The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-13
names OF CT. DANNER and
4. ]. CARMICHAEL ERASED
Ministers Of East Pennsylvania Elder
ship Of Churches Of God Anxious
For Report of Stationing Commit
tee-Work Soon Completed

Lancaster, Oct. 13.-The work of
the East Pennsylvania Eldership is
progressing rapidly and will soon be
completed. In the election of a stand
ing committee, DR.. S. g. Yahn and DR..
w. N. Yates were selected DIR. Yates
resigned, but the Eldership refused
to accept the resignation. Later, how.
ever, the resignation was accepted and
the Eldership proceeded to elect two
members, the Revs. G. H. Grove and G..
F. Reitzel.
The treasurer and auditing commit
tee reported, showing balance at the
beginning of the year, in the general
fund for $3,523.71 income for year,
$7,3S6.37; total, $1O,S6O.OS; expen-
ditures during year, $5,5S3.72; bal
ance, s5,S26.36; total permanent
funds, $7,975.7S.
The Board of Church Extension re-
ported. The following were elected
members, A. P. Stover, F. w. Ne.
Guire, j. A. Deter, H. D. Boughter, s.
N. Good
The Eldership elected H. NJ. Angle
treasurer for the thirteenth time.
The Revs. S. G. Yahn, H. +. Hoover,
George Sigler, A. P. Stover and C. H.
Grove, were elected members of the
Board of Education.
The president appointed the Revs.
j. A. Deter and S. N Good, and Elder
D. M. Barr, committee on obituaries
for next year.
The Committee on Ordination rec
commended that certificates of ordina-
ton, limited to one year, be given L.
ii. Eckard and R. E. Syler, who pre-
sented credentials from the Radical
U. b. conferences; that Frank Reineer,
!. ). Sollenberger, j. Clair Wilmer, C.
E. Strickley, Wesley U. Wright and H.
b. Wagner, be granted annual certif.
Gates in case there is work for them
that the annual certificates of L. Fl.
Snavely, Daniel Eckert, j. NJ. Fuaua,
L. Ghares, w. S. Houck, w. r. Ward,
W. H. Spies, Charles Sayers, w. D.
Sheets, NJ C. Manning, J. D. Weigel,
j. II. Wilson, j. o. Baer, S. A. Farver,
Z. A. Parson and f. l.. Bardens be re.
newed; that /. n. DENNY and f. F.
Yoder be ordained to the gospel min.
istry.
The report was adopted and 7.3O
Monday evening fixed as the time for
the ordination service.
The stated clerk was instructed to
erase the names of G. F. Danner and
Fl. |. Carmichael from the Eldership
roll.
The Rev. J. w. Deshong offered q
resolution providing that the churches
be asked to contribute 10 cents pei
member each year to pay for the en-.
tertalnment of the delegates ankmin,
listers who attend the meetings of the
Eldership in the future The resolution
was entered on the minutes and con.
sideration deferred until next year.
The work of the Eldership has been
attended to with dispatch and the re-
port, which is impatiently awaited, is
that Of the stationing committee.
The stationing committee was in ses
sion all Saturday night until O clock
sunday morning and again last night
until . o clock this morning This morn.
ing the E,ldership adjourned at II
clock to allow the stationing commit
tee to have another meeting The min
listers are very anxious to hear the re
port of this committee as it decides on
their field of work for the coming year
The business this morning was of a
routine nature, such as the hearing OF
reports of the various committees.
The adoption of the report of the
committee ON ordination was reconsid
cred and the Rev. +. l.. Bardens was
given life certificate in place of the
annual certificate which had beer
granted him.