Smyrna times., 1926-10-27
METHOD|STS VOW THEY WILL
FIGHT THE WET PROPAGANDA
REQUEST PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR
CANDIDATES FOR PROHIBITION
Urges More Rigid Law Enforcement
Quarterly Meeting of Ministers
and Laymen Held in Dover

/ and Ldymen deIu III DOfcT
/ The quarterly meeting of the min
listers and laymen of the Dover dis
trict of the Wilmington M. z. Con-
ference was held in Dover, Wednesday
in Wesley M. E. Church. Rev. w. z.
Gunby, d. D., district superintendent
of Dover district, presided. The de-
Ivotional services at 10 am, were con-
Quoted by Rev. f. @. MacSorley of
Fredericksburg, Md, after which Rev.
F. A. Lindhorst, director of religious
education Of the Wilmington M. E.
Conference, spoke on "Next Steps in
Religious Education" in which he en-
phasized the great task of the church
to bring the spirit of Christ into the
hearts of the boys and girls so that
they will live the lives and speak the
things that Jesus would have them
speak. He urged organization for this
purpose.
| He spoke of the church schools
(which are to be operated throughout
the conference during fall and win
ter months and the good expected to
be accomplished.
Rev. Morris E. Swartz, d. D., of
Washington, u. O., spoke on "Culti-
walton of World Service in the Wash
ington Area"
Reports of the World Service were
given by the several pastors present.
At the afternoon session, which be-
gan, at Las, the election of members
of the Area Council, two iaymen and
one minister, resulted in the selec-
ton of T. N. Rawlins and L. M. Phil
| lips from the laymen and Rev. D. w.
Jacobs of Milford from the ministers,
with Rev. E. w. Jones as alternate.
DIR. W. E. Gunby, by virtue of his of
fee, is also a member. The afternoon
devotions were conducted by Rev. AL
fred Smith, d. d. The Conference
Claimant Endowment" was presented
by Rev. G. P. Jones, D. D., of Smyrna,
field secretary of the Endowment.
The World Service movement was
presented by Rev. DR.. Lanzelle.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and adopted at the afternoon
session:
Resolved, That we, the Dover Dis
trict Preachers Meeting, in annual
session, most heartily endorse the
work of our director of religious edu-
cation, Rev. F. A. Lindhorst, and
Ipledge to him our fullest cooperation
for the realization of the forward
steps he has outlined, namely, local
Ifull-time workers in our rural dis
ltricts as well as in our larger charges;
a camp for boys and girls of early
lteen age, and a summer training
lschool in our conference similar to the
lpresent Dickinson Summer School Of
Religious Education.
The following resolution also was
presented and adopted:
Resolved, That we, the ministers
and laymen of the Dover district of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, as
sembled in Wesley M. E. Church, Do
ver, on this goth day of October, be-
lieve unqualifiedly in the principle as
well as the merits of the eighteenth
amendment and the Volstead act, and
we most emphatically protest against
blC PAA POOC do nCll do LllG lutIIlO0 Ol
the Association Against the Prohi-
Ibition Amendment in its endeavor to
lannul our prohibition and enforcement
flaws, and we here and now VOW that
we will take every opportunity to in
ltelligently contradict their viciously
misleading propaganda, and will give
to our people the true facts relative
-
this great question.
"We further commend the effective
work Of the Anti-Saloon League, oul
own Board Of Temperance, Phohibi-
ton and Public Morals and the Wom-
lens Christian Temperance Union anC
urge our people to continue their loyal
and financial support to these neces-
sary arms of the church.
"We further earnestly request all
people to cast their votes at the com.
ling election for only those candidates
that are known to be in loyal sym
lpathy with the full enforcement o.
our prohibition laws.
"We also appeal to each pastor OF
this district to see that the respective
representatives, both National anC
State, know the desires Of their people
regarding the appointment of sym
pathetic enforcement officers and th'
proper enforcement to all our laws.
"We hear gladly Mr.. Ernest A
! IGrann, representing the Board o
Temperance, Prohibition and Publ,
Morals, in his very earnest and lucit
lpresentation of facts and figures i