Evening star., 1915-04-10

have already been ordained and so the
ordination sermon will have to he
preached tomorrow without any ordi-
nation following.
Ministerial Supply Short.
rhc shortage of ministerial supply,
which has formed the theme of much
discussion at the conference this year.
Is responsible In part for this latest
situation. Owing to the shortage in
the past few years ip the Maryland
conference il became necessary to or
dtin men elders fthe one order of
the Methodist Protestant church, be-
fore they had completed the three-year
course of instruction.
The ordination sermon will be
preached at IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing at the Rhode Island Avenue Church
by Rev J. NJ. Sheridan, pastor of the
Broadway Church of Baltimore, and the
services will be usual, with the ex-
reption of the ordination itself The
five men who have passed through the
course. but are already elders, are c..
NJ. Adams. W. f. Bauscher. J. A. Dud-
ley. A. w. Ewell. jr.. and w. F. Wright.
There is one barroom to every 1,211
citizens in the District of Columbia, de-
clared w a. Melvin of the Anti-SaIoon
League. who briefly addressed the con-
ference this morning, according to his
perusal of the new city directory, just
issued
In view of the agitation here on
the subject of the Sheppard rider, and
many other things. 1 say to you that
prohibition Is in the air for the Dis
trict of Columbia declared the speak
er, and his statement was greeted with
prolonged applause from the confer
.nce
We are looking TO the churches to
help bring this about" concluded Mr..
Melvin.
For More Bible Reading.
Dr. Bowers. president of the confer
ence. continued today his leadership of
Inc sessions in the good -humored and
husiness-like way which has endeared
him to the Maryland conference.
This habit that is growing on us
God and the old hymns in the pulpit
- great mistake" he took occasion
TO say this morning. Il believe that
the people love to hear the old words
and the old hymns read as our fathers
used to read them"
j, w. Balderston was elected MEM
Der of the faculty of instruction to
MI the place left vacant by the death
Of j. E. Maloy. Trustees of the con-
ference for the term beginning 1915
were elected as follows: A. W. Mather.
E. c. Makosky. T. w. Donoho and c.
\. Benjamin. Edward T. Kirkley
William l.. Jump and I. S. Owen, were
received into the conference on trial
j. y. Link and Allan Haldeman were
reported as passed to the second year
and Wilbur NJ. Snyder was passed to
the third year The reception into the
conference of the young men Will take
place Monday morning.
DIR. Tagg. editor of the Methodist
Protestant, who yesterday announced
mis- determination to resign in 1916
from the position which he has held
for twenty-three years, this morning
submitted his resignation as a member
~ the board of managers of the Home
for the Aged at Westminster. Md
Restriction on Building.
No minister Of the conference shall
give his consent or assistance 10 build
ing a church or parsonage on a lot
that is not decided Internationally to
Incorporated board of Methodist
Protestant trustees, according to a
resolution passed by the conference
this morning. This act will be made
a standing rule in the conference man
ual, II was decided
resolution asking that the Sunday
schools of the conference make at leas,
one regular sunday offering in the year
70 the Methodist Protestant children's
Home at High Point, n. c., was held
over for future action, probably at the
present conference.
The privilege of coming within the
bar of the conference was extended
Rev. W. II. Dunbar OF st. Marks
English Lutheran Church of Baltimore
this morning by President Bowers. who
took occasion 70 nay high tribute to
DR.. Dunbar.
There are no conference sessions this
afternoon or tonight. The last bust
ness of today's session was the annual
meeting Of the Mutual Relief Associa :
ton. with the chair surrendered by
PRESIDENT Bowers TO Rev. g. A. Ogg
president Of the association. Rev j
A Weigand, secretary-treasurer, read
his report