Smyrna times., 1933-04-05
;!I'"SyIFERENCE 'SI1
!. O.duce Districts
late y 70 Two Fails
'sn. i !, RehObOth
Tie pos -, IN VOTE

n. E. ConIel eiiN
g. .@l.,,5ay's meeting OF the
!, .s.:ions at Rehoboth
= l,rnen made threats oI
\ ;alaries of the pastors
..a,.sss and also those of
IsSuperintendents unless
~, consented to the re-
i'i5 ,iI,cs the number Of dis
r. l'sl[r eorference and the ap-
4 = committee on nm
y ,,rsats for cutting sal
'. Tbsn the laymen were
their move for reducing
| y, |. # districts, and it ap-
y. y thew were also about
~ efforts for the adop-
a-,1ce ,ll committee for the
rnder disciplinary re-
Much feeling was
| sy the laymen when nay
[...isi IN recording a ma
srpetsen votes for the re-
/. districts, they lost out
s,sOD Adna W. Leonard
! n motion was lost, as
T. we're only asked for AN
Il, # opinion" that they
!. titled 10 a vote on the
IN tllls4IA
rs ths number of districts
rtsrence. Bishop Leonard
|4 only ministers were en-
n, vote On the question,
/. ni,take was made in the
- ordering such q vote
[tvas a source Of embar-
n "A him to 50 rule, but he
|,u out the law Of the
ny i've discussion began
Irrnirg after the Rev J. w.
vss the majority report Of
-ri.tse considering the ad-
n d reducing the number
-r.rcs districts and advo-
|ssrtion Of the four present
I isr at least two years, the
] d superintendents to be
4 to Be fixed by Conference,
Y ! finance committee be
Ii % make monthly pay
{ alaries to each superin-
sstop Leonard ruled that
I1tlance may designate the
Ed districts, but cannot fix
I,.sy lines Of the districts.
nlity report was read by
h nlghnan Smith, advocat-
triton Of the districts to
-Elnington, Dover and Sal
sSpeedier BY Automobile
atoTing boundary lines of
s1i districts and the pro
l-'e district plan were plac-
y platform. The Rev. Mr..
i1lained that changes in
e travel now make unnec-
h1r superintendents, and
Y saving the salary Of one
-'lsnt and altogether
.al0 a year. Superintend-
4 aanltted that salary es-
! iaF superintendents had
'a'sd put from reports re-
7 oslleVed that not more
'a'y-hVe per cent Of the
| aiinated during past year
I iaiied- and he thought it
! Corferenece should know
. '.1'cated retaining four
! ias Rev. L. E. Wimbrow
y 'edlction Of the districts
's@ We could get along
lTo,' but suggested
u. y 0e better. He opposed
Aay Layman Walter O..
= smyrna, advocated two
Y. Davis, layman, Fed
y y. Aa.' urged retention of
..1As. The Rev. w. M.
!. wa retention Of four dis
~ many other ministers
s-1' Laymen E. F. Seib-
! mont referred to the
sssy travel by automo-
~ .'.'niendents, and said he
q that the devil is also
! y automobile and that
- - much faster than the
4 'a.s. ) y He urged that
49, ! Iae church should not
a y y additional work
\ l.ia liapsflntendents. Super
!, ss... .a.o0a said he favored
.,l.l' ! as, but thought action
I. ~ so.'poned one year. He
~ 9'llsf that salaries might
! but thought some as
-oald be given that the
y 'oald ~ be paid, some fall
ana :, y'ar' The discussion
ls >, !. Tue afternoon ses-
.,ig, A. LEASED amount of
usDate.
/. '"' Too Many Votes
! s,s ~ s.n was finally called
~. 0allot was taken ii,
~. 80 u more votes
Resent mere were dele
4 + !. I. Elmer Perry.
t.a,ssi y Laymen's Confer
~ 4 mistake had h.