The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-27
Church PRAISED
AS crime CHECK
Church Official Says More
Temples Mean Cheaper
Police Protection.
DIR. M'MURRY SPEAKER
Appeal for College-Trained Men in
Ministry Made by Dr..
R. H. Bennett.

Erection of churches reduces the
values. and lessons the mortality rate
of communities, according TO. Rev DR..
W. +. McMurry. Of Louisville Ky.
secretary Of the general board of
church extension OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. who last
night addressed the Baltimore Con-
terence of the church. In session at
Mount Vernon Place Church.
Br. McMurry declared that the
church ~ the greatest institution in
any community He said that the
church which hopes TO succeed today
must have modern structure to
house the congregation.
The speaker declared that the MethO-
dist Church South is building five and
half churches a week through the
aid of the CHI rch extension board. Dur
ing The thirty two years of the board
existence assistance has been lent In
the erection Of S.9s4 edifces. The total
number Of Methodist churches erected
during that period was 1876. which
shows that the board helped about so
per cent of them.
Church Loan Fund Grows.
During tho past seven months The
board has raised more than Sl0@. lJ0 for
its church loan fund. The capital Of
this loan fund at present is about 500.
600. Or. MCMurry explained the work
ings Of the loan fund and the annuities
operated by the board.
Rev. l.. II. Fultz. pastor of Epworth
Church. of this city. and president OF
the church extension board. presided
An appeal rur college trained men
for tho ministry was made at yestcr-
day mornings session by Rev. DIR. Il. H.
Bennett director OF the correspondence
school of the church. A collection was
taken under the direction Of Rev. II.
p HamiIl 10 riise a fund for the cdu-
eating OF ten Young men now preparing
for the ministry.
were delivered by Rev. Dr. Lucius
Clark. pastor OF HamlIne NJ +
Church: Rev W W Barnes. of Doug
las Church. and Rev William \. Hag-
erty, of Petworth Church.
Rev Or T.. V. Register. who re-
signed Thursday as secretary of the
conference after more than twenty
five years of service. yesterday re-
quested a years superannuated rela-
ton. The matter was referred TO
committee.
Admitted on Trial.
The following were recommended by
the committee on admission FOR ad-
Mission Oh trial into the travelling con-
nection: Rev. Clifton Keys Ray. Sem
gum Burkhead Bobbit. Charles Ealen-
tine Van Der Linden. Richard Hughes
Evans. John Charles Spindler. Charles
William Fink. Obed Lee GoChenour.
Clarence Jay Clark. George Z. Pope,
and Archie Booth Sapp.
The following were recommended for
full connections: Samuel r. Snead.
Walter 6. Thomas. and Frank Town
son Ridgeway
The following appointments for
preaching tomorrow in Washington
churches were announced:
M-thrd.st EyIscoral Church South Mount vernon
P!scr norma Bishop Gambler. cyeEiES. II. Gr,~S
Alersnd'-. ETvrrth. morning. Dr.- 7. y. lvHv !;
evening pr !. A. Kern. Marvin. morning. Eor.
NJ n Mitchell: -rDning. E"N. 9. ". Ei,iIarrlsn.
Noun: PicaSalt morning. RhIO1 \. NIa'n:
Il. u. Bcartt: evening. Rev. J. Il. AndrrS
Ensrv. morning. Dr. u. II Hen. evening. N.
X. " Benur;.. -. Paul. morning lev. W. q.
Taller cvcrunG. Rev. A. Knox.
Metho-ll-I Episcopal oundrv mo-nin, Dr. tiror
A!cIandr rArcou Road, evening Rev. u. A
Roerr. DorisA5 Memorial. morning. Rev. +. \.
Tyler: evcn.n- Rev. ]. II. EalthIs. hCkcrdren
morning. Dr. : & Parker. Trinity. evrntnC. Rev.
!. ". Smith Wc-~y Charcl. morning. Rev. ". II.
kc-re. RylanL ChaT~l. morning Rrv. REGISTER
Noci. AmACosiIs morning Rev. {. X. C"rkrell.
Gor-lc,. evening Rev. ! ". whIrsseIl pr.mhsr
ton. E-- ~. NichoIs7n. Alexandra. creniug.
Rrv ] ! SIrmr
Meihod'<t rro,c>. nt-A leysndria mo-rIng Rev
W NJ. Cnrn on Rhode Island Avenur morning
Rev. ] y. Mas evening. Gr. !. r. VIVA. North
Carolina Nvanu- moaning. Rev. C. G. Martin,
cnnE. FsSv. t;'orf~ Hsse'. Congress Street
ing. Rev g ". Rran Mount Tabcr morning.
Re- ,.,d.
morning, Rev. I. II. Cannon.
RsntIst Mar land AreTuc. morning. Rev. L.
Hammond 'TcnInc Rev. T. s Kc,r~
UnI'erSiis,- hurch cf Our Father. morning. Dr.
J. A. Kern
Cnit-d B--t7r-n Memorial. morning Rev. c. n.
Buls.