Milford chronicle., 1938-04-08
[Coniinned from Firm Pagsi

The Rev. V. NJ. Goodhand was
transferred firm Pittsville, Md, tC
the Christiana charge.
The largest number Of changes In
one district was made in the Dover
area with 10 churches receiving new
ministers. Among these were the
assignment of the Rev. w. H. Kohl
to Blades; the Rev. J. H. Thornton
to Cheswold, the Rev. Robert E.
Green to Harrington, and the Rev.
G. w. Dawson to Magnolia and
Barratt's Chapel.
Among the IS changes In the Sal
isbury area were the transfer of the
Rev. Roy L. Tawes to Hurlock, Md,
the Rev. E. z. Crockett to Nanti-
coke; the Rev. z. L. Bennett to
Smiths Island, and the Rev. ]. f.
Parker to Tangier Island.
Bishop Keeney Speaks
A stirring appeal to ministers and
laymen to evangelize every part Of
their communities, especially the
children and young people was made
at the concluding worship service
Sunday night by Bishop Frederick
T. Keeney of Chicago, director of the
Million Unit Fellowship Movement,
Methodism's worldwide missionary
enterprise.
"If we don't get the young life
about us in our church communities,
/ fear for the next 10 years of the
church's history" said Bishop
Keeney. He emphasized that in the
conversion of an adult a single soul
Is added, but when you convert
child you convert a whole multiple
cation table"
Mass evangelism is all right. Bis
hop Keeney said, but asserted the
winning of souls individually by
ministry and laity imbued with the
missionary zeal of the early Chris
tians. is to be preferred. In this con-
nection. the bishop said he knew OF
a number of Methodist churches
which had had no conversion In
several years.
Conference Praised
Bishop Waldrof, presiding over his
FIRST annual Wilmington Conference,
said: 81 have thoroughly enjoyed
my session with you. have found
YOU a warm-hearted group Of nIfIIfs-
ters and laymen, devoted to your
task and eonseerated to Gods serv-
lee in the building Of His Kingdom
here"
Referring to those who had been
moved to new assignments, Bishop
Waldrof remarked kindly. "Remem-
Der anywhere with Jesus Is a good
place to bel"
Another act of the closing mo
ments was a standing silent minute
of prayer in memory of the late
Bishop. William F. Mcdowell, who
presided over many annual sessions
OF the Wilmington Conference. This
tribute was given at the request Of
Bishop WaldrOf, who eulOgized Bis
hop Mcdowell as one Of the great
and sanity figures Of American
MethOdism.
Most unusual was the concluding
of the conference on a Sunday night,
done at the special request Of Bishop
WaIdrof. Veteran members Of con-
ference said for many years It has
been traditional to conclude with the
reading of the appointments just be-
fore noon on Monday.
10 Are Ordained
Bishop Waldrof ordained ten
elder and nine deacons In the min
istry at the afternoon session Sun
day. More than 1,40O witnessed the
laying on" of hands. Elders are
those who have completed four years
Of theological studies; deacons, two
years.
Those ordained elders were: The
Rev. Robert Gambrill Conner Of
AIarydel, Md; the Rev. Ira Elbert
Crum Of Burrsville, Md; the Rev.
John Edward French of Wilmington;
the Rev. John Edward Jones, Nanti-
coke, Nd; the Rev. Ray Wainwright
Bishopville. Md: the Rev.
Joshua Edward Layton, Holly Oak,
Del; the Rev. Daniel Thomas
Prltchard. Newark, Md: the Rev.
Ernest Nelson Wright, George
own, DEL; the Rev. Harold Ford
ham, Glendale, Del, and the Rev.
Albert A. Huntington. 0nancOck, Va.
rhe last two were received on Gre
lentials from the Baptist Church.
Ordained as deacOns we're; The
Rev. Walter Lee Beckwith, Church
Hill, Md; the Rev. Frank G. Burf
ey, Charlestown, Md; the Rev.
Charles Goldsborough Cannon.
Island. Nd; and Rev. Ed
win Sidney Gault. Chance, Nd; the
Rev. Walter A. Glass, Bayslde, Md; !
he Rev. Vernon NJ. Goodhand. Pitts
lille. Md; whose father the Rev. A.
". GO0dhand. is pastor OF Grace Nj.
J. Church. Salisbury. Md; the Rev.
Irthur T. P. Hudson, Mardela
springs, Md: the Rev. Charles Har-
-ey Squires, Wilmington. and the
sev. Frederick H. Truitt, Pomona,
i'd.
I.5OO at Morning Session
Approximately 1.500 persons heard
bishop Waldorf condemn gambling.
secularism and the lack OF .
lscipllne in the home In HIS SER y
lon at the morning worship service.
Preaching on the theme, "The I
D the contrast between the world ,
esus Christ outlined for His disci-
les and the world as II Is. Bishop
valdrof used for his text. John {
7:1g. "As Thou hast sent me into
he world. even so hive J also sent I