Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-24
M. f. LAYMEN IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Association Met at Cambridge,
Md, Today In Connection
With Conference.
Special Dirpatch From stan correspon.

Special Dinpatch From Stan correspon-
dent
Cambridge. Md. March 2a--Thc
Laymcns Association of tho VIII
mington Conference of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church held lts 1lth annual
meeting today In the First Baptist
Church, with 81 delegates present.
w. Harry Jones, president. presided
and made tho opening address. Amos
Ewing conducted n love feast. Com
mlttces were appointed as follows:
| Nomination--F. r. Andrews. w. B.
stephens, J. II. Anderson II. u. Tur-
ner.
Resolutions--IIenry e. Conrad. w.
r. Dashiell, J Thomas Smith, H. s.
Loomis. Mrs. Ella G. Emory.
Finance--M, E. Culver. w. J. Mas
sey, II. r. Gunby.
| The following resolution. which was
presented by Mrs Ella G. Emory, wna
referred To the committee on resolu-
tions;
Whereas. At It's last meeting. the
General Conference saw NJ to remove
the tie limit on district superinten-
dents;
Whereas, There are now I'm this
conference three OF tho district su.
pcrintendents who are completing six.
year terms;
Resolved. By this official board Of
~. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church
Seaford. Del. that we deem such re-
moval Of said time limit unfortunate
and not for the best interest of tn,
| 4.
by request tho Laymen's Association
at the approaching session of confer
ence. 10 take this matter up and us'
: their best efforts To- secure observance
! Of the old limitations of tho service b!
the district superintendents, believing
by 30 doing the best interest o
Methodlsm will thereby be promoted
Resolved. That our rppresontativ
to tho Laymen's Association he TO
quested 20 present this matter 10
consideration md action"
The following resolution. which wa
presented by a. NJ. Phillips. was re
ferrcd to the committee on resolution.
Whereas. There In n shortage {
D rreachers. and many Of our churchs
are without pastor. and many sr
taken care Of by supplies: and
I Whereas, Many of our leadin
ministers are engaged in 'servin
l tables or secular pursuits. whic
e work is very important, and we b,
r lIeve they are doing a splendid wo~'
although not so important "a proaci
q ing the gospel; and
:. Whereas, We believe these plac'
. could be properly filed with cons
n Grated and efficient laymen: thereto
be e q.
Resolved, That we earnestly p
n tition our honorable bishop 70 90,
{ slider this important matter and. II
= his opinion the work now done by the
Il ordained ministers can he equal
It we'll done by laymen. that he ma
p the change and give us for this co
ference year all tho ordained ministe
Ia we have 20 pastor our churches
" Praise Governor Denncy.
J. A resolption presented by Frank
10 Gentieu. commending the attitude
70 Governor Denney of Delaware on q
,g temperance question. WAS also referr
rs TO the committee on resolutions.
re The association received a telegra
l. OF greeting from William J. Dow
NJ ing. one Of its former presidents. W
a. Is receiving medical treatment at {
Methodist Episcopal Hospital. Phil
delphia, and Secretary Clarence
Short was directed to acknowledge
I'D receipt.
The association approved the acti
Ir- OF the Area Council IN procuri
us an Episcopal residence in Washir
er ton.
he DR. Joseph p. Hingeley outlined
'rs the laymen the program OF the Boa
ed OF Conference Claimants and
ne Charles r. Ely made a brief addre
Officers for the ensuing year v
Ell be elected this afternoon. Address
will be made as follows: The p
pose OF the Boys Conference" r
'' Edwin c. Keboch of Harrisburg, p
US Larger Lay Activities" Howard
- Kennedy OF Troy, \. Y: "Tithin
Henry 8. Dulaney Of Baltimore.