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counted in the conference x churches.
II 81 minister is honest he will keep his
pledge. I am gratified to learn that you
yotng men have signed up for sincerity"
~ Six Get Deaconship Orders
peaconship orders were conferred upon
six,,young men. five of whom were ad-
mitted to the conference. Three of these
Ave were sons of members OF the con-
ference and a fourth is the brother of
the secretary.
They are: Charles D. Benjamin,
Charles \. B. Brodhead, Daniel e.
Branklin, Warren F. Brooks and Rich
ard B. Wells. The first three are sons
of ministers and Wells is a brother OF
the Rev Robert 3. Wells. of the Taber-
naele Church. and secretary of the con-
ference. Paul G. Hayes. the sixth Candi-
date, was not admitted to the confer
ence by reason of his absence in Massa-
chusetts, where he is studying for for
eig, missionary work
The names of six candidates for ordi-
nation were also presented. They are
Charles Bordston. st. Clair S. Carter,
Michael F. Davis W. G. Prouse, Buckley
Burns Wilgus and Levi II. Zeer.
Percy L. Carter, of Lancaster was a
candidate for local elder orders and
Charles p. Houchns for local deacon
orders.
Conference Elects Officers
The conference elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Rev. Drs.
Charles Z. Adamson. president; George
B. Burns. vice president; Samuel w.
Gehrett, treasurer and Arthur Oakes,
SECRETARY In addition to the officers,
tho following ministers were elected to
the board of trustees of the confer
ence; William Bamford, John r r.
Gray, John D. Fox, r. II. Crawford and
Jacob S. Hughes.
The report OF the committee on tenn
perance, prohibition and public morals
was a lengthy one, covering eight type
written pages. 1t urged Methodists 10
keep up and extend the fight against the
use of alcohol. II was presented by the
Rev. Robert f. johnson, Of Twenty
ninth Street Church
EIihere can be no relaxation with such
restless enemy" said the report. "The
law enforcement field, the educational
Propaganda, the pledge signing cam
paigh, the community substitute plan,
the defeat of the proposed vicious laws
that would grant certain privileges to
those who will not stop at anything too
vile to establish themselves-all these
call for unrelenting Watchfulness, un-
compromising warfare and unfinching
loyalty to duty until the last tentacle of
the Beast be forever severed"
Greetings and congratulations we're
offered in the report to Governor Sproul
for his attitude towards pohibition and
his firm stand"
Regarding the vote OF Philadelphia's q
representative at Harrisburg the report
had this TO say:
"A significant feature Of the vote in
the Legislature and Senate is that two
years ago but two men from Philadel-
phia cast their votes in the lower house
s fof local option, and not one Philadel-
phia Senator favored the measure 10.
I'm the ratification vote We have
seventeen Representatives and five Sem
at0rs from our city who voted in the
Affirmative. IL was unquestionably the
8 Philadelphia contingent that saved the
honor of the state. and not one of the
number failed to carry out the pledge
made before the primaries.
fOur metropolis was the first great
& city that gave a subernatorial candi,
daSe an overwhelming majority on tn.
& Ratification platform"
Fraise League Prohibition Clause
Allueing TO the league of nations, tn.
report expressed profound gratitude t.
Godr that prohibition measure fol
cehtrai Africa was incorporated in tn,
s Fourteenth article of the proposed league
OF nations covenant. The report de
4 c!kred that the booze traffic was thu
put in the same class with the whit
siavt trade"
Nethodists are solemnly warned Il
! ~ veiiort to be ~ary ef the tricks o
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