The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-20
With the Washington Churches
METHODIST.


! Three bishops will attend next week 3
sessions OF the Baltimore Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South They
are Bishop w. A. Gambler, OF Atlanta
who will preside over the business affairs
of the convention: Bishop A. W. Wilson,
of Baltimore. and Bishop Collins Denny.
OF Richmond. Va. The conference will
meet in Mount Vernon Place NJ. f.
Church at Ninth and X streets, beginning
Tuesday evening, March -. and will hold
morning, afternoon and evening sessions
each week day. except Saturday, through
the following Monday. Morning sessions
Will be devoted to the regular order Of
business. afternoon sessions to meetings
of committees and board officers. and
the evenings will be given to anniversary
meetings OF the various church boa rds.
President Wilson has accepted the in
ritation o. the conference to attend ono
or the evening meetings and will an
nounce later whether he will be present
on Wednesday. Thursday or Friday even
ing.
Rev J. ". Wells. former pastor If
Mount Vernon Place Church. now at
Trinity Church. Baltimore. will preach
the opening sermon on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday evening will he given over
to the Epworth League. and DIR. +. s.
Parker. OF Nashville, general secretary,
will he the speaker. The anniversary
celebration OF the mission boards will
occur on THURSDAY evening, and the prin-
clpal speaker will be Dr. J. NJ. Moore.
also of Nashville. general secretary of
the Home Mission Board. Or. W. +.
MCMurry. of Louisville. Ky. secretary
of the church extension hoard. will speak
on Friday evening
On sunday afternoon. March -. tn" an
nlNCrsarY scrNic" Of tn" SUNDAY school
board will nc held. Clerical members ~
tn" convention will occupy city pulpits
of Methodist and other churches for the
sunday morning and evening services.
About FS authorized representatives Of
tn" churches will attend the conference.
and in addition there will be many unofii-
Cial visitors.
Rev. Alpha G. Kynett. y. D.. secretary
OF iHe board Of home missions and
church extension of the Methodist F:pIs-
"upal Church. will occupy the pulpit of
Foundry Church tomorrow morning.
Rev. Whitford L. Mcdowell. -. T., the
District superintendent. will preach at
the evening service on the theme. A
Critical Question.
What Shall the Preacher Talk About"
is the topic of the sermon to be given
10y the pastor. Rev. MaCMurray. at the
| MON Methodist Episcopal Church, Twen-
tieth street near PENNSYLVANIA avenue
tomorrow morning. DR.. Mac
Murray will discuss the twentieth CEN
tury message and manner of Billy Sun
day. This presentation comes as the re-
suit of considerable study on the part
Of the speaker OF the work of this fam
Gus evangelist whose methods have been
the subject Of much criticism.
In the evening at 30 Mime. MOuntfOrd
will give a Lenton address on Sack
cloth and Ashes" and will also describe
street scenes in the city of Jerusa lcm.
Miss Edith g. MadduX, District third !
vice president. and head OF the EpwOrth
League Department OF Social Service. i
will speak at the meeting of Foundry
EpwOrth League tomorrow at : p. IN.
Social service at Epworth League Rest
Cottage at Washington Grove will be the
topic of Miss MadduXs address, and she
viii also tell of her experiences in settle
ment work around Washington in which |
she has a wide experience.