The Washington herald., 1911-03-30
DR.. Triple MAKES
PLEA FOR SCHOOLS
Asserts Church Education Is
a Valuable Asset. .
M. E. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Bishop Anderson, of Chattanooga,
Calls Body Into Sessfon-Rey. DIR.
Gray Makes Address in Afternoon,
Declaring W. r. NJ. $. Is Real Suf-
fraSist Movement-Comm

Pleading for the support of church
schools, and declaring that the heart
of educa ton is usefulness, Rev. DR.. +. 5.
Tipplc, of Baltimore, addressed the mem
bcrs of the Baltimore Methodist Episco-
pal Conference last night, in the Doug
las Memorial Church. Eleventh and II
streets northeast, and told that body
that pleasure and money were not the
things for which to strive.
Education he said, lis far more
valuable asset than anything else, and
the church schools should be supported"
Bishop William +. Anderson, of Chat
tanooGa. called the conference To order
yesterday morning. after which commit
tees were nominated. memorials to
dead members were read. and the officers
of the conference were appointed.
At the afternoon session, Rev. DR.. J.
NJ. Gray, addressing the Women's For
CiGR Missionary Society, said it was the
real suffragette movement because it
brought the v Momen to the fore, and put
in their hands the missionary work OF
the entire Methodist Church. He said the
past work of the society was mighty.
but warned the members not TO relax
their efforts, but to continue their noble
work. pointing out the many millions
of people in the world that the mission
aries had not reached and who had
never heaId of Christ.
The conference will be continued at 3
o'clock to-day, and Rev. Dr. e. l..
Mead will make an address on The
great need of home missions" The con-
ference will remain in session until
Monday.
Committees Are Named.
The committees are:
State of the church-Rcv. 5. S. klyne,
Rev +. r. Bayley, Rev. W. w Van
!trsdale, J. N. NJ. Gray, and Rev. J. NJ.
Gnlom.
City evangelical tion-Rev. W. S.
Wright. Rev. Joseph Dawson, Rev. R. L.
Wright, Rev. ~ II. Thompson, and Rev.
Il. r. Grose.
Sunday schools-Rev. ]. 2. Hand. Rev
c. s Biggs. Rev. q. r. Sanner. Rev. J.
o. Wrightson. and Rev. q. J.. White.
Public worship-Rev. w W. Barnes
Rev. e. L. Pate, Rev. A. II. Thompson,
and Rev. J. o. Wrightson.
Educational institutions-Rev. J. r.
Heise, Rev. V. V. Mallalieu, Rev d. ii.
Martin, Rev. 3. W. Meeks, and Rev r.
W. II. Welch.
Temperance and prohibition-Rev. A. E.
Spielman. Rev. l.. NJ. Zossnell. Rev. Z.
H Lamar. Rev. w. II. Hoffman. and
Rev. Z. G. Gallaher.
Epworth League-Rev. II. N. Burgan,
Rev. g. r. Ely. Rev. A g. Spencer, and
Rev. ]. II. Jeffries.
The Methodist-Rev. B. F. Dc Vries w.
NJ. Ferguson, Rev. Edward Hayes. Rev.
c. l.. Pate. and Rev. J. r. Edwards.
Bible society and the Sabbath-Rev. 5.
NJ. Afford. Rev. W. D. Bean, Rev. c. d.
Taylor, Rev. W. c. Harden, and Rev.
J. W. Hammersly
Church benevolence-Rev. ". G. Nc
Neil. Rev. j. y. Hyatt, Rev. W. T. Jarbo,
Rev. l. NJ. Ferguson, and Rev. H. NJ.
Rider
II. : Omohundro, OF Washington. was
unanimously elected president OF the con-
ference. The other officers are John
Herman, first vice president; G. Guyer
Kelly. second vice president: J. Harry
Grace, third vice president: Miss Grace
Sweeny, fourth vice president; W. l.
Evans, secretary, and Joseph W. Young,
treasurer.