Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-25
DELAWARE CLERGY
At ME-. CONFERENCE
|NDORSE SUFFRAGE
Vote is Declared Unanimous,
Bishop Mcdowell An
nounces.
LAYMEN ARRIVE IN FORCE

EQUAL suffrage received the lndorse-
ment of the Wilmington Methodist Epis-
copal Conference at its morning session
TODAY. Delaware members alone voted
on the resolution, which was passed with
out discussion. The attendance of over
200 ministers is being steadily swelled by
the arrival of delegates to the laymen S
conference, which will take place to-
morrow.
The resolution on suffrage was as fol-
lows:
ITO the President of the Senate and the
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.:
''The members of the Wilmington An
nual Conference of the Methodist Episcop-
pal Church, residing in the State OF l)eia-
ware, believing in the righteousness and
Justice of the cause of equal suffrage,
earnestly request your body to grant the
right of suffrage to the women of Della
ware"
The resolution was introduced by Rev
John II. Beauchamp, and signed by
Elwood w Jones, Carlisle l.. hubbard,
William T.. Habhart, Disston w. Jacobs,
!. w. r.. Sumwalt, r.. p. Nichols, John II.
Beauchamp. 1t passed Bishop Mcdowell
said. "apparently unanimously" though
one lone hand was observed raised IN
opposition.
EMPHASIZES RELIGIOUS SIDE.
Emphasis on the purely religious side
of the ministry characterized the advice
which Bishop William + Mcdowell, pre-
siding at the conference, gave To the
ministers in opening this mornings ses-
sion.
1T is not so long. Bishop Mcdowell
said .'since we were told that there WAS
a.at,t, Nd
that We had better confine ourselves more
largely e. the world about us. We showed
tendency TO heed this warning and
then suddenly death became the great
blazing fact Of the world. 1t came not
only To those who had reached the years
when they might expect it. but also sud
denly and violently 10 the young men
who were the hope OF the world. We have
learned once more to talk and think of the
life hereafter.
During these days we have used so
many sS,perlatives about the tragedy OF
the world, that they have lost some OF
their force for us 4 verbal heartbreak
docs not 60 very far But II YOU want me
TO tell YOU the cause OF the worlds rea
hcartbreak, il is that it has been trying
10 get along with false gods and half gods,
and no gods at all The cure lies ~ he
world coming to know the resi- God
IF thene were but ono rnorc message
that | could give TO the world IN my Jew
remaining wears Of service, that message
would be the divinity Of our leader. Tn
less we are making God manifest to n
community we arc not dong very much
for it. Ii this perplexed beaten, broken
world is to be healed, it must be by such
a manifestation.
CONSIDER MEMORIALS This AFTERNOON.
The committee on memorials. which
will report this expressions OF the Will Of
the Conference, to the executive session
this afternoon, includes the following
Rev. j. " ColOna. Rev. ". l.. White.
Rev. j. r Herson, Rev ". +. Habbart,
Rev. c. W Prettyman.
A letter Of greeting from DR.. George r.
Reed president Oi the National Society
of Broader Education, was read to the
Conference. DR. Reed Is a member Of
Grace Quarterly Conference
Rev. G NJ Boswell. corresponding
secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Hos
pital in Philadelphia. was an official
visitor today.
The following ministers were received
into the Conference today by transfer:
Rev. A. B. Frye, from Blue Ridge At
lantic: Rev. G. f. Knapp. from Erie
Rev. Howard McDade, from Philadelphia;
Rev. W A. Wright, from Northern New
York; Rev T. r. Jones. from Malaysia
Rev. Robert Lawson, from West Virginia
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