Evening journal., 1920-03-24
METHODISTS IN
annual Session
Continued from First Page.
standing committees were appointed
a fofIax..os

Public Worship. w. n. sumwalt,
H. w, Ewing. 7. +. Beauchamp, O, C.
Williams. Robert Watt.
Ministerial quallncations-T. p. Terry,
8. N. Pllchsrd, O.-E. Jones, @. T. Alder
son. J. T. Richardson, q. II. Webster,
J. 7. Herson, Leolan Jackson. J. p. Out
ten, II. T. Qulgg, NJ. d. Nutter, w, &.
Habbart.
Periodlcals-C. w. Moore. G. 7. Jones,
@. &. Wood, F. ]. Cochran.
Bible-G. w. Bounds, o. B, Reed. ID.
J. Givan, O.. 3. Allen.
Epworth League-R. k. Stephenson,
]. T. Price, ]. A. Leach, G. p. Sterling,
w. G. Harris.
sunday schools-Frank White, II. s.
Duaney, w. A. Wright. z. II. Collins,
Milton McCann.
Sabbath observance-C. w. Strickland,
w w. Sharp, @. r. Newton. NJ. E.
Wheatley,
Temperance and Prohibltion-W. II.
Briggs. w. L. White, Warren Burr @.
w. Dawson. Z. G. Preityman.
Freedman's aid. w. Prettyman, @.
w Hastings, T, C. Smoot, o, t. Bay
nard
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Harry Taylor, z. W. Wells w. D.
Bennett, ID. J. Moore
Women's Home Missionary Society,"
w. T. Dawson. w. E. Matthews, J. II.
Gardner, J. F. Anderson.
PHILADELPHIA hospltal-F. C. MacSor-
ley. w e. Greenfield, J. A. Brewington,
=. II. Derrlokson,
Resolutlons.-G. p. Jones. F. F. Car
pcnier. @. T. Anderson, l.. E. Poole.
Memolrs-T. Z. Terry, c. w. Pretty
mar, G. C. Williams. w. T. Corkran'
u T. Anderson. Robert Watt
Asa RishcP'S Return.
By unanimous vote a memorial was
edoptoG By Conference requesting Cen
rra; Conference 10 return Bishop Nc
peNreu 10 supervision OF the Washing
Ton klsga for another quadrenium.
The memorial reads:
"is view OF the brotherly and help-
fuJ spirit manifested by Blshop VII
liar Fraser Mcdowell In all his mani
fold relations with the' ministers ana
laymen during the Quadrenium; ana
because Of the capable and compre-
hensivs fashion in which he has cared
for the interests committed 10 MS
oare; and
BECAUSE his leadership has been
optimistic. and as sane as optimistic.
lending to every cause OF the church
and nation inspiration and assistance;
and
since great questions are still in
.ho fore In the church end IN the ma
licn. we deem it OF the utmost import
ance that we have at the helm In the
Capital OF the nation man with a
brothers heart keen. alert. and withal,
q man Of commanding sbllty TO handle
large interests IN q large fashion,
therefore
The Wilmington Annual Confer
once earnestly requests the General
Conference to reappont Bishop Nc
Doweu 10 the Washington Area for the
coming quadrenium."
Douguet for DR.. Stengle.
bishop Mcdowell presented DR.. Adam
Bishop Mcdowell presented DR.. Adam
Slengle, on behalf Of McOabe Quarterly
Conference Of which DR.. Stengle Is a
member with a handsome bouquet OF
ffiv pink roses. The bishop in fe-
pcltous spelCh, congratulated Dr.
Sicncle upon the completion OF hfty
bcautiful and devoted years OF serV-
ire a. a,member OF Wilmington Con-
f.rence DR.. Stengle responded hap
ply. recountiTs \ experiences N lIiS
io1g life as a minister OF the Gospel
Conference. in honor 10 Dr. Slehs'c
stood during the presen'atlon. pur,n
me Civil War. Dr.. Stengle fought LOT /
fhc Union. Or. Stengle said ne Wouiu
give the roses into the keeping OF MS
guardian angel, his wife.
There will be an executive Session ,
of Conference at o'clock on IhursuaS
aflernoon TO consider memorials 10 tle
General Conference. accommodations
1ynl he made by a special committee
20 be appointed by the Bishop.
two kilograms will be sent TO State
sonasors Harrison and Gibson or Mary
land protesting against any relaxation
~ the Sunday blue laws, and IN sup
nori Of the bin abolishing race-tacA
eonhllne in Maryland. The governor
o,d hoth branches OF the Maryland
',, I'eS,sIature also Will be sent the dele
grams. .,,o-onces |
"a tha General Conference to. be consld-
ered by Wilmington Conference lolloI-
row afternoon will include the tolioW-
inc memorial on amusements sent from
the Alabama Conference.
one is against lowering the Dars
against dancing by the striking out OF
paragraph 2S0 Of the Discipline, whlch
concludes:
"Resolved further, That we memor-
ialize the said Conference against the
introduction OF legal sanction for such
introduction OF pool tables, moving pic
lures. and other similar amusements
within our Methodist churches as they
may In any degree or to any extent tend
20 the injury OF, or as a substitution Tor
preaching or other divine services.
The following memorial will be con-
sidered from the New York East Con-
ference, on Foreign Language Confer
ences:
"The New York East Annual Confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
hereby respectfully memorializes the
General Conference OF 1920 to consider
carefully the advlsabillty Of discontinue
ing the forelgn-language conferences as
soon as practicable, and OF incorporat-
ing the various forelgn-speaking con-
gregatlons into the English-speaking
conferences in whose territory they are
A memorial defending the foreign
speaking church." and denying charges 4
Of lack OF Amerlcanlsm on the part OF
such foreign language conferences"
and requesting General Conference not
10 take action until fully Informed con-
,erning the meaning OF this work TO the
church." will be considered from the |
Eastern Swedish Conference.
The memorial asks General Confer !