Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
TWO MORE REPORTS
PRESENTED TODAY
TO THE CONFERENCE
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ton will be by ballot ana three InSih-
bers will be elected annually. The pres
ent board shall hold office until 1922
superintendent Collins said the boards
invested funds have increased from
So, 700 to 100000.
Board Of Examiners.
Bishop Mcdowell appointed Con-
ference Board of Examiners. consisting
of Theodore It. Beauchamp, Van z.
Northrup, j. l.. Sparlkin. Vinol E. Hills.
o. E. Jones, w. o. Bennett. E. w. Jones.
C. =. Jones. II. p. Nichols, J. J. eBunt-
ing. j. l.. johnson. w. p. Briggs, M. ID.
Nuaer, Milton McCann and ]. II. Leach,
To Change District Name.
The Conference adopted a resolution
presented by w. n. Wise. requesting
Bishop Mcdowell to change the name
of the Easton District to Middletown
District. because the District Parsonage
is in Middletown. Bishop Mcdowell in
dicated approval.
Robert watt moved that the relation
of George A. Cooke be changed from
retired TO effective. but on suggestion
| of George L. Jones. the matter was re-
ferred TO the committee on Conference
citations.
Requests for Retirement
s. \. Pfchard. L. II. Derrickson. w.
E. Guthrie. f. y. Moore, G. w. Hast
/! ings. Fred J. Cochran and Cyrus r..
Keene requested that their relations be
changed from effective TO retired. which
| requests We're referred to the commit
| tee on Conference relations.
T. B. Steininger's request for transfer
from the Methodist Episcopal Church
south. to Wilmington Conference was
also referred to the committee on Con
ference relations.
WesyIean Endowment Fund.
Arley f. Magree, treasurer of Wesy
lean Collegiate Institute. Dover. re-
polt,,l concerning it's endowment cam
paign which began i'll December, 1917.
with determination 10 raise by sub
scription fund of $256.000; the sub
scriptions 10 he paid in five install
ments MIR. Magee announced payments
as follows: From December, 1917. to
runn 1qlS. $2361S.OS: from June. 1918.
IL June. 1919. 75.55S.27; from June.
1919. 10 June. 1920. s32.653; from June,
1920. 10 March 81. 1921, s25.7S5.So.
W. r. :. Anniversary.
The anniversary Of the woman's For
| cicn Missionary Society was celebrated
Yesterday afternoon. with Mrs. William
/ II. Carson presiding and Mrs. Florence
| Hooper making an address chalk
/ talk" IN Or Rhines followed.
At the service last night. over which
Rev. l.. T. Poole presided DR. r. J..
Wade told what the Centenary is doing
ana Dr. W!ur s Rowe, with the aid Of
, 4 stcreoptican. showed Africa. the Neg
/ lcctcd Continent
Bishop Mcdowell and Or. Carlisle l.
Hubbard went to Iawsonja last night
ana officiatcd in Asbury Tabernacle.
Daily "Qulct Hour"
There, is a quiet hour each morn
ms with business session beginning
t. q 2a o'clock and continuing until
aon Bishop Mcdowell is shaping af-
fairs wi;h 4 view e adjolrning the
.arI.r.nc,. in time for the members To
l,a., ChrIsfcld al 1915 .. m. next Mon
walter 4. Hofecker leads the sing
inl, al the conference sessions and con
ducts the praise services At the ami
vtrsarics
Dr.. +. watson Hannah speaks each
afternoon On subjects vital 70 ministers
and The people
An educational program in Sunday
school work IS put on each evening by
Rev Milton Mccain and E. c. keboch.
Lay Electoral Conference.
The Lay Electoral Conference will
r-oat hare Friday for the purpose Of vot-
ire On three questions propounded by
fb. General Conference: Shall the An
rllaI Conferences representation in the
General Conference be reduced? Shall
lavrnen have representation in the An
rual Conferences? Shall the term
Quarterly Conferences be changed 10
hurCh Conferences
Cambridge Nd will ask the confer
ence 10 meet there in 1922. and the in
zitation viii probably be accepted.
Mrs William F. Mcdowell wife OF
Bishop Mcdowell. came 10 Crisfield to-
day IT, remain until conference adjourn
men'
d.. Charles z. Guthrie representing
the Fpwortn League. made an address
last night sreakius on the Steward
ship Of Life.
-Four pouue men will be proposed for
admission 70 the conference on trial
Clarence Gilbert and Webster Gilbert
recommended by Mt. Salem Church
Wumingtor Harry ". Gallon. rec
commended 1tv Baysidc Church, and Mil
ton s. Andrews. recommended by Cam
bridge Church Andrews is a student
at Garrett Biblical Institute Evans
ton III.
Asbury Church Lawsonia will en-
tertair ministers and laymen at sea
food dinner, tomorrow
VIII Continue at EpwOrth.
Theodore. r Beauchamp is likely Il
continue as pastor Of Epworth Church
Wilmington.
J. Wellington Jones may be ira nsferrec
r from Cape Charles City 20 Selbyville
W r. Mcclure from school 70 Mt
Pleasant Brandywine hundred II. w
. keIso from Nj Pleasant 10 Perryville
: J. /. SparkIin from Wyoming TO George
, town. and NJ. D. Nutter from Chesa,
peake City 70 Hillcrest.
Elwood ). Jones has been suggested
for corresponding secretary Of the WI
iuington City Missionary and Churct
Extension Society.
Tho Conference in Corporate Ses
sion. reelected George F. Anderson
Vaughan S Collins Wilbur F. Corkran
William r. Mowbray and Theodore F
Beauchamp ministerial trustees o
Wesleyan Collegiate Institute.
Tomorrow was fixed by the Confer
= ence for voting on Constitutional qucs
! tions; also for an executive session OF
/ questions touching character.
/. The Lay Electoral Conference viii
7 meet in the Methodist Protestan
Cvn,rch tomorrow