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CONFERENCE WORK
IS UP TO The MINUTE
While A Great Mass OF Work Has
Come Before The Conference, 1t Is
Handled With Great Deliberation
And With The Best Or Feeling.

The sessions of the Fifty-fourth
Annual Conference of the Winning
Ton Conference Will soon have passed
into history and judging from the
splendid results that are being oo-
tanned the Conference is one or tue
most harmonious ones that has Deen
held in many years. The outsider
has but little conception OF the great
amount OF work that has to De nanul-
ed in the Annual Conference and yet
it is a fact that not only must pom
cies be initiated but the details III
connection, their successful launch
ing must be carefully worked out SO
that the best results may be obtain
ed. To the casual visitor or to the
regular visitor, VINO gives but little
thought to the work of the Conner
ence it would seem that its business
is to handle the problems that came
up from year to year, but such 10
far from the true mission OF the Con
ference and is far from the lnslue
facts in connection with II. Inc
real facts are that men with Dfoau
vision, looking ahead into the tu-
ture are lending their aid and CO.
operating in every way to make Tue
church do her full share in upDullu-
ing and extending the Kingdom OF
God upon earth and bring to pass the
era OF peace, good will ana the
Brotherhood of Man.
While the crowd today has not
been so large as that OF yesterday
still every available space seems u
be taken and every session has been
packed with the delegates and Wis
itors. but tomorrow, Sunday, if the
weather is favorable, will be the
great day; there Will hkely NC
thousands upon thousands OF Vlsl-
tors in Cambridge tomorrow; GAIN
bridge will be the Mecca tor Melno-
dists they will come from every III
rection and travel upon every ROAD
that leads to the Queen City or the
Shore
One of the sad features of the Con
ference was the announcement Oh tue
death of the Rev. Louis E. Barrett
who died at his home in Chesterto"n
last night at ten o'clock. Df. Bar.
rett was one of the older members oI
the Conference and had been 1or
MANY wears a. familiar figure at the
sessions.
The Rev. F.. C. MacSorley has been
requested to preach the Seml-Centeh-
NAL sermon at next years Oohlel
ence A motion commendlpg the
work of the Near East Rellet was
passed by the Conference after SOME
debate Rev. Robert Watt opposing
the taking of the money from tue
Centenary Fund for that purpose
stating that the principle would WORK
would work out badly
Bishop John w. Hamilton was dc-
corded an enthusiastic welcome up
on his arrival. The work OF the
secretary OF the Conference, the Rev.
d w. Jacobs, was heartily commence
ed. Nh. Jacobs reported that sow
which had been borrowed for the
purpose of publishing the Conference
minutes had been returned.
Mrs. Mcdowell, wife of the Blshop
was presented to the Conference
Mrs. Mcdowell was formerly presl-
dent of the Woman's Missionary 30.
ciety. Dr.. Morgan, president Oh
Dickinson College, was also present
ed to the Conference and maze
short address as did DR.. Clarence
True Wilson, of Washington. u. Y.
Secretary of the National Temper
ance League of the Methodist Eplsco-
nal Church, who stated that liquor
traffic in the United States had been
reduced to one-eightleth OF It's lornhei
status since the passage OF the fro-
hibition Amendment. He comnenu
ed President Harding upon ms ue
cided stand in favor OF prohlDltlon
and in replying to the statement OF
the editor of the London Times thal
nrohibition was a failure in the
limited States expressed the OPINION
that the Editor, by his own state
ments had admitted that he had Deen
the companion of boot-leggers anu
violators of the United states laws
during his stay in this country.
The report of the Sabbath ObserV-
ance Committee expressed the ap-
nreciation of the Conference OF the
Memorial from the Maryland General
Assembly and still further recon-
mended:
That all persons who are Metho-
dists walk circumspectly IN opsef'
ance of the Lords Day and protest
against the violations of the SunudS
law by camp meetings and similar
gatherings in the commerciallZatlon
of the Lords Day in the selling OF
unnecessary refreshments: The com
mittee also recommended the appoint
ment of committee in every CIR
cult to cooperate with the Lofd,s
nav Alliance in an educational cam
naign to promote the proper respect
for the sanctity of this day.
Yesterday following a brief as
QUESTION the Conference unanimously
endorsed the action of the area Ia
purchasing a permanent nome loi
Bishop Mcdowell. ..o
On the recommendation ol lno
committee on Conference Relallohs'
the Conference changed the r eiallol
Ao1nrcnn warren