Evening journal., 1922-03-24

ASTIR OVER
PASTORATES
(contlnucd From First Pagel

the Dover district: and Dr. George
O. Williams OF McCabe Church. vii
mington. be sent TO Cambridge
An official member OF McCahe
Church last night said ;hat Dr. Will
lams will not leave McCabe.
pr. Williams is saying nothing on
tho subject, hut II he should be sent
20 Cambridge ne Will not be an en-
tire stranger as ne visited Cambridge
Lodge No. S. A. r. and A VI. last
night. and delivered an address on
Masonry and incidentally became ace
qualnted with many of Cambridge
most influential citizens. Dr. vii
liams is Grand Master of Delaware
Maaons
Dr w r Gunbv pastor OF Zion
Church Cambridge. is also saying
nothing on the subject hut his
members are. Eighteen OF the ON
clal members OF his church held
conference with Bishop Mcdowell
yesterday afternoon and urged that
Dr. Gunhv hc returned Co them for
another year II is not thought
however. that they woulu insist upon
his return n he were selected as one
OF the district superlntendents
Niddletown sent "a delegatlon here
yesterday urging the appointment to
that charge OF the Rev. r. W Nc
Doweu. OF Pocomoke City and it is
thought their request will be grant
ed
The Rev " p. Norfhrup. who is
now stationed ar Middletown. 10 is
said will he sent 60 Greensboro. j.
a. Leach. ln this event. is booked
for Pocomose City.
Considerable laughter was created
AZ the expense OF DR. Carlisle L..
Hubbard pastor OF ST. Pauls
Church. Wlm ngton. when IN the
reading OF his annual Rport yester-
day Dr Watt referred 10 the gift by
the ST. Pauls people or an automo-
bile 90 their pastor.
What does that mean?" asked
the bishop.
DR.. watt explained that the
church had given Dr. H1hhard the
car and he was 90 pay for the up
b keep.
"A gift NJ that kind sometimes
has a double meaning" said Bishop
/ Mcdowell. THE gift OF an automo-
bile might mean move on"
70 is well that the services OF the
+ conference are held IN Zion Church
as the attendance is unusually large.
not only the conference members at
tending tho services. hut hundred.
from nearby towns come every day
making the trip in automobiles and
returning home az night. as it is 'm-
possible 20 find a lodging place in
town.
+, Now that the laymen have ar
rived the official visitors total over
500 At least 200 boys are expected
tomorrow FOR the Boys Conference
The town may be said 10 have stand
ing room only.
II the weather should prove favor
able ON Sunday it is estimated thai
five thousand visitors will he here
At tho opening ~ today's session
/ Rishop Mcdowell read the follow
ing telegram from the Rev. r. X
| stephenson 10 Dr. Watt:
Il am passing through a new an'
trying experience ! am testing th'
Word I have preached for forty-hvl
years and find 70 all sufficient. I an
confident 7 shall win out IN the or
deal Just ahead Thank Bishol
/ Mcdowell for appointment In ad
vance; Conference for sympath'
and prayers"
Bishop Mcdowell conducted a de-
votional service.
Bishop Mcdowell announced tha
publication OF DR.. v. $. Collins re-
port In Wilmington papers in ad
vance Of lis reading. was due @
him. as the report had been release
by him. and he had fully expecte
10 call for 10 yesterday The repor
was then read by Dr Collins who
superintendent Of Salisbury District
George Elliott editor or m
Methodist Review addressed m
Conference ar tho opening session
today. speaking on self Sacrifice.
Former Congressman W. n. Hof
feckcr. NJ Smyrna. Del was intro
duced 20 the Conference and told O
the action ~ tho Washington are
G in purchasing home for Bisho
, Mcdowell In Washington, al a cos
OF $4,000. but stated that NOR
p than that amount Is needed. Tn
b area has decided 20 raise $50 90
q The difference between this amoir
. and that needed for the purchase q
e the property is TO be put at interes
TO maintain the residence. pay take
q etc. He said 500 900 OF this amour
, Is needed by April l. The tot'
= amount needed. ~ apportioned
the entire membership OF the are
would amount 20 about thirty cen
per member.
DIR. Sumwalt said IN urging en-
dorsement OF this action by Cor
ference that n there is Prime
= NJ the House of David in Washing
ton. we have that Prince In the PEI
- son of Bishop Mcdowell
Following brief discussion Nh
e Conference unanimously endorse
- the action Of the area In purchasln
q a permanent home for Bishop Nj
Dowel
on the recommendation OF m
. committee on Conference Relation
the Conference changed the relatio
p, of tho Revs. J. +. Anderson. Warre
10 Burr. +. G. Sunfeld. George Edwar
n Reed. George W. Stauings. Georl
H. p. smith and W. r. Matthews fro
.r effective 10 retired; the relation
10 the Rev. O.. W Hastings and j. v
n Gray from retired 10 effective. an
IA the relation OF the Rev. F. y
Faulkner from effective to supe
,, numerary.
,v The Rev j. r.. H.nckley OF a
"A Board OF Conference Claimants Or