The Washington herald., 1911-04-02

Missionaries were urged to go west
ward to convert homesteaders in an ad-
dress last night by DR.. Ward Platt OF
Philadelphia, before the Methodist
home missionary and church extension
board. in connection with the Meth
odist Episcopal Conference at the
Douglas NJ. Z. Church, Eleventh and E
streets.
Members of the conference discussed
the action OF one fthe Baltimore
members in playing poker at a gam
bling house to secure evidence and re-
fused to bring the matter before the
attention of any meetings. All ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the
work of the Baltimore minister. and
said his work was done to down gam
bling. and not for his own amusement
No Woman Suffrage.
The conference was startled yester-
day in its transaction OF routine
church affairs by an address OF Rev.
Eugent A. Noble. president of Gaucher
College, Baltimore. on The womanhood
of America
The college president assailed the suf-
fragettes, denouncing their efforts to Sc
cure equal suffrage with men. This point
in his address was greeted with cheers
from the men attending the conference.
The women said nothing.
President Taft is expected to deliver An
address at the opening session OF the
conference tomorrow in Douglass church.
Special arrangements will be mad to ac-
commodate a large number of delegates
at this meeting.
Methodist Services.
To-day services will be held in Wash
ington by the delegates to the conference
Bishop William F. Anderson will preach
a sermon in Douglass Methodist Episco-
pal Church. the conference headquarters.
Other delegates have been assigned as fol-
lows:
Anacostia-Morning. Rev. o. G. Mar
riott; evening. Rev. W. z. Bird.
Bradburn-Evening. Rev. W. F. Miller
BriShtwood-Moruin Rev A. E. Spiel
man.
Notwithstanding. Rev. A. Bielaski
and Rev. W. c. Parrish.
Calvary-Morning. Rev. E E Pearce;
evening, Rev. 4. 3. Wood
Congress Heights-Morninx, Rev W. E
Elliott.
Douglas - Evening. Rev. Homer c.
Stunts
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Rev. J. H How
ard
Foundry-Morning, Rev. J. H Howard
evening, Rev II. n. Rider.
Gorsuch-Morning. Rev. b. F. Clark
sen: evening. Rev. d. ". Dibble
Grace-Morning. Rev. F. C. Reynolds
Hamline - Morning, Rev. Homer c.
Stunts; evening, Rev. W. p Eveland.
Iowa Avenue-Morning, Rev. Robert E.
ZieSler.
Lincoln Avenue-Morning. Rev. D. II.
Martin: evening, Rev. L. s. Wright
Mckendree - Morning. Rev. L. L.
Wright; evening, Rev. g l.. Hubbard.
etropolitan-Morning Rev. 2. H.
Swift; evening. Rev. S. s Kline.
North Capitol-Morning. Rev. G. F.
Stiles; evening, Rev. J. I. Winger.
Petworth-Evening. Rev. J. n. Gilmer.
Ryland-Morning, Rev. A J. Gill; even
ing Rev. w. J. Meeks.
TennaIlytown-Mo-rin Rev. ]. H.
Hyatt: evening. Rev. z. H. Smith.
Trinity-Morning. Rev. J. st. Clair Neal;
evening. Rev. d. Fl. Martin.
Union-Morning, Rev. II. F. Downs:
evening. Rev. G. Leroy White.
Waugh-Rev. W. L. Mcdowell: evening,
Rev. +. G.. Porter.
Wesley-Morning. Rev. F. J. widerman:
evening. Rev. W. ". Ferguson.
Wilson Memorial-MorninE, Rev. C. o.
Isaac; evening. Rev. Osborne Belt
Hyattsville-Rev. II. G. Spencer; even
ing, Rev. W. T. Jarboe.
Falls Church-Morning. Rev. W. NJ.
Ferguson.
Notwithstanding Rev. William An
thony.
Concord-Morning. Rev. H. E. r. Peck.
Notwithstanding Rev. H. E. r.
Peck.
Central NJ E. South-Morning, Rev. S.
H. Cummings; evening. Rev. S. H Cum
mings
Mount Vernon Place Church South
Morning, Rev. G.. II. Havenner.
Mount Pleasant Southern Church-Morn-
ing. Rev. Richard koontz; evening, Rev.
l. w Gosnell.
Calvary Southern MISUNDERSTANDING,
Rev. w c. Parrish: evening, Rev. G. A.
Harris
St Pauls-Evening. Rev. L. S. Heav-
encr.
Manufacturing, Rev. -. A. Foard;
evening, Rev W. W. Van Arsdale.
Epworth M. E.-Morning, Rev. ii. c.
Smith.
Mount Taber-MorninG, Rev. J. e. Sny-
der: evening, Rev. ]. K German.
First NJ. P.-Evening, Rev. W. A.
Koontz.
Park Road-Morning, Rev. William
Harris; evening. Rev. F. G. Bayley.
United Brethren-Morning, Rev. J. A