Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-31
Strong MEN NEEDED|CAUCUS TO CHOOSE
Ministry No Place for Weak Offices to Be Filled by Demo-
ings, Says Bishop Anderson. Gratis of the House.
HARD WORK BEFORE THEM CONTEST FOR POSITIONS
Addresses Candidates for Admission Candidates Race Sgan
to Methodist Conference. Arms and Postmaster.
SESSION HELD BY LAYMEN PLACE D0oRKEEPER SOUGHT
Terms
Morgan College to Be With Chaplain
Presentation
Ministry No Place for Weak
Iings, Says Bishop Anderson.
HARD WORK BEFORE THEM
Addresses Candidates for Admission
to Methodist Conference.
SESSION HELD BY LAYMEN
Terms Of Andrew Carnegie's Gift to
Morgan College to Be Met.
Presentation to Mrs. Roach,

There is no place i'm the ministry for
the sorting and the ''weakling": il
is a serious calling and must have in il
strong men who rejoice in noble work,
no matter how hard it is. declared Bishop
William f. Anderson at the session Of
the Baltimore annual Methodist Episco-
pal Conference in Douglas Church this
morning, addressing seven candidates for
admission.
Il congratulate you he said, because
you have before you a vast as we'll as
a difficult field. You must not be Slip
shod in your work. You must be men in
every sense of the word
He asserted that the minister who is
a valiant soldier Of Christ is the man
who Is all around fearless and manly.
Don't be gossip mongers," was one of
the bishops closing admonitions to the
XWfse of the Iowa Avenue Church. Rev.
F. NJ. Thompson Of Grace Church and
Revs A. F. Poore, B. F. Crawford. Thorn
as Wheeler, ]. E. Horn and r. z. Ziegler.
Ziegler.
The session began at 10 o'clock and
closed shortly before O'Clock for the
luncheon recess. A meeting for laymen
began at o'clock.
This evening at o'clock the session
will be held under the auspices of the
board Of conference claimants and
Preachers Aid Society. Rev. DR.. j. F
Heisse Of Baltimore will preside. and
Rev. j. b. Hingby will be the speaker
Of the occasion. The choir of Dunn
der the direction of w. p. Glover. will
furnish the musical program of the &C.
casiOn.
Meeting Of Laymen.
Prior to the session OF the conference
today the fifteenth anniversary of the
Laymen's Association Of that body was
observed in the Sunday school room.
William A. Morris Of this city conduct
ed the devotional service, and the Gre
dentials, resolutions and fraternal re-
lations committees made reports.
Rev. ]. 8. Gantle urged greater CO.
operation by the men in the work of the
church. What the Laymen's Missionary
subject Of a short address by ]. E. Lynch
Of Baltimore.
Andrew Carnegie's Gift.
An executive session Of the conference
followed, during which a discussion was
held Of the recent offer Of Andrew Car
negie to give $4,000 to Morgan College
Of Baltimore II a similar sum was raised.
OF this amount $4,000 has been SUBJ
scribed. and after a report by Rev. DR..
Spencer, president Of the institution. the
conference agreed that the remaining
5000 should be raised by an appeal to
the various churches OF the body.
This will be made at once. Rev. DR..
Samuel V. Leech. who occupied the pulpit
of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation
Of the Epiphany here prior to the selec-
ton of Rev. DR.. Charles F. Steck as pas
tor. and a member Of the West Virginia
y - NJ t.,
PRODUCED to the conference.
Testimonial to Mrs. Roach.
At the conference anniversary of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society yes
terday afternoon complimentary testi-
monial was rendered to Mrs. Clara l..
Roach Of this city, commencing her ef-
fective church and missionary work.
George w. F. Swartzell made the first
address and B. II. Warner followed with
words of appreciation. Mr.. Swartzell pre-
scented to Mrs. Roach a purse of gold
$155.
Mrs. Roach feelingly responded, and
Rev. Dr. John W. R. Sumwalt offered
prayer. Ladies who were especially inter-
ested in arranging this tribute were Mrs
H. NJ. Teller. Mrs. A. I. Stuart. Mrs. A.
B. Browne. Mrs. A. NJ. Linville. Mrs. s.
u. La FeCfa, MIS-. Clara ~. Qulntci,
w. p. Thirkield, Mrs. H. p. Hepburn,
Mrs. William Burris, Mrs. Charles w.
Brown. Miss A. g. Ames and Miss Eliz-
abeth Mcdowell.
Race Prejudice Condemned.
protest against race prejudice was
made at the session last evening by Rev
J. j. Spencer, president of Morgan Col
lege Of Baltimore. He talked especially of
the peoples of Japan and China, and aver
red that We must learn to treat them as
equals or in the years to come they will
retaliate by driving our goods from their
markets.
when China wants to she will close
her markets against the western world"
he said. when this happens what will
tell you we must start teaching the
brotherly love of Christianity and stop
teaching how to fight and kill.
Touching for a moment on the negro
problem in this country. the speaker said
fundamental rules OF health. so as to cur
tail the ravages tuberculosis Is making
among them."
In the afternoon strong plea for home
missions was made by Rev. DR.. c. l..
Mead OF Baltimore. The meeting was un-
der the auspices OF the Woman's Home
Missionary Society and during the ses-
sion Bishop Anderson consecrated as
deaconnesses Misses Octavia Hicks and
Lucy Slomkowsha, both Of this city.