Evening journal., 1920-03-26
LAYMEN DON'T
Want SEAT IN
CONFERENCE
cnntlnned from rIrst Pace.

Continued from FlfSt fnRe.
elected secretary and Victor C. Hitch
ems. OF Laurel. was selected as assist
ant secretary on motion by ]. p. Dren-
men OF Cambridge.
Immediately afler his election. Judge
Conrad appointed the following COM
mitleesi
Resolutions. Thomas II. Rawllns.
and ]. p. brennan. Dover district: J.
w Wheatley. C. p Weber. Easton dis
trlct: Atwood Bennett. c. O. Pilchard.
Salisbury district. Charles II. Gray.
Edward Halncs Wilmington; Miss
Grace Prico. al large.
Credentials; Henry p Cannon. J. A..
Hyland. Dover; Harry A. Roe. D. S.
CLARK. Easton: John r. Taylor Thomas
~ Hudson Salisbury; Arthur Harvey.
Charles A. Beck. Wilmington.
Ministerial Relations: j 2 Ellegood
C. ]. Sudler. Thomas II. Book. John S.
Mullln.
A motion TO amend the constitution
OF the NJ. e. Church reading as follows,
which had been adopted by The Annual
Conference was adopted by a vote OF
90 20 2S The resolution read;
"The Wllmington Annual Conference
urges upon all the Annual and Lay
Electoral Conferences Of our great
church the necessity OF more effective
legislation 20 safeguard our Evangelical
Doctrine and our splendid system OF
church government In view OF the
fact that our bishops who are qualified
to interpret and adplnlster the dlscl-
nline. are without authority 20 protect
the constitution Of the church. we pro-
pose as a remedy for this anomalous
and perilous sliuniion an amendment to
the constitution az follows"
"The, presiding ofilcer OF the General
Conference shall decide questions OF or
ders subject 10 an appeal 10 the General
Conference, but questions OF constitu-
tionallty shall considered and de-
clded by the entire Episcopal Board
subject 10 an appeal 10 the Annual and
Law Electoral Conferences as provided
in the process for amendmlng the con-
stitutlon. The decision with reasons
shall be IN writing and shall be signed
by the general superlniendents who
agree 10 t."
This section formerly read
"The presiding officer OF The general
conference shall decide questions of
order subject 10 an appeal 10 the gen
eral. conference. but questions OF law
shall be decided by the General Con
ference"
After an animated discussion. the
amondment was adopted
A memorial 10 admit lsymen. one
from each church as members OF the
annual conference was Overwhelmingly
defeated by vote OF i02 70 ;, by The
lay conference.
Dr.. John w. r. sumwolt welcomed
the lay delegates 20 Grace Church.
Dr. Joserh w. NanCleve. secretary Of
the finance committe OF general confer
ence. IN a speech deplored the increas-
ing scarcity OF ministers. He said:
twenty-five years from now we
win be unspeakably worse OF In this
respect than now" he said.
Il ask that this body pass what you
think should be a minimum salary In
the Wilmington Conference. You
3 know what the expense OF living here
is'.'
aan. line rnce eesolywills taoi hrdl aolo
"A victory is only half won when
lt must be kept won" salr former
State Senator L. Atwood Bennett. OF
Salisbury. Nd. referring 10 the eigh-
tenth. or Prohibition Amendment TO
the Constitution OF the United States.
He scored "Bolshevists" and Others
who opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Bennett then introduced a resOlu-