Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-23
MethOdiSts FAVOR
Ope5, Church Vote

elected BY their conferences for four
years. term.
The Rev. DR.. Alpha G. Kynett op,
posed the four year term Of Office. on
the ground that it left the bishop power
less to remove a superintendent II he
proved inefficient or united for the
position.
Bishop Berry also opposed the four.
year term.
II do not favor any mortgage on a
position in the church," said the Bishop.
"a man must show himself fit year BY
year." The Bishop added that it was
his belief that the conference expected
the first four men in the balloting to be
all be appointed for one more year. but
there should be no certainty that these
appointments would be continued be.
yond the year, this being contingent on
the service performed by the appointees.
The clause in the resolution .provtd.
ing for q .four.year term was dropped,
MI. Thompson agreeing to this course.
The resolution was then passed, division
being taken BY the raising Of hands.
There were perhaps score Of dissenting
votes.
Foundation Work Approved
BY unanimous vote Of tho Confer
ence, the formation of the Wesley
Foundation in this city was approved.
The purpose of the Foundation is to
care for religious work among Metho-
dist students at the University Of
Pennsylvania and other educational in
stitutions in the city.
Secretary Of State Hughes was re =
quested by the conference, in reso-
luton passed at the morning session,
to take eosnizance Of q report that a
rum running % S,oS syndicate" q, s. had been en-
LIQUOR into the United States.
The resolution was introduced by the
Street NJ. e. Church. Mr.. Crowther
LEDoEa Of March Is, telling Of a. cor
poration which was to deliver large
quantities Of liquor at the three. mile
limit. It was resolved:
That the Philadelphia Annual Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church respectfully calls this dispatch
to the attention Of Secretary Of State
Charles Evans Hughes, with the re-
quest that suitable diplomatic inquiry
BE- made by our Department Of State. /"
Dead Ministers Honored
The memorial service for ministers
who have died during the last year tool;
place today. It was held In the Whar-
ton Memorial Church. at II o'clock,
following the regular business meeting.
of the conference, delivered the eulogy.
For the first time in history. q single
address took the place Of q separate ten :
minute talk in honor Of each dead
clergyman.
Those honored were 9. Edgar
AdamsOn. Abner T. Dotterer, John
D. Fox, Maris Graves, J. r. Tay-
lor Gray. Charles w. Green, Robert
Z. johnson, William J. Mills, Benja .
min M. Neill, John Priest, James Il.
Satchell, Hiram y. Sebring and Rich
ard Turner.
William Jennings Bryan, at frs,
scheduled to appear as the principal
speaker on the program today, will do
liver his lecture ut the afternoon ses.
sion of the conference tomorrow.
Prohibition Is Defended
Judge Alexander Hamilton Simpson
president Of the Board Of Trustees OF
the Methodist Hospital, was one of thu
speakers of the morning. Judge Simp-
son declared that Methodism had beer
instrumental, in bringing about prohi
bition; that the lid had been nailed
down do tnsn on tSs a sSn ssain of rum and couldn
Down in the Methodist Hospita
now" said Judge Simpson, 1--WE hav,
people suffering from the effects o.
rum. Some Of them are blind, OF
partly so. But don't blame the fac
that they drink bad rum on prohibition
As Bishop Berry said, It is not tn,
inebriate who drags himself along tn,
streets that is to be despised, but tn,
man who stores thousands OF dollars
worth Of liquor in his home and drinks
1t there.
"It is wrong to say that the lowered
moral conditions and the crime wav,
in the United States are due to til,
prohibition amendment. 1t Is the after
math Of war alone that causes thes,
7 things"
Judge Simpson made a plea fo
$4OO 900 to build an addition to til,
hospital.
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