The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
WHAT CHURCHPEOPLE
ARE SAYING AND DOING

IHt elShly-sCN scsSioAA va eAAS ~NS~AS
land Conference. Methodist Protestant
Church, now meeting in the Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church,
will continue through Tuesday.
At II o'clock today the ordination ser
mon will be preached by Rev. ]. NJ. Sheri-
dan and the ordination OF elders Will fol-
low. On Monday morning at $3.50. after
hearing the reports Of audit and statis-
tics committees, the work of the womens
boards will be presented by their respec-
tive representatives. These boards in
clude the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society. the Women's Home Missionary
Society, and the Deaconess Board. At
IL o'clock the report of the superannuate
committee will be given, to be followed
by the meeting of the Superannuated
Fund Society.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock COM
rnittees representing the benevolent agen-
aes and the board OF finance will mako
reports In tho evening at o'clock a
service will be held which Will be open
to the public.
On Tuesday. the closing day, the morn
ing will be given to reports OF commit
tees on Official relations and on church
extension. to be followed by q meeting
of the Church Extension Society. A
business session will be held In tho after
noon, and In tho evening Rev. w. A.
Melvin, pastor Of First Church. this city.
will rive an illustrated lecture on the
HOLY Land. in which he will narrate his
experiences Of last summer.
Thu Congress- Street Methodist Protes-
tant Church OF Georgetown, located in
Thtrty-first street, reported to tho con-
ference through its delegate. T. w.
Grimes. that several new members had
been received during the past year and
the church debt had been reduced by
s575 The Ladies' Mite Society had made
needed improvements on the parsonage
and the Sunday school and Endeavor So
ciety have done good work.
The conference love feast of the 1a1st
session Of the Baltimore annual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
now in session in Grace Church. Balti-
more, will be conducted this morning at
9 O'Clock under the leadership Of Rev.
Dr. Lucien Clark. pastor OF Hamline
Church, this city.
At this session Of Baltimore Conference
DR.. Henry 8. France retires from Trim
ity Church, where he has had success
full pastorate for nine years. to assume
the presidency Of the Lucy Webb HAYES
Training School and Sibley Hospital DR..
France, along with other qualifications.
brings to his new task q thorough knowl-
edge of it, as he has been for nine years
president OF the local board Of managers
and has thus kept in constant and close
touch with the work. W. L. Mcdowell.
Of Washington district,
has been chosen to succeed DR.. France
as president Of the local board Dr. A.
s. Mowbray. pastor of North Capitol
Church, retires also from the pastorate.
to give his entire time as dean OF the
of the Twining School. a posi-
ton which he has filled acceptably since
October last.
Waugh Church. at its fourth quarterly
the estimate committee SO
unanimously voted fore
casting the salary of the pastor for next
year at 5000 an increase Of 200. Every +,
OF the work fiourishes. Sixty |
eight full members have been enrolled
during this conference year and there
are now forty-two probationers. Rev. /
F. NJ. Mccoy Is pastor. having come to |
Waugh by transfer eight months ago.
At the advent of the year the leaders |
IF the women's Home Missionary So J
,iety in Washington resolved to enter I
lpon a campaign for new members. They |
ixed thirty days as the time limit and 600
Jew members as ther goal. Mrs. w. l..
Mcdowell, conference president. and
Mrs. ]. D. Van Scotch. efficiency secre-
AIRY, were the campaign leaders. and
hey were ably assisted by an enthusiast
ic band of workers. The number of new
members actually secured in the time al
Gifted was 65s, but within a short period
.fter this was increased to co., A VIC
DRY fest followed at Foundry. rounding
I'D the work The social hall was filled
Il the celebration and the jubilant note
vas everywhere. Bishop Cranston offered
words of congratulation and Mrs. Grams
on, in responding to a toast, spoke Of
he pioneer workers Of the District. The
Rev. ]. r. Henry, pastor of the Church
Il All Nations. New York. made the ad-
ress. In recent days the campaign has
xtended to Baltimore and the new re-
ruits for this great society within this
Conference now number nearly 100.
Rev. DR.. Eckmsn. editor Of the Chris
ian Advocate New York, announces
hat he will submit his resignation as
ditor of that paper to the book commit
ee on April q. in order that he may be-
ONE the pastor Of Methodist church.
The Everyman Bible Class Of the Yer ,
mont Avenue Christian Church, taught
" the pastor, Rev. Earle Wiley. has be-
un the publication of a monthly paper.
he Eyeryman. which presents news '
TENS concerning the church and its
MEMBERS. The president of the class is
.sa j. Mustain and the managing edi-
or Of the paper, George L. Cooper.
Pledges amounting to $500, the prin-
ipal of the debt on the Vermont Avenue {
'hristian Church. have been received. 1
ccording to the announcement of d. !
'ulton Harris, chairman OF the special I
ommittee, and the obligation will be S
anceled IN November of this year.
Rev. Dr. William z. Biederwolf. chair
ian OF the committee on evangelism OF
he Federal Council of Churches. opened I
, Hagerstown. Md. the past week a {
cries of revival services which are to 8
ontinue for six weeks. Plans for the ,
leeting have been in progress for sew
raj months and a frame tabernacle seat q
lg between 5000 and 600 has been 4
rected, which was well filed when the =
rst service started About a dozen of y
agerstown's churches are actively CO. Z
perating with DR.. Biederwolf and hun 4
reds Of cottage prayer meetings have \
cen held In all parts Of the city pre- 4
minary to the campaign. '
In response to the recent appeal Of the :
board Of the Protestant Epis-
opal Church that all members give one
avs wage or income. the sum Of So. 900
ad been received at the end Of March. Z
Rt. Rev. Earl Cranston. second oldest !.
lshop in the Methodist Episcopal :
hurch and a member of the commission :