The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-19
CHURCH OLE THE BRETHREN.
The Annual Meeting of the Eastern
District Of Maryland Held i'm Bal
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District OF Maryland Held 1n Bal
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The Eastern District Of Maryland,
Church DC the Brethren (Dunkards,)
concluded it, annual session Tuesday
night ait the Woodbury. church. Bal
timOra.
The assembly of the Fl Elders
and 32 delegates composed the ad-
visory and voting power of The con
ference. at each meeting the com
modiOus and comfortable audience
room was well filled with visitors.
The first business Of the delegates,
was the election of the following Of
T. 8. Fike, OF Ladiesburg, Md, Mod
orator; Elder Charles I'D. Bonsack, of
Union Bridge, Reading Clerk; M C-
Clerk Elder WI ~ Roop was ap-
pointed press correspondent. q num-
Der Of papers came up regularly for
consideration.
Among those of general interest
was an order to schedule time and
place Of each succeeding district
meeting. One paper passed OF interest
to the general conference, looking for
ward to concurrence of alt the
churches Of the brotherhood East of
the Ohio, uniting On a permanent
place, whenever their turn comes TO
hold the annual meeting Another
paper Oh ministerial distribution and
financial aid for same was forwarded
to- the general conference for further
consideration. In the evening Of the
first day, Elder IT. TT. HOllinger, Wash
ington, D- OF, preached 49, eloquent
and appealing sermon to a full house
Subject, What would Jesus Find
Should He Come To-Night?" The
practical applications found their
way, through well drawn iltustra-
tons of fidelity and loyalty Of the in
individual
lin what condition would he find
hi church? TIL what condition would
he find the nation? Tn what condition
would III find the homer" met logical
and conclusive answers The climax
came, with an apt illustration of the
discord of differences and estrange-
ment, being lost in the melody, %
common in life Of Home Sweet
Home" Eds. O. wv. Rairigh, of Den
ton - T. Barnhart and wv. B. YOunt,
Of Blue Ridge College, assisted liz the
devotional services
The second day was largely devoted
% hearing and approving reports
from Boards, Secretary's committees,
Trustees, &C. The Home Mission
Board, was reincorporated, with en-
larged powers for it, growing inter
ests About $14OO was placed at it,
disposal the past year for mission
work i'm the district Alfred Englar
was appointed Missionary Sec'y. for
this district. The Sunday School
Secy's report showed a gain of 1874
pupils this year, making the current
enrolment $685. The February
memorial Home, near HagerstOWn,
was cleared Of Indebtedness and has
15 inmates comfortably located.
The Temperance Committee II on
good financial footing, we'll organized,
and il rapidly crystalizing sentiment
in favor Of saloon abolition. The Edu-
cational Board has the encouragement
of $5,000-annual State appropriation.
Ed. H. @. Early, pastor Of Wasnlng
ton City Church will represent this
district On the Standing Committee,
att the annual meeting in York, Pa. The
meeting adjourned To meet next year
in the Pipe Greek Church, near Lin
wood, On the Western Maryland Rail
way.
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