Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
NEW MINISTERS
SWELL THE RANKS
Five New Members Are Admitted
to Baltimore Conference.
REV. WILSON GIVES CHARGE

Books Of the Board in Chicago
Anniversary Of the FRI edn,an's Aid
Society Celebrated.
Baltimore. April 2,-Four members
LOT the second year probationary class
and one minister transferring from
another denomination were admitted
TO full connection yesterday at the
| session of the Baltimore Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church. at
Harlem Park church.
The members OF the class were
Messrs. John s. German, w. NJ. Hoff,
man, Louis st. Clair Allen and Am
brose Burgess, while Rev. ID. b..
Gates, a former member OF the
Evangelical Association, was admitted
upon the presentation Of his ere
dentials. Then Bishop Luther Is. Will
son delivered the charge to the candi.
dates before going through the cere.
mony Of admission.
An executive session was held for
two hours in the morning, the report
of the board of stewards having been
read and the amounts TO be granted
conference claimants having been dis.
cussed. The ministerial qualifications
of the candidates for full connection
were also discussed.
Bishop A. g.. Wilson a Visitor.
After the executive session Bishop
| Alpheaus w. Wilson, of the Metho-
, dist Episcopal church, south, was In
ltroduced TO the conference. He led Ia
prayer.
Other ministers introduced were
Rev. w. T. Wrightman. also of the
Methodist Episcopal church. south
Rev. DIR. Joseph Fl. Hingeley, of the
board OF conference claimants; Presi-
dent Evelyn, of Pennington Seminary;
lRev. S. S. Klyne, OF the West vir-
ginia Conference and Revs. Drs
Thos. Pinkney and Pornick, of the
philadelphia Conference. q
Charge to the Candidates.
Bishop Wilson, in his charge to the
| candidates. said that the mission OF
Methodism is to spread the Gospel,
The work of the Methodist Episco-
! pal church Is to spread the Gospel,
/ and not leave the work to the Saliva
| ton Army or any other church or or
| ga~nization," he said. "But while I
stand here and say God bless every
, church that praises Jesus Christ and
exalts Him. I say, at the same time.
that your labors, your tolls. your
prayers, are to be specifically for the
Methodist Episcopal church. an Organ
~Iization which you enter voluntarily,
without coercion Or restraint. There
are no conscripts in this army.
"The church has the right TO ex-
pect you TO stand back of the great
agencies that will extend Christianity.
You are pledged to stand back of It's
colleges and correctional benevol-
ences."
No cxarism, He Says.
Bishop Wilson then said that the
power of the church Is centralized in
the bishops, but there is no Czarism
in the function He said the bishops
are simply brothers delegated to their
duty by the mandate of the church.
"Methodism believes in the integ-
rity of the old Book" he went on. ia
our educational institutions we quick
en- the intellect, but we do not ex-
peco a mar to apply that quickened
mind to the Bible. What We expect
Of you is to go out in the world and
not destroy the faith, but defend II.
He ridiculed the so-called critics OF
the Bible who, he said. come forth
after their study and exploit their lit
tie findings" He also urged that ser
mons be confined to the teachings of
Christ.
Brothers, he said, "the world
knows enough about Shakespeare
without giving your Sunday evenings
to IL. ALI the world needs to know
is truth. life. character and the word
OF God as an anchor on seas that are
storm-swept. Take this nebulous
theology OF today. A nan says God
is God, I am God A mar who goes
into the saloon and dance hall Is a
seeker after God. That sounds TO me
like sheer nonsense.
II have heard people acknowledge
that Jesus Christ was a pretty good
man for the opportunities He had.
They say they have no doubt He led
a stainless life. 4 would shake hands
v it'll Him, right here in the streets OF
boston they say; He did exceeding
ly well. considering the advantages
He was afforded But a miracle, OF
course. Is an impossibility. Is 1t an
impossibility to you? Is it a miracle
that has been wrought in your life
when you know that your sins are for
given, when the old things pass away?
If 50. then you need not doubt the
.e5,i&y OF Jesus Christ"
Or. Hingely then reported that there
are Ats conference claimants on the
books OF the board in Chicago. OF
this number, he said. 206 receive more
than 5000 each year while 1872 re-
|ceive less chan that amount. There
are 700 claims less than $50, he said.