Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-25
CONFERENCE ASKS
PRESIDENT TO STOP
WORK OF bREWER|ES
In Order That Grain Used by
Them May be Applied to
Winning the War.
AN EXCEPTION TO STUDIES S
.,s,tal Dispatch to Every Evening
crRrirIc IN ~ Du. uIIL

HJs cabinet retired To W eslcV parsonage.
~ final consideration ~ pastoral appoint
Yept-
cTRTtrt NTT r0 IN HILL
Conference granted Charles \ Hill n
.efttfic ate of loeatiou. after being informed
hat Ia lIlll respectfully dcclained 20
nfhdraw hls request lur such certificate
Ask PRESIDENT To sroF RRENERlEs
Conference ordered sent tu President
Wilson "a conmunication%aying
The Wilmington Conference unamm-
ouslN and urgently requests. IN view oi the
,lrcitv 1T food among cur allies. aud ~
be rongcStcl condition oi transportation.
that YOU ,,Nctci~o the authtrlty vested IN
eou a. Ircsldcui to order the hrewcrlcs &C.
.,asr manufacturing Intoxicating liquors
And turn theW establishments int" ia'-
tories that VIII minister - tho general
ueccssitics ni 'hc pcaplo. hcip supply orr
army an n.vs with uihtarN ncecss'tios
and thu bslp ~ win the war
tNpau,r II VAR COUNCIL
Copferepcc ,ndor~c,I the War Council
nropram uf tho Methodist Eplscopal
hureh a,,d appctntcd : committee 81 ask
th, pcpplr tn furnish proper support and
ltpphes Tor Methodist chaplHns and the
Mar Coun,il
Tho committee IS composed If Robert
Matt " Navbr,v. W \ W,sc. Y. =.
Colhp. ! " Colnna y I. iunhy. !. T..
Bartctt & i NNait. ! 7 llcrson. W. -
Hurst n . Randolph. George White
llaw-nn Henry 4 Cannon. Dr. 9. Lay
tan Crtct Naltcr . lIotfccker, ] !
Nulhkon Orlando Harrison. T. atwood
Ronnctf lcnr, 7 scott and John T.
Porter
-ovF tLEc1Iov-
Ct WYATT. ! 7 Richardson and 60
Oan lack SON worr elected Conference
uistces
George VI Fisher Willis Overdecr T.
" lonez. " I Randolph. Isaac Elmer
rcrr,. Mr. NJ Il lIncoln. Mrs 6 Wes-
- Weldrn Henr, 7 lsaacs and + J..
IioHecker ucre elected members of the
tonterence Deacon Board
r~soU~p DOCTRINES
Reports of many committees were read
aad adopted
t.onfcrpncc adopted the following resolu-
tinns submitted bN Ahrod Smith, George
Cooke 4 TcrrN md NJ - Nutter.
Nherca, There ls considerable unrest
and much apprehension throughout the
hurch ~ reference tn tho courses oi study
lor the mnl-trN ~ prescribed hy the cont
tmseiou appointed b, the last General
opicrence
Resolved. That we arc convinced that
hcrc is reasonable ground for suspicion
that unsound doctrines arr taught IN some
- thf books IN these courses During ne
.,a.t ton wears the Wilmington ConfcTrnce
ta. protested repeatedly against rational
-m and tho destructive criticism ot the
thbe
Resolved That the district s1Ipeun-
,ndcnts he instructed 20 investigate tho
-Ihlrpi and report az the next session ~
conference u hat should bc done IN regard
- tn courses of study for our ministry
-, ~ - maintain tho integrity oi W Wesleyan
orthodoxy
AGAINST - NDAY TRAFFIC.
considerable tune was gwen to consIdera-
non nf sabbath drsccration and threats TO
rrrral Blue laws and Conference rec
..mnen,icd unified action for the suppress
SION 81 commercial traffic on Sunday
Conference sent to he MARYLAND Legs
ature telegrams requesting tho enact
rncnt 81 bone dry law and legislation
prnhihIting SUNDAY baseball
AprIl : was designated Liberty Loan
SUNDAY IN the churches OF the Wilmington
Conference
THE TRLAStRER REPORT
" Colona. conference treasurer.
rportcd that this wear receipts for dis
.lnlruary and Wilmington Conference
luncvolences. etc. amounted to- sl04.-
-u5 uhIch was SI1 .0l5 In excess of the
sum contributed last year The receipts
bs districts were:
HoAtD or FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Church Dover. SI.5I2: Easton. ST.
~ Salisbury SoiS; Wilmington, S2.04S;
Total S5.79l
sunday schools Dover. 81. .IS7 Easton
81 qls Salisbury. 5000: Wilmington
S-.S27 total S9972.
>pccsl gifts Dover, S546; Easton,
S2l5 >allshur, S223 Wilmington. S722
Total st.JO6
hONRU 30 HuNt MISSIONS AND CHURCH
- TENSION
Church Dover sl.6Il Easton. 81 =
80 salisbury 1921 Wilmington 81 OBS;
total 81 G35
sunday schools Dover. S2.O94: East
on Sl.74N Salisbury. - ,S5f Wilmington,
s. 04o total S9.42
Npccial gifts Dover $3.50 Faston.
S5l7 Salisbury s66 Wilmington, s476;
total. sI,1f5.
Freedman 5 AID society Dover s2O3
EaSton slS2 Salisbury s27q Whining
ton s2l6, total, $3.50
BOARD or sUNuAl 1cHool-
church Dover. $50; Eastou. SI4S.
salisbury, 500; Wilmington $3.50 total
S5lN
SUNDAY schools, including 10 per cent If
ia. missionary offering Dover. S53N.
s4ston So Salisbury, si46; Wilmington.
sis total SI,I74-
BOARD oF EDUCATION
Public education collection. 50 per cent
go local Interests and 20 per ccnv to Board
- Education Dover $3.50: Easton.
$50 Salisbury S96S Wilmington, SITS;
Cmdrcns Day fund Dover. S225;
llstou, Sl46. salisbury, $50; Whining
ton S33I total S752
AmciIcan Bib, Socic,y Dover $40:
l.t-tuu Sl3: salisbury SlO2; Wilmington
Slot tot3i. S639
bnard 81 Temperance, Prohibition
snd luhhr Morals Dover Sl57: Easton.
80 salisbury. S235: Wilmington. Sl49;
tutal SOL
General DcaconcSs Board Dover, SO:
i.aston so. Salisbury SJl Whining
ton, SjG total >lG6
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