Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-29
'DEACONS AND ELDERS
ORDAINED BY BISHOPS
Features of Morning and Evening
Services OF Baltimore Meth
Odist Conference.
MEMBERS JOIN IN LOVE FEAST
Bishop Hoss Arrives as Unexpected
Guest-Bishop Gambler Dwells
Upon Mistakes OF Modern Day
Churchgoers.

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Bishop
Warren A. Gambler, in his sermon nj
the services ordaining Ave deaoons into
| the Baltimore Methodist Church, to day
aWeit upon the mistakes Of modern
day churchgoers. He said one OF the
troubles of the populace to-day Is that
they-thtnk more OF blessings that flow
from Christ than of Christ Himself.
but that God Will not allow Himself to
be the object OF love and worship
which is SO intermingled with the self
ish welfare of earth
Ihe ordination services were held nj
Mt Vernon Church this morning. They
were preceded by Love Feast" when
Twenty-Five ministers and laymen. most
or them In declining years. arose and
testified to the Joy and hope which
,heir religion had brought them At
thls Love Feast" service, Rev w T.
Miller. OF Kent, Md. presided. and dur
ing It's progress Bishop Il. L. Hoss. of
oklahoma, arrived rs an unexpected
guest, he having reached Washington
early this morning. Bishop Hoss was
one OF those who gave testimony of the
unselfsh blessings of Christ
II am now In my fftieth year as a
Methodist minister" said this venerable
Methodist divine. land / have ALWAYS
| said that when / had finished half
century In this service, | will feel I
have grown up. The emotion that I
A'S' eHS deSpSSt just now ig one OF
gratitude to Almighty God for His
goodness to me. The most blessed
thing about the Christian religion Is
That 1T Is new avery morning and fresh
every evening""
When the Love Feast" was conclud-
co. the church service proper was be-
gun. during the course of which the
Ave deacons were ordained. Bishon
Chandler was assisted In this service
by number OF presiding elders and
| older preachers of the conference.
me dcacons were: Charles e. N HALL
OF Linden, Va: Walter s. Thomas, of
Crab Bottom: w. g. Nicholson of
| Frostburg. Md: w. w white. of Elk
Garden. w. Va: Frank T. Ridgeway,
or Bluemont, Va, and 8. j. l.. Dulaney.
| of Savage. Md.
BISHOP Gambler preached the ordina
tion sermon. He took his text from the
Scriptures where Christ fed the 5000
ana a short time later walked upon the
sea OF Galilee and stilled the tempest
Referring to the multitude, which, after
1t had been fed. would have made
Christ King, Bishop Gambler said: Too
many people to-day make tho mistake
that the multitude made. They want
To see Christ instead OF worship Him.
There are n lot OF folks who would
like to make Christ a chief Of police.
because they know He would have
power TO keep things in order. But
| the Master will not be used ANY man
who thinks more OF blessing than he
does OF blesser will not get much"
The feature of evening Of the CON
terence was the ordination of seven
elders into the church. Bishop A. w.
| wilson presided and preached at this
service, which was held at Mt. Pleasant
Methodist Church. Those ordained were,
t. NJ. Swami. OF st. Elmo, Va; Lee "
Richardson end E. Frank Fielding, of
| RaspeburG, Md; r. J. Wittig, of Mt.
Jackson, Va; II. A. Burch. of Green
| bank, w. Va; w. r. Hardesty, of Win
| chester. Va; Andrew c. AIeeks, OF
Strn Va