Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06
N. METH0D|STS
PLANNING BATTLE
Pastors Fight for Prohibition
and Sunday Observance
Topic Of Conference
MEET NEXT WEDN ESD Ay

Atlantic City, MarSn ;..tnI,as. ~ ~
tho mobilisation 9. tns o,eu Me,ncs,S. snhS.th ~
tho State for the Ian e.ectlch, SaDDssttu st.
observance, the entorcsmenI o. prvns
bition. both State ana hationa,, atU Ia,.. "na ,
equal representation ior the iaity on
TIE convention noor sre tne on.stanans oSo ninhtn
'.iistS annual meeting q the @ New Jersey Jersey
Methnoa,s' n.s. ~ nIWsSd IWednesdsv IN I'll. Paui's
~ nsf' ,n;,h "nwnrX ~ 4O1 min.
Nurcn, .sn,,.,ns VIII 1en nsrishes and
MetS6 sel,,n,Smicsnts ottsmdinr.
7oyW Wnv Jsmss W. Marshall. re-.
Ine reu' .',sn ,UsasiSsnt ~ tha Ocenn
t!ring , rSs s.otins ssociation wiii
urovS tho nreiiminSry sermon Of the
pIss.M pIs.rns a." tnmorrow evening. Il will
cGnithhi n ~ NJ, Sftieth Hnniversary sermon,
Az Az ,Orfsrcnce Or ARR nroper opens on Wedncs.
day morn ~, .nheduic. rcsolutions viii he
ceeds on sennu sn,,o,rt r,erf. smnn,nccS IN
pesen ana n,arn,rv rI,rMh Msrch IA Tho con ~
Mo1a,."! M1,nH! ssS.inn however. remains in
ssuI.s sns,I tha ,sst fcw hours because
oSuvt u Mncertointv of isvelonments
sn' -o,,tinn
tne ruu,sh rT,shnn. ,v,,, ottend tho sos.,ons
>,rIv Ins.nk II pcrrv ~ phiiadoi.
plsnop So'r rptrrncd io.t wcc,, from, an
pn.n, racotion trin IN i,nlifornis.
e1ienueu S Jo n,shon II NcaIe' ~
p%sil,delphia; % Bishop John W. Hamii.
.on' Of washington, and Bishop II.
i.nIon Le.,el '" nco Bishon Smith will rrcet
~ N"w Jersey Conference for the first
w. Sm. .''" ''
'NA'' Watch Legislature
VO0 eyes VI tuc COhlCAShS0 huCahuChb
afe focused upon Arehhon ,, "qten.Is .nc
actions OF tne NepuH1ncan neSlsiu'ure
% pending ary cnis " ret'ave G Ine
van Ness acI [eeen.ly 9eSmreu unSom %
stitutionai; rasisse ., any eM,oreS .,n .S.
nent legisia'on ~ Ser'a.m Nv ~ VIII LIE .ns
[. -Avor OF tne ministers, anu .ncre Nh seenS .l
nery prospect OF dlast,c DilL S3,nS
through. rurener, Sa.e Senutof WI
liam y. Hunyon, OF Omon, wno .s rs-
garded as the certain ". ". -. stana
afdDearer IN tne cou. "s superna'o.a,
contest, rs sensraHy sEprNvea anu
United states SenatVr .enSnussel1
has READY supP9rI witn MS "nnouhceu
stand on pronloitioh ISSUES: .,, ...
\ On the other nanG tne contefence ,,u nas
frequently scVreo TvVGrhof a1i
VINO IL ~ su,us wH uo ~ ie o
against Vnl'sa Ssa.es s senaey. Gan.sv
huysen. for ms Doast % make T:ss JsLsey
as wet as the Atiantic an,; Vceah; s.nnns,p nsnSp
Berry mas annouhceS nnse.t - ti1TSv TnSv
IN references 10 the STATE wet "o''
srnor.
The new jersey Conterence ~ aEs s
ntsned WttI Tug entSvrIsmeht q e
so.called plue laws IN the s.ate.
Inere ~ nke'nooa tnat eamtu'sn =
may oe mappeo Ous nerS :" m"se ss,i
dflye IN nome ,Gommun'Stes Ss. ~, ,u oa
enIorcemenS iVohant ~ V"mS .sanu1Pai un Pii
lures, 0aseDaM ama o'nsr S,su Svm'uei''"'
'Aea snuseSs .aSs intarss. ow Nth tha ,otber,pv
onar.ms ..s ,nSlIss mi ~ ~ snnM. nonvsn ,
,.on ~ poSs'h ~ ths Tnvmen,s Hssociniton. which
ssain this wear intends to bring up the
matter Of equal representation IN the
conference. The laity participate IN
tho deliberations OF the general con
ference which makes the laws. Inc
New Jersey Conference laymeh nave
tried for several years to'carry their
point within their nome circle' put
without success. Inc question VIII DC
revived at the coming meeSnE anu u
expected that PRESIDENT r. II. tlqtt'
OF Haddon Heights' WI! app9ant com
nittee 10 place tne matter onc'a,iy De-
fore the conference at one OK ts ses'
hcns. ..u I.,, .,uo. y,
!he laymen VIII ho1a oMHMquut Mn o,'
traay even'hr ~ tne iAoIea h,diaa LaS'io, nr:
nnimons ,ne spruheTDs IT, s'TyeI W;tma WV
bnsn1p omiIh & tne NV wv d,ous FuomS Lome'
" samsas a. stor Stor tha " IoS9 nathor;m@
~ "oM4u "oMf"rsnc. 20 " has never % mot in that
Nsso.. .ss "nu "a..u.ns ~. Hn,".ata. o.. ' y
s .men nfe S,ns smnyus ny s,orn or's n,In,s..us
Sv.apI' NV. Wv n.noIi,, u.vtS.J .oo At,ontic Citv
nSs"a nUpo W .he nou,noront ,nont;nr n,Scc
~ ,o,ra 40 .me tsn.aI ~, S"o woars S sca 7;
!. es .h" anose,s noi,av " .itsrnots .ocl,
va. "I ,oen t,sSe' .ho poy MOrti omS south Snc :.
;,on. Ot'M.eS ~ ,ho a,oto tro N'''A """ '0'" 'S'
''0n' VI 'he o.ase' .
Several changes Forecast
While fewer changes arc expected this
year than ordinarily because Of the up
heaval last year at Asbury Park, there
appear the usual uneasiness and ali
ol uncertainty among ministers. Some
oi the bigger churches are mentioned
The report Is current that the Rev
George II. Neale, former district su
perintendent, now ut First Church
Cbllingswood, may be sent to Firs,
Church, Atlantic City, and the Rev
George 7. Harris, for seven years a,
the shore church, will 60 to Ceilings.
wood in his place. Rumor also puts
~ Neale in line to succeed the Rev
Melville Il. Snyder, superintendent o,
tho Trenton district, who may be sem
to Collingswood. Little credence /,
given this move. however. DR.. Snydc,
has served seven Years in his prcsen,
oGce and only last ,year was publicl,
supplemented for his work by Bishoy
Berry at conference session,
Several changes are reported in pros
pect in tbo' C'omdon cjwrcbsc T. q