Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-28
PASTORS MAY STAY
). YEARS At CHARGE
Conference to Act on Amendment
Permitting Extension in
u. E. Church
Special to The Telegraph

Pennsylvania Conference or the United
Evangelical Church, in session in the
First United Evangelical Church, Is
attended by large representation, al
though there are a number of minis
ters and laymen absent, owing to i'll
ness.
Among the important matters to be
brought before the conference will be
the extension of the time limit per-
mitting pastors to remain five years
with a charge. 1t seems to meet with
universal favor and will undoubtedly
be adopted
An amendment will also be pre-
sented which will make it possible for
a pastor to remain eight years under
certain circumstances.
Deaths Recorded
Among the ministers and prominent
members of the conference who died
during the year were the Rev. D. F.
Kostenbader. of Danielsville; the Rev.
Edmund Butz. of Allentown; the Rev.
Joshua Wilson. a local minister of
Mount Carmel; Mrs. Adelia Neitz,
widow of the Rev. H. A. Neitz. New
York city: Mrs. Elizabeth Ida Schlegel,
wife of the Rev. H. Franklin Schlegel,
of Mount Carmel; Mrs. Susan Ross
Miller. wife of the Rev. E. ]. Miller,
of Harrisburg. and Mrs. Mary E.
Hoover, wife of Presiding Elder j.
Willis Hoover, of Harrisburg.
The committee on memorials is as
follows: Ministers. ]. A. Sellers, s. P.
Erisman. w. ]. Scheif1ey. H. P. Hag-
ner. ]. L. Gruber. H. F. Miller; lay
men, Israel Sandt. C. E. Kohler and
P. S. Heffner.
Harrisburgers Appointed
Among the ministers and laymen of
Harrisburg and vicinity appointed on
committees are the following: Edu-
cation, the Rev. c. D. Huber, Leb-
anon. and the Rev. E. E. Stauffer,
Myerstown; ways and means, G. w.
Hangen, Millersburg; ]. NJ Shoop,
Steelton; !. P. Bowman. Harrisburg;
Womans Home and Foreign Mission
ary Society, the Rev. W. H. Hartzler
Myerstown. and the Rev. w. j. Edel-
man. Lebanon; Sabbath. the Rev. w.
s. Harris, Penbrook; statistics, the
Rev. Georg eF. Schaum. Harrisburg;
temperance, the Rev. n. A. Barr,
Mount Joy.
j. j. Nungesser. publisher, of Har-
risburg, was introduced to the confer
ence and received as an advisory men,
Der. He delivered short address.
Bishop w. H. Fouke. D. D., of Ma.
pierville, ILL.,, is attending the confer
ence.
Many New Members
One thousand new members have
been added to the church during the
past year.
The East Pennsylvania Conference
Keystone League of Christian En-
deavor, oJhn d. Killheffer, Philadel-
phia, president, announces that the
conference league will award the ban
ner next Fall at the annual conven-
ton, to be held at Lebanon, to the
society having teh highest average at
tendance of members at their Chris.
tan Endeavor prayer meetings.
Union is Favored
Following the report of the special
committee of the conference on the
question of alliance with the Evangel-
ical Association. Bishop Swengel, who
is presiding, appointed a committee to
handle the question. On this commit
tee are Bishop c. S. Haman, the Rev.
w. H. Hertzler, the Rev. A. B. Saylor,
the Rev. d. D .Stauffer and these lay
men; George Leininger, ]. G.. Mohn
ana Jacob Parthemore. The senti-
ment of the conference strongly favors
union with the Evangelical Associa-
tion.
The Rev. A. NJ. simpsal was reap
pointed field secretary for Albright
College, and j. G. Mohn reported that
$4,000 has been raised for the confer
ence apportionment fund.
The ordination sermon will be
preached tomorrow at 10 o'clock by
Bishop L. S. Swengel, of Harrisburg.
Next Date Fixed
The next annual session convention
of the East Pennsylvania Conference
of the United Evangelical Church will
be held in Bethlehem February 25,
1918, according to resolution adopt
ed at this mornings meeting of the
now in session here.
The following conference officers
were elected:
Trustees of Albright College-Minis-
ters, w. F. He'll and w. S. Harris;
Laymen, j. G. Mohn, D. ]. Kistler and
w. ]. Gruhler.
Editor of Conference Journal, C..
ii. Mengel; statistical secretary, the
kew. q. II. Riffert; conference treas
urer, j. S. Heisler; secretary of fin
ance committee, C. E. Hess: secretary
of memorial committee, S. F. Eris-
man; Bible conference directors. w. III.
Gruhler, Rev. l.. c. Hunt and the Rev.
ID. A. Medlar; collector of personal
contributions; j. G. Kistler; members
of trial court. ]. W. Warfel, ]. NJ
Rinker, d. S. Stauffer, ]. F. Miller. A.
j.. Drummer, d. D. Huber, A. B. Saylcr,
A: E. Hangen and C. E. Hess; trustees
OF conference, NJ. c. Bastian, A. NJ
Mohn.
Ministerial delegates to general con-
ference. w. F. He'll, F. E. Erdman. ].
W. Hoover. A. NJ. Sampsel, ]. H.
Shirley. A. j. Brunner, A. L. West, J.
? Miller, H. F. Schlegel; alternate, E.
e. Stauffer.
Lay delegates to general conference.
william Hopes. Charles Mast, NJ. c..
Bastian, A. P. Schnader, A. w. Pom
thus, /. c. Bird, j. C. Mohn, w. J..
Gruher, H. G. Meyer; alternate, G. H.
Leininger.
Mine applications for licenses to
preach were granted. The appoint
ments will probably be announced on