Evening journal., 1909-03-06
CONFERENCE
EXAMINATIONS
Young Men Who Will be Ex-
amined in First Presbyter-
ian Church, Milford
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
AT COMING CONFERENCE

MethOolSt Conference which opens in
Milford on Wednesday. March II, are
now engaging the attention OF Clergy
men and laymen. The conference ex-
aminations will begin on the Monday
previous at 7.15 p. M, and close on
Wednesday evening. The examinations
will be held in the Presbyterian Church.
Milford. The Rev. c. A. Hill, pastor
of st. Pauls Church, this city, is presl-
dent, and the Rev. V. z. Northrup,
pastor of Goodman Church, of this city.
registrar of the examining board. The
other members are:
The Revs. J. NJ. Arters, G. p. Jonee,
II. c. Turner, w. o. Hurst, I. r.
Beauchamp, J. w. Colona, +. II. Dash
iell, V. S. Collins, w. l.. White, " Il.
Hills, NJ. d. Nutter, S. N. Pilchard. G..
w. Townsend, J. w. Jones. The board
will hold it's regular annual meeting
in the examination room Wednesday.
March Il, at p. m. All examinations
will be written.
Those who will be examined in the
studies of the first year are: The Revs.
]. W. Sutton, Claremont. Va; Leonard
White, Fairlee, Nd; j. 7. Price, Royal
Oak, Md.
Those on trial and studies Of the
second year are: The Revs. Tilghman
Smith, Christianna, Del; O. l.. James,
Roxanna, Del; Harry B. Stewart,
Trappe. Md; William II. RevelIe. An
namessix, Nd; John r. Bicking
Cherry Hill, Nd; Ernest A. Gillespie,
Rockland, Del; Cyrus p. Keen, Clay
mont, Del; Wilmont c. Stone in 1T
tendance at school.
Those who will be examined In
studies Of the third year are: The Revs
James X. Easley, Drew Seminary; Viii
liam G. Harris. Marion, Md; John l.
Sparklin, Cordova, Nd; Emory w. Nc.
Dowell, Bishopsville, Nd; Daniel VII.
son, Tilghmans Island, Md; JOSEPH
Buckston, Armory Church, Dover.
Those who will be examined in the
studies Of the fourth year are: The
Revs. Joseph II. Gray. Hopewell, Md.
Lewis b. Morgan. Williamsburg, ND.
f. w. Jones, Kenton, Md; Daniel J
Ford, Powellville. Md; Jesse G. Nc
Coy. Pomona, Md; Joseph NJ. S. Var
Bunk, Charlestown, Md; Isaac Whit
talSer. ELK Neck. Md; William Ii
Briggs, Colora, Md.
1t is expected that the reports Of tn.
examinations will be in the hands o
the registrar by Thursday evening
March is.
The sessions OF the conference WI
be held in the Avenue NJ. W|Churcl
of which the Rev. Howard Quigg 4
pastor. He is son Of the Rev. J. G
Quigg, one of the original member
of the Wilmington Conference. Tn
missionary sermon viii be delivered o.
! Tuesday evening, March 18th, by tn
Rev. William L. White. of Chestertowr
who has been invited TO the pastoral
OF Asbury Church. this city. Tn
business session of the conference vii
begin on Wednesday morning, Marcl
nth. In the afternoon the Rev
Charles L. Goodell will speak on Gag
gressive Evangelism" He is paste
Of Calvary Church, New York. one o
the largest churches in MethodisE
Under his pastorate 1000 member
were added. The anniversary of tn
Board of Home Missions and Churcl
Extension will be held in the Afternoon
and there viii be an address by tn
Rev. Robert Forbes. OF Philadelphia
general secretary of the Home Mis-
: sions and Church Extension.
The anniversary Of The Woman
. Foreign Missionary Society will be oh
served ut 1.30 p. m, Thursday, Marcl
I 18th, when the Rev. Gerardo j. Schils
e ing, a missionary from Burma an
: China, will make an address. At 3.3
= p. m, the Rev John II. Wiley, Of Ne'
York, formerly Of Milford, will speal
on Aggressive Evangelism" The an
niversary of the Board of Education
y will be held in the evening. The Rev
! DR.. H. w. Kellogg, of Grace Church
this city, will make an address. 1t Wi
I be followed by the anniversary of tn
/ Conference Epworth League, of whic
. the Rev. d. j. Givan. of Odessa
" president, and the Rev. f. X. Moor,
Il of New Castle, secretary and treasurer
An address will be made by the Re,
j. II. Sumwalt of Washington, superin
tepdent cf the Washington district @
e the Baltimore Conference.
- AT 1.sO o'clock Friday Afternoon
{ March 18th. the anniversary Of I'll
Woman's Home Missionary Society wi
be held, Mrs. n. NJ. Brown. of this cit,
presiding. The address will be deliver
n ed by Miss Bertha Fowler. AT 81
|, D. m, an address on "AggressiV
Y EVANGELISM" will be delivered by I'll
t Rev. Franklin Hamilton, chancellor g
u the American University, Washington
In the evening Miss Abrey and Mis-
v Ferguson, both of Wilmington, will b
S ordained as deaconesses. There Wi
- be an address by the Rev. ]. B. Hinge
a ley, of Chicago, secretary of the Ger
e eral Conference and secretary of Oh
Board of Conference Claimants, whic
= office was created at the General Cor
ference in Baltimore in May.
on Saturday afternoon. March 20, II
! Board Of F'reedman's Aid viii have Il
\ anniversary and the Rev. p. j. Ms
veety will deliver an address. Tho al
niversary of the Conference Temper
ance Society viii be observed in II
evening when Judge William Hodg'
Mann, Of Nottoway, Va, will deliv'
an address.
The conference lovefeast. which is a
annual occasion of great interest, w
be held OF. Sunday. March q, at
m. Bishop Moore will preach at 10.
a. m. and ordain deacons. At 2.SO
m. he will ordain elders. In the evei
ing the anniversary of the Board
Foreign Missions will be held. III
address will be delivered by the Re
John c. Floyd. of Chicago.
The anniversary of the Board
Sunday Schools will be observed {
Monday evening, March %. The az
dress will be delivered by the Re
Edgar Blake.
Y. w. c. A. Vesper Service.
Tomorrow being the first Sunday
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