Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-01
SEVEN CANDIDATES
ADVANCED TO ELDERS
BY THE CONFERENCE
Continued from pege

Because OF i'll health, Il. N. Faulkner
was granted n year for rest.
The executive session continued until
Has o'clock.
Action on Amendments.
asy vote of 103 to 8 the Conference
concurred i'm the constitutional amend
ment to reduce the membership OF the
General Conference.
BY a vote of 123 to Conference nom
concurred in the proposed Constitu-
tional amendment changing the term
Quarterly Conference" TO Local Con-
ference"
The Conference deferred action on
the proposed Constitutional amendment
admitting laymen to membership In
annual Conferences.
II. S. Dulany. Leon Jackson and j.
L. Richardson were elected Conference
trustees.
Frank f. Carpenter, George p. Jones.
J. wheelington Jones and Carlisle l..
Hubbard were elected members OF the
committee on Conference relations
Not to "Colored" Conference.
J. C. b. Hopkins has been transferred
from Wilmington Conference to Colo
RADIO Conference, instead of to "Colored'
Conference, as the telegraph wire dis
torted, It, Wednesday.
Wesleyan officers.
The trustees of Wesley Collegiate In
stitute, Dover. met here yesterday after
noon and reelected the following OFF,
changed from retired to effective. Dis
trict Superintendents Watt and Col
Inns and the committee on conference
relations recommended the change.
The relation Of William b. Guthrie.
Hastings. +. Y. Moore and Fred ].
Cochran was changed from effective to
retired
GERS: President, John C. Townsend. Jr.;
vice president Robert X. Stephenson;
secretary treasurer, Arley B. Magee
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety celebrated its anniversary yes
terday afternoon. with Mrs c. Wesley
Weldin presiding and Mrs. ID. B. Street
making an address.
There also was an address yesterday
afternoon by DR.. Watson Hannah. who
described the Church That Failed"
The Epworth League celebrated it's
anniversary last night. with W. @.
Harris presiding and Bishop Mcdowell
making am address.
Last OF Conference Laymen's Association
The Laymens Association viii hold
its annual meeting this afternoon, with
Judge Walter A. Powell presiding.
Judge. Henry c. Conrad will review
the quadrenniaI session. Of the General
Conference. and Morris f. Swartz will
Speak on the Centenary. J. II. Morgan
and ii. g. Budd will discuss educational
subjects.
Iaymen Act on Amendments.
The Lay Electoral Conference met
in Mt Pleasant Methodist Protestant
! Church this morning. with Judge
Henry c. Conrad presiding. W. y.
Downing conducted Love Feast.
BY unanimous vote the SO persons
comprising the Lay, Electoral Confer
/ ence -conCurred in a proposed Con
stitutional amendment reducing the
membership Of the General Conference
BY a vote of 50 10 35 the Lay Confer
ence non -concurred in a proposed Con
stitutionaI amendment providing for
the admission of laymen 10 member
ship in annual Conferences
/ BY a vote Of IS 10 9S. the laymen
/ non-curred in a proposed Constitution
4 al amendment changing Quarters
/ Conference" to Local Conference.
I BY a vote OF As TO IS. the laynen non
I concurred in a proposed Constitution
amendment changing from four 70
4 two the ratio of lay representation in
/ the General Conference.