Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-17
DUNKARD ASSEMBLY
ELECTS OFFICERS
ELDER L. T. H0L SINGER NAMED
MODERATOR
Sect Is Two Hundred Years Old and
VIII Celebrate BIcentennlaI Next
Year-5ooo to Attend Con-
ventlon

The first business session of the COM
mittee of forty of the Dunkards was
held yesterday morning when Elder L..
T. Holsinger of Piedmont, Ind, was
elected to serve as moderator or pre-
siding officer of the coming convention.
Elder S. N. McCann, who has served in
the foreign mission field, was appointed
writing clerk, and Elder John Heck
man as reading clerk These officers
will conduct much of the business of
the session, the committee of forty to
meet in executive session each day. 1t
is a. rule Of this sect that the voice of
the house shall carry all questions, the
rules being thoroughly democratic.
Elder Mccain, who will serve as
writing clerk, has been seven years in
India as q missionary of the Dunkards
or Brethren, and is on his return to
Virginia, when he will have completed
O. trip around the world Foreign mis-
sion work is also carried on in France,
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and
Asia Minor.
This sect, which first settled in Ger
mantown, Pa, in 1913, was started in
Germany in 1908.
The Oregon delegation arrived yes
terday and those from Pennsylvania
and other points are expected today,
ready for the formal opening of the
convention next Tuesday. 1t is thought
that fully 5000 members of the sect
will be In attendance Those who have
already arrived have been taking In
the local points of interest, many going
to Catalina and the nearby beaches
yesterday.
This morning Bible school session
will be organized in the auditorium In
charge of Elder A. C. Wiend and Elder
n ID Jofp 0P 10 prpthrQf1 Rih1l school
of Chicago. In the evening Elder Wiend
will deliver the first of the series of
nightly sermons.
DispIace "CaIifornians"
All sessions of the convention will be
held in the main auditorium, commence
ing tomorrow. The Dunkards had en-
gagged the auditorium some time ago
and the Californians will give UP their
operatic productions in this building
and in place Of the glitter of the opera
the sober garbs of the Brethren and
sermons will be seen and heard.
The Temple Baptist church will even
give way to the Dunkards and on Sun
day Rev. Robert ]. Burdette Will not
preach. This will be the first sunday
since the Temple church was organized
that no services have been held. IL is
expected that a large number or the
congregation will join the Dunkards In
their services. Some of the best known
speakers of the denomination will take
part in the services.
Missionary meetings will take a
prominent part in the deliberations OF
the body and Sunday school services
will be held until June z.
The following regulations regarding
delegates were published in the Cos
pei Messenger, the UNCONVENTIONAL pa
per:
Each state district Is entitled to one
elder on this committee. Districts hav
ing $500 or more members are entitled
to two elders. In the open conference
each congregation, however small, may
be represented by one delegate either
from the laity or the official body. Con
gregations having 200 members have the
privilege of sending two delegates.
Sisters may serve as delegates from
| the churches, but they cannot serve on
the standing committee Only regularly
ordained elders or bishops can serve on
! this committee.