Evening journal., 1921-04-02
BITTER
TOWARDPASIORS
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four elected by the Wilmington An
nua Conference. and four by the
Board of Stewards OF the lay MEM
bers OF the church. and
Whereas. The Wilmington An
nual Conference has passed reso-
luton 10 amend the charter OF the
Wilmington Conference, adopted IN
1859. by taking from the laymon the
right through their Board OF District
Stewards to elect four members OF
said Board OF Conference Stewards
and giving to the Wilmington An
nuai Ministerial Conference the right
90 elect the four lay members OF said
board and further increasing the
members to nine. five OF whom shall
be ministers and only four laymen,
and
Whereas. The above paragraph
339 OF Discipline 1920 has been in
voked as reason for amending said
charter. although said provisions
have been IN the Discipline FOR over
thirty years. and
Whereas. The Laymen's Associa-
ton, representing over $4,000 lay
men OF the churches In the Whining
+ ton Conference regard such action
/ OF the Conference as unwise. and un-
/ just. and detrimental to the future
success OF the Ministerial Endow-
ment Fund; now therefore.
"Be it Resolved, By the Laymon's
/ Association OF the Wilmington Con-
] ference that we do emphaticaily pro-
test against such resolution and ac-
tion Of the Ministers OF the Whining
ton Annual Conference. and In view
OF previous harmonious and effective
work OF the Board OF Conference
Stewards we do further earnestly
request. that the Wilmington Annual
Conference reconsider and rescind
such resolution.
"Be it further Resolved, That a
COPY OF these resolutions be present
ed TO the Wilmington Annual Con-
ference.
Csigned) Ella c. Emery. H. II.
Nuttle. W. A. Law. Charles +. Lam
bert"
Henry p. Cannon OF Bridgeviile
Del. Thomas y. Rawlins, Seaford,
Del, and state Senator II. II. Nuttle
OF Denton. Md. were appointed a
committee TO present the resolutions
TO the Conference.
At the close OF the session yester.
day the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
President. W. Harry Jones. sud
lersville. Md; e-presidents, Victor
T.. Kitchens. OF Laurel, Del, T.. B
Ely, OF Wilmington; /. S. Lawson
b OF Crlsheld; j. w. Wheatly. Easton
- Nd; secretary, c. A. short. Newark
Y Del: treasurer, Lambert T. Smith
Laurel. Del.
e Not only did the ministers com
k in for some hard knocks az IN
b hands OF the Layman's Association
- yesterday afternoon. but a few gen
r. tie rapa were administered at IN
q meeting OF the Lay-Electoral Con
}. ference yesterday morning, whe
e the subject OF equal ministerial an
g lay representation. al the annui
Be- conference. was introduced.
el W. o. Honecker. OF Smyrna, Dc
W clared II a. his belief that Ia,
man was as Cody as a man as
AL minister and would derive as niue
n spiritual benefit by attendance upc
the Conference session as mil
o ister would. Where are our mil
o. listers to be found during our ann
o versary exercises" asked Mr.. Ho
n fcckcr. VERY few OF them atten
II these exercises. while a majority {
.- the laymen do. You will find
l. large number Of the ministers
@ the back room OF the church di
d cussing other matters and sever
n times during the present session
g Conference. during the Quiet Hou
when YOU would naturally expect
10 End them In the pews, their talk
& the rear room has been. so loud 4
l. 10 interrupt these services on
o this morning Bishop Mcdowell WI
E. compelled TO go back during the sci
!. vice and quiet these ministeri
a brethren"
1t Judge W. A. Powell OF Dove
d president Of the Laymen's Assocl
ton. deplored the tendency Of OF
ministers toward sensationalism, d
claring that the tendency was @
z ward worldliness. and expressed a
n hope that our ministers would "so'
u see the error Of their ways and r
d turn 20 Christ"
n other members spoke In a simil
vein and the hope was express