Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-27

in this resolution to pass over them in this
way and move that the resolution be re-
ferred to the committee" said MIR. john
son. This motion was seconded and car
ried by an overwhelming majority. The
committee may or may not report the
matter out at todays session.
SHOT At AMusEMENls.
Amusements were shot at by one dele
gate before the nominations began.
"Let us know from each nominee be-
fore we vote how he stands on questions
of amusements. presume the Methodist
Church does not wish to let down the
bars"
The effort to have the delegates to the
General Conference address the Confer
ence yesterday was headed off late in the
afternoon by Judge Conrad when he re-
piled that he for one would be IN better
shape for that on the morrow and that
he presumed the othey three felt likewise
The Conference expects TO hear from them
today, particularly In regard TO their
attitude upon tho question oil worldly
amusements.
The afternoon session was opened with
singing 'On Christ the Solid Rock l
Stand followed by prayer, led by Ed
win Golden.
The resolution for 81, 200 minimum
salary for ministers reads as follows: :
Whereas. the cost of living has great
lv advanced within the last four years,
while there has beenvery little advance and
i'm many cases, none whatever in the sal
aries paid our minister's, and whereas,
the ability of our people to pay has been
very largely advanced through increased
wages to laborers and the increased
prices of all farm products, which increase
in the needs of family and in the ability
of our people to pay ought to result in n
corresponding increase in the salaries of
our preachers.
Therefore, resolved, first. that we
recommend such an increase in the salaries
of all ministers rs shall correspond to the
increase in the cost of living and in the
income of the masses of our people.
Resolved, second. that as laymen of
the church upon whom the responsibility
for the maintenance of an efficient min
istry largely depends, we recommend that
the cash salary paid any preacher, who
is in effective relation and gives all his
time to ministerial work. shall be not
less than 81, 200 and we pledge ourselves
to use our utmost endeavor to bring every
pastoral charge up to this minimum
standard
The resolution urged on behalf of SUI
peranuated members and also regulating
the retirement of ministers is as follows;
ron RETIRED MINISTERS.
Whereas. because of the considerable
increase in the average salary of the mem
bers of the conference, wherein we all
greatly rejoice, the annuity claims of the
retired ministers and of the widows and
orphans of our deceased ministers have
also been greatly increased; and
Whereas. the amounts provided for the /
benefit of these claimants by the appor- !
tionmcnts hitherto made are arfrom being /
sufficient 10 meet these increasing de- /
mands in these times OF the high cost of /
living
Therefore he IL resolved. That VIC !
that the Annual Conference /
to the several pastoral charges /
a sum sufficient to adequately meet these /
needs, thereby carrying out the provisions /
Of paragraph 336 of the Discipline; and /
BE il further resolved, that we call the /
attention of the Annual Conference to the |
lction taken and the recommendations |
made at a meeting of the conference |
stewards present at the Centenary Ex- /
position at Columbus, Ohio, and suggest |
hat the recommendations be followed |
It least TO the extent of fixing minimum |
lge below which no member of the Con- |
erence shall be retired, with the privilege |
# drawing his annuity. unless he shall !
urnish to the Committee on Conference !
A certificate as TO his health |
rom a qualified medical practictioner,
md that no member OF the Congerence
shall be given the retired relation except
upon the recommendation of the Com
nittee on Conference Relations.
Resolved: That copy of these resolu- !
lions be transmitted to the Annual Con-
erence.'
Thomas \. Rawlins. chairman OF the
committee on resolutions, informed
,he Conference in reporting this resolution
md urging its adoption that it would /
AXE about 30,000to take good care of the /
super ANIMATED members. or their widows /
md orphans. The conference seemed to :
yive this matter their hearty approval +