Evening star., 1915-03-27
BISHOP WELCOMES
NEW M. {. CLERGY
Five Preachers Admitted to
Full Connection With Bal
timore Conference.
STANDS BY TRADITIONAL
CREED OF THE CHURCH
Men Cannot Know Christ, He As
serts, by Means of Mere
intellectually.
,ishop Candler. presiding at the Bis,

Church South, being held in the Mount
Vernon Place Church this week. de-
ivered the charge to fivs members ad-
nitted into full connection OF the con-
ference this morning.
Those admitted were Rows Charles
E. N. Hall. F. T. Ridgeway. 8. J. Du-
laney. Walter s. Thomas and 8. r
snead. Following Bishop Gamblers
10 the ritual of tho church. and tho
candidates answered them. The sing
Ing Of "Oh, Happy Day" by the largo
concluded tho ceremony.
Bishop Gambler. in the course Of his
address. interspersed with his usual
felicitous remarks, declared that men
cannot know Christ by mere intellec-
tuality-.
Defends Methodist Doctrines.
Love can do moro than Just plain
he said. The bishop upheld
the old Methodist doctrines, and even
went 80 far as TO say that in his opinion
it would not hurt Baptist 50 much to
take communion with Methodists as it
would hurt Methodist to go to a show"
In speaking Of the trials that are likely
to beset ministers in the course of their
life work, Bishop Gambler declared that
all Joys have their attending sorrows, and
said:
"Parenthood brings its pain: family
life has its inconveniences. but on, the
sorrows of the bachelors"
The necessity of education was further
brought out at this mornings session, FOL
lowing the trend Of the conference this
week, at which education has been a prtn-
cipal theme. Rev. DR.. Thomas N. lvey
of Nashville, editor Of the Christian Ad-
vocate, made a plea for that journal, and
said, in part:
tan literature is one Of the vital in
terests Of the church We can neglect
this interest only at our peril"
Back to Old Ideals.
Tho speaker declared that q spirit of
evangelism is now sweeping the
world which makes 1t unnecessary for
any one to go to Philadelphia to hear
Billy Sunday"
.aThank God" he said, "that we arc
getting back to the old ideals of educa-
tion."
Who probably will be appointed to
tho position of presiding elder of the
Washington district, made vacant by
the resignation of DR.. REGISTER yes
terday, was a topic Of considerable in
terest among members of the confer
ence this morning. especially among
the local clergymen.
The names most commonly heard
<lentioned for the position included
/ev. J. Howard Wells Of Trinity
Baltimore: Rev. r. L. Fultz of
Hamill of Gaithersburg. Md: Rev. ]. T.
Lambert. for four years presiding elder
of the Winchester district. and Rev. j.
A. Anderson. for four years elder OF the
Lewisburg district.
On motion of DR.. REGISTER. by unani-
Sites of Prince Frederick. Md. was re-
admitted to membership in the con-
ference this morning.
Plans for Ordination.
Plans are all in readiness for the or
dination Of deacons and elders at the
Mount Vernon Place Church tomorrow.
According to the church custom. 1t is
probable that the deacons will be or
dained by Bishop Gambler at the morn
ings service, and the elders at the
evening service, but it was stated this
morning that this custom may not be
followed and that both deacons and
elders may be ordained at the morning
service.
The class Of deacons includes Charles
E. n Hall of Linden, Va; Waller s.
Thomas of Crab Bottom, Va; Waller 5.
Nicholson of Frostburg, Md; Ernest w.
Aaron of Shenandoah Junction. w. Va,
and Thomas Morgan Of Selma, Va.
The class of elders includes Thomas
W. Swami of st. Elmo. Va: Lee v.
Ruckman of Warm Spring, Va; e. F.
Fielding of Raspeburg. Md: T. A. Burch
of Greenbank, W. Va: w. R. Hardesty
Of Winchester. Va; R. G. Meeks Of Of
Va, and r. l.. Wfttig or
Mount jackson, Va.
Program for Tomorrow.
Preceding the morning service tomor-
row there will be "love feast" which
will be in the nature of an experience
at the Mount Vernon Place
Church at $3.50 o'clock. Rev. W. E.
Miller will preside.
The list of preachings for tomorrow
stands as printed yesterday. with the
following local changes:
Emory NJ e. Church. South-Morn-
ing, S. c. Hatcher; st. PauPs, evening.
R. H. Bennett.
]. H. Balthis; evening. G. T.
D. Collins; Wilson Memorial evening,
W. NJ. Compton.
Congress Street NJ P. Church-Even-
ing, S. J. l.. Dulaney.
Rev r. NJ Wheeler is to preach at
the Soldiers Home at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Rev. George R. Frin-
ger is to preach at pm. before the
Army.
There will be no session of the con-
ference tonight.
Argues for Church Extension.
ITO have a church upon every hill
and in every valley" should be the aim
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. declared Rev. DR.. w. f. McMur-
ry Of Louisville, KY, secretary of the
general board for church extension,
speaking at the session last night, at
which Rev. DR.. L. r. Fultz. pastor of
the Epworth Church, presided.
Dr., McMurry pointed out that during