Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-30
New Charge to Be Established
in North Philadelphia at
Cost of $4,000; COngre-
cations Assessed For Ger
tain Sums; Will Send One
of Strongest Men; OrdGin
Candidates
MINIMUM SALARY NOT
RAISED ABOVE $500
Reading Trinity to Sell Pres
ent Site and Rebuild; Re-
orts on Denominational In
stitutions Made; Mission
Work Up

A new United Brethren church in
North Philadelphia, the third OF that
denomination to be established in that
city. was assured this morning when
the delegates of the East Pennsylvania
United Brethren conference, in session
in the Sixth Street United Brethren
church. completed some of the plans
started at yesterdays session.
The new project, when fully under
way, will cost at least $4,000 it is be-
lieved. The chapel will be located on
the site in Wyoming street, between
Twelfth and Camac streets. on which
the conference church extension So
ciety now holds an option.
Each church in the conference dis
trict will be assessed a certain sum TO
he raised for the general fund OF the
new church, which will he called the
Logan Mission, North Philadelphia.
Work on the building will be started
in less than three months it is be-
lieved.
Pledge $3.50
The Rev. DIR. D. d. Lowery. confer
ence superintendent, in a crisp talk
this morning urged the pastors to raise
an additional sum of $4,000 on pledges
for the new charge. Responses came
at once, and when they had been
totaled it was found that $3.50 had
been pledged. The two biggest
amounts recorded came from Hershey
and the Sixth Street church, this city,
for 500 each. The others named the
following extra amounts: Fifty dollars
each from Covenant. Lancaster;
Myerstown; Trinity, Lebanon: Derry
Street. Harrisburg; Hummelstown;
Mountville; New Holland; sixty dol
lars, Salem, Lebanon.
Twenty-Five dollars each: Jackson
vile; Catawissa; Zion, Reading; Leb-
anon Circuit; Intercourse; Centerville;
Paradise; North Hampton; West Will
low and Refton; Mt. JOY; State Street,
Harrisburg; Oberlin; Birdsboro; OF
terbein, Harrisburg; Lykens; Salem.
Reading; Linglestown; Mt. CARMEL;
Middletown; Mannheim; Pequea; West
Philadelphia; Coatesville; Palmyra,
Second; First, Philadelphia; Denver;
First, Palmyra; Trinity, Reading;
Belle Grove; Ephrata; Florin; Union;
Millersburs; Shamokin: Berne.
Thirty-five dollars: Highspire; Ly-
kens Circuit.
Thirty dollars: Penbrook.
Twenty dollars: First. Harrisburg;
Valley View; Avon.
Fifteen dollars; Elizabethtown;
Jamestown; Hillsdale; Royalton;
Chamber Hill; Bethany, Lebanon; Me-
IllOIldti LepdnOn' lISIlOnts l1OpSldnuI ,
First, Allentown.
Ten dollars: Tower City; Williams
town; Allentown; Shaefferstown:
North Queen, Lancaster: Manor; Sum
bury; Cressona; Granville.
Five dollars from c. s. Farley.
This Is one of the biggest under
takings of the church extension So
ciety, but JUDGING from the success of
the Second Church in West Philadel-
phia, Fifty Ninth and Catharine
streets. II is believed that this opening
will prove successful. The West PhiIa-
delphia church was started two years
ago at an expense of $4,000.
To Send Good Man
Off1cially nothing could be learned
about the new pastor for the North
Philadelphia charge. but it was under
stood by all of the delegates that some
minister with years of experience in
one of the best charges of the confer
ence district. will be sent to the new
field of labor. The assignment will be
made Sunday morning, when the an
pointment will be read.
The church extension committee i'm
mediately after the present conference
sessions Will start work on plans for
the building. Work will be rushed to
have 1t completed and a good report
ready for the 117th annual session
next Fall.
The place for the next conference
is not decided. Lebanon Valley towns
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