The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-04-01

! Cristicld, Md. March 31.-The sec
| ond day Of the Wilmington Confer
| ence opened with a quiet hour OF
| devotion, during which Bishop Me
! Dowell made a short talk, followed
| by the regular business session. al
| which many matters OF interest 10
| the body were discussed. The an
niVersary of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was celebrated
this afternoon with the president.
Mrs. Emma l.. Weldin, in charge.
Mrs. d. b. Street. of Washington
made the principal address. Follow
: ing this service Rev. DR.. Watson r.
Hanna of Drew Theological Semi
nary Madison y. j.. delivered the
first Of n series of lectures to be
given each afternoon during the con-
ference. His subject. was The
Church That Failed
EaSt0n District Changes Name.
The reports of Superintendents
Wise for the EastOn district and Col
Inns for the Salisbury district were
read at the business session These.
with the reports read yesterday,
show the work of the conference TO
be in excellent condition. DR.. Wise
offered motion, which was con-
Cured in by the elders, requesting
Bishop Mcdowell to change the
name of the Easton district to Mid
dletOwn district The change was
made by the Bishop. The home or
DR.. Wise is in MiddletOwn.
No Charges Against Elders
When the report of Dr.. Collins
he ct NJ ar
question of the Bishop as to whether
there We're any charges against any
of the elders. DR.. Collins said, thank
God, no." The Bishop announced the
appointment of Rev. w. P. Taylor
as agent for the Methodist Review.
Applications of Revs. S. n. Pichard. !
w. B. Guthrie. F. y. Moore. c. T. |
Keen. f. H. Derrickson. F. J. Coch- !
rane and G. W. Hastings, to be
placed on the retired list were re
ferred to the committee on confer
ence relations. \ resolution intro
duced with the signatures of the four
district superintendents amending
the rules for the election on confer
pnces stewards was unanimously
adopted. The board will hereafter
consist OF nine members five minis
terial. at large, and four lay MEM
Ders, each district TO be represented
with one holdover, member each
year.
The Board of Conference Exam
ners appointed is V. p. Northrup, I,
=. Beauchamp, J. l.. Sparklin. Ninal
Z. Hills. o. E. Jones, w. 0. Bennett. :
=. W. Jones, George p. Jones, r. p.
Nichols, J. L. Johnson, J. J. Bunting,
w. D. Nutter J. y. Leach W. ii
Briggs and Milton Mccain.
Law Conference To Meet
The Lay Conference will accept an
invitation to meet in Mount Pleas
mt Methodist Protestant Church
friday. Rev. r. X. Stephenson pre-
ided al Il meeting of the conference,
II corporate session, this afternoon 1
trustees reelected were
!. 7. Anderson. V. S. Collins, W. F. :
W. Il. Mowbray and T. r.
}eauchamp.
The Willing Workers OF Asbury ;
hurch will provide free seafood !
inner and supper for all visitors in :
ileancrs' Hall tomorrow.
EpWorth League !
Tonight was the anniversary cele-
ration of the Conference Epworth !
.eague Rev. W. G. Harris acted as !
hartman and Rev. DR.. Charles +.
uthrie of Chicago made an address ]
n The Stewardship of Life Spe- \
ial music by the Emmanuel Choir
as a feature at this service.
Last night Rev L. E. Poole sefNed
$ chairman of the centenary service
t which an address was made by :
lev. DR.. r. J. Wade of Chicago,
he lecture of Rev. DR.. Willis 5.
owe returned missionary on AT
lea. the Neglected Continent was
Illustrated with a steroptican. y
The visiting ministers are finding
luch of interest in Cristield's sea }
pod industry and are spending much
f their spare time around the docks
nd sea food plants. They are en- =
1ying their visit and state that I
ne shad and other salt water deli 4
acies are very welcome change
.On their uSual diet +