Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-30

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and fourth year reading courses re-
ported as follows: Third year course:
c. L. Farley, P. NJ. Holdeman and w.
E. Shoop advanced to fourth year:
fourth year: c. L. Farley, retained, and
p. NJ. Holdeman, passed for ordina-
tion.
The publishing interests report given
by the Rev. DR., S. Edwin Rupp showed
an increase in this work, but the COM
mittee asked for n wider circulation.
The Rev. DR.. Lowery. urged the pas
tors to get more subscriptions for sew
eral of the conference. papers and as,
serted that the Conference Herald
should have a circulation of at least
! 5000. The Rev. Joseph Daugherty
then reported on Conference Publica-
tions.
Salary Raiser Falls
The minimum salary limit of 500
was not raised. The resolution to this
effect was passed unanimously and
without comment this morning.
Reading Trinity United Brethren
Church was authorized to sell the pres
ent site at once and rebuild at Fifth
and Spring streets, that city, or at any
other place which the church decides
1 upon. The resolution calling for this
action was offered by Conference Su-
perintendent Lowery and was passed.
The name of the Refton charge was
changed to West Willow and Refton.
Pastors were ordered to send in the
important statistics of their annual re-
port for next year at least two weeks
before the one hundred and seven
teenth conference opens so that the
complete report can be made by the
committee in charge. The report on
| homes was given this morning by the
Rev. A. Lehman. of Palmyra The
Rev. E. A. G. Bossler. of State Street
United Brethren Church. was appoint
ed chorister of the present sessions.
Institutional Work
The Rev. DR.. c. w. Stinespring. of
Baltimore. Md. business manager and
field secretary OF the Quincy Home
and Orphanage, gave a short account
OF the work done in that institution.
L. B. Harnish of Carlisle. superintend-
ent of the Pennsylvania branch of
the Worlds Purity Federation, also
spoke at the session.
Sessions this afternoon were devoted
TO mission work. The feature of the
reports offered was a statement in the
report of the Rev. S. Edwin Rupp.
secretary of the conference branch for
; elsn missionary ommittee, who said
that owing to the present war in
Europe trouble was experienced in
getting new missionaries to foreign
FIELDS. He also reported the hindrance
TO the work in China due to the recent
floods there.
Tells of Openings
The Rev. Joseph Daugherty. secre-
tary OF the home missionary commit
zee, gave a report showing the work
cone oy that branch of the church
curing the last ten years. He urged
taking advantage of apparent open-
lngs in Wilkes rre. Scranton, Potts
vile, Easton. Bethlehem, West Ches-
! ter and a number of smaller towns.
advocating the establishing of mis-
| slons there. The record for ten years
showed pa missions esta ablished with
i,lss members enrolled through the
mission work. The total donations was
SS46.s2O. 4S, turned in to the confer
ence. OF this s310,s00 was paid out
Tor maintenance, showing a net gain
| OF more than 100000
The Rev. Mr.. Daugherty also spoke
or the importance of home missions
and recommended that pastors sneak
on missionary education. He approved
! or the work of the Women's Mission
airy Association and the Church Ex-
tension Society. He advocated
special season OF Thanksgiving during
November, during which time special
enorts should be made for the benefit
| OF home missions,
! Speakers this afternoon were Bishon
/ A: I. Howard, of Dayton, Ohio. bishot,
| OF forelgn mission work, and the Rev.
the church finance commission.
| Blshop Howard spoke on missionary
WORK and the Rev. Mr.. Kendall on the
| missions and financial system advo-
Gated yesterday by DR.. Lowery. The
following were guests this morning AT
Ihe z, conference sessions: The Rev. DR..
). :. fulton, conference district sllper-
lntendent. of Allegheny: the Rev. DIR
| j. X. Hutchison, from the PennsvIva
ma conference district: the Rev. DR.
W. q. Fries, of Dayton, Ohio. editor
,h-eh1et M OF sunday school literature;
the Rev. A. r. Ayres. of the Penn
| SSNanla conference; the Rev. DR.. O. T
Deever, of Dayton. Ohio, and the Rev.
Ellis n. Kremer, pastor of Reformed
Salem Church. this city.
rms evening an illustrated lecture
VIII be given on Publishing Interests''
oy the Rev. DR.. w. r. Funk. This
lecture will be given to show the inn
portance of the church pubIications -
the members OF the congregations in
! every United Brethren church.
u Is. Pastors in City Churches
IN response to the requests of
ministers in this city the devotional
committee consisting of the Revs, p
n. balsoaugh' Amos Funk and S. E.
kupp, appointed pastors to conduct
deVotlons In various churches in this
city and vicinity Sunday. The renort
was presented and adopted in the con
ference to-day. The assignments fol
low: e'''9 ioi-
Metnodlst Firth Street, the Rev. DR.
D. kendall. morning; Camp Curtin.
the ReV; A. 5. Lehman. morning: ST
Fauls' the Rev. f. f. Bender; Coxes-
town, the Rev. NJ. H. Miller: Epwortb
the Rev. c. Funk: Ridge Avenue. the
Rev. III. r. Kieffer; Grace. tbe Pc"
b. r. Daugherty; Stevens Memorial
the Rev. r. r. Butterwick, evening
Lutheran: Augsburg, the Rev. I. NJ
Hershey, morning; Holy Communion
the Rev. o. G. Romig. evening: pen,
brook, the Rev. c. A. Bearlev. even,n.
Presbyterian: Covenant, the Rev n
D. Brandt, evening; Emmanuel. the
Rev. r. f. Bender, evening.
Baptist: Market Street. the Rev NJ
H. Vert. evening; West End, the Rev
c. Y. Ulrich.
Church of God: Fourth Street. the
Rev. DR.. W. o. Fries: Maclay Street
the Rev. S. B. Wengert; Pleasant View
the Rev. Fl. A. Smith.
Reformed: Fourth. the Rev. N "
! LinebauRh; Second. the Rev. IT. =
Rhoad; Salem. the Rev. I. II. Albright
all in the evening.
United Brethren: Otterbein. the
Rev DR.. ]. S. Kendall, afternoon:
Oberlin the Rev. S. F. DauRhertv. rnass
meeting in the afternoon: Sixth Street,
the Rev. o. G. Romig, afternoon:
Trinity. York, the Rev ]. F. Daurh.
erty; Highspire. the Rev. S. F. Daueh-
erty; Second, Palmyra, the Rev. G.
! Longenecker; Middletown, the Rev. ID.
s Lonenecker; Rockville, the Rev. p