Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-27
U. {. PASTORATES ARE
INCREASED To 5 YEARS
Ministers IN Attendance at Confer
ence VIII Occupy Bethlehem
Pulpits; Few Changes
Spsetdl to The T'slegrabh


Bethlehem, Pa, Feb. 27.-The East
Pennsylvania conference OF the United
Evangelical Church opened its third
days session in Emmanuel Church
this morning.
The time limit on pastorates shall
be five years hereafter instead of four
Years which was voted by 150 to 8.
Many ministers were anxiously
waiting for the report of the commit
tee on worship, composed of the Revs.
S. L. Wiest W. n. Christ Bethlehem,
and W. f. He'll, presiding elder, Allen
town district, concerning the assign
ments of ministers who are to preach
in the local churches tomorrow.
Nearly all of the churches at this
place and vicinity will have visiting
ministers from the conference in the
pulpits on Sunday.
Richert Heads Committee
Among the standing committees
are the following ministers and lay
men:
Educational-The Revs. A. NJ. .Samp-
sci, Reading; A. j. Brunner, Reading;
II. Franklin Schlegel, Mt. Carmel.
Ways and Means-The Revs. A. B.
Saylor, Allentown; w. S. Harris, Pen
brook and Rutherford Heights; ]. NJ.
Shoop, Steelton.
Finance-W. E. Rickert, Park
Street, Harrisburg.
Quarterly Conference.-The Rev. e.
J.. Ramer, Wiconisco.
Sabbath-The Rev. p. *. Bergman,
Rutherford Heights and Penbrook.
Special Service - The Rev. G. f.
Schaum, Harris Street, Harrisburg.
Statistics-Theod Beshore, Har-
ris Street, Harrisburg.
Make Prayers For Bishop Dubs
Many special prayers have been Of
fered at the sessions in behalf OF
Bishop Rudolph Dubs, who is Ill at
his residence in Harrisburg.
The Rev. A. NJ Sampsell, of Read
ing, corresponding secretary of the
Missionary Society, submitted his an
pual report to conference. Columbia
and Slatington missions were reported
as having made good progress. The
Rev. A. NJ. Sampsell was elected as
delegate to the board of missions and
the Rev. j. Willis Hoover, Harrisburg
as alternate.
Educational Aid Meets
At last evenings session the Educa-
Cational Aid Society held a meeting
The meberS are: President. the Rev
lT. Franklin Schlegel, Phi. D., Mt. Car
mel: secretary, the Rev. r.. e. Stauf
fer, Myerstown; treasurer, |. c. Burd,
Shamokin; members of executive COM
Schander, the Rev. G. Wes. Mar
quardt, the Rev. S. III. Chubb, Dr. j.
ID. Kiefer.
X. l.. c. T.. Rally
The annual rally of the Keystone
League of Christian Endeavor will be
held this evening. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged for the occa-
sion. The Rev. l.. c. Hunt, of Bangor,
will deliver an address.
Bishop w. II. Fouke, the presiding
bishop of the conference, will preach
the ordination sermon at 10 a. m. to-
morrow. The ordination service will
take place at 3.15 o'clock and will be
conducted by Bishop FoulSe, assisted
by other bishops present and the pre-
siding elders. In the evening Bishop
L. F. Swengel, D. D., of Harrisburg,
Will preach. In the Olivet Church,
Bishop Swengel will preach in the
morning and Bishop Fouke in the
evening.
Harrisburg District Gains
The Rev. r. E. Erdman, for the
Harrisburg district, reported that in
his jurisdiction there were 1,S19 con-
versions, the net gain being 1,10S.
Total membership of the district is
9,146. Eleven congregations increased
the salaries of their pastors.
The following applicants for licenses
TO preach appeared before Bishop
I'ouke and were examined David
Yingst. Lawn; John Gresh. Reading;
j. F. Kissinger, Philadelphia: Debroy
White, Penbrook; John Cieigler, Sun
bury: Walter Shoenberger, Slatington:
r. II. Sinclair, Allentown: Charles
Hassler, Philip Reeser, F. Rapp, AL
lentown, and Dupold Haydn, East Pet
ersburg.