The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19
METHODIST CHURCHES OF
CITY ARE FLOURISHINC
Report of Harrisburg District At Con-
ference Shows Total Of Three
Thousand Conversions, More Than
Ever Before
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Shamokin, March 19.-At yester-
day s session of the Central Pennsyl-
vania Conference of the Methodist
church, the report of the Harrisburg
district showed the churches In this
city to be in tlourishing condition.
In the election of trustees on the dea-
eoness board of the church, the vote
resulted in the selection of the Rev.
b. II. Hart, Harrisburg, and the Rev.
E. r. Hickman, Bloomsbury.
At the conference Sunday school
anniversary, held Wednesday evening
at 7.30, DIR. John d. Fox, pastor of
Grace Methodist Episcopal church,
presided. The Rev. Robert w. Runyan,
pastor of st. Paul's church, offered
prayer. The first speaker of the even
ing was DR.. c. A. Smucker, pastor of
the Stevens Memorial Methodist
church, who addressed the large audi
ence on "The Recruiting Department
of the Church, He was followed by
the Rev. DR.. William S. Bovard, sec
retary of the Methodist Brotherhood
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
who gave an address on the progress
of the Sunday school work, and the
great evangelistic field it offers.
The conference yesterday morning
was addressed by Bishop Burt on the
theme of Seeing the Lord" The Rev.
B. Hart, pastor of the Fifth street
church, presented to the conference the
report of the board of trustees for the
annuity fund of the Central Pennsyl-
vania conference. DR.. Fasick, superin-
tendent of the Harrisburg district pre-.
sented his report; which showed the
finest development of the district.
The number of conversions is 5000,
which is 500 more than have ever been
reported from the district. There are
now 1905 members and 1900 pro-
bationers in this district. The churches
OF the district gave S10,036 for for
eign missionary work and $7,972 for
home missions and church extension.
The total amount contributed for all
benevolent purposes was $29,S22. On
improvements $21.S24 have been paid
and $S,242 on old Indebtedness. The
whole district has been aflame with
evangelism. Not large percentage of
the 5000 converts came from profes-
sional evangelism, the work being done
chiefly by pastors.
Curtin Heights is reported as ready
for new church. Fifth street has the
largest Sunday school enrolment in the
district, with Stevens Memorial as a
close second. Special mention was made
OF the new manse recently completed
and furnished by the Grace Methodist
Episcopal church, representing a cost of
S35,600. Dickinson College has had
marked success under the leadership OF
DR.. j. H. Morgan, acting president
One of the high points in the con-
ference was reached in the morning scs,
sion when DR.. Chalfant. formerly of
Harrisburg, addressed the conference in
the interest of the Anti-Saloon League.
followed by DR.. Clarence T. Wilson,
who came from the 90 firing line'' of
temperance activity and said nineteen
States have gone dry. To the temper,
ance society of the NJ F. church is given
credit for five of the seven States
which have recently gone dry. Great
applause followed the announcement
that Governor Brumbaugh is expected
at the seat of conference on Saturday.
The appreciation of the conference for
Governor Brumbaugh is running at high
tide.
DR.. Silas c. Swallow. of Camp Hill.
delivered lecture in the First Baptist
church Thursday evening at 7.st
o. Clock
Report of Danville District
Following prayer bv the Rev. Thorn
rs 5. Wilcox, Mt. Union, this morning,
the annual report of the Danville dis
triet was read by Superintendent J. B.
Stein. The report showed 3,7O9 con
versions, the local First Church lead
ing by 1888. Church repairs amounted
to $4,000; church and parsonage
debt was reduced $14,S00; foreign
missions contributions totalled $6,542,
and home mission, $5,762.
In the Juniata district, the church
DEBT was reduced s7,714; foreign con-
tributions amounted to $6.75O and
home missions, $6,567. The reports
from the Juniata district showed that
the Italian mission, Altoona, had 500
children.
The Rev. A. S. Williams, Curtin
Heights, a member of the conference
home mission society, had resolution
adopted that 80 the basis of the distri-
button of mission funds for married
men, members of the conference should
be $500
President B. A. Conner, of Dickin-
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