Evening star., 1915-04-09
Announces He Will clay Aside
QuiIr' on the Methodist
Protestant June, 1916.
PROTESTANTISM MENACED
BY DANGERS. HE ASSERTS
Routine Business Occupies Session
Of Conference Today-Secretary
Daniels and DR.. Kelly to Speak.

Touching the hedrt STRINGS ot "''
audience. Rev. DR.. F. T. Tage. for
twenty-three years editor of the Meth-
odist Protestant, this morning mace
his valedctory to the Maryland annuai
conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church. in session at the Rhode ls'aho
Avenue Church. DR., Tagg formally an
nounced that he would resign his po-
sition as editor Of the church paper
in June. 1916.
"The time is now approaching for me
TO lay aside the quill" he said. Simply.
But 1 will never grow too old. ne
quickly added, ito rejoice in the IN
crease Of those who are younger.
Dr. Tagg spoke on the conditions oil
the religious press of the country. He
declared that there are few religious
papers of today that are paying the
cost of their production. asserting that
while the public interest in the secular
press grows greater year by year. the
interest In the religious papers grows
less This state of affairs, he said. eN-
lists all over the land, and is not appt-
cable to any one section of the country
Without the church the church paper
cannot live but without the church pa :
per the church cannot live. equally.
he declared.
And il there ever was a time when
the religious press must Keep IT'S read
ers in touch with the dangers ,hat
menace Professionalism it is today, ne
concluded
Local Committee Praised.
Routine business of the conference
continued today This afternoon there
is no conference session, merely COM
mittee meetings The visiting dele
gates were loud in their praise of the
local entertainment committee, headed
by Or. Louis Randall. pastor of the
Rhode Island Avenue Church. for last
nights session. at which PRESIDENT
Wilson and Secretary Bryan made ad-
dresses.
Tonight Secretary Daniels and DIR.
Howard A. Kelly of Baltimore are
scheduled to speak. following the usual
song service at 7:3O o'clock.
President Bowers made brief ad-
dress to. the lay members of the con-
ference at recess at noon today, in
which he spoke of the scarcity of min
isterial supply this year. and OF his
fears that several of the charges Will
perhaps remain untitled owing to the
lack of available material. He made
strong plea to the layman in the in
terests of inducing young men to join
the ministry.
A special committee report from the
Methodist Hospital Association by
Rev. F. T. Little took up a great deal
Of time at the session this morning.
The report was accepted by the con-
ference. including the clause asking
that leach pastoral charge at the dis
cretion Of the pastor observe one sab
bath in the year to be known as Hos
pital Sunday. and the sacramental col
lection of that day to be given to the
Methodist Hospital Association"
Auto for Popular Preacher.
The Methodist Hospital in Baltimore,
controlled by the association repre-
senting the three branches of Method
ism, Is planning to give an automo obile
to the most popular Methodist preacher
in Baltimore, it was announced this
morning. the proceeds of the voting
contest to go for the benefit of the
hospital.
Rev. Luke Wright. superintendent of
the hospital. declared that the hospital
officials are working to make ii hos
pital for people of moderate means as
we'll as for the very rich and the very
poor
Devotional exercises were led this
morning by DR.. D. l.. Greenfield. Ronald
Taylor of the Wilton Heights Church
Of Baltimore was appointed an assist
ant secretary of the conference. Dr.
Lyman f. Davis of Pittsburgh, presi-
dent of the general conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, was ex-
cused from the conference by President
Bowers at IL o'clock. DIR. Davis ad-
dress. yesterday on the need Of the
establishment of family altars and
prayers was the subject of much ia
vora Bile comment today Rev T. II
Lewis. who was to have delivered an
address on the Western Maryland COL
1ege this morning, was also excused.
On motion Of r. H. Lewis the report
Of the committee on the presidents re-
port recommending the appointment
OF an efficiency committee composed OF
five laymen was adopted.
One of the most interesting resolu-
tions passed by the conference SO far
proved to be the one adopted late yes
terday afternoon recommending tha,
the minimum salary Of $500 now paid
married ministers be raised to $500.