Evening journal., 1915-04-07
Need YOUNG MEN
FOR Ministers
Shortage in Methodist Pro-
testant Itinerary Re-
ported
CONFERENCE GETS
DOWN TO WORK

WASHlNGIt- -,, April l.-Jnlcss some 1
provision is made to fiji the six ori
more vacancies in tho itncrant roll OF
the church this year there is bound to-
be shortage OF ministerial talent when
the appointments for the present year
are made. This statement was made byl
President John 5. Bowers. OF Baltimore,
who is here to preside over the eighty
seventh annual conference OF the Mctho-
dist Protestant Church. which convened
in the Rhode Island Avenue Church this
morning.
! DR.. Bowers reached the city durugl
/ the afternoon and expressed himself as
much concerned over the situation. but
I he hoped the condition would not be- asl
serious as it appears at present. Two
! ministers have died during the confer
encc year. the Rev j. Earle Maloy andI
( the Rev. G. ". Sandcrson. The Rev.
I Howard Iepp Withdrew from the Confer
! cnce 10 Join the Baptist ministry. The
Rev Charlos NJ. Elderdicc was trans
ferred from the fredericksburg (Mdl
charge to the Second Methodist protes-
tant Church, in Pittsburgh. IN the Pitts
=, hurgh Conference. ana the Rev 4. W..
yMathcr. one of the oldest minister's will
! superannuate. The Rev Robert *
/ Lewis, who is al present in charge Of
/ the Bclair appointment. j, III. and acting
on the advice Of his physician. he will
I ask for the superanuatc relation for one
year and spend most of the time in the
4 mountains of Maryland No intimation
q has been given as 10 who will take M
! his work in Bclair. where there are three
! country appointments besides the one in
town.
y In addition 10 the shortage that is
bound TO be caused by these vacancies
1t is also said by Or. Bowers that he
can hope for little or no assistance
., from the Westminster Theological
Seminary this year nor from the class
{ that will be ordained on Sunday morn
ing. as all these young men have al
ready been pressed into service and
! are At present engaged in pastora
I work II is understood there is but o
single member Of the seminary class
2 this year. The situation is one that
Z las never presented itself in as fore
! ible a manner as at present and
some plan will he devised at this scs-
sion of the Conference whereby the
number of Young ministers entering
: the Conference may be increased.
II is also understood that one or
p more of the charges have come 10
the conference this year with ne
: hope OF getting extra ministerial help.
: At Cumberland the pastor the Rev.
; Mr. Snyder. announced that the three
suburban appointments are ready and
] able to support two pastors. paying
each $500 per year salary. with the
j Cumberland church proper. this will
10 make three ministers for that work.
- showing much progress in that section
: of the State.
}, Tho Rev Louis Randall. pastor Of
p the Conference Church. announcer
j last evening that President Wilson and
C Secretary Bryan arc expected tO visit
= the conference Thursday evening. and
@ Secretary Bryan will speak oTGtFriday
] evening About 300 members Of EN-
b manuel Mems Bible Class. Of Hamp-
den Methodist Protestant Church. Bal
timore. are expected to attend the
3. Young Peoples Service on Monday
evening. The class will be sn charge
OF its leader, the Rev. +. ID. Stone. pas
- tor of the Hampden church. This
II class was to have made the trip Thurs
day evening and the young people
( were to have held their rally on that
! night. but the date has been changed
to make room for President Wilson
and Mr.. Bryan.
In the neighborhood of 200 ministers
and delegates reached the city yes
terday afternoon and evening. They
/ were met at Union Station by a com
mittee of ministers representing ali
the Methodist Protestant churches ~
the district. The Rev. Louis Randall
. was chairman and L. L. Beauchamp
- was secretary of the committee. The
other members we're: The Revs. r. A
SeXsmith. William A. Melvin. ]. w
Balderston. W. L. Hoffman. G. NJ. Clay
= ton and r. NJ. Coo.
r. There was a reception at the Rhode
e island Church last night, when the
= visiting ministers and lay delegates
were received and welcomed This was
% followed by an illustrated lecture on
e the Holy Land. The Rev. Melvin
h pastor Of First Methodist Episcopal
Church. here, being the lecturer. Miss
s lIlma Lewis. a deaconess member OF
r the reception committee. looked after
L the women and wives OF ministers
h The Rev. James II. Straughn. tht
4 conference otNltldle anu ldnNOl VI Aut
church al Laurel. Del. had decided
c not to accept the secretaryship oI
= the conference of Young Peoples
y work the place made vacant by the
0 death of the Rev. Charles Hubbell
The Rev. Mr.. Straughn is one of tho
brightest young ministers in tn,
= Maryland Conference and his loss {,
3 the itinerancy would have been seri
( ously felt. He was pleased with Tho
s offer. but baked at the idea of Civ
& ing up his work in the active minis
$Ltry. The Rev. G.. W. HaddawaX. pas
tor of Star Methodist Protcstan
3 Church. Baltimore. is president of tn
Young Peoples Work.
Today the election for presiden
& will take place. II is believed trs
? the Rev. DR.. Bowers will be selected
There are others, however, who thinl
there will be a change this year
; Among the names mentioned as can
{ didates are: The Rev. Walter r. Ora
! s ham. pastor of the Chcstertowl
( Church: the Rev. Luther b. Warner
pastor Of the Salisbury Church: th
Rev. George w. Haddaway. pastor .
81 Star Church. Baltimore. and the Rey
l{ J. NJ. Gill, pastor of the church il
Seattle.
r TO BRING REV. JOHN WHITE HoMI
Is The Rev John White, father of Pres