Evening journal., 1919-03-31

minister's salary. Some churcnes
would not increase the pastors salary
because IL would increase all their
apportionments Dr. Robert Walt, re-
ferrihg TO such objections exclaimed
1--WE are past the age Of peanut OBJ
jectorsl Now that the soul OF the
Centenary is getting hold Of the soul
Of the people, we shall be asking what
20 do with the funds pouring In rather
than worrying about raising them.
These pea-souled people will either
be flooded out or 1oated In upon the
stream
The bishops talk on the need OF
greater evaDgelistic spirit bore fruit ID
motion adopted asking the program
committee for next year 10 provide
evangelistic meetings during conference
next year. The motion was offered by
T. j. Sard.
Denounees Germany.
The temperance anniversary packed
the Methodist Protestant Church 10 the
doors Saturday night. The speakers
were. DIT. Clarence True Wilson and
Or c.. w. Crabbe, with the Rev. Z G.
Prettyman as chairman.
Dr.. Wilson decribed Germany as "a
Christian nation bsck-slidden," and
traced the deterioration Of that country
10 It's materlallsm. disregard Of Sab
bath observance, and beer-drinking. Tie
took occasion 10 protest stronsly
AGAINST textbooks by German authors
and teaching Prussian philosophy In
the course OF study for theOlOglcal
students OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. His remarks were rousingly |
applauded by a large number OF min |
listers and laymen In the audience VINO
feel strongly Oh this subject.
Or Wilson suggested that President |
Wilson would have done well 70 take /
q more active part In making national
prohibition effective. G w. Crabbc
warned against the activities Of the
MARYLAND Anti-Prohlbition League.
Sentiment concerning President Will
sons leaving America seems 10 be
pretty well divided in the conference,
for and against. though II has not come
up in Official discussions. Visitors have
expressed surprise that the conference,
up 10 Sunday at least had net men
tiohed the League Of Nations. II may
be partly explained by the fact that
bishop called "the debating stage"
until CdIQIuhN dlltiutIHs
This has been the quietest conference
In many years. Is the verdict OF many
members and visitors.
Chestertown has obly two trains
from the north each day. Both were
with conference Sunday Wis
tors yesterday. Automobiles arrived
,y the hundreds last evening and early {
his morning, fllllng the park and the
chgth OF Hlgh street. Both Methodist ,
md Methodist Protestant churches
we're crowded 30 the doors half an ;
lour before the services began. Or.
/. w. r. Sumwalt. pastor Of Grace
,hurch, Wilmington, preached In the
fethodist Protestant Church, and Il
Bishop William f. Mcdowell preached (
he conference sermon in the Methodist ,
Episcopal Church.
bishop Mcdowell breaches.
Bishop Mcdowell spoke on the Cen !
enary movement He told Of Its !
rigin and aims. The bishop COM !
,ared the giving Of funds 10 the Lords /
ampaign with the war collections for !
Jncle sam. Practically every hand IN
he congregation went up when he
lsked how many had bought thrift
stamps and Liberty bonds. The bishop
praised their patriotism and asked for
ID even greater enthusiasm In giving TO
he work OF the Master.
The afternoon was devoted 10 me-
norlal and ordination services. and the
iey. Charles 5. Boswell led a confer
nee eyang lisiic service In the even
ng. Or. Carlisle L. Hubbard preached {
D The Methodist Protestant church In
le evening.
Members and visitors who were at
le Conference In Chtstertown % years d
80, spoke OF the tripled attendance
SuDdly services yesterday. d
Most Of the visitors will remain until
ter the reading OF appointments and d
ose OF the Conference on Monday
,on
Bishop Mcdowell embarrassed the
ur young candidates for elders o. d
RS, when he put them through a SER
} OF OF questions on Saturday. All d
ent well when the bishop asked do
u believe the Lord can save ihe Chin
e? And the Africans ?" The meu gave
ringing yes" Then the bishop d
ked:
And VIII He save the Germans?" m
he answe. was inaudble.
one OF the most pleasing Items In
70 Confer nee program was the roll hi
III Of rc''r'd pastors, with It's CHEEKY
'eech + each venerable man. The d
ev. Az smith remarked that he
light rassad as retired. but never
leless he mad done the work OF four dr
otve pastors last year at Woodslde
Nyomlns, Camden and Townsend dur.
as sickness or upon the death Of the d.
esular pastor.
Conference Statistics. Il,
Inc statistical report submitted nv
W Z. Gunby shows n,
Ministerial support gwen last vesr
oy Dover district, SCI 100; Easton d,s-
iriet, $50 $50; Salisbury dst-ict s73 =
'ai /; Wilmngton district. ss5 26s d
Fun memhe ship. Dover district a.
sot members; Easton district s529, d
Sal shury district, 1857; Wilmlnston
district. 1925 4
Deaths Dover. 225; Easton, i{5: Sal
sbury. 23i: Wilmington. 20i 4
Nonresident Members. Dover 3ss.
5asion.- 727; Salisbury. 293; Whining, d
on, s52
Sunday school members. Dover. i5.-