Evening star., 1915-04-12
Mr.. Wilson's Address to Meth.
odist Protestants Disar-
ranges BaItimoreans' Trip.
YOUNG PEOPLES DELAYED
RALLY is ON TONIGHT
Presiding Officer Busy Arranging
Appointments for Year-Confer-
ence Today Busy.


address last Thursday night at a ses-
sion Of the Maryland annual confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
Church, which Is to close its sessions
tomorrow night at the Rhode Island
Avenue Church. prevented 500 members
of the Emmanuel Bible Class of the
Hampden Church, in Baltimore. from at
tending in a body the young people
rally to be held at the Rhode Island
Avenue Church tonight
OF course, it isn't really the Pres'-
dents fault that the Bible class VIII
not attend the rally tonight in body.
On the original program of the confer
ence the rally was scheduled for last
Thursday night, and all plans had been
made by the Bible class to attend en-
masse.
Arrangements had all been made Tor
the class to come over on the eiectrle =
line and detrain at North Capitol street
and march to the Rhode Island Avenue
Church just in time to take part IN 'ne
rally But this was postponed. OF
course, when President Wilson con
sented to greet the conference Inurs
day night. The rally itself was pos'
poned until tonight.
telegram from the Baltimore biole
class was received and read AT the con
ference at IL O'Clock this morning. ~.
which the above related circumstances
were brought out Rev. T.. u. stone
pastor of the Hamden Church and iead :
er OF the Bible class. declared that 'ne W
reason his students will not attena ~
body, as planned, is that they WI
unable to make the necessary arrahse-
mepts to do so again, and that nlans
Of them. having planned for last lhnrs-
day, are unable to get away from 'he'
BUSINESSES this week.
{: r--E -,,- 1r1:11 r,bra place
Although the attendance OF pr'
Stones large Bible class was 10 nave
been the big feature Of the meet'hs
tonight, the rally will take place
scheduled Rev. F. T. Benson, presioe"'
Of the young peoples work OF 'ne Gun
ference. will be in charge. Speciai me-
mortal services for Rev. Z. ii HuouSr H',s :
conference secretary of young peopiSs
work. who died recently, Will oe IL
and in the program that w.n
imnromptu speeches will be MADE.
Those who win address the Suule
people will include Rev. Y. w. -,
daway. general president OF sounS
peoples work for the general cnp'tn nv the
Westminster Theological seminary
Rev. D. W. Kindley, Rev. L: b. sn..n' Snr
rev ]. F. Bryan and Rev. T.. A.
smith. ,oec;a, desis-
ssWomen'S day" Is the unouis -,
milton for today's program. .ha oa wonen.s
hn.rds including the foreign mlssion
~, aociety. the home missionary 81
ciety and the deaconness ooaro' iiaoe
their reports. missionary
ora,nizations in the Methodist proteS-
rant churches was made py We a.
Emnf,eId president of the MaryllaMnu In
branch Of the Womens foreish
siUna Wrs William C.. Perkins and Mrs w W.
= Kindley Of the Home missionary SO
ciety brought greetings 70 the ~
ference. The message OF oo.n ~
ers nroyed to be that OF the neeu "
tention to home charity any fnreien
work. while not forgetting '"' "
field. .;.s,on. hut I
do fsel that we have been negiec.ins
the home work." was the wa , M,
Kindley expressed it. we Ieei r. nc is
the. home work needs US ho"-
SO near our doors. r,,,,
Miss Lillian De Moss and MISS 6l''a
Lewis were presented TO Ine coui
ence as representatives or tne
coness board. Miss De MOSS &c
that faith, courage and perseNe'
are needed in the deaconess WORN
Fixing Appointments.
The devotional services were opened
this morning by DR.. T. Q. Grouse.
President Bowers retired early to at
tend to the arduous work OF making
out the church appointments, to De an
nounced tomorrow night. and Dr. r. i.
Little. a former president OF the con
ference took the chair. The Metnouist
prot estant Church has no ofnciai poard
ar. cabinet to help the presiding ofncer
of a conference make up tne rs. ~
anpointments, and so Dr. Bowers VIII
he nrettv busy from now on making
out the list.
Mrs. S. E. Baynes of Baltimore ad-
dressed the conference hriehy. and
tonched the hearts of her auditors
when she said:
.~Wheu you ministers go home tell
vour women that YOU saw an old lady
IN the platform who said that they can
do as much in church work as she has
done AZ,
Baynee.
a w, Mathers. r. X. Lewis and Mrs.
" yinpling we're recommended for
the superannuated relation in the re-
nortof DR.. J. NJ Sheridan. chairman of
the committee.
The. conference was turned over to
the annual meeting of the Superannu-
sted FUNDS Society at 1880 o'clock. Dr..
I L. Mills was reelected first vice
president. and all the other omcers
were reelected.
Reports Of stewards. the treasurer
and the board OF finance Will be the
business this afternoon.
Services With No Elders to ordain.
The somewhat unusual ordination