Evening journal., 1915-04-12
pleas FOR MORE
YOUNG ministers
No Candidates at M. P. Or
dination Sunday Service
as Expected
PRESIDENT BOWERS
BLAMES PARENTS


portant services were included in 1
yesterdays program of the Maryland |
Conference of the Methodist Protest
ant Church, which has been in ses- |
sion here since last Wednesday morn
ing. The first of these was held IN |
the morning in the Rhode Island ave |
nue. church, when the Rev 'Dr. j. |
NJ. Sheridan. pastor of the Broadway |
Church, Baltimore. preached tie or !
dination sermon, and the second was
held i'm the Park Road Church in the
afternoon in the interest of the
church extension work of The con-
ference. Both these services were
largely attended despite the incle-
ment weather.
Although the morning service was
intended as the usual ordination SER
vice, there were no young ministers
TO be ordained. This condition rarely
occurs in the conference. but Presi-
dent Bowers who assisted in the
service, explained that while there
were Eve young ministers received
into full conference relationship on
Saturday, Il happened that they we're
ordained at the last session Of the
conference, in Milford, Del. How
ever, he took occasion to shoF TO
the members of the church. minis
ters and delegates present that the
real cause of the condition was a
lack of effort among the church poo-
pie 10 induce their sons to become
ministers of the gospel
The five young men who completed
the course are G. NJ. Adams. w. f.
Bauscher, J. A. Dudley, A. W. Ewell,
Jr. and w. f. Wright. Owing to
the shortage of ministers in the
church, II was stated. It became nec-
ossary TO ordain Them before they
completed the three-year course
The sermon of DR.. Sheridan was
expressive Of the fervOr and Chris
titan fortitude that must characterize
d, the life of the successful preacher.
DR.. Sheridan sought 10 point out in
his sermon the great importance of
earnest. conscientious work in the
Masters service. and to induce young
men to enter the ministry. The
theme of the sermon was Service" !"
without which, he declared, the
Christian life is bound TO be a fail
ure The Rev. DR.. Sheridan was as
sisted i'm the service by the Rev. DR..
A. w. Mather, the Rev. Dr. G. W. Had
daway, the Rev +. H. MullineauX and
President Bowers.
In the afternoon at the platform
service in the Park Road Church,
President Bowers presided. assisted
by the pastor. the Rev. G. NJ. Clayton,
} the Rev. ]. NJ. Gill, the Rev. r. l..
Shipley and the Rev. G. w. Hadda'way.
! The Park Road Church is one OF the
| young congregations in which tue
conference is much interested. The
congregation has already started the
/ erection OF the new church. and is at
present worshipping in the basement
= which has been completed. The meet
ing this afternoon was to increase in
terest in the work and to give iinan-
cial assistance. The Rev. J. NJ Gill,
. former pastor of the Rhode Island
Avenue Church, who was instrumental
n in starting the organization of the
@ new flock, spoke enthusiastically OF
D.: the work in the new residential section
n of this city in which the church prop
J; erty is located.
n Today was Woman's Day. Almost
the entire days sessions were devoted
o TO the womens work of the church. in
II cluding the women's home and foreign
If missionary societies and that OF th'
II deaconess board In the afternoon re
;, ports of the stewards, treasurer ant
Isl board of finance will be submitted
4. and tonight the young peoples rally
e. will take place. President Bowers
ID will read the list Of appointment:
re Tuesday night, when the conference
er will adjourn.
L. The report of the faculty on in
" struction recommended that Edward
er T. Kirkley, of Baltimore; William
se L. Jump. of FELTON,. Del. and /.
3. Owens, of Bivalve, Nd, be receives
of into the conference on trial. The.
e.. were called before the chancel raj
n on Saturday and President Bower
o. formally received them into the con
tei ference in an address of welcome
nil The Rev. j. W. Balderson. of thi
OF city, was appointed 10 fill vacanc
Dy in the faculty of instruction cause
by the death of the Rev. ]. +. Maloy
II The report of the committee name
~ TO nominate trustees Of the confer
,s ence for the ensuing term was adopt
al ed. the Revs. A. W. Mather. Il. {
u Mskosky. T. ~ Donono and G.
ID Benjamin being designated in the re
in port.
n The Rev. w. A. Melvin, of this city
4. spoke briefly Of the work Of the Ant
ID Saloon League in the district
,e "In view of the agitation here o
Il. the subject of the Sheppard rider an
es many other things" he said, II Cd
,e say that prohibition is in the air i
DR. the District of Columbia
,e The Rev. r, T. Tagg submitted hi
resignation as a member of the boar
liz OF managers of the Aged People
n Home al Westminster, but. by unar
st imoub vote Of the conference il wa
er laid on The table.
n A resolution TO the effect that n
or minister of the conference give hi
n consent 10, or assistance toward, tl
On building of a church OF parsonage o
of a lot that is not decided unconditioT
er ally to an incorporated board
a Methodist Protestant trustees was o
n fered by the Rev. W. r. Graham, {
Chestertown. Md. who said that
r. many cases there had heen troubl
of and confusion regarding church prof
D. erty deeds. The resolution was adop
r. ed and will be made a standing rul
ng in the conference manual.
10 Wants Aid for Children.
Ia. The Rev. l.. b. Smith. of Baltimor
nd presented = resolution that the Sun
e. day schools Of the Methodist Prote
tant churches be requested 10 mal
at least one regular Sunday Offerin
us OF a special Offering at some time du
by ing the year. toward the support
to the Methodist Protestant Children