The Penn's Grove record., 1920-03-12
Many Changes in
Methodist FastOrates
Bishop Calls For Defense of Sab
bath Laws and Prayers
For Offenders

Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church closed last Monday afternoon
with the reading OF the appointments
by Bishop Joseph +. Berry. EXcep-
tional were The number OF changes in
the pulpits of the $50 congregations.
Before making known the assign
ments, the bishop stated that he was
gratifed to tina. half the
congregations had arranged TO in
crease the salaries of the pastors,
which in the aggregate amounts to
many thousands of dollars. He prais-
ed the spirit that governed the confer
ence.
> Attack Screen Magnates
Bishop Joseph Berry called to the
ministers to get into politics, if neces-
sary, to circumvent the combination of
moving picture interests to let down
the bars on the Sabbath. He concur
red in a resolution declaring the con-
ference's hostility to the bill pending
in the legislature, which aims to per-
nit moving pictures or desecrate the
Sabbath with their operation.
Rev. H. L. Bowlby, general secre-
tary of the Lords Sabbath Alliance,
attacked the screen magnates bitterly,
asserting that they had become the
national menace since John Barley
corn's funeral, and their attack is a
peril to the church, the Bible classes,
the home and the foundations of the
republic. Sabbath dissertation tends
to Bolshevism and encourages the in
fluence of the Reds, he declared. He
called on the church to fight as an or
,.ao,1o+ioa onJ fo anno1nco that If Uv1e
the intention of the church to beat
down the efforts of the picture band
to undermine the sanctity OF the
Lords day.
Election of Trustees
Revs. J. B. Haines, j. r. Mason, j.
w. Marshall and John Handley were
elected to the conference board of
trustees. DIR. Handley succeeds the
late DR.. Gravatt.
Decision was reached urging the au-
~thorization of the contribution of12R
per cent. of the salaries instead OF 3
per cent. to the conference claimants
fund, so that full pensions may be paid
during the coming year.
Officers Selected
At the lay election these officers
were selected for the ensuing year:
President, w. E. Massey, Ocean
CITY; vice president, Franklin B. Platt,
Haddon Heights; district president, H.
L. Branson, Vineland; Archibald Ruth
erford, Red Bank; o. H. Hubbard,
Princeton; secretary, Harry Bennett,
Long Branch; treasurer, William S.
Childs, Red Bank; trustees to Anti
Saloon League, w. B. Wolcott, Mer-
chantville and H. P. Bennett.
Harry VanCleaf, Robert H. Henry,
Linwood Miller, Norman R. Mcconnell,
Howard D. Stratton, John S. Buck and
Row H. Ellinghouse were ordained as
deacons by Bishop Berry. Elders or
dained included Oliver A. Lee, VIM.
w. PAYNE, Howard N. Amer, Walter
l.. Greer, J. Lawrence Pitt, Harry
Butcher. Ira J. B. Hill. Deaconesses
ordained were Frances L. Graes, Lucy
V. Ellison and Alice G. Drake.
Wet Propaganda Twaddle
Bishop Berry, speaking on the wet
propaganda expounded by Gov. Ed
wards said:
"He is getting a lot of cheap no
toriety thruout the nation. He IS a
politician and should not be too severe
iy blamed for that"
Later he asserted, if Mr.. Edwards
imagines he represents the decent CIT,
;zens of the commonwealth, he Will
wake up some day in the near future
and find that to the contrary.
Touching upon statements made by
Governor Edwards at a dinner tender
cd to the State legislature by shore
organizations, Bishop Berry observed:
"Jf Mr.. Edwards had used an argu-
mont or made a statement OF dignity
and character to make an answer to,
the answer would be forthcoming"
"Governor Edwards propaganda is
all twaddle, a lot of nonsense, pure
nonsense, John Barleycorn IS dead
buried a thousand miles deep. we eX-
nected such squeals and kicks. what
eISe can be expected when mllllons
we've invested in the traffic and poll
ticians out to make political capital on
Asburv park was selected for the
next conference.
The appointments follow:
Bridgeton District
Alfred Wagg, District Superintendent
Alloway-C. S. Lawrence.
Anglesea-To be supplied:
Asbury and South Seaville-H. A.
Moore.
Auburn. +. Simpson.
Aura-Nathan Trainer.
Avalon-Carl Reamer.,
Bell Plain-Jesse HANG. c,o..
Bridgeton-Central, H. F.. E sloan;
First Church, J: J; Messlef; 3 Giari
Church, ]. A. MAYORS, Trinity, Clar-
ence Johnston; Wesley Memorial
Steadman Apologize. - II
Bridgeport and Centre Square,
Burleigh-Garner T; Hand.
Cape May Court House.. w.
Wainwright. Mooua