Evening journal., 1912-05-07
MOREOVER
FOR CHURCH
PRESIDENT
May be Conferred at Next
General Conference Begin
ming in Baltimore May Is
PRESIDENT TO Be
ONE OF VISITORS

BALTIMORE. Md, May 7.-Amonl
tne serious questions calling Cor de-
clslon at the coming General Confer
ence Of the Methodist Protestant
Cnurch, which is to be held at st.
JOINS Church, St. Paul and Twenty
seventh streets, beginning May II
VIII be the enlargement of the power
and scope of the president of the body
The Rev. DR.. Thomas II Lewis, of
the Western Maryland College, now
presides over the General Conference
There is doubt whether he will be
elected to succeed himself as presi-
dent II is said that should the Con-
ference decide upon extending the
scope of the president DR. Lewis
would naturally loom up as his own
probable successor, as II is generally
recognized that he is the man of eX-
perience who could best meet the new
demands made upon the executive of
the head of the Conference Two other
candidates for the presidency are in
the field, however. the Rev. DR. d. G.
Coburn, of GAINESVILLE, O., and the
Rev NJ L. Jennings, of Pittsburgh
who is the editor of the Methodist Re-
corder.
The business sessions will be taken
up with the reading Of reports of the
boards. on foreign and home missions.
church extension and the like and the
hearing of overtures from the annual
conferences. One of these overtures
will be from the Maryland Conference
regarding the organization of broth
Crhoods Of men throughout the
churches of the denomination The
Maryland Conference appointed
committee and sent a memorial to the
General Conference urging the COM
pletion of this work. The matter was
held over for final consideration by
the last General Conference and it is
expected that at this session Of the
body the organization of the broth
erhoods will be a matter finally passed
upon
Entertainment Of Delegates.
The visiting delegates to the Gen
eral Conference will be entertained by
members of the city churches at their
ZONES. Representatives of 30 Confer
ences have been heard from, accord
ing to W c. Perkins. chairman Of the
press committee. and as soon as tho
remaining Conferences have been
heard from the assignments will be
made.
During their stay in this city the
delegates and visitors will be royalty
entertained Much interest is being
displayed in the big Lyric mass
meeting on May 20, which will be ad.
dressed by President Taft, Governor
Goldshorough and Mayor Preston Tho
meeting is for the various congrega.
tions Of the Methodist Protestant
church in the city and will be one Of
the big features in connection with
the meeting of the Conference in this
city All the seats will be free, except
the boxes, which will be reserved.
President Taft will arrive in the
city at o'clock over the Pennsylvania
Railroad and will be met by special
committee of the Conference and a
platoon of mounted police He will be
conveyed to the Lyric in an automo'
bile He will leave Union Station fol
Washington at 955 o'clock at night
A choir OF $50 voices is in training for
the meeting. under the direction OF
the Rev +. d. Stone. of Washington
d. c. The choir has rehearsals every
Monday night at the Broadway
Church, Broadway and Monument
streets
Guests of DIR. Lewis.
The committee on reception tC
President Taft and in charge of the
nass-meeting is composed of the fol.
lowing: The Rev DR.. ]. A. Straughn
chairman: William G. Baker, Jr.. II
K Muller. the Rev. DR. J. S. Bowers
president OF the Maryland Confer
ence and the Rev. w. Haddaway
The entire Conference has been in.
vited to be the guests of the Rev DR.
Lewis on Saturday afternoon. May rs
at Westminster. On May % the dele
gates and their respective hosts vii
20 on a trip down the Bay on tbs
steamer Annapolis. chartered from The
Colchester Company. 70 visit Annapo
lis. An orchestra will be on board ant
n buffet luncheon will be served. Ar
rived at Annapolis. the delegates vii
visit the Naval Academy and othel
points Of interest in Annapolis.
The Conference choir will give {
special concert at Broadway Metho
dist Protestant Church. Broadway
and Monument streets. on May 13
previous to the opening of the ma
tional convention of the Christian En-
deavor Society. which sntedates tn.
General Conference by two days