Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-01

this afternoon to points of interest.
weather conditions permitting.
Philadelphia Turned Down
Sentiment against having the II tth
annual conference of the United
Brethren Church, West Philadelphia,
Brethren Church, eWst Philadelphia,
where il was held in 1914, prevailed
this morning when a vote was taken
to decide where the next session should
be held. The delegates in session in
the Sixth Street Church this city, cast
a majority of votes opposing the in
vitation from that city Bishop W. NJ.
Weekley after a short business session,
asked for motions for q place for the
1915 sessions. The Rev. DR.. 5. c.
Enck, pastor of the Second Church.
Philadelphia, Immediately extended
an invitation to the members to come
there. No other pastors asked for the
conference. A discussion between
members, the Rev. DIR. d. d. d. Low
cry conference superintendent, Bishop
Weekley, the Rev. DIR. Enck, and other
delegates, began. Finally vote was
taken, the mays" winning by good
majority.
In the discussion Harrisburg was
mentioned for the conference again,
but no action was taken on this pro-
|posal. DIR. Lowery with a committee
will select a place and report prob
ably tomorrow morning. DR.. Lowery
in short talk then said that the Sec
ond Church, Philadelphia. might be
chosen in the end, but it is believed
that Lebanon Valley town Will be Sc
lected
Officers Elected
Late yesterday afternoon ballots
were distributed for the election or
conference officers and committeeman.
This afternoon Bishop Weekley an
nounced the results as follows:
The Rev. DR.. ]. A. Lyter. re- cted
recording secretary for the t.'elfth
term; the Rev. DIR. c. E. Boughter. of
Oberlin, reelected. assistant record
ing secretary; the Rev. +. A. G. Boss
Ter, State Street Church, and the Rev.
r. r. Butterwick, of Mountville, statis-
teal secretaries; the Rev. DR.. L. II.
Albright, of Middletown, conference
Palmyra, conference treasurer; the
Palmyra, conference treasurer; the
Rev. 1. n. Seldomridge, of Elizabeth
town, the Rev. H. S. Kiefer of Lykens.
J. A. KEEPER of Allentown, NJ. S. Hen
bricks and H. L. Carl, conference Sab
bath school board; T. G. Spangler, G.
F. Breimig and c. L. Graybill, mana
gers of the conference missionary and
church extension society; S. F. Engle.
Aaron S. Kreider, the Rev. S. F.
Daugherty. Annville, the Rev. l. M.
Hershey, Shamokin, the Rev. S. Ed
win Rupp. Harrisburg, the Rev. j. A.
Lyter, Harrisburg, and the Rev. {. A.
Mutch. of Schuylwill Haven, trustees
of Lebanon Valley College; the Revs.
c. G.. White, Allentown, H. j. Behney'
Mannheim, o. l.. Mease. Myerstown, b.
NJ. Brenneman, West Willow, D. d.
Brandt, Reading, trustees of the Rus
sci Biblical Fund; the Rev. j. NJ. Wal
ters, Ephrata, professor of Russell BID
lical chair; the Revs. Joseph Daugh-
erty. Columbia, and r. r. Butterwick,
of Mountville, trustees of the Anti-Sa-
loon Leagues; S. F. Engie ana the
Revs. d. D. Lowery. 1. n. Seldom
ridge, ]. A. Lyter. S. c. Enck and a.
K. Wier, conference publication board:
the Rev DR.. D. d. Lowery, editor OF
conference Herald; ]. G. Stehman, 5.
r. Graybill S. +. Engle, and the Revs.
d. d. Lowery, b. F. Daugherty and h
E. Miller, conference finance commits
sion; the Revs. r. r. Butterwick ana
A. E. Schroyer, educational board; the
Revs. d. d. Brandt and II. NJ. Miller,
on inter-church federation;
the Revs. G. NJ. Richter. G.. D. Bat
dorf and I. NJ. Hershey, conference
branch foreign missionary committee;
the Revs. H. E. Miller, B. F. Daugh-
erty and o. l.. Mease, conference
S. r. Graybill, o. P. Beckley and 5. e.
Smoke, Christian stewardship; the
Revs D. S. Longenecker, D. D. Bud
dinger, Thomas Garland, NJ. H. Jones,
NJ. H. Miller, and I. H. Albright, trus-
tees of Conference Preachers Aid; the
Rev. l. Nj. Hershey, chairman of pub
licity committee.
Bishop W. NJ. Weekley, presiding
over the sessions of the conference in
the Sixth Street Church, spoke to the
delegates on the modern methods used
in churches, criticising the work of
some of the pastors on decision days
in the Sunday schools. He deplored
the methods used in getting people in
churches and asserted that on Judg-'I
ment Day the Lord will count hearts
and not noses"
Loose methods were scored by the
bishop, who said that the churches are
being filled with unsaved multitudeS
on the theory of joining church first
and looking for religion afterward.
His strongest protest was made
against getting children into the
church by the wholesale, claiming that
often the children are not aware of
the importance of the decision. He
said he favored having children make
a decision, but not until the time when
they had reached the age of personal
accountability.
Tells of Vice Fights
His third protest was made against
the insinuations made by preachers
and teachers against the fathers and
mothers of long ago. ending with the
plea, May God give us more of the
old-fashioned Christian mothers
Bishop A. T. Howard in his address
yesterday on foreign mission work
gave statistics showing the undertake
ings of the various denominations in
foreign fields. He told of the different
religions that were being fought, such
as Mohammedanism Romanism, Con-
fucianism and Buddhism. He also
told how the opium business was be-
ins controlled, but said that little ad-
vancement had been made in over
coming the tobacco evils