The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-23
CONFERENCE WORK GETS
INTO REGULAR SWING
Reports OF superintendent And
Chairman OF Various Committees
Bein& Received. Work OF Lords
Day Alliance Approved. Dir.
TreneTy Made Splendid Address.

| l.. MacSOfIeS, Cndli uldu, III i4hIdIlllo'
j. Trenery delivered splendid ad
| dress upon the work which is BENG
| done and urging that this branch O.
| the church work receive the earnes
| attention of the whole church body
| in the future. Among other things
| Dr.. Trenery SAID:
| kilograms have been received 0!
| the Conference from the Washington
Conference, Bishop Robert +. Jones
presiding and from the Philadelphia
Conference.
The report OF District Superlnten'
dent w. r. Mowbray, Of Dover DIS
trict, showed that the work in the
district is in fine shape that mucL
building is under way, among the
| churches rebuilt being that at Mas
sau Chapel burned ABOUT year ago
Superintendent Mowbray highly com
mended the work of Rev. W. II
Gunby at Zion Church, this city, an
nouncing that the debt on the chufcl
has been reduced from $4,000 tC
$3.50; collections for Missionary
work and General BenevOlences have
increased 400 &c; the church now has
a membership of 500 and Sunday
School of 900. He also stated thai
the Willow Grove church would be
sold if an agreement can be reached
upon the price for the property.
The report of the Rev. Robert
Watt, District Superintendent of the
Wilmington District was received
and commends the splendid work OF
the Rev G. 7. Anderson at Elkton
and the work of the Women's organ
izationS in the district.
The report of the Rev. j. w. SUM
walt of the Sunday School work was
followed by an address by Bishop
Mcdowell who elaborated upon the
plans for Sunday School work our
ing the coming year. Blshop NC
Dowell showed how it was beng
more and more appreciated that the
work of the church had it's origin IN
the Sunday School and that the sue
cess of church was largely wrapped
I'D in the success of the Sunday
School.
Bishop Mcdowell yesterday broke
a precedent when he announced the
re-appointment of the Rev. Robert
K StephensOn to the Silver Brook
Church. Wilmington. The appoint
ment was announced in advance OF
the regular list OF appointments III
order that q message to that eHect
could be sent to Dr.. Stephenson VINO
is at the Methodist Hospital, Phila-
delphia awaiting an operation. tie
will be furnished with an aSSlStah'
pastor.
The following petition was recelF-
ed from o number OF members oL
the Maryland General Assembly urg-
ing and requesting that the CONFER
ence authorize the appointment OF
Committees in each district to ar
range for several meetings annually
in the interest of the work of the
Lords Day Alliance:
To The Wilmington Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church,
Cambridge, Maryland
Brethren
AS members of the Maryland Gen
eral Assembly identified with the
Methodist Episcopal Church within
the bounds of the Wilmington Con
ference, we desire to state:
I've have been impressed with
the great need OF systematic train
ing by the Christian Church as &c
the value of the Lords Day.
I've have approved. most heart
ily of the Educational Program oil
the Lords Day Alliance of Maryland
which program consists of Lord s
Day Committee in every local church
whose duty it shall be to have a
Lords Day Rally at the mid-Week
meeting at least three times year
to arrange for the presentation OF
the claims of the Lords Day to the
Sunday School at frequent Intervals
and to arrange with every pastor &c
preach on the Lords Day observance
at least once year.
Ave endorse the work Of the
Lords Day Alliance and hereby petl-
ton our Conference to authorize ano
request the District superintendent
to name a committee in each District
whose duty it shall be to cooperate
with the Lords Day Alliance in the
Educational Program.
(Signed:)
Arthur G. Smith, Greensboro, Nd.
Orlando F. Harrison, Berlin, Mo.
Quincy Knots, Templarville, Md.
J. R. Charles, fredericksburg, Nd.
Perry A. Gibson, Rising Sun, Md.
Robert S. Harrison, Sherwood, Md.
George L. Barnes, Girdletree, Nd.
John D. Dolbey White Haven, Nd
Martin c. Vose. Denton, Md.
VIM. . Webster, Mt. Vernon, Md.
John W. Die, Crisfeld, Md.
Harry T. Nelson, Crisfeld. Nd.
Chas. w. Coulby, Easton, Md.
In. w Roberts, Clara, Md.
Eighty million dollars were con
tribted by the members and adhor
ents of the Methodist Episcopa
Church during the last fiscal year,
DR.. Norris w. Ehnes, Chicago, treas
| urer of the Committee on ConserVa
| ton and Advance told the Whining
| ton Conference is session here yes
terday.
For ministerial support, $24,
900 600 was paid, for buildings an
improvements $31,00O,OOO for mis-
sions and benevolences S25,OOO'O Ot
OF this total $14,290, 900 was cor
itributed to the Centenary program q
the church." said Dr.. Ehnes.
Since June 1st 1919, $4O,768
$40 have been paid into the treasur
of the Methodist Episcopal Churc
for the Methodist Centenary pre-
| gram. an increase OF over 5000 l
giving of the Methodist Episcopt
Church This is the most remarkS
Bile example of increased beneYolel
giving in the history of the churci
Every Christian man and Woma
should thank God for this sing
achievement.
IF the Methodist Centenary ha
resulted only in the giving of none
it would have been a thousand time
worth while However, the fact r.
} mains that this giving represents
| great spiritual enterprise, Whlc
MEANS the battering of the world