Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-24
CONFERENCE OPENS
WITH CELEBRATION
OF FH0LY.COMM
M. E. Ministers in Sind Annual
Session; Want Bishop
Retained.
FIGHT SUNDAY BASEBALL

The historic opposition of Methodism
to amusements sanctioned by other de-
nominations was upheld by theWilmington
Conference today at the opening OF It's
fifty-second annual session at Grace
Church This is in contrast with the
action of a conference yesterday at New
ark, n. J., where the bars were let down
TO admit card-playing, dancing and
attendance at theatres More than 2uo
ministerial members are attending the
conference, besides their families, ofhciai
guests high in the councils of the church
and many visitors from all parts OF Della
ware and the Eastern Shore:
The attitude of Wilmington Conference
toward worldly amusements was mani
Tested in resolutions supporting the pro
posed bill against race-track gambling,
and kilograms opposing the repeal OF
''blue laws against Sunday amusements;
The following memorial TO the General
Conference was also submitted to the
committee for action tomorrow
''The Wilmington Annual Conference
petitions the General Conference to retain
Paragraph $50, which relates to worldly
amusements, and hereby instructs the
delegates from our Conference TO vote IN
harmony with this memorial. The
memorial is signed by G., A. Cooke, +.
W. Mcdowell, A. w. Goodhand, j. ii.
Gardner. Thomas r. NanDyke, A. J..
Hubbard, W i. Dawson and Thomas
j. Sard
The time of opening tomorrow s session
has been changed from $50 to s o'clock
with adjournment at 1890.
The first formal session opened at
with the sacrament Of the Lords Supper,
impressivelv conducted by Bishop William
f. Mcdowell, who is presiding at the
Conference. Rev Disston W. Jacobs was
unanimously reelected secretary OF the
conference.
In tho celebration Of the Lords Supper
Bishop Mcdowell WAS assisted by Rev
Carlisle l.. Hubbard Rev. George &.
Williams, Rev J. j. Bunting, Rev.
Howard Davis, Rev J, r.. BlckIng and
Rev. J. A. Leach.
The list of standing committees and the
program Of the conference were adopted
after the calling of the roll. The following
ministerial members Of the conference
were then reelected:
Dover District, Rev. T. G. Ma,Sorley;
Easton District, Rev. T.. III. Derrickson,
Salisbury District, Rev. W. .. Hurst /;
Wilmington District, Rev. Elwood W.
Jones.
1NflcTrS OF IIe cDfiCIFaCE VIII A4ASt%ihASNA
as follows: Bishop William +. Mcdowell.
president; Rev. Disston ". Jacobs, OF
Bridgeville, secretary; assistants, Rev.
J. r. Bicking, Rev Iilghman Smith,
Rev. Walter Z. Gunby, Cambridge, Md;
Rev. Vinal Z. Hills, Pocomoke
City, Md, treasurer.
TO MAKE MEMORIALS PUBLIC.
The conference adopted motion TO
appoint committee to which all memo
rials and amendments viii be submitted.
The committee viii report these memorials
and amendments at an executive session
tomorrow afternoon. when they will proba-
blv be acted upon Rev. George Cooke
objected to the gag involved in this
proceeding, and secured the passage of an
amendment by which the memorials
were given TO the press today
Rev. Adam Stengle was called 70 the
platform by Bishop Mcdowell, who
eulogized the long service and exemplary
life of this oldest member of the conference
The bishop presented to Rev. Stengle a
beautiful bouquet of fifty pink roses
from the societies of McCabe Memorial
Church.
Rev. Mr.. Stengle responded with a
resume Of his career, including the
confession that he had 'told a yarn IN
order 10 get into the army at the out
break of the Civil War, when he was one
year under the legal age limit. He spoke
of his three years service for the Stars
and Stripes and his service OF more than
a generation for the church, promising
Con+ip1.ed ou maze e