Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-09
GREAT PROGRESS Of
BRETHREN CHURCH
Conference Hears Reports on
Various Subjects at Hershey
Meeting
Hershey. Pa. June q

by Elder Otno W1nger, or Indiana, the
new reading clerk. The report. which
is the best in their history, reveals the
following encourag ing figures:
Total amount received for mission
work. S115.ssS.17. being an Increase
over last year of $S.5T1.S0; total
amount expended for missions, $l26-
90S.1S. increase. S20.663.S3. They are
conducting successful missions in In
dia, China. Denmark. Sweden and Bel
GUM, with ifty-eight missionaries in
those fields.
The reports of the General Sunday
school Board and the general temper
ance committee were read and accent
ed Also the report of he General Edu-
cational Board.
Educational Institutions
The church of the Brethren has the
telIowing educational institutions.
Juniata College, Huntingdon. Pa; Blue
Ridge College, New Windsor, Nd.
Bridgewater College, Bridgewater. Va.
Daleville College, Daleville. Va; Man
chester College, North Manchester In
diana; Mount Morris College, Mount
MOTIFS, Ill; Bethany Bible school
pphhlcago, III; Mcpherson College. Nc
nnrrddsSm, has; Lordsburg College.
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ColleSe, Elizabethtown, Pa.
support of Pastors
Inc report on the election and SIM
port OF pastors was submitted, On
motion 1t was accepted. but Snol ~"
tion was deferred until one wear bencs
Annlohg other things In the report is
VINO are financially able should be en-
conraged to the Gospel without n,onav
ana without price" ~
No Worldly Amusement.
1ne rennrf Of NIa
county and State fairs was read and
~acceptedt The committee was contin-
b berr:: They recommend that no mem
pers OF the Brethren Church ATTEND
races, carnivals or other vain worldiu
amusements. Also that local churches
iaoor IN the same way to prevent at
ren1anGe or exhibition of products by
members at any fair or similar insti-
tuition where the carnival sideshou
and racing features are prominent
me report of the committee to pre-
pare a book of doctrine for the church
presented its paper, and the Commit
zee was granted another year to pre-
pare such a volume.
Various Questions Considered
The afternoon session was onoped
with devotional exercises, after which
the principal question for discussion at
TINS years conference was called for
and the reading clerk read the report
of the committee. 1t was the question
as to whether members of the Breth-
ren church shall be allowed TO join
~ q ulCNISSBu DTu
and con by some of the ablest men on
the conference floor. The committees
recommended that members may he
long TO labor unions. relief associa-
tons and beneficial societies, when. bv
so doing, they violate no gospel prin-
ciple. Each speaker on the question.
no matter in what part of the building
he was seated, was compelled to come
upon the platform to deliver his adj
dress. h report of the committee
was finally substituted by another
/ ma nor which u+ac n1nnfaJ rr1y, --z
does not allow members to belong to
labor unions.
The report of the committee on Set
ting Apart Missionaries" by the lay,
ing on of hands, was also ably disc
cussed. The committee reported that
after a careful investigation of the
regard to the subject, it failed TO find
any .S%criptural warrant for such a
service.
Tuesday Evening Service
Long before the hour appointed for
the evening service to begin, the great
convention hall was filed to overflow
ing and many could not gain admis-
sion. Devotional services were CON
Quoted, principal of which was a spir-
tied song service led by Miss Eliza
beth Kline, of Elizabethtown. The
audience w. B. Stoddard, who deliv-
cred an address on christian Light
VS.. Lodge Darkness"
Interest in the Mothers Meetings
Every afternoon during the sessions
of the Brethren conference Mothers
meetings have been held in the United
Brethren Church. Quite an interest is
being manifested in these meetings and
the attendance is large, The meetings
are in charge of Miss Van Dyke.
Progress of Church
Much surprise on the part of many
people has been expressed during the
past week or account of the progress
i've spirit which is manifested to-day
by the Brethren Church. Many re-
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the church, especially in the East, were
not in favor of Sunday schools. col
leges and the raising of missionary
money. To-day the denomination sup
! ports ten educational institutions it
supports fifty-eight missionaries in Tor
eign fields and have thousands of sun
day school scholars enrolled.
Delighted With visit
Words of praise were heard on every
hand by the various delegates who at
tended the Brethren conference. All
pitable manner in which they were
entertained, and impressed by the
beautiful surroundings in the famous
chocolate town. Hundreds of dele
this section before, and, while here.
visited the numerous points OF interest
Conference Personals
One of the n men from an
intellectual standpoint in the Brethren
denomination is the Rev. d, Webster
Kurtz, d. D., president of MCPHERSON
lCOlleRe, hdnSdS. III ~ 10 ma
of liberal education, both in the uni
versities of America and Germany. He
is a member of the standing commit
tee of his district and takes an active
part in the discussions of the confer
ence For a number of years he was
pastor of the Brethren Church at Phil
adelphia, after which he was called to
his present position. He is accompa-
MED by his wife and son and they are
the guests of the Rev. o. G. Romis
and family.
Kansas, a member of the mission
The Rev. e. f. Nedrow, of Ludlow
Vile, n. Y, is attending the sessions
the Lake Ridge Mission. the only
Brethren church in hat section Oh the
Professor j. swigart. of Juniata Col
lege, has also arrived and is taxing
part in the various educational meet
lings. He is secretary of the peace
committee and is a close FRIEND OF
IGovernori Brumbaugh.
Elder ]. w. Lear and wife, OF De
catur. ILL.,, arrived with the southern
The Rev. A. B. Miller. OF Hagers-
town, Md. is in attendance at the SEES
sions of tho conference. He was a par
ticipant in the Biederwolf eVangeistlc
meetings in hat city. =
Among the other recent arrivals at
the convention are the following;
j.. Edwin Jarboe, of Lincoln, Neb.,
Mrs. ]. H. Cassidy, of Huntingdon; MISS
Irene VanDyke, of Chicago, III; Mr..
and Mrs. S. B. Croft. OF K~ensington
philadelphia; Professor 5. $. Blough or
~r1.tA Afa,nhaatar Ind . Daniel HAYS.