Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-25
DELAWARE CLERGY
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this wear, in observance of the three
hundredth anniversary OF the landing
of the Pilgrim Fathers. This announce
ment was made by Rev. DIR. Frank Z.
Parkin, of Philadelrhia, secretary OF the
Atlantic Agency of the American Bible
Society DIR. Parkin reported on the work
of this interdenminational society, par
ticularly in his agency, which includes
Delaware New Jersey and Pennsylvania
He spoke especially of the demand for
Bibles in foreign languages for use among
| the immigrants, and Of the distribution
| of Khaki testaments in the army.
| Rev. DR.. A. Kynett brought greetings
| of the Philadelphia conference and
reported on the progress of that confer
ence.
| Rev J. T. Prouss, conference post
master, is one of the veterans OF the
| conference He first took his duty IN
| 1856, and with the exception OF few
wears when he was kept away by Illness
| has held the Office ever SINCE. Rev. Mr.
! Prouse was postmaster at East New
Market during the Garfield administration
and gained experience in the government
service which has enabled HIM to do
! excellent work for the conference.
Rev. C.. M. Boswell reported on the
work of the Philadelphia Methodist
Episcopal Hospital during the year. The
hospital gave AZ ,79S days treatment Mt
an average expense of 1897 per day per
patient. Without making a drive for
funds. the hospital received Sal ,632 81 In
collections and contributions, an increase
of Sl7 ,446 over the preceding year, which
i with other income, enabled 1t to pay ITS
| entire expenses of S2O1 ,7O2.
Rev. DIR. William +. Tomkinson intro
duced the following resolution, signed by
| l. ~ Nnftpr
sideration in the executive session TINS
afternoon.
AGAINST UNION OF NJ. +. cHuRCHEs.
Whereas, The commission on unlh-
cation has proposed a constitution for the
organic union of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Methodist Eplcopal
Church South; therefore,
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Wilmington Annual Conference,
are opposed to the adoption OF that con-
J stitution: and that we hereby instruct
our delegates to the General Conference
to use their influence and cast their votes
against its adoption.
Rev. DIR. John r. Edwards, area secre-
! tarv Of the Centenary Conservation pro-
gram. reported about 1000 conversions
for Wilmington Conference, with reports
not complete He expects "a total OF be
tween 10000 and 10000 for the entire
area, which includes Washington and Bal-
9 timore Conferences. In Wilmington Con-
r ference the conversions were as follows
Dover district. 500; Easton district, S34
Wilmington district. 900 with 900 re
ccived into membership: Salisbury dis
trict, ,l20.
5 Centenary contributions were not sc
satisfactory Wilmington district has sub
/ scrihed S45. 600 Of a quota of S64 600. anC
2 Easton district. S3i 600 of n quota o
S52. 900 Reports from the two more rura
districts, Dover and Salisbury, have no.
vet come in Over 900 churches IN th'
area have made no subscriptions at all
and many more are behind their ful
quota, though others are over-subscrlbed
Much of the shortage, ID Edwards dc
clared is due To unfair criticism of tn
centenary. and more is caused by lack o
system in the canvass for funds and m tn
expenditure of them. DR.. Edwards close'
! with plea that all the ministers pledg
: themselves to renewed effort for the fnl
subscription of the quotas by june ], tn
end OF the first year of the Centenary sub
scriptions
:. At the close Of the morning session
5 Bishop Mcdowell once more eXhOrted tn
d ministers of the Conference not to ''seve
n the nerve which connects them with III
r. conversion of the world" 1t Is a TRACED
o he said. when soul Is born into a
a environment which destroys Its life, O
5 admitted into q church where IT Will freez
5 to death; but ministers who perform theI
b tasks with full devotion have the right 3
n expect that their churches and famllle
will be OF a kind to foster spiritual life
a The class of candidates for admissio
n 10 full membership Will be called at 9.3
= tomorrow morning.
n The first ballot for election OF delegate
e to the General Conference will be take
e AT 1890 o clock tomorrow.
n p $ Do PONT TO SPEAK ON SCHOOL CoDf
If Pierre s. du Pont will appear before tn
q Conference at II clock tomorrow morr
ing to explain the new School Code.
/ DIR. r. X Stephenson took the cha
IS for Bishop Mcdowell during the las
n moments of the morning session Arle
IL B. McGee. mayor of Dover and secretar
It and treasurer OF the Board of Trustees {
Wesley Collegiate Institure, reported tot
collections for the endowment fund o
S13l ,S93. Is. which Is considerably create
than the sum due at this time.
n, The following trustees OF Wesley 20
legiate Institute, whose terms expire, wei
7 nominated for reelection: George
! Jones. W l.. White, Robert Watt, W. /
: Wise, r. P. Nichols, J. w. Colona. All I
IN these trustees were nominated Tor r
as election, as well as the following new cal
pr didates: j. l.. Sparklin, p. r. Van Dyk
II ]. ". Jones, George G. Williams, John
Bunting, ". E. Habbart.
10 The board of trustees of the Conferen'
or met at 2 clock this afternoon.
st MAY ENFORCE SCHOOL CODE
II, Members of the conference are interes
ed in the possibility of action oR the ne
We school code corresponding to that take
L: this morning on woman suffrage. III
OF probable occasion for introduction OF
n, resolution on this subject would be I
H. morrow morning after the explanatlC
bv Mr. du Pont Of the terms of the cod
Mr.. du Pont it is said will not request {
.f Official action on the part of the conferen
Vi but il has been expected that members
sympathy with the code may introdu
ed a resolution in favor of it's retention by &
d state
til Rev. L. F. Poole presided at the evang
er listic service this afternoon. Rev. F.
Carpenter was the speaker. The Centc
eS AIRY Conservation Program will be +
Id subject of this evenings meeting Tey
"a Alfred Smith will preside and Reg. u
Il David d. Forsyth will be the speake
10 The reception to Mrs. William +. NJ
- Dowell. which was on the program (
% Saturday afternoon, has been cancelle
nd Mrs. McDowell's illness, which beg
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