Milford chronicle., 1939-03-31
MANY CHANGES
MADE AT M. E.
CONFERENCE
,vOntlnued from First Page,

Rev. DIR. John J. Bunting, Salisbury
Nd. District, whose terms have no
expired. were reappointed.
Bishop ReprOves Women
Asserting his lack of enthusiasm
for wOmen's suffrage is Of loDi
standing. the Rt. Rev. Edwin Hol
Hughes, bishop of the Washington
Area of the NJ. E. Church. added In
his conference sermon. If don't think
you did much for us with the vote
to save the 18th Amendment"
women are as much a problem
as men today in the matter OF
drink" Bishop Hughes continued
IF the women of America wanted
to. they could change the fashion in
this thing as easily as in the style
of clothes they wear"
Bishop Hughes preached from the
text, John 1925. Now there stood
by the cross Of Jesus, His mother,
and His mothers sicter Mary. the
wife of Cleopha's and Mary Nagda-
lene." Bishop Hughes said. Women
lined the way of the cross. hut only
these three went IN to stand in its
very shadow that day" likewise.
Bishop Hughes added. wherever 4
cross is lifted ON any hill Of dis
grace a mother goes there. too.
AssalIs Neglect Oi Mothers
MANY young people Kill their
mothers with theiI sin, their neg
lect: the disgrace they visit upon
her, as surely as il tEev drove a dag
ger In her breast" Bishop Hughes
said. 81 wonder how many at the
bar of heavens justice will hear the
accusation, You are a matricide.' A
whole lot of people love some con-
temptsble pleasure on Sunday more
than their mothers" Bishop Hughes
asserted
"The cross" the bishop said. us
not only a theological necessity, J:
is a logical necessity as we'll. We
must say, in effect, Lord. here is my
sin. 1 can do nothing about It. You
can blot It out forever through Your
cross Yea. we are all sisters of
Magdalene. Return to the Cross, to
Calvary. When you stand there you
stand IN the safest place in all the
earth"
The Rev. Henry NJ. Parks, pastor
of the host church, conducted the
service, assisted by the Rev. DR..
John J. Bunting. superintendent OF
the Salisbury District. More than
1900 persons attended.
TOVe.Feast" Held
Earlier Sunday the fervor of old
time Methodism was revived in the
"Loye-Feast" in which the relating
of personal religious experiences
freely and Familiarity was a feature.
The "Love-Feast" is modelled upon
the agapae of the early Christians,
p simple meal, usually Of bread and
water. at which the Faithful testified
of their Lords love for them. The
Rev. Ralph c. Jones of Delmar, pre-
sided.
It was decided to conclude the
conference Sunday night instead o.,
Monday noon. AS a highlight last
Saturday, the Rev. DIR. J. l.. john |
son. of Seaford, charged in his tenn
perance report that "the attitude of
those who are incontTol OF the ma
tion's destiny as it relates to the
Iiuuor problem has been, and now
is. one of political expediency, char
acterized by a moral cowardice suf-
ficient to make angels weep.
Those who spoke at the "unitica-
tion service" in honor Of the ap- !
preaching organic union of the
Methodist Episcopal. NJ. E. Church,
South. and the Methodist Protestant
Churches next month, were Bishop
Hughes, Bishop John H. Moore. NJ.
L. Church, South. and the Rev. DR..
James H. Straughn, OF the M. p.
Church. Bishop Hughes envisioned
the unification of MethOdism In the
United States, with about nine mill
lion members. as working for FUR
ther unity in the Republic"
Hopeful Future Seen
Bishop Moore said that a great
and purposeful future awaits re-
united Methodism. DR.. Straughn
stressed the greater facility with
which the work of the Kingdom OF
God may be carried on by the united
Methodist front. Each expressed the
hope and prayer that the people OF
the unified church may quickly be-
gin to know each other better and to
build together for the future, forget
full of past differences.
No agreement could be reached
on the report Of a committee ap-
pointed to recommend a new date
for the annual session. The COM
mittee suggested the third Wednes.
day in May, or May IL. 1910. Finally.
the conference adopted motion OF
the Rev. Disston W. Jacobs, Snow
Hill. Md. to have the board Of bish-
OBS fix the date.
Councillor Reelected
The conference reelected the Rev.
Joseph B. Dickerson as conference
councillor and voted to continue the
councillor plan. The Rev. F. d. NIL
bury, of fredericksburg was reelected
dean of the summer school.
The conference voted to send a ;
telegram to Senator Earl S. Bennett
chairman of the temperance COM
mittee of the Maryland Senate. urg-
ing him to strengthen his stand
against liberalization of liquor laws. I
They also voted to send kilograms |
to senator Davis and to Governor I
Herbert r. O'Conor. protesting
against lengthening the hours for d
sale of liquor.
Other speakers of the session were {
the Rev. DIR. d. Stuart Patterson, r