Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-10
.METHOD|STS Will
SUPPORT HARDING
Jersey Conference FeIicitates
Nation on Having christian
Gentleman" for President
DISTRICT REPORTS READ

Asbury Park, y. j., March 10
Through n resolution passed at this
mornings session of the New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal conference, the
United States is congratulated upon
the induction into Office Of "such Il
Christian gentleman ms Warren G.
Harding" Reference was made in tho
resolution, which was prepared by the
Rev. DIR. John Handley, of Long
war, to the fact that President Harding
had selected the George Washington
Bible in taking the oath of office end
chosen q verse from the book Of Michael
as the watchword of the Gdminstra
tlon.
by his reference 10 providence. :"
the resolution states. "hc has committed
himself to the positive side of Chris
tianity, and we agree to uphold his
hands in the arduous tasks that Hrc set
before him. nationally, territorially and
internationally; and we will do all in
our power. by our prayers, our loyaty,
our Americanism and confidence to
further his mature plans for the ma
terial and moral progress of our nation
and of the world.
During the morning session of the
conference the Rev. IawrcnSon Cor
rell, Of Trinity Church, Trenton. rr-
ceived word of the death Of his father,
Most of the morning session was
taken up with the reading of reports
from three Of the district Supcrin
tendents the Rev. James u. Bills. Of
the New Brunswick district the Rev.
and the Rev. Alexander COrsOn, Of the
Camden district.
One Sabbath Only. Is Slogan
Following the declaration Of Or. F.
W. johnson, Of Newark. state srCrc-
tary of the Lords Day Alliance. that
there is room for only one Sabbath in
this state. and that is the Christian
Sabbath" the conference is expected to
pass a resolution expressing the oppo-
sition of the conference to n bill in
troduced in the Legislature asking that
the Sabbath day be declared n legal hol
iday for Hebrews.
DR.. johnson said that the alliance
had been charged with cndeavOring TO
introduce n Puritan Sunday. In my
opinion" ne said. lone old Puritan
father. with his broad brmmcd hat and
somber garb. is worth more t0 the civ
ilization Of America than 10000 of the
modern sort. - The fight to preserve
the sanctity of the sabbath was win
ming in all parts of the state, declared
DR.. johnson.
Trenton District PrOSpering
The Rev. Melville F.. Snyder. super
intendent Of the Trenton district. gave
his annual report Yesterday in whiCt
he stated that during the last six year'
the increase in full members had beer
more than $500. and $500 probationer'
have been reported. The Sunday schoo
enrolment remains the same. he said
The disciplinary hpncvOlPnCCS show al
increase of S6l .1GI for five years. bein.
six times as much as they were in l91
while all henPvOlPnCeS and other casl
items show an increase of ST. OIL Sev
enteen appointments were raised il
full in 1915; in 1920 total of 305 on
Of a possible 42T were raised in full.
The value Of the church and parSon
age property in the district has in
creased about S1G2 900. The current
expenses show an increase Of S24 0O(
and S11S.209 has been paid on churcl
debts. $1j6.937 spent for buildings AM
improvements. There has been an in
crease of S22.I90 in pastoral support
which is 20 per cent more than it wa
in 1919, an average increase Of abou
S4OO per man. the average salary nov
being S132I.3O. as against 5000. 30 il
1915. Every church in the district ha
increased its pastoral support, the sup
erintcndent said.