Evening journal., 1919-03-29
Hold Mirror TO
OWN F. ICES BISH(P
TELLS MINISTER'S
fcontInued from pase one.l

occaSiOnally take glance az men,
selves.
TOO much attention Is paid 10 ex-
terna achievements" said the BISHOP
I in reference 10 "the recommendation
some preachers bring In trying for a
] larger appointment Many preacher:
have greatly Increased collections. pay
all apportionments, build new churches
and vet the manner In which this has
been accomplished proves so object on
able that no one wants them. not even
the church where the largest gains
have been shown. The preacher who
accompllshes the greatest amount OF
-ood is not always the one most talked
N in this world, but he who has cained
= record that Will count in the next
one.
I'VE are too prone TO confess ether
neoples sins a little more attention
TO our own shortcomings at times VIII
prove a real benent not only 10 our.
selves. but 10 the church 10 which we
have been assigned"
Taymen Have Convention.
The seattle strike misht not have
Aappened II Seattle had had the services
II Methodist minute men. II these men
rad preached patriotism in Seattle,
'hlnes would have been different" nr.
Edward Laird Mills told the Laymen's
Association yesterday afternoon. lie
also said:
Methodist minute men are the sue
cessors to class leaders"
Or. Mills who Is in charge OF the
department on Frontier Work. Board OF
Home Missions and Church Extension,
encountered the Seattle strike while
en- route from san Francisco 10 the
east 10 note the proeress OF the Cen
tenary movement. lie brought word
that Centenary enthusiasm was waxing
hi~h everywhere.
The following officers were elected
st the afternoon session OF the lay
mems Association:
w A. Powell, president; w. J. stats,
Wilmingion District. Arley Magee. Dover
District, Atwood Bennett, Salisbury
District. D. q. Hoffecker, Easton Dis
trict. vlce-presidents: Major c. a. Scott
secretary: j. T. TAYLOR. treasurer.
A memoir Of the late James Wise,
was presented by z j. Winder, OF sea-
ford Il will be printed In The Meth
odist." several laymen spoke eulogies
Of Mr.. Wise.
In an address on the help the church
Is giving 90 returned soldiers aud
sailors, Captain Caleb =. Burchenal OF
Wilmington. told OF personal expert
ences at Camp Upton tie attacked
vigorously the wholesale giving OF
cisarets and tobacco 10 military men
during the war. sayins it was instl-
gated by a. certain tobacco company,
which he named. He said 10 was the
duty ~ those in this country 10 assist
the soldiers 10 come back 10 a normal
life.
Frank NJ. Jones, Of GEORGETOWN. gave
individual consecration," especially on
the part Of laymen, as the greatest need
OF the church. lie said:
rs the world war over2 Mt by a
great deal, In my opinion. Whether
or not the guns berln aaain, the war
I has Just begln. II Christian people DO
not mould reconstruction. the devil and
! his irnps. certainly will. The Centenary
movement. is a providentlal outcroppine
j in this reconstruction period"
Dr.. G. w. Crabbe. OF Maryland
quoted Anti-Prohibitloh League
/ speeches claiming the Eostern Shore
as one OF the biggest assets OF the
'yvets." He asked for an election Of
"dry" delegates Ia the fall OF 1919 and
maid his resnerts 20 -Gsorge'own az a
''wet" town. He called attention 10 the
I fact that Maryl9nd had weakened her
Ratification Of the Federal amendment
by falling 20 provide q penalty.
The Laymen's Association adjourned
for two years, as the Lay Conference
will nof he held uoyt wear
Last night, under auspices Of the
Laymen's Association. a mass meeting
was held for the centenary. Bishop
Mcdowell spoke briefly, saying he was
heart and soul IN the movement. Ad-
dresses were made by DR.. NJ S. Swarte
and Or. Bowers on the scope and aims
Of the centenary movement. as related
10 this crisis OF the worlds history.
Yesterday afternoon, Bishop Nc
Dowell appointed the Rev. Milton VI.
McCann. OF Smyrns Circuit as secre-
tary Of Sunday school work for VIII
mineton Conference.
The Rev. J w. Jones. OF AfcCabe. Is
mentioned in connection. with two ap-
polntments, Seaford and Cape Charles,
Va, with the probabilities in favor OF
his going to Cape Charles.
Colonel Albert Sisk, Of Preston, Nd
headed delegation Yesterday which
came 10 ask a change OF pastors at
that charge next year. Delegations
from Epworth, Perryville. Ce1treville
and McCsbe. were also besieging the
bishop and his cabinet. Mahy of 50
Paurs men were at Chestertown yes
tc-day, but said they came ont Of in
tcresi In the meetings and not for any
special request
Andrew L. johnson. OF Wilmington,
was III attendance at the laymen's ses-
sion. Aubrey Vandever came down
last niaht TO remain over to the close
Of Conference.
Mrs. George NJ. stengle and Mrs. Nc