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Dir Ward Tells NJ. p. Conference
Church Oh Christ Must Improve.
City LEGISLATORS Scored. DIR.
Straughn says Ii Baltimore Would
Dust VETS Ii Could Have lncreas-
ed Representation.
Ches ertown. Md. April 5.-Un-
less the church OF Christ gets better
the Eighteenth Amendment Will pe
swept away and the saloon will come
hacl, said DR.. \. Norman warn,
president Of the Western Maryland
college. in his conference sermon 10
members of the Maryland annual
conf, :.:.Ce of the Methodist protest.
an: Church, which opened its ninety
fourth session at Christ Methodist
Protestant Church here this morning.
He said the State was in the ganlpl-
ing business on the plea that we
need the money.
DR.. Ward also said the Jews anu
other denominations have driven the
RihIa ont of schools in great metro-
politan centers. 81
No less forcible were the words OF
the president of the conference, Dr-
James II. StraUghn, in his report. nc
said I'VE have men in the Legislature
of MARYLAND deliberately refusing "
act with the law of the land. as ca
messed in the Federal CONSTITUTIONS
The shame of it is that, with one en-
contion all Baltimore politicians are
apainst prohibition and now are ASK
ing for increased representation. u,
Baltimore could and WOULD get rlu
of the group that controls the Les
isIature no one could or would oDJecI
10 fair representation.
He promised help to the Antl-Sa-
loon League. The Lords Day AIR
anco prevented any anti-Sabbath
laws passing the Legislature, he SAID,
hut in spite of every effort to stop II
racetrack gambling still goes on
God help u.s." he exclaimed.
In speaking of the material contrl-
buttons of the church, Dr.. Straughn
said that the churches have worked
consistently toward debt reduction.
Tho showing is remarkable, he SAID,
when with the almost unprecedented
business depression. $5O,OOO Will De
paid on old debts. Expenditures loi
new buildings and improvements Will
total at least 5000, he said.
The much discussed pastors san
aries question is working toward
solution. The situation has oeen
:oc+ hy the conference guaranteeing
70 the ministers the minimum salary
$1,000. Ten churches have lncreas-
cd salaries during the past year, TWO
have decreased salaries and the re-
,nainder have made no changes. me
major effect of the salary guarantee
is that while it protects the munster
he will have to give better service.
The laymen say if they must pay
the, must have value received. They
say, "Give us the right man ana
there will be no more trouble ABOUT
the salary
The report of the president clted
the death during the year OF the heV'
Edwin H. Van Dyke, missionary u
JaDan: the Rev. Dr.. Edwin Alonzo
Warfeld for IS years professor OF
English at the Western Maryland
College. and the Rev. H, H. Carroll
to whom he paid tribute, as well as
to two noted laynien, Daniel Baker
and NJ. A. Davis.
DR. Straughn told his hearers that
last year there were more than S,oVo
conversions and more than 3,OOo &C
cessions. More than 1900 member
ships were for various reasons ols-
continued no said. This NUMBER
will he augmented by a correction OF
records, he said.
The report said the members
should help Western Maryland Coz
lege and Westminster Theological
Seminary.
DR. Straughn was reelected the
president of the conference, receR-
inc 142 of the 1S9 votes cast. G.~l.
Humphries was made secretary. y
n NovIin. treasurer for 1928 and j.
A. Dudley, conference steward LOT
1928. ao
The standing district committee
will be composed of the Revs. DR.. F.
n Little, L. F. Warner and j. M.
Sheridan and three laymen, G. +.
Fisher W. G. Baker and 7. A. Mur-
ray.
The devotional services of the day
were impressive More than 5Oo
persons attended the opening service
led BY the president ana remalhc''
until the close of the service.
When the delegates are all in place
the roll call will total something over
400 persons. They are. being enter
tanned all over the town. This eve
ming the services were fraternal'
President Straughn presiding. The
Rev. DR.. R. NJ. Andrews, president OF
the North Carolina Conference ana
the Rev. Dr.. j. A. Selby, president OF
the West Virginia Conference, were
the speakers.