Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
GENERAL CONFERENCE
HONOaS J. A. BENNETT
APPOINTED on Comm ittee to Re
view the Report of the Work
Done IN Europe.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening


DEs MONIES, IA. May 10.
j. Atwood Bennett, 4 member of the
law delegation from the Wilmington
conference, attending the General Con-
ference, has been appointed by the Board
Of Bishops member of a committee to
review the report of the work of the Metho-
dist Church in Europe.
After considerable discuss ion and also
a count vote. the resolution requesting
the Board Of Bishops to select from their
number, without regard TO the accepted
order of senior ty, those who have special
:tptitudcs for the direction and dispatch of
business to preside during those sessions
of the conference in which matters of
leg station are likely to be the chief con
ccrn, was passed and the accepted ira
,lition Of the Board Of Bishops will there
fore no longer prevail.
The general conference went on record
rs approving the instructions ~ the pubic
schools of the harmful effects of narcotics.
Again the Methodist church, through
its representatives at the general confer
ence, versed It's disapproval of lynching
and called upon all men everywhere to see
that a fair and impartial trial was given
his brother man.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
4 memorial service for the five bishops
and eight general officers Of the General
Conference who have died in the past four
wears was held Yesterday afternoon at the
Coliseum by the General Conference.
BlShop I NJ Bristol, Of Tennessee. pre-
sided and those for whom memorials were
presented were rs follows: i.
Bishops Matt : Hughes, J. " Bash
ford Franklin Hamilton, ". L Eveland,
A. r. Camphor the Rev. DrS. ] NJ.
II. 4 II
+. Sheridan, Edwin Locke, /. B, Ford,
L. W. Lock and +. c. T.. Dorion.
For perhaps the first time in the his
tory of the city the lohhies Of the leading
hotels rang with the old Methodist hymns
early Yesterday morning as the delegates
gathered in old-fashloued class meetings
anl love feaStS. and IN the late afternoon
bands Of laymcn and preachers occupied
street corners and held open-airscrylccs-
Bishop Adna b. Leonard, Of San Fran
cisco. IN the course Of hIs sermon At Trim
ity Church Yesterday morning read Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson. Of California. out Of
the Presidential race
The next president OF the | nltcd
States, tho California bishop said, must
have an international mind and must be
free from prejudice toward the nations
of the world lie must recognize the alb
Solute necessity for the world to be bound
together in the League Of Nations before
wars can cease and the world be once more /.
at peace.
Perhaps the largest crowd gathered NJ /
the auditorium last night 10 hear Rev +
Charles A. Tindlcv, Of Philadelphia. the +
leading colorcd orator Of the church Ii
the conference decides finally to have a
colored bishop he will probably lead on
the first ballot.
WANTS DELAWARE TO RATIFY SUFFRAGE
Resolutions asking the House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the Delaware Legislature to
ratifv speedily the Federal suffrageamcnd .
ment were adopted Saturday The con-
ference said it believed adoption Of the
amendment was desired hv an over
whelming majority Of the people
The resolution calling on the House of
Representatives Of Delaware to ratliv
suffrage was presented by [ q Johnson
Of South Dakota ! COPY Of the Resolution
will bc sent 10 the speaker "a the house
and the governor of Delaware
The conference went oil record a. favor
ing passage of what Was termed hN dele
gates SUNDAY rest Law IN the Distinct
OF Columbia
Jse Of cigarettes was condemned hy
other resolutions submitted to the con
ference. Approval was given 70 teachlng
in public schools the alleged effec; al
cigarette smoking The committee ON
state Of church viii consider the reSalu-
ton.
A resolution pledging the support Of the
general conference 10 the present move
ment for prohibition in India was unan-
imously adopted.
Another resolution on the prohibition
situation was introduced By " II Ander-
son. Of the Anti-Saloon League Of New
\ ork who stated that much Of the hln-
trance 10 the enforcement Of the Federal
prohibition amendment was brought about
by deliberate misrepresentation. The
stated that Methodlsm cf-
fort to Danish the liquor traffic was aimed
At alcohol and the traffic therein for bever-
age purposes, and diSclalmcd any infen-
ton TO interfere with the religious liberty
of any church
\ resolution was adopted placing the
general conference and the church as q
Whole on record as strongly opposed O the
passage Of the Walker boxing bill which
would legahze prize fighting ID all States
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