Evening journal., 1913-04-07
MINISTERS
ARE ORDAINED
Ordination Sermon at Lynch
burg is Preached by the
Rev. A. A. HHrryman
MEMORIAL SERVICE
OCCUPIES AFTERNOON

LYNCllBURG. April with impress
size services, which we're conducted
oy President Bowers Of the Methodist
Protestant Conference, five young
ministers received their rites OF ordln-
ance In the First Methodist Protest.
ant Church at the service yesterday
CORNING. The ordination sermon was
preached By the Rev. A A. Harryman'
pastor of the Whaleyville charge, III
which he admonishod the y~une min
isfors to beware of flattcry. as II VIII
only feed your vanity. THE highest
.3llinc within the gift OF Cod said
AIR HARTMAN. The text was, Take
heed TO the ministry which thou hast
received in the Lord, and iulhll ~
found IN Collossians. w II. AFTER
tell sermon and the ritualistic service
President Bowers, assisted by inc
Rets + + Tagg, w. r. Graham, s. w
Coc. J. Earle Maloy. j. NJ Sheridan r.
H. Little. G. W. Haddaway, u. L.
greenfield and II L. Elderice, the iol-
loving we're ordained as ELDERS IN the
Methodist Protestant Churchi ernest
". Simms, Vivian A. Miller, Charles
" Senderson. William +. Bauschei
and Arthur W. Ewcll.
In his address OF admonition DIT
nowors reminded the young ministers
that theirs is "A life of toll aud OF SELF
sacrifice, and in order to make a sue.
cess of their high calling they mus
be men. be loyal men, and above All
De Christian men After the service
there was an informal reception. al
the ministers and many of the mem
bers Of the congregation coming Tor
ward and wecoming the new members
Of the Conference.
Nearly every Protestant Church IN
the city and many in the suburbs hao
their pulpits filed by members OF the
Conference at both the morning ano
night services, President Bowers re.
naming at First Church at all three
services
AT the memorial services which
we're held Yesterday afternoon the
usual solemnity prevailed as member
after member arose and gave verbal
testimony to the memory OF the de-
ceased brethren The service was
conducted by President Bowers, while
the Rev. A. Norman Ward read tho
names on the dead roll The dead
list is as follows:
William sherman Phillips for years
secretary of the Conference; born II
1868. died July 10. 1912, at Newark
n j. In the Conference 20 years.
Herbert r. Wright, born in 1866
died AT Towson March, 1912.
Robert S Rowe. born In lS4o. en-
tered the ministry in 1878, died in Bal
timore in 1912.
Charles S. Arnett, born 1852, enter
ed the ministry in 1878, died in Bait
more. 1912
Frank J. Smith. born In 1865. enter
cd the ministry In 1890. died at hi
home In pittsyille in March OF tn
year
Before the service closed Or Bow
ers paid an eloquent tribute to tn
memory Of the four ministers wive
who have died during the past yeai
and claiming them to be noble wome
OF God who have shared the labor
OF their husbands in the initeran
work of the church.
The Conference quartet, compose,
Of Revs. e. d. Stone. W. b. Judefnd
James n Straughn and G W. Clayton
sang several appropriate selections
This quartet is considered one Of tn
finest ever heard in this city.
In the afternoon several Of the min
listers secured wrcaths of flowers an
took them to Spring Hin Cemeter
and placed them on the graves OF sew
crai ministers and laymen OF tn
church and Conference whose remain
are buried there.
Last night there was a regular pub
lie service and Rev. David l.. Green
field preached a brilliant sermon o
the life Of Paul as an example worth
of emulation