Evening star., 1946-06-02
Methodists Urge
!. 5. Supportof
United Nations
Conference to End
With Appointments
Of Ministers
ByCospor Names
Stoy StoH Correxpondeot

StaF S.oH Correspondent
WESTMINSTER, Md, June L.
A resolution urging the United
States to support the United Ma
tions and related educational, eco
nomic and social agencies was
adopted by the, Baltimore Confer
ence of the Methodist Church yes
terday at its seventh annual meet
ing at Western Maryland College.
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint OF
the Washington area, president OF
the Baltimore Conference, pre-!
sided. !
Climax of the fve-day conven- (
tion was to be the announcement
OF ministerial appointments for the
coming year to churches in WASH
ington, Maryland, West Virginia
and Virginia at the final meeting
of the convention tonight.
In stating its support of the
United Nations, the conference
asked that in the organizations
evolution toward genuine world
government" certain fundamental
revisions in the Charter be made.
These included removal of features
emphasizing the ultimate reliance
on military force, emphasis on the
preservation of national sovereignty
and concentration of power in a
few large nations"
Urge Civilian Control of Atom.
Other recommendations presented
to the gathering by the Rev. Philip
c. Edwards, pastor of Woodside
Methodist Church, Silver Spring.
Md, on behalf of the Commission
on World Peace, included a demand
that the final authority in the con-
troll of atomic energy in the United
States be in the hands of civilians
and carried forth for civilian and
not military use"
Ihey also included support for
the universal abolition of military
conscription, the progressive reduce
ton of military establishments bv
international action" and opposition
TO "peacetime military conscription
OF our youth if Congress can main
TAIN our military, naval and air
forces at a sufficient strength to re-
Slst successfully all aggressions
which would overthrow the funda-
mental freedoms with which all men
are endowed by their Creator"
The Commission on World Peace
also expressed support of relief to
ali needy people through church and
government agencies; maximum de-
Veiopment of the world mission Of
christianity; advocacy to "vindic-
i've and purely punitive policies
winch may exist in the treatment
OF Germany and Japan"
Need 5000 Ministers,
There is need for 5000 more min.
lsters in Methodist Churche,
throughout the country, the Rev
c. T. Phillips, chairman of the
Board of Ministerial Training for
the Conference and pastor of
McKendree Methodist Church of
washington, declared at the meeting
Yesterday. Mr.. Phillips pointed out
that more than one-third of all
now in service will die or
retire within 10 years" and asserted
the gap between ministerial re-
cruitment and retirement sis grow.
ing steadily wider
Urging conference drive tn hrino
young men into the ministry Mr.
Phillips noted that in the five-vear
period ending in 1914, a total of az
men entered the local conference
while 70 died or retired
Ihls year, he continued. five men
entered the conference as IA pastors
retired. '
Lay Leader Reelected.
D: Stewart Patterson of Emory
Methodist Church, Washington. was
reelected for the sixth consecutive
term as lay leader of the Baltimore
conference. o. o. Thomen of the
Woodside Methodist Church. was
chosen Washington West District
lay leader with associate leaders for
that area being Judge c. w. Wood
ward OF Rockville Methodist Church
l.: L. McDougle of METROPOLITAN
Methodist Church and Alden Hoag
OF Eldbrooke Methodist Church The
Washlngton-East District lay leader
Wlil be named at a future date.
associates for this area for 1e46-47
are Col. A. r. Brindley of Mount
vernon Place Methodist Church and
Marvin F. Hummer of Epworth
Church. VA
Two Washington youths were
elected commissioners of the Bal
timore Conference Youth Fellow
snip yesterday. Margaret Bailey of
bradberry Methodist Church was
CHOSEN commissioner of worship and
Wlillam Frick of Calvary Methodist
church was selected as commits
Sloner OF recreation. C. Rodney
Horner of Baltimore was elected