Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-06
NJ. P. CONFERENCE
TOLD PROHIBITION
HANGS IN BALANCE
Or. A. N. Ward Warns Members
They Must be Alert to
Prevent Il.
DR.. STRhUGHN REELECTED

Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
James ~ StrauRhn was reelected
president Of the Maryland Annual con
ference of the Methodist Protestant
church, IN session here. yesterday af-
ternoon. lie received l42 OF the 1sg
votes cast. G L. Humphries wac made
secretary, q. y. Nowlin, treasurer for
1929. and J. A Dudley. conference
steward FOR la23
The standing district committee will
be composed of the Beve. Dr. y r.
Little, l.. +. Warner aud j. NJ Shpri-
dan and three laymen, q, l.. Fisher, w.
@. Baker and r. a. Murray
Unless the church of Christ gets
better the Eighteenth Amendment will
be ewept away and the saloon will
come back. said Dr. A. Norman Ward
president of tho Western Maryland
College, IN his conference aormon ia
members Of the conference yesterday
lie said the state was In the gambling
business ON the plea that we need
the money"
The conference program last night
comprised a series OF fraternal greet 10
I ings from representatives of sister
conferences throughout the country.
( Rev. X NJ. Andrews. president of the
+ North Carolina conference. and Rev
I Dr. J. Alfred Selby. president of the
/ West Virginia conference, were the
principal speakers and In stirring ad-
dresses brought the members OF the
conference and the great throng which
/ jammed the great auditorium the
greetings Il their conferences and
stressed the ideals for which the entire
church throughout the country should
strive during the coming year for the
enlargement OF the fields Of operation
and for the spread OF the gospel.
Today a special communication was
read from Rev. Thomas IL. Lewis
president OF the General Conference
was read and an address delivered by
Rev. DIR. Fred c. Klein. special Gen.
sral. Conference messenger.
The evening service will be devoted
TO the report OF the committee OF
evangelism. with addresses 10y Rev
John NJ. GIN. pastor OF West Balti-
more Church. Rev. j.. ID. Stone oi
AAAAAttNtii y hAuA H. AssFa - Il. Nltn0ls
OF fredericksburg. and other member,
OF the conference. who had charges oi
the tent meetings during the summer
At $50 y. IN. the annual reunion anC
banquet Of the Alumni Association
Of the Theological Seminary will b,
held in William Smith Hall, Wash,
iEgton College. at which rs guests vii
be seated with Rev. Louis Randall. O
Alnutt Memorial Church, Baltimore
In charse
II is rUmored on tho floor of tn,
conference that there will be many
lchanges among the pastors. amonl
which are possibly Laurel, Del
Bedford Circuit, ST James and Girls
held The pastors at these charge
are Revs, G.. l.. Hoffman. Benjamin
A. Bryan, Avery Donovan ant
Charles NJ Elderdice
Scores Race Track.
No less forcible were the words O
the president OF the conference, Di
Siraughn. In his report. lie said wv
have men in the Legislature OF Mary
land deliberately refusing to act wit
the law oi the land, as expressed 4
the Federal Constitution. The sham
II II IS that. with one exception, a
Baltimore politicians are against pro
hibitiOn and now are asking for in
creased representation, IL Baltlmor
could and would get rid of tho grou
that controls the Legislature no on
could or would object To fair rey
resentation."
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