Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-17
METHODESTS AVON
EXPRESSING OPTNIn
ON WAR STTUAyIo
Resolution to Have Wis.,.
of Philadelphia Con,.. "
ence Drafted on Conf
Is Quickly Buried !
Committee.

Noi'i'iS loWN' Pa, March III
posal to express an opinion =. Y
European war brought sbou,
| tuation in tho opening session :, ~
annual conference OF thu pAr.'aa
Methodist Conference in usw-
Church this morning. A 80. Msa
draft the views of the cont..N
the war was introduced bv ~.
Charles Rhoads, of shenandosh
The Rev. George w. Hanson
semane Church, Philadelpbla =. ~
his feet and declared that n wo,,,s
wise to bring the matter besoro ". y In
ing, leading to dissension and AN. ,us nat
was loudly applauded. The mo,,s. i.
after several exciting moments c'si
ferring Mr. Rhoads' resolution ~
mittee. W CO.. /
The Conference opened its In,a.,
Ice at y o'clock with an Invoca,..ss,1' N
Bishop William Fraser Mof1oS.wa.
which he referred to the sunds.L
gellstic campaign in these words, eVac
THE salvation of God is maan :.
pear and we are meeting thousanAs
have come into Thy kingdom with.
cent davs." "''ula y
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
An address of welcome wa, 49,.
j. Elmer Saul, Burgess Of Norr,,,.
and formerly Baptist minister t.,..
Ing the election of conference oe,o.,,
which the Rev. William A. Feror,,.
st. Andrews Church, Phlladelpbis
made treasurer Other oflcsrs ,,.I
were the Rev. Robert c. Wells, ~.
town, secretary; the Rev. Maris Gs'.l
Langhorne, statistical secretary snS n,
Rev. Cornelius Hudson, Taconv 49,
ence chorister sV'aS'
"A resolution was adopted commar....
ing the @th birthday today OF M, n.
Lawson Berry, mother of Resident p,s..
Berry. Dr.. Wallace MacMullen y.
merly member of the conferenc. -.
now a member of the faculty OF ths ~
Theological Seminary, made a shor N
dress. in which he described tbs ~.
of the seminary.
II became known that the Rev cs,,,,
j. Burns, of Simpson Memorial chsrs
Philadelphia, probably will be appor,,1
conference evangelist at his reon,,
This Will leave an important Ph1ss,.
phia vacancy to be filled at ths ean,
Ference
PREACHERS SONS NOT "wlLDs
Dr. w. A. Shanklin, president OF Va.
leyan College, Middletown, Conn A.
clared that the traditional "widpsu a
preachers sons and deacons' daughter
Is hSth' as SHOWN by his experIsnu
A.
has grown 30 nor rent tho ,o a, s,v ...
,,o mos, ro,,a ,,anaaa. ~ ~, ~ 50 ssAs
.Ei,'a I,,,,,d,, -. S"ae III new Englala
largest numher We uant -, o"Uusn, ows w
he said va 'u' campus
More than o5OO conversior, o..,,..,
the last wear in the Central r,,s,si., s,',,
the conference according 70 ths s, ,.s,a
read by Frank p. ParkIn, "Tbis vlli i,
signalized as the great revival veare /,
said.
The Rev. G. Fl. Lorah, of Green sb,s
Church, Philadelphia, will be returnedR
me Iotn t''lG 10 s''at pastorale, i..n.
regarded
,o,r,,,,, r,,,,
- 80 , -.
0o'Ho men 'i'iiiN 'ha' ""e" "aH
electeu burgess ne pecohes svN
God Almighty" Mr.. Saul said In his ID
a,., ou,,d,,, 20 lJa n,,b,,c om.,l
"e "'' pa" ~,
Nothing can be done without pula'
opinion. l wish you clergymen had esa
here when we were fighting the sundy
opening of stores. You would aa',
stiffened up the weak Christians al
backed up the Burgess.
Some persons in political llfe," he eat
tinued. would rather welcome eoa
Vcntion of brewers than this gatherlhA
but I prefer the Methodsts, and vel
come you because your coming will heb
20 aIa,,ota ond herof,t tho Community.
"Niv life was threatened IN our cam
naipn to close the stores on Sunday" sah
Sfr sanI M "Tbe Grst thing the dlry
hnncb thinks of when YOU yet on your
Toes IL 70 take vonr life. We want
tabcrnaclo camnaign here. We nssa