Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-18
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Shifts Coming


assignment for the coming year was not
decided on carly today. The Rev, H. l.
McI,ado is to ID" transferred from Mar
Gus Hook Church. Two churches have
asked for him, Memorial Church and
thcltCnhHm 'hurcn.
Tive Eny Frank +. Gracff. stalisr,cian
Of tho conference and pastor oc ChrIlcr-
ham church. secured a years leave of
absence hrcauSe OF illness.
Tn" retirement Of the Rev. j. Il T.
Gray who entered thc conference in 1854.
leaves v"cant the pulpit of Bethlehem
Church, The Rev. l.. II. EeteIs, Of Ridley
Park Church. is "A likel! successor.
The vacancy caused by the retire
ment Of the Rev Dr s ". Vernon. Of
Central Church. Roxhorougn. probably
will be ulcd by the Rev. w q. Tyson.
Of Or'hoenH Street Church. Fraullford.
While a ma ority of the pastors. at
lending the conference feel sure they are
to be retained in their present charges.
yet there was an atmosphere of nervous
attention this morning when the closing
session of the conference was called to
order.
The reading of the appointments is
expected to begin about noon. There We're
to be no afternoon or evening -NercisrS.
When the assignments have been read,
Bishop Berry viii formally lose the con-
ference :. ssion and the changed min
sters will return to their present
charges. move their housenold effects
and take Up their labors IN the new
fields des gned for them.
state Aid Opposed
Resolutions protesting against IN" APP
preparation Of state funds to sectaran
Institutions were unanimously a"opird.
The resolution also called upCl G"Ncr-
u,r SpIoul to veto all bills providing for
such app opria ions.
The Rev. Dr. Frank 4. Lynch. pastor
of Ehenczer Church. said that no Metho-
dist institution accepted state aid.
Plans to raise $25.OOO.O 600 for retired
Methodist preachers were outlined by
he Rev. Charles r. OaLen, business man
ager If the Board OF Conference Claim
ants.
1t is planned to raise $2O.0O0G coo from
the various conferences and $5,U0O.nUO
from a permanent fund for that purpose.
The annuity for retired preachers was
increased to S12 as IA basic figure. This
means that "A minister who has served
for fifty years will receive 5000 Il year
Among others who retired at this con-
ference we're the Rev. DIR. :. NJ. Vernon.
pastor of Central Church of RoNborough
, He served sixty years.
The following were admitted TO the
/ conference on trial: Charles BOrastOn,
Olney; ST. Clair Caster. 1il3 South Eff
tieih stlepi: Michael B. Davis W. q.
Prouse 1910 Wallace street; BTrklcy
Burns Wilgus 1916 North SiXty-thtrc.
street Levi Zerr and Walter F. Bryan,
Frankfort
The motion to admit Bryan caused
a lengthy discuss on as he sought ad-
miltance through his general record at
Temple College. 1t Is the rule Of the
conference that special examination
must be taken under the direction Of eNt
D uminers of the conference. II was
agreed. however. that Bryan was thor
. oughly qualified, and after a long argu.
rnent he was admitted
Ask Christ in Constitution
Pastors and people Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church are urged earnestly
to consider an amendment to the Con
staution of the United States rccogniz
ing Christ as the moral ruler of the
nation.
This was the sense of the report o
the committee on the state Of the churCt
and the country, as adopted aftel
lengthy discussion at the closing da.
of the conference.
IT was the most important OF severa
resolutions adopted in the closing hour
of the final business session, preliminar.
to the announcement of ministerial
changes
\ Another resolution, adopted by the con
ference, urged that all foreign languag
. conferences in American Methodism b
. discontinued,
The Rev. Dr. A. NJ. Strayhorn earle
/ in the conference introduced a resoIu
tion demanding a constitutional amend
b ment that would recognize Christ a
the moral ruler of the United State.
This resolution was referred to the con,
mittee which made its report this morn
!. ing.
d As at first presented to the conferenc