Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-01
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remain on trial?"-the following names
were called and advanced to the second
years standing Edward w. Brubaker. Geo;
H. Fielding. Bernard a B; White, Ed 1Uas
Harry B. Baker. Joseph H. Bean and Jas.
B. Hedrick. Robert Il. hewitt and Letcher
s. Shires were continued in the first year
class.
The twelfth question-"What travelling
preachers are elected elders?"-was next
announced. Under this question Ernest L.
Woolf Bernley D: Harrison and George
w. Gather were elected to receive elders
orders. Joseph H. Balthis, who Is stu
dent at college, was continued in the same
class.
of the examinations of the several confer
ence classes was read and laid on the ta-
BILE.
Under the tenth question - What local
preachers are elcted deacons?'-the follow
ing names were called and advanced to
receive the order of deacon: George H.
Fielding, Homer WEIGH, George r. Fringer
and Frank Richardson.
The following who were yesterday elected
to full membership were called to the cham
Gel to receive the admonition of the bishop.
James H. Haley, Charles W. Stump Louis
s. Rudasill, Selwyn X. Cockrell and George
W. Staples. Bishop Wilson addressed them
at length counseling them to preach the
gospel of Christ with all the earnestness
and conservation Of their lives. He warned
them against proclaiming anything else in
their ministerial office. They were not in
the pulpit, he told them, to preach sociology
nor in the ministry to help on sanitation
nor to serve as policemen. Nothing but the
preaching of the cross, Bishop Wilson de-
clared, is able to save men, and he urged
upon the members Of the class that such
preaching was to be their chief business In
life.
After each candidate had answered the
01IaSfinpS 0f the diSciplipa ho conference
voted to receive them into full connection,
and Bishop Wilson added his benediction
The conference then sang an appropriate
hymn.
Support Of Aged Ministers.
Rev. DR.. Watkins of the superannuate en-
dowment fund addressed the conference on
the subject of supporting the old ministers
who have worn themselves out in the serv-
Ice of the gospel.
The fourteenth question What local
preachers are elected elders?" was called
without response, and the same was the
case with the fifth question. who are re-
admitted" and with the third question,
who are discontinued"
William D. King was called to the chan
eel and addressed by the bishop upon the
office of the ministry, reading to him the
rules of the discipline, as had been done IN
the case of the class first presented. The
same action was taken by the body, and
Bishop Wilson announced his acceptance
into full membership.
The name of Robert E. Hutton, a local
deacon, was then called and elected to re-
ceive the order of deacon. The session ad-
journed at noon
The missionary anniversary of the con-
ference will be held this evening at
o'clock.
General Matters.
The Alexandria Times. local paper
which suspended publication a short time
ago. will be re-established in the near future
by Mr.. Richard c. l.. Moncure of Fairfax,
who has purchased the property.
Schedule of Base Ball Games.
The base ball schedule of the Episcopal
High School, as revised, contains game
with the Central High School team of
Washington, to be played in Washington
April 20. The other games away from
home will be with the Woodbury. Forest
School, at Woodbury.. May 2, and with
Mount ST. JOsephs College, in Baltimore,
May 81, this being the last game on the
schedule.