Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03


trict elected were these three who
serve automatically and the Rev
d. w. Jacobs, DR.. Gunby, Whining.
ton; the Rev W. P. Roberts, Ches-
ftertown, the Rev DR.. Z. C. Hallman
Laurel. and the Rev. +. p. Thomp-
son.
In a separate meeting, the laymen
elected the following delegates to
the general conference: o. NJ. Shock
ley. Shovel. Md; Miss Betty s.
Rrittingham, Salisbury; Senator W.
Fell DAVIS, fredericksburg, Md. The
layment elected these delegates to
the jurisdictional conference: Harry
b. Wright, Preston; Fred r. Adkih },
Salisbury; Harry +. Walls, Church
Hill; Luther Bennett, Goldsboro, Md.
and G. NJ Satterfield, Chestertown.
The general conference delegates
also will attend the jurisdictional
meeting.
The membership of the board of
ministerial training was elected as
follows: The Rev o. E. Jones, the
Rev. Frank Herson, the Rev. L. +.
WimbrOw, the Rev. r. S. HOdgsOn,
the Rev. o. A. BARLEY, the Rev
Tilghman Smith, the Rev NJ. W
Marine, the Rev. f. NJ ShOckley, the
Rev. Il. w Hervis. the Rev. Leonard
White, the Rev. o. p. Jefferson, the
Rev. NJ. :. Andrews, the Rev o. J.
Collins, the Rev. J. +. Cummings,
the Rev. Leslie Weaver, and the
Rev. II. r. Deal.
Trustees Chosen
The trustees of the Peninsula Con-
ference which was adjourned to
meet at the call of the bishop were
chosen as follows: The Rev W. A.
Hearn, the Rev DisstOn W. Jacobs,
the Rev. r r. Thawley, the Rev.
NJ. S. Andrews. the Rev. r. S. HOdg-
son, the Rev. J. NJ. KelsO. the Rev.
NJ. f. Wheatley, and the Rev. o. T..
Jones.
The board of ministerial qualifica-
tiOns was elected as follows: The
Rev. X. G. Jones. the Rev. Tilgham
Smith, The Rev. f. p. Thomas, and
the Rev. J. F., Cummings, to serve
until 1910; the Rev. Frank Herson
the Rev. II. c. Mulligan, and the
Rev. l.. Z. Jackson, to serve until
1911 tllC AkCN. w. W. int lllE
Rev. l.. l.. Windsor, the Rev F. d.
Milbury. the Rev. o. j. Collins, and
the Rev. X. j. Vow, to serve until
1912.
The Rev J. T. Bailey, pastor of
the Milford Calvary Church. was
placed on the retired list at his re
quest, because of failing health.
Pastors ReappOinted
Bishop Hughes announced that all
of the pastors of the former NJ. f.
Church, South. of the Baltimore and
Virginia Conference were reap
pointed to their charges and that all
the ministers of the Maryland Con |
ference Of the NJ. p Church with the !
exception OF Mr.. Cummings were re-
All ministers of the former Will !
mington NJ. +. Conference were re-
appointed except for the following, |
who were given these charges:
Milford, the Rev. NJ. S. Hunger /
ford; SharptOwn, the Rev. w p
Whaleyville, the Rev j.
p. Adams; Governors Avenue
Dover the Rev John How
ard Link; Whatcoat Church, Snow
Hill, the Rev. George Sterling; Clay /
mont, the Rev ]. Earl Barltell;
Grove, the Rev. w. f. Lewis.
BiIlop Hughes appointed the dis
trict uperintendents and the Rev.
J. B. Pettus and the Rev NJ S.
as members OF the com
mittee on committees This group
was empo wered to fill in the MEM
bership of all other committees of
The conference.
A memorial service for the late
Rev. William Frazier Mcdowell, u
leading worker in the national move
nent for unificatiOn was Il feature
If the night session.
Condemns Halloween FrOlicking
Later Bishop Hughes condemned
he observance of the eve of All
Saints Day by masking. frolicking,
md general roistering. He pointed
,ut that this showed disrespect for
he saints.
The conference passed motion
a Board of Christian
to comprise "a members
o be elected later by the conference.
t will consist of ~ ministers and
2 youths and will be financed by
um equal to y of l per cent of the
alaries of all pastors in the confer
nee This money will be voted by
he conference and not deducted
rom the pastors salaries. however
A joint commission ruled that all
ayments by the conference to in
ividual churches shall remain the
anne as under the old conference. ,
total OF four churches in Will ,
lingtOn receive $3.50, six in Dover :
eceive Si6j, and six in Salisbury
470.
The Joint Commission on Chris
an Education reported the follow +
lg activities maintained by the pre-
ious conference districts will be !
Dntinued: Vacation Bible School.
amps, Youth Assemblies. Leader :
nip and Training Schools. Youth {
Mid-Winter Rallies and
pworth Leagues.
The conference adopted a reso- +
ltion that all money handling of the :
revious conference will continue y
their present functions. Another {
empowered the confer
ice to retain attorneys in the event 3,
litigatiOns. ~
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