Milford chronicle., 1926-04-09
M. P. PASTORS In
ANNUAL CONFER
I'M WILM
Continued from nrst

nesday was the election of
the afternoon, when a presid
retary, treasurer and co
came up for election for the
year. AS the new president
the list of appointments and
usually large number OF
are expected, the event was
than usual Importance.
DR.. Humphreys, having ser
three years limit permitted
church rules, can not succeed
self. Wednesday morning the
seemed to have narrowed id
two men, the Rev. E. &. Max
of First Church, Newark, N.
the Rev. R. L. Shipley, past
Bethesda Church, Salisbury,
who is conference secretary.
The speakers of the session
p nesday night were Governor Z
son, Mayor Forrest, Daniel Has
and the Rev. George d. Allison,
ident of the Wilmington Counl
Churches.
Following a business sessiO
Thursday morning, the Rev. D
H. Lewis. president of the Ger
Conference, spoke. After the
recess a business session was
and a joint Home and Foreign
sionary meeting was held in
McCabe NJ. E. Church.
The midday luncheon at
church is served for the convenid
of those attending the conferel
1t is the policy of the Penius
Church never to hold commercial
fairs in the church building. nor
charge for meals, or entertained
held therein. Therefore no speciI
charge is made for the luncheon, b
a free will offering is expected
those partaking of the luncheC
which will go toward defraying Il
expense.
The back room on the Twentiet
street side of the church has bee
specially fitted up for the CONVEX
ience of the guests, typewriters, t.
bles and stationery having been pr
vided, and a pOstoffice opened. A
S. mail box has been placed in IL
room and is tapped at regular il
tervals by mail collector. A pa
telephone station has also been ei
tablished and everything possibl
done to meet the needs of the Wis
itors.
Three of the ministers in attend
ance at the Conference have M
missed a session in fifty years. Th
oldest of these is the Rev. DR.. J. v
Gray, who was admitted to the Cor
ference in 1861. The Rev. DR.. F. 2
Little, who was retired a year ag'
came into the Conference fifty-si
years ago. The Rev. J. T. Farron, al
so retired, has served fifty-four year
as a Conference delegate.
Twelve candidates for admissio
to the Conference were examined il
the prescribed course of study Tues
day afternoon. Those who pass tn
examination will be ordained as min
listers Sunday morning.
The conference will hold morning
afternoon and evening sessions witt
the exception of Saturday and Sun
day. On Saturday there will be NJ
afternoon session, and in the evening
the conference hour will be devoted
to an Easter cOntata by the choir o
the Peninsula Church.
There will be one service on Sun
day, at which the ordination sermon
will be preached by the Rev. J. w
Trout. DR.. Humphreys will preside
at the ordination of elders, assisted
by DR.. T. H. Lewis, president of thu
General Conference.
The report of the Maryland Edu
cational Endowment Society was
read Thursday morning. The con
ference trustees reported, and new
members were elected to the confer
nee. In the afternoon, the conference
received the treasurer's report, and
that of the committee on Steward
ship and Tithing.
Representative of the missionary
organizations of the church address
ed the evening meeting Thursday.
The reading of the conference
will feature the Friday
session, at which the re-
ports of benevolent agencies of the
church special committees on dea-
coness work and various missionary
will be received. The
Rev. F. w. Lineberry, president of
the Indiana Conference will deliver
a fraternal message.
Reports on young peoples work,
The summer conference and reports
Of committees on literature and edu-
ration will be read Friday afternoon.
New members will be received into
The conference on Saturday morning
after the reports Of special commit
ices on superannuates have been
read.
Things Preachers Should Know
md Do" is the subject for the Rev. j..
". Trout's ordination sermon on
Sunday morning.
Final reports from various COM
nittees will be read Monday morn
ng.
The closing session, Monday eve
ling, will review the report of the
Board of Survey and the committee
IN Official Relations. The plan of ap-
will conclude the session.
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