The Washington herald., 1915-04-18

The State conference Of Congrega-
tional churches of New Jersey, when
includes the churches of Maryland
Virginia and the District or Columpia'
will meet Tuesday and Wednesday III
the First Congregational Church thlS
city. On Wednesday evening there
will be addresses by Samuel Gompers.
on .Labor's Struggles and Hopes" and
bv Secretary of State William Jennings
BRYAN, on The Larger Life"
DELEGATES to the conference will be
entertained by members of the First
Church.
First CONGREGATIONAL Church has
unanimously chosen Rev. Robert NJ
Coo. of Cherrydale, Va, TO be assist
ant pastor for one year to succeed
Rev. Lewis l.. Pendum. who resigned
10 take charge of ingram Memorial
Church It is expected that MI zoe
will accept the call.
At the recent meeting OF the First
Congregational Society Lester e. Piatt
was chosen trustee.
The Second BAPTIST Church has en-
'crcd upon a series OF special meet
Sings conducted by the pastor OF the
church, Rev. Hinson Vernon Hewlett.
assisted by Rev. George Pitt Beers
of the Liberty Heights Baptist Church.
of Baltimore. Mr.. Beers occupied the
pulpit of the Second Church for sew
crai Sundays last summer. during the
pastors vacation. He became very
Dopular with the people of the church
and the community. When plans were
in the making for some special meet
iugs the committee readily turned to
Mr. Beers and were fortunate in Sc
curing him. He is a young man of dis
iinsuished attachments in scholarship:
has been cminently successful as i
paStor: is 4 clear thinker and a ready
speaker: and is possessed of rarely
charming personality. The meetings
begin each evening at $50 with a
balf-hour of song. Mr.. Beers breaches
each evening.
The general board OF religious edu-
c., ton of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States will hold
its annual meeting at the Cathedra
I,rc Tins week. This meeting Will
lpr!rc "a Washington Representatives
ui nearly al the uioCesCs in the Coun-
t.y. Il will be one of TIA" most i'm
lortant gatherings of ChUrchmen IN
the three years between the last gem
rral convention OF the church. which
WAS held in New York, and the next
tbHN Gil tDli. " IlALil ~ 10 ii'it III 49,
Louis i'll October. 1915
The presiding officer of this meeting
viii DO Bishop john Gardner Murray.
OF the diocese of Maryland. Canon
lie Irics. Of the cathedral, is the sec
reiary of the board.
The meetings viii last several days,
i,nd at the various sessions the gen.
,.vaI educational work of tho church
vii he considered in all of its phases.
THO conduct Of the preparatory schools.
COLLEGES, universities. and Sunday
schools will tie discussed. and QueS-
IONS affecting tn" intimate manage
ri.nt Of the various Institutions will
be gone into.
The Baltimore conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church before
viosinl. its sessions last week voted
10 accept the invitation Of Foundry
,'hurCh OF this city and the 1915 con-
ference will meet in that church.
Another important action was a
-eSolution requesting the bishop not to
rcap1oiui any preacher as district su-
,rrinIcndcnt who has served one term
If slv Years This was passed, and
though the bishop IS not bound by II,
It revealed tho temper Of the confer
nee 20 he against any man holding
no largo powers Of that Office con-
..Uuously.
At ;Ise personal request Of Bishop
William Bur and his cabinet, and at
..r the unanimous request of the
baltimore conference" Rev. Or. {. Her
ncrt Richardson consented 10 become
endowment secretary of the Confer
nee Claimants Fund and 10 take
charge Of the campaign TO raise $500
poo for this fund. The income of which
VIII 20 % tho support OF retired
nrCachers and the widows and orphans
,f those who have died in the serv-
&c.
Rev DR. William r. Oldham, of New
York. speaking to the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
.'hurch last week. at the anniversary
# the Board of Foreign Missions told
81 the remarka Bile reviVals of religion,
hiCh have been apparently the out
come OF the war: how there has been
rebirth of spiritual life in France
End Russia, Germany and England.
and how not n missionary in all the
Mohammedan countries has been kill
ri. though Turkey is ut war
And America is at the crisis of her
:areer." DR.. Oldham said. The moral
leadership of mankind is no longer
with Great Britain or Germany. They
aaye too much TO explain and are en-
gagged in a rivalry of unlawful and
nhuman acts.
1t is my honest and deep belief
that the moral leadership of this
sphere has passed out of Europe and
rests today with the men and women
MO whose eyes ! look tonight Are
big enough for this tremendous
responsibility? Are we able to grasp
~
be another failure in world leadership,
as was Israel? God mas taken up ma
ion after ma tion and has found them
al wanting. Shall We prove up to His
2IeasuTC?
All the nations agree that America
& no use as n fighting power, hut all
want Americas moral support. In
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