Evening journal., 1918-03-20
BISHOP BRISTOL
10 TELL PASTORS
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all responsibility on the preachers and
relieving state officials and parents.
Dr. Robert watt declared the non
resident feature Of the Maryland law
scandal.
Conference adopted the following res
olulicns. introduced by the Rev. nr. o.
Z Jones
ASt rdislat"re 70 Sct
"Nhereas. BY reason Of the difference
ln tna ma4rlase laws of me csatt ol
Maryland from that Of its neighboring
Stales, In that non-residents may Oh
tain a marriage license and imnsdlate-
Isl have the ceremony performed, while
In the states adjacent non-rcsdents
arc required % procure a license
snerified number of hours in advance
OF the marriage ceremony; and
whereas, In the State Of Maryland
the minimum msrrlageable age for
woman Is i6 years: and
Whereas, An unusually large num-
Der OF persons evade the marriage laws
Of their respective States and turn to
the state Of Maryland for a refuge;
therefore be it
Resolved. BY the members Of VII
mington Annual Conference now IN
session al Dover Del, that we most
earnestly urge the members Of the
LEGISLATURE, now in session at Annap-
oils, that they so amend the present
marriage law 60 conform 70 The bin
now before the Senate and to raise the
age Of consent Of the woman to IS
years"
This resolution is 10 be forwarded to
Senator Crothers and three members of
the House Of Delegates from Cecil
county.
Omcers Are Elected
The golden jubilee session opened this
morning with the administration OF the
Lords Supper, by Bishop Bristol. as
sisted by the district superintendcnts.
The following Conference officers
were elected during the organization,
in addition to the president, Bishop
Frank NJ. Bristol:
Secretary. Disston W. Jacobs, with
J. P. Bicking and Tilghman Smith as
assistant secretaries.
Statistical secretary, w. z. Gunby.
assisted by J. II. Geoghegan, A. w.
Goodhand. l. S. Whitaker, w. NJ Nc
Cam. G. r. Ellis, g. S. Thomas. J. W
Wootten, r r. Thawley, ~ c. Benson,
r. p Nichols, A. r. Brown, George
Sterling.
J. w. Colona was reelected treasurer.
assisted by V. p. Hills, j. T. Richard
son, z. W Mcdowell, W n. Revelle,
W. P. Taylor. J. J. Bunting J. L.
Sparklin, Omar Jones, l.. B. Morgan. l..
T. McLsin. f. P. Taylor
Conference voted It's thanks to Cover
nors Townsend and Harrington and
Legislatures Of Delaware and Maryland
for ratification Of the prohibition
amendment
Named on the board Of stewards
were 2 w. Jones, J w. Jones, w. o.
Hurst and L. w. LayAeld.
Dr. John krantz spoke for the meth
odist Book concern
The Rev. W. p Taylor was named
solicitor for the Methodist Review.
The Rev DR. W. r. Mowbray read his
report as district superintendent OF the
Dover District His reference TO tbs
Delaware Legislatures and Governor
Townsend's attitude on the dry" ques.
lion was applauded.
Conference stood while the names OF
members who died during the past year
were read, they being the Revs. J. w
erneld
Greetings were received from the Rev
Poole, Asbury Burke and II. A. G. West
DR. George E. Reed, whom a slight ac-
cident preyented from attending.
10 was reported today that the Rev.
q. c. Williams. Of Smyrna, may be
transferred TO the New Jersey Confer
ence 10 become pastor Of State Street
NJ 2. Church, Camden, 10 succeed the
Rev. George 5. johnson. who Is 20 be-
come pastor Of Union Church, VIII
mington. The Rev. F. F. Carpenter was
spoken Of for transfer TO Camden, but
he desires to remain in the Wilmington
Conference.
Conference Committees
The following standing committee ap-
polntments wero made by the district
Auperintendents e. today's session:
Public Worship-W. p. Gunby w
r. Mowbray. H. G. Budd, r. T. Coursey
Ministerial Oualiflcations--J. W. Col.
ona, J. p. Outten. II. T. Quiss, W. L
White, c. T. Anderson. s. n. pichard
l. Z. Barrett. o. E Jones, J.iT. Herson
Conference Relations-G. p. Jones, F
r. Carpenter 7. c Smoot, T. X. Moore
g. W. Dawson, l.. W. Layneld, F. y
Faulkner, Y. p. Hills, G. w. Hastings
r. K. Stephenson, C. T. Wyatt.
l'EIlQ1lld' T. H. DelAANheNNf q I
Price, J. G.. 3. Hopkins, NJ. d. Nutier.
Bihle-Frank White, w w. Sharp
A. W. Goodhand, L. NJ Broadway.
Auditlng--W. O. Bennett, c. f. Neese
H. B. Kelso. J. J Bunting, p II Collins
Epworth League-W. G. Harris. Nil
ton Mccain. r. K Stephenson. Leonarl
White. 6. E. Sterling, r. b. E.ey.
Sunday SchoOls-Z. II. Webster H.
Dulaney, ". E. Greenfield, r. w. Jones
Sabbath Cbseryance-D. J. Givan, c
N. Jones. G. E. Sterling, Ivanhoe Willis
Temperance and Prohibition-F {
MacSvrley, c. r. Wyatt, Z. E. Poole
P. j. Cochran. F. c. Prettyman.
Freedman's Add. l.. Sparklin, W
w. Chaires. W. +. Dawson, G. w
Bounds
Woman's Foreign Missionary Societ,
%. z. Jones. G. s. Thomas. O. T. Bay
nard F. X Moore
Woman's Home Missionary Society
T. C. Smoot, J. w Prettyman, J. P
Outten II. Z. Reed.
Missionary .Statistics-J. II. Wilson