The Washington herald., 1914-10-24
The Golden Text.
METHODIST.

METHODIST.
Next Tuesday evening a convention
will begin in the Metropolitan Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. which is to bring
together from all parts of this country
representative clergymen and laymen in
the interests of the veterans Of the gos-
pei ministry of the Methodist Church.
The General Conference Of 1912 set aside
this quadrennium to raise jubilee
fund Of 100000 throughout the church
Tor Its retired ministers. This gathering.
In which bishops. editors. educators. field
secretaries and laymen are to partici-
pate, will formally launch the large
project to add $5,OOO,OOO to the invested
FUNDS for superannuated preachers. The
sessions OF Tuesday night, Wednesday
and Thursday are preparatory to the
nnal meeting on Thursday night. when
President Wilson's letter OF greeting and
endorsement will be presented and the
special address and appeal for this fund
by the bishops to the church will be
received. The personnel of the sneakers
ana the large number OF leaders make
TINS convention one of the greatest
rallies Of Methodism in the interest Of
one cause ever held by the Methodist
Episcopal church. The guiding spirit OF
this movement is Rev. Joseph b Hinge
ley D. d. corresponding secretary Of
the board Of conference claimants.
whose home office is in Chicago. Ill Dr.
Hingeley has been in Washington for ten
days directing the preparations for the
convention, in which he has been assist
ed by the special local committee. COM
posed OF District Superintendent W. L
mcdowell, ID. d., Rev. J. S Montgomery
ID. l.. Rev. w. W. Barnes. d. d Rev
L. L. NJ Chambers, d. D.. and Rev. W. A.
haggerty. ID. ID. Wednesday night Hon
champ Clark. Speaker of the House OF
representatives. speaks on The Minis
.try' - On Thursday morning J. w Rem
ner. secretary Of the pension d.
partpent. Pennsylvania Railroad. and !
y Hew. manager Of the Youngstown
toh!ol. Steel Company, will outline What
the Railroads and Corporations Are
Doing. Addresses. reporting What
other Churches Are Doing" will be
made 10y Rev A. ]. P. Mcclure, d. D..
OF Philadelphia. for the Protestant Epis-
Gopal church; Rev. W. B. Matteson. D.
D., OF Mount Vernon. n Y, for the
Baptist church: Rev. W. II. FouIkes ID
u, OF Philadelphia, for the Presbyterian
church, ord Rev. J. r. Stewart, of Nash
vile. Tenn, for the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South
At the Union Methodist Episcopal
Church Rev. John MacMurray will speak
tomorrow morning at II O'Clock on the
topic. The Royal Dynamiters. In the
evening at 7:3O at the happy hour
service there will b. the half hour Of
song and praise and the rastor's talk on
the theme: Beyond the 'ar-nung Battle
Line" The Golden Susnhine'' class OF
young women Of the Sunday school held
Its annual meeting this week and elected
the following officers: President, Miss
Grace Wanstar: vice president. Miss
Annie Shanks; treasurer. Mrs. J. NJ. Fer
nandez; secretary. Miss C. Boyd. The
class had its banquet in the church rooms
last night. Among the speakers were the
pastor and the superintendent, william
II. Cheesman.
Clarence H. Freark will lead the En-
worth League service at Foundry NJ F
Church tomorrow evening. using the reg
ular league topic, How Can l Win Nv
Friend for Christi" An active commit
tee has been appointed at Foundry Chan
ter for the services which the league will
hold during the week of November s,
which is win My Chum Week for the
Epworth Leagues throughout the world.
The following assignments for Sunday,
November l, have been made to the sew
eral Methodist Episcopal Churches in this
city of the bishops who are to hold their
semiannual meeting at the Foundry
Church next week, in connection with
the centenary celebration of that church:
Foundry. morning. Bishop William F. /
Mcdowell. Chicago: evening. Bishop
Luther B. Wilson, New York: MetropoI-
ltan. morning. Bishop Joseph F. Berry, |
Hamline. evening. Bishop
Francis ]. Mcconnell, Denver: Iowa Ave
nue., evening. Bishop William A. QuayIe, |
ST. Paul; Calvary, evening, Bishop Rich |
and ]. Cooke, Portland. Greg; Petworth.
evening. Bishop William o. Shepard, |
Kansas City: Anacostia, evening, Bishop |
Theodore S. Henderson, Chattanooga;
Waugh, evening, Bishop William Rust. |
tall Luccock, Helena; Douglas. evening. !
Bishop Wilbur P. Thirkield. New Orleans;
Dumbarton, evening. Bishop Thomas B. |
Neeley, Philadelphia: McKendree, even
ing, Bishop Charles W. Smith. St Louis |
North Capitol. evening, Bishop David H |
Moore. Indianapolis: Ryland. evening. |
Bishop Cranston, Washington, D. c.;
Wesley, evening, Bishop John W. Hamil-
ton, Boston. and Union, evening, Bishop |
Frederick D. Leete. Atlanta.
At Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church !
tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev. DR.. /
Lucius c. Clark, will preach on the 1
theme. Jesus More Than Man" In the |
evening at O'Clock he will have for /
his subject, Christ and the Capita"
The sermon will contrast conditions ex-
sting in Jerusalem in the times OF the .
Christ with those found in the Capital !
City of the twentieth century.
A moonlight hike was lndulged in last
night by members of the EpwOrth !
League, of Hamline NJ. E. Church, the .
start being made at 6:45 from Thirty
sixth street in Georgetown.
At Congress Street Methodist Church,
IN Georgetown, Rev. ]. W. Balderston
Eill deliver tomorrow evening the second 4
of his series OF sermons on women Of
he Bible. his subject on this occasion [
being, "Ruth-ImmortaliZed by the 1
Beauty of Her Character"
An elaborate Halloween party Is being