Evening journal., 1922-03-23

Is TOLD OF
YEARS WORK

aries are to be maintained on his dis
'rict DR. Mowbray refers to the
tendency 10 cut salaries as suicidal"
and DR.. Collins remarks that there
are some laymen who are in favor
OF a free gospel"
DIR. Collins in his report com
mends Pierre s. DUPONT for his
substantial gifts to upbulld Delaware
schools. What pity he was hound
cd and prosecuted by people with
out vision and small fry politicians"
DR.. Collins exclaimed
DR.. Collins incidentally told how n
bumble-bee flew into his auto when
he was driving. He swiped at H.
causing him to lose control OF the
car which plunged over a gravel pile
into a ditch and out again into an
other gravel pile. overturning and
MASKING the car. Or. Collins was
unhurt He figured in another col
lision in Wilmington. and also es-
capped injury there.
Bishop Mcdowell read telegrams
~ greeting from the Philadelphia
and Washington Conferences and
the secretary was instructed to make
suitable replies
Consideration of a motion to sell
the Willow Grove Church. on the
Dover district as the property Is not
In use. was referred to executive ses-
sion.
A communication on Sabbath OBJ
servance from the Methodist mem
hers OF the Maryland General As
sembly assuring the conference OF
their cooperation was read by
Bishop Mcdowell. and the secretary
was directed to send a reply ez-
pressing the appreciation OF confer
ence.
An executive session was ordered
for this afternoon for the consider
alton Of candidates for admission.
Or. Sumwalt read the report Of
he Conference Board Of Sunday
schools. and Bishop Mcdowell spoke
highly Of the work In other Confer
fnces in Sunday school extension.
The characters OF the effective elders
of Wilmington. Middletown and Do
4 yer districts were passed by the Con-
ference.
The Conference directed its secre-
AIRY 10 acknowledge with thanks.
the receipt OF a communication from
4 fourteen members OF the Maryland
q General Assembly Identified with the
4 Methodist Episcopal Church within
4 the bounds Of the Wilmington Con-
ference as follows:
we have been impressed with the
great need Of systematic training by
the Christian Church as to the value
4 of the Lords Day.
fNNTn hasr auprrrsna raruf HEARTILY u
i NJ the educational program Of the
i Lords Day Alliance Of Maryland
i which program consists Of a Lord Is
Il Day committee in every local church
whose duty Il shall he 10 have a
Il Lords Day rally at the midweek
& meeting al least three times n year
& 10 arrange for the presentation Of
II the claims Of the Lords Day 10 the
Sunday School AZ frequent intervals
< and 10 arrange with every pastor tc
preach on the Lords Day observ-
4 ance at least once a year.
I'VE endorse the work Of the
Lords Day Alliance and hereby pc.
s tition our conference 10 authorize
& and request the District Superin.
& tendents 20 name a committee IN
each district whose duty 70 shall h,
IN cooperate with the Lords Day
& Alliance in this educational pro
81 gram"
+ Commenting on the communica
ion. Bishop Mcdowell said a petl
ion from members Of a General As
s. sembiy to a Conference was novel
~
DR.. W. f. Gunby announced tina
the Chamber OF Commerce vii
provide automobiles 20 take member
of Conference about Cambridge ol
sightseeing trips.
Conference elected the followin
trustees for the Wesleyan Collegi
81 ate Institute. The Rev. +. c. Mac
s Sorley. G.. C. Williams r. X. Steph
~ anson. Joseph c. Herson. Walter +
FL Gunby. and Arley b. Magee laymar
' Praises Wilmington Papers.
Bishop Mcdowell announce
transfer OF the Rev. Chester L. Nor
ris Of the Colorado Conference an
| The Rev W. r. Woodell from tn
. Blue Ridge Atlantic Conference {
Wilmington Conference.
Miss Jessie r .Arbuckle. repre-
H senting the General Conference Dea
coness Board, spoke on work OF IN
+ board.
! Resolutions offered by the Rev. T
-< @. Budd urging more enfosSemer
X ~ the Eighteenth Amendment wer
:: unanim ously adopted
~ The Rev. DR.. J. W. r. Sumwa
| of Grace Church. Wilmington, pal
s. glowing tribute 10 the Wilmingto
vi daily newspapers for their fairne'
in dealing with the temperanC
.N question. His remarks were ar
<5< plauded.
e The Rev. G. r. Anderson. the Re
W. /. White and Henry p. Canno
were reelected for a term OF thrs
years as members for the Bureau
Sessions. The Revs. r. c. McSo
ley. George p. Jones. l.. r. Poole an
f.. w. Jones were elected confern,
stewards.
The Rev. J. II. Warren. supernl
merary. was ordered continued
that relation.
A touching scene was witnesss
at Yesterday afternoons sessiC
when the characters OF retired mil
listers were passed As their nam
were called an opportunity was gi
on each To address the conferenc
When the list was finished all pre-
ent we're called before the bar OF q
conference. and facing the aud
ence the vote was taken to contini
them in their present relation aft