Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-24
Adjournment on Monday.

Adjournment on Monday.
Explaining his steady crowdng or
BUSINESS. Bishop Mcdowell told the
conference he is planning for It's final
adjournment on Monday next In time
for the members to leave Cambridge
on the train scheduled to depart at
2.30 o'clock I'm the afternoon. He
said passage of ministerial candidates
In course Of study will be completed
today.
Mentioning DR.. Louis T.. Barrett.
who IN seriously Ill at ChestertOwn.
Md. District Superintendent Wise de
MED n rumor that DIR. Barrett had
died. but stated he is crossing the
food" When closing the morning
session Bishop Mcdowell prayed for
DR.. Barrett.
The conference during tho morning,
adopted tho following resolution.
which was presented by Harvey w.
Ewing Of Wilmington:
"To the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United states OF
America In Congress assembled
"Be SC resolved. that we. the will
mington Conference OF the Methodist
|
the proposed Constitutional Amend
ment to Prohibit sectarien Appropria-
tions blouse J. II. 159) and urge It's
immediate passase"
The Conference elected Wilbur r
Corkran, !. w. Colona ard w. II
Triggs conference rustees for three
, years. Dr. Joseph B. Hingeley. cor
responding secretary OF the Board OF
Conference Claimants. outlined the
boards program and presented TO the
Conference a draft foe $3.50
District Superintendent Wise wa,
, authorized 10 sell n parsonage or
Smyrna circuit, which circuit has beer
, discontinued.
Frank Her-on was elected n member
Of the Board Of Examiners and Georgt
G. williams a member OF the Bureau
OF Sessions.
District Superintendent Wise re
ported that the Conferences quota o
the Episcopal Fund amounted &
s6.7s2 and the Conference spportione,
tho quota as follows:
u Wilmington district. s2.2ss; Mid
= dletown, 81 ,351 Dover, si,379: Sails
o bury. sl.7s2.
The Conference decided to sit +
q executive session from 80 10 3 O'cloc
z this afternoon.
n There was nm impression this after
noon that Robert Watt may be reap
& pointed superintendent OF the VIII
i mington district and Vaughan 8. Col
lins. Of the Salisbury district; the
Walter f.. Gunby may succeed WI
liam r. Mowbrny as superintendent
OF the Dover district, and that Geore
c. williams or John l.. Johnson ma
succeed william A. Wise. as superb
: tendent of tho Middletown district
70 Executive Session
ly Tho conference, in executive se~rio
Se yesterday afternoon. requeeted BishC
n Mcdowell to appoint COMMITTEES
rs confer with the Conference Board
Stewards looking toward making ne
esssary changes In the present chart
P. of the board in order to mako sa
OF charter conform to the Requirement
10 of the Methodist Discipline, said cor
ed mittee 20 report to the conference
its session next year.
m Edwin Gardner was permitted
n withdraw from the conference.
ne timore Conference TO readmit J.
A. Prettyman. who requested and obtai
A ed a certificate of location from Z
Its Wilmington Conference in 1920.
District superintendents were a
- thorized TO dispose of church buildin
at Port Penn and Willow Grove, a
so Jones Church, on the Salisbury distri
= Anniversary Celebrations.
Large audiences attended the an
10 versary celebrations, whose exercii
Iu were interesting.
IT. The Woman's Home Missionary s
IS, ciety celebrated its anniversary vest
ill day afternoon. Mrs. J. Talley SIN
'es Of Wilmington presided, and DR.. H
lr- bert +. Randolph Of Washington ms
ev. an address.
a.; The Board OF Home Missions a
5. Church Extension celebrated it's an
g." versary last night. T. r. Dyke v
chairman. and DR.. David d. Forsyt
corresponding secretary of the boa
was speaker.