Evening journal., 1919-04-01
EISHOP WOULD BAN
RACIAL NI(kNAMES
Tells Methodists It's Time
to Drop "Cago, Sbeenie,
Niger, Etc.
WAR SHOULD BLOT
OUT SUCH TERMS
staff Correspondence.

stan Correspondence.
CHEsTERToWN. Md. April 1T
would be well to eliminate the terms,
'dago. sheenle and niger The war
should have blotted out any words Of
that sort from our language" Bishop
Mcdowell told the closing session OF
Wilmington Methodist Conference yes
terday. The bishop spoke at the Negro
church at Chestertown on Sunday
nlght, and told Conference how touched
and pleased he was with the Negro
soldiers, many Of whom have just re-
turned 90 Chestertown. lie praised
their bravery and fine behavior.
4 novel feature Of the close Of Con-
ference was the assembling In separate
groups OF the ministers in the four
districts, headed by the district super
lntendenls, so that the visitors could
see the ministerial body 10y districts.
Ministers were well satisfied with ap-
pointments this year. Most OF them
returned to their homes on the after
noon train yesterday, and those VINO
were changed were busy with plans
for moving their families and house
hold goods TO their new charges Withln
a week or two.
Bishop Mcdowell said he was relieved
10 return 10 Washington, as he was
worried as TO how that town would get
along with both himself and president
Wilson away from it.
At the closing session yesterday
thanks were voted TO Caleb Z. Burche-
nal for help given the Church EXten-
sion Society. C.. c. Harris reported
for the Epworth League and lvannoe
Willis for the Woman's Foreign MIS-
sionary Society. Reports were given by
The auditing committee and the Phila-
delphia Hospital Committee. The board
OF stewards reported 81 ,t3i as the aver
age salary Of effective elders In this
conference, and reported total receipts
Of s2Ls23.
The following were appointed:
Conference trustees-Wilbur +. Cork
ran, J. w. Colona and W. II. Briggs.
Conference centenary commission
Frank F. Carpenter. W. Z. GunDy'
Henry p. Cannon, George W. TeDo, X.
p. Nichols, V. p. NoTthrup. Martin 3.
Burtish. ]. W. paynter, L. Z. Poole J.
L. Johnson, +. B. Dennis, L. a. Bennett,
]. W. r. sumwalt, Frank Herson, John
5. Mullin, w. II. Cole, Jrp ana the
district superintendents.
Conference commission on nnahee--
]. w. COlona, C. T. Wyatt, George =.
Williams, Alfred Smith, W. .. hurst,
T. y. Faulkner, II. G. Budd, Governor
John G. Townsend, Jr., p. J. Wlnder'
Henry p. Cannon, Z. q. Walls, MarI,h
G. Burris, J. W. Wheatley, MelIlne
Gambrll, Ruel 5. Loomis and dlstrlel
superintendents. -
Endowment commission-E. II. Dash
iell. Z. w. Jones, w. o. Hurst z. H.
Webster. George T. Anderson, j. w. X.
Sumwalt, c. r. Wyatt, w. II. Brigss'
Caleb =. Burchenal, Melville Gambrill'
waiter o. HoHecker, C. J. JEFFERSON
Henry p. Cannon. Albert W. Sisk' w. j..
Downing. L. +. p. Dennis. T. \. Rawlins'
Wm. p. Jackson, Orlando Harrison, John
d Townsend. Jr, Dr.. q. Layton G7ier'
T. ]. Beck. L. j, Winder, II. J. Bailey
and district superintendents.
Conference board OF home missions
and church eXtensiOn-O. + Jones. Geo.
". Tebo. Henry p. Cannon, George C..
Williams Walter q. HOfecker, Martin
r Burris. L. Z Poole. w. J. Downing,
]. #. Taylor. w. z. Habbart, Harvey
w. Ewins, Joseph w. Coley and district
Conference board Of foreign missions
Madison Willln, L. B. Simmons, L. NJ.
price. C. y. jefferson. L. a. Bennett A.
c. Humphreys, I. Elmer Perry. Joseph
W. Coley and district superintendents.
Board OF church location-Frank F.
Carpenter. ]. w. Colona, r. X. Stephen
son. Thomas r. Ingram, Henry p. Can
non. C. T. Wyatt, w. L. White, 2. Il.
Webster. NJ. A. Toulson, H. w. Cham
he's. ID. B. Maloney. L. L. Poole, J. 4.
Herson. w. O. Hurst. w. J. Downing. +.
r Dennis. r. +. Powell, George p.
Jones, F. X. Moore, Clarence A. snort
John s. Mullin, Dr.. B. H. Neasey' ana
district superlntendents.