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sentiment, but for ministers.
FIGHT ON JOHN EARLEYcoRN.
DR.. Wilson said it is too early by
generation to preach funeral sermons over
John Barleycorn. The passage of the
prohibition amendment merely meant
that the government declared war on the
liquor trafIic7-not that the battle is won.
The country is now. DR.. Wilson as
serted, facing the most terrible combina-
tion of big money.
This is no. time to stand on the defen-
sive, DIR. Wilson continued. He declared
that time prevented anv full exposition
of the situation, and closed by mentioning
bills against gambling and against the
establishment of liquor industries by
American citizens abroad These bills
are now being pushed in Congress.
Dr. j. A. Morgan, president of Dick
inson College, called the attention of the
Conference to the work of the ollege in
training men for the ministry. DIR.
Francis Burgette Short. brother Of !. ID.
Short, president of the State Senate,
brought greetings to the Conference and
"reminiscences of his days on the penin-
sula eighteen wears ago.
DR. ID. w. Howell spoke on the deacon
ess movement
IMPORTANCE OF GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Before the war was over-if it is over
we were in the midst of an economic
conflict which threatens the foundations
of the world, and of race question
which may destroy civilization. 1t rs the
duty of the Christian church to make
race impact friendly and not hostile.
Because of these tasks, Bishop Mcdowell
asserted, the General Conference to
u 4 f..
Wilmington will 90. is the most important
in the history of Methodism. He urged
the church to quit the policy OF catastrophe
which only makes the best of n bad situa-
ton, and add to saving the lost the task
of sewing saved and preventing from loss.
Charles Y. Sudlcr, III. z. Cannon,
DR.. j. A. Ellegood and l.. J. Tull brought
the greeting of the lay conference to that
of the ministers.
The Conference Claimants endowment
fund commission resolved at a meeting
last night TO make the goal for this fund
S5O0.0OO.
IL is understood that in the executive
session this aftcrnoo nRev. W. +. Tom
kinson will move that Rev. George A.
Cooke he restored to an active charge.
Rev Cooke was retired several years
ago after difficulties in Wilmington
pastorate.
Rev. J. l.. Prettymap asked this morn
ing to be put on location.
This afternoon, in addition 20 the
executive session ut 2 o clock. the ami
versarv of the Anti1Saloon League was
celebrated Rev T.. G. Prettyman
presided and the speaker was Wayne B.
Wheeler
Rev. W. l.. Hess will preach at Elkton.
evening services.
OF the delegates elected to the General
Conference, DR.. Robert Watt, district
superintendent of Wilmington district
is the only one who has been thus honored
bv Wilmington conference before. He has
served continuously for the last three
sessions, and also served IN 1900.
ALTERNATEs ELECTED.
On the second ballot this morning the
remaining reserve delegates to the Cen
eral convention were elected. Rev. '. >.
Collins received 95 votes and Rev. J.
W. r. Sumwalt 70. This, with the cleo
tion of Rev. G.. + Anderson with 81 votes
on the first ballot, completed the choice
Of the three allowed by law. DR. Anderson
was q delegate In 1916 and 1912, DIR.
Collins was a reserve delegate from Viii
ftiiIARtBn tbintitilEC III lC|Ns anu A<is
Sumwalt was a reserve delegate from the
Baltimore conference IN 1912.
Rev DR. Henry c. Budd president
of Wesley Collegiate Institute, was greet
ed with applause when he rose to deliver
the report for the institute. This reception
was due TO his election as delegate to the
General Convention, contrary to the
usual practice of electing district .superIn-
tendents. DR.. Budd began his report with
an expression of his sense Of loss III the
death of Dr. Clinton i. Wright.
Several improvements In the building
and equipment were noted, including
81 800 worth of New apparatus for the
chemical and physical apparatus. Henry
p. Scott of Wilmington has financed the
new equipment of the library room, in
honor of his grandfather, Bishop Scott,
after whom the library was named.
ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN.
The endowment campaign is ahead of
schedule, S132, 900 being paid in already,
while only 100000 was expected by
July l. This indicates probable success in
the attempt to reach q total of S255, 900
three years from now.
The institute has now about 100 stu
dents, of whom 126 are enrolled in regu-
lar courses. DR.. Budd especially praised
the work of Rev j. A. Buckson, who sent
eight excellent students from country
pastorate, and urged all the members of
the conference TO keep IN touch with the
institute.
Rev. Wilbur F. Corkran introduced a
resolution thanking Henry p. Scott for his
generosity In equipping the library of
the institute. The resolution was passed.
The following probationers were ad-
mitted this morning TO elders orders:
Charles c. Harris, o. B. Reed, Lester f.
Windsor, T. Reighton Jones. Walter A.
to fill membership.
studies of the fourth year Charles II.
Atkins, ". f. Goodwin, ". S. Grant, J..
P. Moore, G. W. Clark, r. c. Jones, A
b. Frye. L. T. Thawley was continued In
the studies of the third year.
JOINT SESSION HELD.
At 1130 clock the members of the
lay conference entered the auditorium
of the church for joint session. Judge
Henry Conrad introduced the four lay
delegates to the General Conference.
Bishop Mcdowell addressed the joint
session on the relation of the church
to the world of today. Never since the
world began, he said, was the church
so necessary as it Is now. 1t must be a
influence In time of storm.
1t must be mediating influence between
conflicting forces.
The church is also called upon, Bishop
Mcdowell said, TO be a preventive force
In the past it has too often allowed