The citizen., 1912-10-18
u. B. Conference.

meuiS were made oi the assignment
4 During the conferrnct a pilgrinau., ".
mad to the Peter Kemp farm. two mix
from this city, where the first gener
conference of the church in the Unite
States was held September 25, 1900.
was at this conference in the old Ston
house still standing that William Otte
bein, Martin Boehm, John Hershey, AT
raham Troxell, Christian Krum, Henr
Krum. George Plrimmer, Dietrich AT
rand, Jacob Geisinger, John A. Geeting
Jacob BowluS and Adam Lehman organ
lied and instituted the faith. The sit
OF the old barn, where an overflow meet
ing was held, addressed by Ouerbein OF
this occasian, was place Of great inter
est to the delegates. The pilgrimage
headed by Bishop Matthews and Presid
ing Elder Washinger, was made over tn,
electric road and several hours were
spent IN the country. 1t was the frs
time that many of the delegates had evel
visited the birthplace of the church Con
ferences was also held in this county ir
1902, 1905 and 1906, the latter near Mid
dletown in house still standing.
The following nominations were for
uNiCSdlSo ~ tllS SOliNl al NOuNCllllOll W DC
held at Decatur, ILL.,, next May-five to be
elected by churches throughout the con,
ference next month: DR.. w. H. Washing
ton, Revs. G. d Gossard, John w.
Owen, DIR. f. K. Kiefman, Dir. A. b.
Station, DR.. C. w. Brewbaker, A. r.
Ayres, w. E. Daugherty, c. w. Slime
spring, T. B. Castle, E II. Hummel-
baueh, J. w. Kiracofe, L. Walter Lutz
and d. NJ. Oyer.
The following delegates were elected
to the general conference: Charles l..
Stokes, K. c. Kaufman, f. E House
man, H. L. McCurdy, Jacob Morris, A.
T. Thorston. E. T. Wine, VIM. H. Ter
lev, ]. H. Eckel, G.. c. Snyder, !. F.
Good, John F. Rudisill Charles S. Brun-
ner and Mrs. J. d. WaSkey.
The following assignments for the
churches in the city on Sunday last were
made:
The Bishop at Centennial Memorial
United Brethren Church. morning; DR..
G L. B. Brain, evening.
Lutheran-Rev. J. w. Kiracofe, even
ing.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev DR.. c. w.
evening.
Grace Reformed-Rev c. E. Fultz,
evening.
Presbyterian-Rev. G. w. Hough,
evening.
Evangelical Reformed-Dr. A. B. Stat
ton. evening.
Winchester Street Misslon-Rev. c.
W. Eristman, evening.
Gospel Mission-Rev. H. c. Kottler,
evening.
Middletown-Rev. r. R. Byrd, morn
Ing.
Walkersville United Brethren Church
Rev. |. Gordon Rider.
Appointments - Baltimore - Second
J. r. Jones; Third Church, w.
F. Daughertv; Fourth Church. c. w.
Fifth Church, Otterben Me
mortal, F. R. Plummer; Sixth Church,
Franklin street, E. w. Luch
Bendersville, F. L. Slime; Biglervile,
NJ B. S. Thomas; Boiling Springs, d. M.
Oyer; Boonsboro, E. J. Renshaw; Car
Isle, J. P. Koontz; Carlisle circuit, J. w,
Chambersburg, J. E. Klif-
man; Chewsville, ]. d. S. Young; Dallas
town, l.. w. Lutz; Dillsburg, O. E.
Krenz; Dover, H. Kottler; Ducannon, ].
l. Green; Enola, First Church, B. P S.
Busey; Fayetteville, J. c. Pease; Freder.
!. c. Gardner; Greencastle, w. J. Houck;
G. w. Strine; Hagerstown,
First Church, St. Paul, A. B. Stratton;
Hanover, s. A. Crabill; Jefferson, w. f.
Candles; Keedysvllle, J. P. Anthony;
Lemasters. H. +. DenIinger; Lemyne.
G. c. Dougherty; Marion, J. C Pease;
Mechanicsburg, c E. B. Castle; Mechan-
icsburg circuit, NJ. l.. Olwiller; Mount
Alto. w. !. Marks; Mount Wolf, w. M.
Beatty; Myersville, H. W. Zuse; Millers,
S w. Daugherty; Newburg, c. M. Spar
row; New Cumberland, r. d. Roiahn;
Oakville S. r. Ludwig; Rayville, H. f.
Krone; Red Lion, A. N. Horn Red Lion
circuit, !. F. SNYDER; Rohrersville, Wml
L. Gleen; Sabillasville, w. l.. Martin,
Scotland, w. A. Dickson; Shermansdale,
H. Boyer; Shepherdstown, A. B. Mower
G. w. Sherrick Shire
F. B. Emenhelser; Sprin2et,
D. J. March; Spring Rum w. l.. Murray;
Spry, J. A. Gohn; Taneytown, l.. A.
Stangle; WalkersvlIe, P. E. Holdcraft;
Washington, D c., c. E. Fultz; Waynes
boro. !. l. Grimm; West Fairview, J. A.
Lhettle; Williamsport, c. w. Hustler;
Windsor, R. Byrd; Wlnterstown, ID. r.
Wagner; Wolfsville, J. w. Yohe; Worm
leysburg, r. r. Rodes; Voc J. E. Fran
els; York, First Church, A. A. Long;
Second Church. A. r. Ayres; Third
Church, J. E. B. Rice; Fourth Church,
f. l.. Hughes Fifth Church, J. w.
Owen; York Haven, A. c. Crone.
!. Edgar Knipp, educational secretary
Foreign Missionary Society; H. Kltz-
miller, superintendent of the Quincy Or
phanage and Home; L. A Colestock, as
sstant superintendent Old Peoples
Home; w. H. Wagner, special agent Old
Peoples Home; c. W. Stinesprng, field
representative of tine Orphanage Home,
East District; B. @. Huber, member OF
Chambersburg Quarterly Conference; B..
F. Shlvely, missionary TO Japan; G.. X.
Little, evangelist-at-large w. II. Weav-
er, treasurer Of Lebanon Valley College;
c. b. Gossard, president Lebanon Valley
College. Annville; c. B. Renshaw, con
ference evangelist; A. NJ. Evers. confer
ence supply evangelist; G. K. Hartman,
pastor at Parson, Kansas; !. w. Kiracoie
and D. w Barger. conference supply.
AT the service on Sunday morning the
sermon was by Bishop G.. NJ. Matthews,
of Chicago, who presided at the sessions
of the conference, who took for his theme
"The Things That Abide"
Before the sermon w. G. Glenn, o
Rohrersvile. was ordained as a minister
by Bishop Matthews, assisted by Rev. J
w. Kmacofe and Rev. w. A. Dickson
This year five young men were received
into the conference and in referring tc
this fact Bishop Matthews stated that The
United Berthren Church is finding M
desrth Of suitable young men for the min
iStrV