Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-22
DUNKARDS OPEN
FIRST SESSION
OF CONVENTION
Reports Show Great
Gains
Missionary Property Worth More Than
Half a Million DolIars-SeVeral
Committees Named for
Convention Work

With prayer and hymns of praise the
national Dunkards' convention was
opened yesterday at Temple auditorium
with one of the largest congregations
yet assembled during the preliminary
sessions.
The standing committee, composed of
forty prominent members of the de-
nomination. met before the session
yesterday morning and marched TO the
auditorium, occupying seats on the
stage.
The convention will consider topics
of interest to the denomination at
large and subjects particularly adapted
to certain sections. Yesterday morn
ing unfinished business from the pre-
yious convention was discussed. Inc
convention, while it will deal with ma
terial topics principally, does not for-
get that it is composed of people
aiming for the spirituality and upbuild-
ing of it's members.
Elder Andrew Hutchinson opened the
meeting yesterday morning with
prayer, making a short address. Elder
Holsinger, the moderator of the con-
vention, also made short address.
The total valuation of the mission
ary property of the denomination was
reported at the session yesterday
morning as worth 1854, ,039.74. A report
was also made showing that extensive
improvements had been made at the
national publishing concern of the de-
nomination at Elgin, ILL.,
The conference treasurer, in his re-
port, shows that the treasury was IN
debt 5000, and this report was referred
to the standing committee.
A strong call for missionaries was
made as one of the greatest needs OF
the church in all parts of the world
w. ]. Swigart of Huntington, "a,
preached at the session last night. The
business sessions will continue all day
today and this evening T. N. III. Beahm
of PENNSYLVANIA will preach the SER
mon.
Committees Appointed
The standing committee yesterday
appointed the following committees:
Resolutions-J. ]. Yoder, Kansas; L.
r. Myers, Pennsylvania; M. w. EN-
inert, Illinois.
Credentials-David Hollinger, Ohio;
S. H. Miller, Washington; Jaspar Ba-
ruthouse, Pennsylvania.
Sunday school-Levi Minnlch OF ONO
succeeds H. P. Albaugh of Illinois. -.
Tract examining-I. J. Rosenberger OF
Chic succeeds L. w. Teeter of Indiana.
Treasurer of annual meeting-R. Il.
Arnold of Illinois succeeds himself.
Missionary and tract committee.
d. Bonsack, Maryland; H. G. Early,
Virginia, reappointed.
Gospel Messenger advisory commlttee
George S. Arnold of West Virginia
reappointed. ~
Chairman annual railroad committee
Elder d. r. Miller, reappointed.
Head of Central association-Elder G..
A. Snyder of Pleasant Hill, o., to sue
ceed Elder Isaac Franc.
Eastern association-Elder E. w.
Stoner of Union Ridge, Md, reap
pointed.
Southwest association-Elder w. C..
Hanawalt, Lordsburg, Cal, reappo1nted
Northwest association-Elder d. b.
Eby, Sunnyside, Wash, reappointed.
Several Creeds in Family
George M. Replogle of Shenandoah,
Iowa. is a Baptist, but is accompanying
his wife to the convention, who is
thorough Dunkard. In explanation OF
the religious creeds of the family, Mr.
Replogle said yesterday:
"I was not member of any church
when we were married thirty-five years
ago. At that time my wife was Meth
odist. She changed to the Dunkards
and 1 became Baptist"
T. A. Eisenbise of Morrell congrega-
tion. Kansas, and wife are attending
the convention.
"I am very much pleased with Los
Angeles and surrounding country" said
Brother Eisenbise. Il never saw an
orange tree until few days ago, and 1
got my first glimpse OF the ocean the
other night"
Joseph j. Bowser of York congrega-
ton. Pennsylvania, is accompanied by
his wife and infant son, Edward Joseph.
Brother Bowser is a Bible teacher and
holds several important offices in the
church work. He is chief accountant of
the York County Traction company.
"I see that the Los Angeles people are
very social, which makes it so agreeable
to strangers who come in. 1 would like
to live here. 1t seems a good country
for old people to live out their days"
Is Santa Fe Engineer
S. ]. Keser of Kansas City, Kas.,
congregation, wife and daughter Fay
are here attending the convention and
taking in the sights.
II am an engineer on the Santa Fe,"
said Brother Kesler, running from
Kansas City to Emporia. 1 have been
an engineer for six years.
Los Angeles is simply fine-and that
is not ALL think enough of Los An
geles to locate here within two or three
years.
MY mother-in-law, Mrs. Lydia Boil
linger, and sisters, Misses Kittle and
Lydia Bollinger, reside at Inglewood.
A brother-in-law, William Stutsman,
resides at Tropico; also another
brother-in-law, S. T. Humer, at Re
dondo, motorman on the Redondo cleo
trio railway
]. S. Wagner of Red Cloud congrega-
ton, Nebraska, is attending the con-
vention. He is a retired farmer in in
dependent circumstances.
In speaking of the production of his
part of the country, Brother Wagner
said:
1--WE raise small amount of stock,
but we bring in much from the grass
fed outlying districts and fatten it with
corn. Then it is shipped to ST. Joseph,
Kansas City, Mo-, and Omaha, Neb.
California is a great state, and Los
Angeles is a great city in it. 1t is one
OF the cleanest cities ever saw. l like
Long Beach for an old mans rest"
Delegate from Springer
George w. Colvert of Oxford, Ind, is
mere representing the Dunkard colony
at Springer, N. M. He said yesterday:
THE new Brethren colony at Sprin-
ger, N. M, was started less than one
year ago. There are already several