Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-19

Temperance Society s16s, increase
total disciplinary collections, $21 1893,
increase $1.119; Methodist Hospital,
$459; Epworth League office expenses,
SOL; general conference expenses,
STA; Goucher College, 5000; other
benevolent causes. 1924; conference
claimants, $3,11S; episcopal fund, 1921;
conference annuity, $403: conference
home missionary society, $72S. Grand
total, $31,011.
"I rejoice to report $1,525 increase
in estimates for pastoral support and
not a single cut in salary estimate.
The deficiencies will be comparatively
small Last year the district had the
smallest deficiency in the conference.
Revival Fires Burn
Revival fires have burned over the
district. Two great union campaigns
were conducted by Evangelist Beider-
wolf at Chambersburg and Waynes-
boro. They were very successful, not
only in the conversion of souls, but in
the utter transformation of the social,
political and religious conditions Of
both communities Our pastors at
both places. J. e. Bell and T. s. VIII.
cox. entered heartily into the work
and both have reaped large results.
These great union efforts are fine, but
they must not lead our people to hand
over the salvation of souls to outside
agencies. Our pastors and churches
must continue to give themselves to
this most important Of all work. Re-
ports indicate 1927 conversions, the
largest number for many years. Five
charges report no conversions. The
average per charge is "a. Those re-
porting twenty or more are: Waynes-
boro, 296; Chambersburg, ESQ; Shrews-
bury, los; McConnellsburg, IT; Stew
ems Memorial, rs; Rouzerville, 70;
Harrisonville, GA: York Springs, so;
First Church, York, 5S; Gatchelville,
54; Curtin Heights, SO; Ridge Avenue,
burg. each, 35; Boiling Springs, "a:
Green Village, 81; New Cumberland
33; Fifth Street, 80; Enola, 2S; Hus-
tontown. 20; st. Pauls and MERGERS
burg, each, 20; MELVILLE, 90; Lewis
berry, %; Carlisle. 20.
"The number of probationers now
on the rolls is 1.1S3. Number Of full
members is 1859, gain Of 4S4.
"A great wave of temperance senti-
ment has swept over the district, re-
sulting in the reduction OF the num-
ber of saloons Our pastors and peo-
pie have been leaders in this move
ment. So they ought to be. Every
Methodist minister should be relent-
less enemy of this accursed traffic, and
none OF our 'eople ought to have any
connection with it whatever. The sa-
loon is doomed Let every member OF
this great conference help to seal its
doom, and then go to the happiest
funeral we have ever attended
Dickinson College Is still at Car
Isle. 1t Is doing fine work, but faces
| a grave crisis. Brethren, the college
| is ours as much as it ever has been.
1t is enrolled among our Methodist
educational institutions. The charter
was not changed in the least degree,
even though the college was put on
the Carnegie Foundation. We owe II
to ourselves, to the church which has
fostered the institution, and to our
educational ideals and traditions to do
something in financial way for this
venerable and valuable institution
The board Of education of our church
is willing to go into a CO. cooperative
plan to aid the college, and this con.
ference ought to pledge support ant
cooperation.
Retired Mems Work
II must not close this report with
out mention of the services rendered
and the influence exerted by the re
tired men who reside In the district
What a benediction they are to me
What services some of them hav,
been rendering! A conspicuous illus
tration of this is the work of w. A
Houck at Carlisle during large par