Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
M. p. CONFERENCE
WELL SUPPORTED
IN EXTENSION WORK
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Unit DdScItltnL vi BtOut, ttShtuk toop-
900: at Indian River tho church has
been completed at cost OF about
$4,000; at Atlantic Church, which IL
now about completed at n cost OF
nearly $4,000, the handsomest rural
church in the conference: ut Broad
Bethany, q fine new stone church
which will cost $4,000; at Salisbury.
a stone structure. tho contract price
OF which Is 100000: at the Peninsula
Church. Wilmington. costing $4,000.
the finest piece OF church extension
work In the history of tho conference.
New parsonages have been secured
at Mapleside- Fairview, Cumberlan nd.
and at Trinity. Baltimore.
Many new projects are In initial
stages-;Whaleyville, Woodonsburg on
F'inksburg IAne on Newmarket; Cal
vary, Hampdcn, Keen Memorial, Nio-
letville, Mariners. Fair1iclds on North
umberland: Susquehanna whore
Chapel and Lapidum are consolidating,
Chc1rydale.
Western Maryland College.
The future OF Western Maryland
College was discussed at the session
yesterday afternoon, DR.. A. Norman
Ward, president, in tho annual re-
port. said there are three ways TO
provide for the future of tho college.
First, the conference can continue.
as At present. giving the same sup
port and try to hold on. The result.
ne said. would he n loss In the long
run. Secondly, the college can be
given TO the State; might possibly be-
come part OF a great state university
scheme. he explained. The other
course no outlined Is 20 determine
upon n new era for the college and
put within It's reach the funds neccs-
sary properly to endow II for the
great service which II is capable of
performing for the church and edu-
cation in general.
| Fun-Tlme Presidency.
The memorandum OF the Rev
! Thomas II. Lewis, president OF the
General Conference. asked n vote OF
tho sense OF tho Maryland Conference
toward the full-time presidency. DIR.
Lewis recited that ne WAS receiving
900 salary and his expenses were
$1.163. He said. 1T is so new TO us
ttl3l IL tttilr WHO W Adhc III" StilSt
OF the conference as to its continue
ance." A unanimous vote of conf
dence wa. given and the sanction 10
the continuance OF the full-time Of
fee.
This coferencc will send TO Pitts
burg on May 1919 two representa-
tives TO confer with committees from
other conferences upon all board
work At the suggestion OF Or. Lewis
one day OF the annual conference will
he given up 10 the young people
convention. The appropriation for
the General Conference budget for the
Maryland Conference IS $4,000.
The Board OF Church Extension, in
a way being superseded in its duties
was ordered discontinued and the new
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assume its functions. Also OF tho old
Board OF Survey. A QUESTIONABLE sem
out by tho committee on budget
brought tho reply that IS charge.
were upon the honor roll for raisins
the budget and al least $4,000 woult
be raised
At noon the conference paused fr
It's work 10 godspeed DR.. r. NJ. An.
drews. president OF the North Caro-
lima Conference. DIR. J. A. Selby
> president of the West Virginia Con
ference. "Wednesday night told tn,
conference that In spite OF the de
preston OF business his conference,
has raised ministers salaries SO pei
cent.
Decides For New Faculty.
: The report OF the committee OF
faculty OF instruction started a de
bate that lasted from $50 until at 5.3t
yesterday. DR.. Straughn finally tool
the matter into his hands and in tw,
minutes the conference voted unani
mously 20 adopt the whole program
: FOR new faculty that will perpetu
ate Itself.
: Addresses were delivered by ID,
Charles II. Beck secretary Of Genera
o Conference, and DIR. +. G. Klein. Gen
eral Conference messenger. upon mis-
= sions and young folks.
. In the evening session the report O
the committee on evangelism was re
ceived.
. The alumni dinner OF the westrnin
. ster Theological Seminary WAS glvel
last evening at Washington College
The Rev. Louis Randall. president O
, the class, was toastmaster.
-, Among the candidates for admis
q sion 70 the Conference this year ar
three men who are notable for IN
sacrifices they have made to ent,
= the ministry. NJ. l.. Sutliffe has bee
serving the Protestant Episcopa
Church in Philadelphia as a mission
airy secretary at salary OF ncarl
$4,000. but relinquished the post,
was stated. 10 engage in pastors
work under the Maryland Conferenc
at one half that sum.
V Rev. Clark Marshall. now preach
Ing on Cambridge Circuit. resigned
. good position In Baltimore. lie Is a
artist OF reputation, whose work is
the Peabody Institute. That institl
ton, II is said. regretted 10 lose n
- services.
The third case is that OF Re
,, George A. Brown Of Philadelphia
u, who gave up a $4,000 salary to a,
cept ministerial work in Alexandra
% Va. Beginning with congregatlo
:, Of IS. there were 10 converts In h
ID church during the past year, and !
r. now has a large congregation