wednesday morning with the admin
istratiOn OF the Lords Supper by
Bishop Bristol, assisted by the District
Superintendents.
The following Conference officers
were elected during the organization,
IN addition to the president, Bishop {
Frank NJ. Bristol: l
Secretary. Disston W. Jacobs, with a
J. F. Bicking and Tilghman Smith as !
secretaries. (
Statistical secretary, ". E. Gunby, {
-ssisted by J. H. GOeghegan. A. W. c
foOd hand, l. S. Whitaker, W. NJ. Nc. D
ann. G. r. Ellis, G. S. Thomas, J. ". L
Vootten, r. I. ThaWley. n. c. Benson, t
P. Nichols, A. R. Brown, George
terling.
J. W. Colona was reelected treasur-
r, assisted by V. E. Hills, ]. T. Rich
rdson, E. W. Mcdowell, ". H. Revelle
'. P. Taylor, J. J. Bunting, j. L. m
parklin, Omar Jones, L B. Morgan. eN
T. McLain. E. P. Taylor.
Conference voted its thanks to Gov NJ
'nors Townsend and Harrington and ~
of Delaware and Mary ~
nd for ratification of the prohibi- a.
)n amendment.
Named on the board of stewards G.
ere: E. ". Jones. J. ". Jones, W. o. 2S
urst and L. W. Layfeld. an
DR.. Frank Krantz spoke for the pr
ethodist Book concern.
The Rev. W. p. Taylor was named
licitor for the Methodist Review. w.
The Rev. DR.. W. r. MOwbray read ~ ~
report as district superintendent -
the Dover district. His reference M M4il
the Delaware Legislatures and pa
vernon TOwnsend's attitude on the I
ry' question was applauded. mol
Erecting were received from the TO-
vs.. Poole, Asbury Burke and H. A. sist
West. and Dr. George E. Reed. be
om slight accident prevented pas
m attending. con
[ was reported Wednesday that the
Y. G. c. Williams Of Smyrna NAV
transferred to the New Jersey Con ne rei
ence to become pastor of State st. ny 4.
E. Church, Camden, to succeed the wa
:. George S. Johnson, who is to be- a
le pastor Of Union Church, Will pre-
igton. The Rev. F. F. Carpenter D.
spoken of for transfer to Camden
ne desires to remain in the Will
gton Conference.
Conference Committees. "
ublic Worship-W. E. Gunby, ". i'll. /
MoWbray, H. G. Budd, R. 7. Cour- with
inisterial Qualifications. ". VI
ma, J. P. Outten, H. T. Quigg, ". Ss 5peN
White, G. T. Anderson. S. n. Pill 'i@s
ID, L E. Barrett, o. E. Jones, J. MI
ierson. hom
Inference Relations-G. P. Jones. relat
!. Carpenter, T. C. SmOot, F. X. Win
re, G. W. Dawson, L. ". Layfeld, ~,
'. Faulkner, V. z. Hills, G.. W. -
ings, R K. Stephenson. c. T. tioa. an
IT, nom
II Dorriot,so, r. parel
&c HonLins ne NJ i0ISoH; n 49,. =: l. on "
White. ". W. Sharp. Sal
. Goodhand, L. NJ. Broadway. Mrs
diting-W. o. Bennett, G. r. Bride
e, H. B. kelso, ]. ]. Bunting, E. Clend
)llins. guest
worth League-W. C. Harris. Mil ATilfo
lcCann, r. K. Stephenson, Leon ~
White, G. E. Sterling, T. B. Eley. III /,
lday Schools-Z. H. Webster, II. anti anti
ilaney. ". E. Greenfield, E. w. slalu
Jdtii Observance-D. J. Givan, c. .u..l ne Il
mes, G. E. Sterling Ivanhoe Will 'ei III
Cor
lperance and Pfohibition-F. C. ark, J
orley' Z. I. Wyatt, L. E. Poole, Camp
cochran 2. G. Prettyman. Batter
samaRs Aid. L. Sparklin. ". urday
haires, W. F. Dawson, C. ". Mrs. .
!. tives.
mems Foreign Missionary Society
?. Jones, G. S. Thomas, o. 7. arm
I'd, F. X. Moore. AdEB
mems Home Missionary Society
I. Smoot, J. W. Pretyman, ]. P. Mrs.
!, n. T. Heed. ford,
ionary Statistics-J. H. Wilson. liamso
Allen, J. A. Leach, R. C. Jones day
oirs-T. F. Beauchamp, H. F. March
lpn, ". r. Corkran. ten c
'Iais-Harry Taylor, NJ. E. grandc