The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-22
Conference ACTS ON THE
death OF DR.. T0MKINSON
DR.. Fox Leads in Prayer When News Is
Heard-Greetings Received From
Organized Labor Union and Replied
to by Bishop

Shamokin, March 22.-When Con.
ference heard Saturday that DR.. I. l..
Tomkinson had passed away Friday
night at his home in Wilmington, Dr.
John d. Fox, pastor of the Grace Meth
odist church, led in prayer. Resolutions
of coincidence were ordered sent to the
family by the Conference.
DR.. Silas c Swallow wasSput upon a
commission with the Rev. NJ. K. Foster
and the Rev George w. Leidy to ad.
Just dispute over the ownership Of
the Pennington parsonage.
j. R. Rote, layman and member
of Grace Methodist church, Harrisburg
was chairman of the laymen s commit
tee who brought the greetings of the
association to the Conference. George
G. Hutchison. of Warrior Mark, em'
ployed on Capitol Hill, brought the re-
grets of Governor Brumbaugh, who
could not get to the Conference.
Greetings From Labor Cnlon
A unique feature of the Conference
was the presentation. of greetings from
the organized labor union by William
Coress, representative of the Central
Labor Union. The Bishop responded
by reading from the Discipline the de-
liverance of the Methodist Church upon
the question Of labor.
Ordination services were presided
over by number of deacons and eld
ers. The following ministers were or
dained: Rankin s. Caldwell, MERGERS
burg: Luther w. McGowen, York
Springs; John T. Williams, Coaiport
Those made deacons were: Harry l.
jarrett, Cross Roads; j. Earl Jacobs
Selinsgrove; irwin S. Hodgson, Snow
Shoe; Charles T, Hines, Millerstown
Franklin a. Lawson, Storrstown; Adam
Magey, Hazleton; Albert B. Harper
Penfeld; Ebert. Wilson, Jeddo.
Bishop Burt, who is presiding at thu
Central Pennsylvania Methodist Confer
ence has been busy since yesterday ii
arranging the appointments. 1t may b.
tomorrow before the announcement viii
be made.
Altoona Chosen For Next Conference
Altoona was chosen for the 1916
meeting to-day. The sessions will Dt
held in the Eighth Avenue church.
The conference adopted resolution
offered by the Rev. II. R. Gilbert, Of
Berwick. to the effect that President
Wilson use his influence to have law
enacted which would prohibit the ship
ping of liquor from wet into dry ter
| ritOry.
Another resolution adopted provid
ed that DR.. j. II. Morgan be chosel
permanent president of Dickinson Col
lege. He is at present the acting hea(
of the institution.
Bishop Burt, who is presiding at thu
conference will probably announce th'
appointments tonight.
The Ncrristown Conference
Norristown,. Pa, March 22.-Muc
routine business, was disposed of at to
days session of the Philadelphia Meth
odist Conference in preparation fo
| final adjournment tomorrow when tn
appointments will be announced.
There was much enthusiasm in tn
conference when announcement wa
made that the Chester county court ha
refused to grant IL liquor licenses i
that jurisdiction.
Among the matters considered tC
day was the report Of the Social Sery
ice Commission. The report state
that the Commission had done goo
work in suppressing unwholesome tn,
atrical and moving picture shows. Th
report also stated that the church j
not reaching the working people as
ought to. "It is our duty to make hou.
ing conditions what they should be,
see that corporate greed shall not grin
childhood and womanhood, and to loo
after the welfare of as many as W
can" the report said.