Milford chronicle., 1943-05-21
METHODIST CONFERENCE
MAKES MANY CHANGES
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Dover District has % changes
the largest of any of the four dis
tricts; Easton District has Is aht
the Salisbury District II.
Superintendent Renamed
All the District Superintendent
were reappointed for another yeal
as follows: The Rev. DR.. Oliver ]
Collins, Wilmington; the Rev. DR.
Walter A. Hearn, Dover; the Rev
DR.. J. Earl Cummings, Easton; the
Rev. DR.. Ralph c. Jones, Salisbury
DR.. Denman made a stirring plea
for more than a nominal Chris
tianity, urging the need for fam
lily prayers, reading of the Bible
daily as q family group and prayer
with the children. He said his own
personal visitation of Methodist
homes has revealed the sad facts
that few modern homes of this
church any longer follow these
practices which are still essential,
if truly Christian men and women
are to be formed The growing ju-
venile delinquency, for example,
he said, will never be halted in
homes which have abandoned the
minimum Christian essentials.
Sees Long War
1t is more important than ever
today that Christian teaching be
maintained in the home, DR.. Den
man urged, because these boys
now Is and 16 are going to be in
this war-I'm not one of those
optimists who believe it will be
over in another year. One of our
own generals has said our Army
will not be completely equipped
until 1914, and others see a long,
hard fight"
A memorial resolution express
ing the place the late Bishop Leon
ard will hold in the hearts of his
people. submitted by the Rev. DR..
John J. Bunting, pastor of the Elk
ton. Md. church, was adopted by
acclamation. "He will be as eternal
as friendship and as lasting as
love-" the resolution states.
Receives DeacOn'S Orders
The Rev. Raymond Jervis Cooke,
who has been serving as pastor of
KingswoOd Church, Wilmington.
and of the Delaware City MethO-
dist Church; and the Rev. Aired
Pruden Wallace of HOpewell, Va,
received both deacOn's and elders
orders.
From the Baltimore Conference
were the Rev. James E. Hemann
and the Rev. Harold Bell Wright. !
both of whom were transferred /
back to that conference. Mr.. Wright |
is the son of the Rev. w. P. Wright,
secretary of the Baltimore Confer
ence of the Methodist Church, and
Mr.. Cookies father, the Rev. Ray
mond Cooke of Baltimore, is an
Army chaplain.
Other sons of the manse who re-
eeived ordination either of dea
cons or elders orders, included;
The Rev. Arthur Weldon Good
hand, Jr.. who has been serving as
pastor of the Bethel and Town
point Churches in the Wilmington
District, ordained deacon, son of
The Rev. A. w. Goodhand. retired.
formerly pastor of the Hillcrest
Brandywine Hundred; the
Rev. John J. Bunting, Jr.. who has
been serving as pastor of the Cam
den Church on the Dover District.
ordained elder. son of the Rev. DR..
John J. Bunting, Sr, pastor of the
Elkton. Md, Methodist Church;
he Rev. Harry Manson Conner.
Who has been pastor of the Fred
,rica- Milford Neck churches, or
lained elder. son of the Rev. Rob
rt G. Conner. pastor of Madeley
Wilmington, and the Rev.
1alph Wendell Hopkins. pastor at
'harlestOwn, Md. ordained elder.
ON of the Rev. ]. C. B. Hopkins.
astor of st. Pau's Methodist {
'hurch, Clayton.
Ordained As Elders
Others ordained to elders orders
lcluded: The Rev John Hjalmar
.nderson, supply pastor of Days
ORC Circuit, originally from Mich
gan; the Rev. William Henry Hud-
on. pastor of Goshen Church, Mil
IN; and the Rev Donald Oscar =,
ornung, supply pastor at Pomona
n the Easton Md District.
Others ordained to deacon's Or
ers include: The Rev. Harold
orrow Davis. the Rev. Jay Kant
er Helms, the Rev. Edward John
IN Hemphill. Jr., the Rev. Ralph
dward Proud, Jr.. and the Rev.
tbs Lloyd Townsend.
Bishop Wade preached a brief
'dinatiOn sermon in which he
ressed that Gods grace is sup
led day to day as needed, not for
Ext week, next month or next G
,ar." II
In conclusion, Bishop Wade
uched upon the adequacy of
DDS grace in providing escape e
ON temptations. and means for Il
-ercoming difficulties in the min
try. 1T may be-" the bishop said, Ia
hat like ST. Paul, your greatest a
faculties may be within you, but a
is grace is sufficient. v
Sermon BY Bishop
Earlier at the morning worship W
rvice. Bishop Wade preached the o.
inference sermon. stressing that le
'peful view leads a Christian to g
lieve that the world is not about 81
dissolve in chaos, but is chang
g to better state. al
Bishop Wade urged against re- cl
ining an unrealistic, isOlationist b;
titude in this country toward the re
oblems of the world. He said "
by the United States ol
world affairs is imperative, now
0re than ever. While it is not, A
shop Wade declared, the business hi
the church to devise detailed HI
ganization and plans for world HI
t;0po1 ooIIo hOrotioY, If ic ha nj