Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
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METHOD|STS PRAISE
GOVERNOR TOWNSEND
Commend Executive for His Stand
on Proposed Defence Council
Legislation.
qtsu Correspondent of Fgery EvspIug

Dover, March &C just before fine
adjournment. yesterday afternoon. vii
mingtop VI T. Conference adopted N,
following on recommendation of William
". MOwbray Frank y, Carpenter. y
y. Greenfield, Robert X Stephenson and
r. &. Prettyrnan
We. Wilmington Animal Confernrr
in session, commend Governor TownannI
IN his firm stand taken m the bin nov
before the Delaware General Assemble
providing, ~ the request Df the national
government. for The establishment n
Siate Council ~ Defence
We resent tho workings n the liohior
khhyis's m using the term ueeful oecsIr,s
tlon % holng against honest labor. frarfrg
that II would result against their drl
interests While the term useful n.
cupation should apply ~ those engareil
N the llquor traffic. u was never 50
tended m the act now T~nding IdquJt
politics has again deceived thr pvhlic, Al
will soon be known. and ~ tbr sasrif4
~ The national interest
We regent The attitude of the pretr
who have oo-opora'ei With tho7s int~rrT'
20 boodwirk the public The subtle
methods ~ fhe DeIal liqilor lohlv n
falso ntrr,rofation. and not in The pr
visions ss actually pxtr' aro fhc cau-c
the iDnamed public mind
We recommend is passage shu-
npholding the rightful interes4 n fh~
governor and maintaining the ho-ncr
mr. State IN national servicc Only ~
doing ran nc defeat The uropaganda beir~
srre7d ~ German interests rirhs IN o'r
own state Tho prees must alirn itrrr
nc'ivrlv with nur national intrrret rathor
than a,d fho=o inTUeuoes which - rnu,i
aTgie' ihc onrrny
rOtvrrRrrCE ctArws W.T.
The board ~ stewards distrif-rtrd 500
0nn among - claimants
Nre George " Fisher w7e elccf~d
member ~ he hoard ~ dea eacrnessrs
Dnferruoe. on suggestion ~ zrvera'
ministers. adopted he fnll0uinr
IN view of ne opportunity afforde,
fv The General Conference ~ providing
plan for launching 2 drive throughout
the church In the interest NJ Christian
stewardship. and N view of he further
fact that the church wiIl shortly observe
our missionary centenary. and deziring
io put our conference N line with this
epochai movement wr recommend
II hat we create commission. a0cord-
ing - thc legislation referred TO. To-
make and prnsecIts plans for carving ntt
hat wo urge mr. pastors and churches
II heartily co-0perntn n the Christian
stewardship drive
n hat the district s,Iperintenderta
be members of tins commission, the re-
Wainlng ment@rv to he chosen from the
ministers and lavmPn ~ equal numbers
Bishop Bristol made special appoint
meuts, as follows Howard DAVIS chan
lain in the I Dited States ARMY, Walter
4 6iearn. member ~ tho Y ". ~ a
with the nited States ARMY n France
W n AlderSOn. RsvTnond " Cooke and
J. " Chappeli, soldiers in the nIted
states Armv
PASTORAL cuANgEs
PASTORAL changes we're numerous:
w y. Greenfield goes from Berlin, Md
10 Brandywine Church. Wilmington.
W q. Harms goes from ~harptown
Md, 10 oOkman. Wilmington.
r. II Nichols goes from still PoDd
Md. tn Epworth Wilmington.
John " Collins becomes suppiy at
HiIlcrpst
q q Harris goes from Claynout ~
klngswOOd. Wilmington.
NhCelIngton Jones goes from Mia.
dlctowa to Mco ahr. Wilmington.
Carlisle Hubbard goes from Baitimofs
70 st. Paul 5, Wilmington.
T. i, ~ard goes from Fanqer Va.
scott, Wilmington
II b. Hills goes from rlstleid. Nd
70 Z Mon hurch, Wilmington, as assis-
ant pastor. and later may be transferrc,
70 the New Jersey Conference in cxchango
for George : Johnson Of Camden. whom
mon wants for pastor
T. W cray goes from I,benczcr =,
harlcstown, Md
H. ". Tayhrid goes from HurlocA.
Md. IN Chester Bethel.
John White goes from Flriee, Nd,
Chrlstiana
George " Townsend becomes supp
at ClaymOnt
w. 3. Homer goes from Charleston b
Md. TO- Delaware City.
" II Cumming pro0atsoner, cOes
70 EbenczeT
F. ]. Cochran goes from Chester
Bethel 70 Hockessin.
7. ". Sutton goes from Marion, Ma,
10 Hopewell. Nd
Frank Herson GOES from Phuadelphhs
70 Newark
J. R. Bicking goes from Ridgely, Nd
10 New Castle
II. r. Qmgg goes from Greensboro
Md. 10 Newport.
J. X Bickford goes from Ncw Cast'
to Northeast, Nd
II. Thornton goes from Town Point
Md, % Red Lion
T. y Given goes from Delaware CIT.
20 st. Johns, Md