The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
PASTORS
become ELDERS
.Ordlnation Rites Follow Ser
mon in M. E. Conference in
Mt. Vernon Place Church.
LOVE FEAST in MORNING
Annual Sunday School Anniversary
Celebration Held Yesterday
Afternoon.

h. IN the presence of a congregation that
iilled every pew and overlooked into the
| aisles. Bishop Gambler. presiding Officer
, of the 131st session of the Baltimore con.
| ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, being held at Mount Yer.
non Place Church. last night ordained
seven ministers as elders The ordina-
| rites followed A sermon by Rev Dr.
Gross Alexander. of Nashville Tenn
editor of the Quarterly Review. the
| church organ.
The ministers ordained as elders were
Revs. Theodore NJ Swami Of Del Ray
Va; Lee V. Ruckman. Hot Springs. Va
Eppa Frank Fielding. Raspeburg, Md
| Richard l.. Wittig. Mount Jackson Va.
Thomas ~ Burch. Greenbank, Va: Will
lam X. Hardesty. Winchester, Va, and
Robert Clarence Meeks. OF Strasburg,
Va. The admission of the seven to the
order of elders completed the days sery-
ices.
Annis ersary Is Celebrated.
in the afternoon the annual Sunday
school anniversary of the conference was
held with Rev. John 4. Taylor. of Roa-
noke. Va. vice chairman Of the con-
ference Sunday school board. presiding.
Opening services were conducted by Rev
$. A Parker. Of Berryville, Va. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Rev. Or.
Charles D. Butler. of Nashville. Tenn.
superintendent of Wesley Bible ella 90
work; Rev. ]. NJ Way. of Spartanburg.
S. e.. Sunday school secretary of the At
lantic division. and Rev. Arthur l.. Diet
rich. Sunday school field secretary for
the conference.
Morning services opened with a love
feast" In which more than a score OF
ministers told of the happiness they had
gained through
Miller. Of Kent, Md. presided Bishop
F. 4. Hoss. of Oklahoma. who reached
this city early in the morning, was pres
ent as an unexpected guest
After the love feast" the regular Sun
day morning services were held. Tn.
sermon Was delivered by Bishop Warren
y. Gambler. After the sermon the fol-
lowing live ministers were ordained as
Gcacons: Revs. Charles y. Hall. OF Lin
den Va: Walter s. Thomas. of Crab
Bottom. Va; Walter s Nicholson. of
Frostburs. Va: Ernest ". Aaron. Of
Shenandoah Junction. W. Va, and
Thomas Morgan. of Selma, Va.
May Adjourn Tonight.
II the business of the conference can
be finished. the session will be ad-
journed this afternoon. but because of
the large amount of business to be dis
posed of it is believed the closing ses-
sion will be held tonight. Memorial
services will he held this morning Com
mittees which have been at work dur
ing the last week will submit REPORTS
and these reports will form one Of
the most important features of the
session.
The last business of the session will
be announced by Bishop Gambler of the
assignments of ministers to new pas
torates. Two Washington ministers
who have served here for four years
the time limit, will be replaced. They
are Rev. Il. J.. Fultz, Of Epworth
Church. and Rev. W. L. Johnston, of
st. Paul Church. Bishop Gambler also
will announce the assignment of A pre-
siding elder for Washington to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation for
one year of Rev. E. V. REGISTER be-
cause OF moor health