The Washington times., 1915-03-25

Dr. Gross Alexander, editor of the
Methodist Review. of Nashville. spoke
In behalf of the publication. Tho Rev.
DR.. H. II. Widcmun. of Baltimore, rep
iesentlng the American Bible Society,
also addressed the conference.
Relieves DIR. Register.
Tho records of the conference now are
being kept by the Rev. II. NJ. Canter,
of Harr!sonburg, Va, who was named
today TO relieve the Rev. DIR. Il. v.
Register, OF Washington. Dr. REGISTER,
who has bocn identified with the sec
rctarial duties Of the annual confer
ences for twenty-one years. asked to
be replaced so he could properly handle
his duties as presiding elder of the
Washington District.
The suggestion that conference OF
all Epworth Leagues in the Baltimore
conference be held in Washington or
Roanoke this summer was made at the
meeting of the conference last night
when Epworth League speakers were
heard. The Rev. John Paul Tyler. Of
Clifton Forge, Va, urged that the con-
ference idea be adopted, placing stress
upon the Importance of Christian work
among the young people in. the
churches. The conference proposed by
gether representatives Of 1863 senior and
70 Junior Epworth Leagues In Mary
land, the District. and the Virginias.
which have a membership of 1852. Ad-
dresses also were made by the Rev. j..
J. Reeves Of Baltimore. and the Rev.
DR.. $. f. Parker, of Nashville.
Meetings of the Bible board. corporate
board Of finance. Epworth League board
and Sunday school board Will be held
each afternoon in Mt. Vernon Church.
The meetings of the board of church
extension, board of education, confer
ence board of missions, and the joint
board of finance will be held each after
noon at McKendrie NJ. +. Church.
The admissions committee, which con-
siders the names of applicants for en-
trance to the ministry, will meet at
Mckendree Church. The conference re-
latons committee will conduct its work
at Mt. Vernon Church. This committee
will determine whether forty superan-
nuated ministers now receiving pensions
shall continue to receive them The
committee also will determine whether
Charles s. Stanton. Elkton. Va: j. x.
Gilbert, Catawba. Va, and b. f. Ball.
Waynesboro. Va.
The examinations committee which
will meet at Mckendrec Church. will
examine candidates for the order OF
deacons and the order Of elders. Among
those who probably will be ordained by
Bishop Gambler as deacOns Sunday are
G. f.. n. Hall, Walter $. Thomas. Wal
Ter ). Nicholson. Walter w White.
Frank T. Ridgway. and j. Lester Du
Laney.
Those who probably will be ordained
as elders include T. NJ. Swami, Lee V.
Ruckman. George G.. Oliver, Edward 4.
Roades. T.. Frank Fielding. Richard L.
Wittig, Elmer A. Lambert, Thomas a.
Burch. w. r. Hardcsty. r. =. Meeks
and W. c. Boswell.
To Prepare Eulogies.
The committee on publishing interests
will work at McKcndree ChurCh. and
the committee on Sabbath observance
and temperance will meet at Mt. Vernon
Church. The committee on memoirs will
prepare culogies OF ministers who have
died during the past year to he read at
memorial services which probably viii
be held Monday.
At the call of Bishop Gambler the fol-
lowing presiding elders submitted re-
ports for their districts at the afternoon
session: Revs NJ. d. Mitchell. Balti-
more: l.. V. Register, Washington; l..
II. Kern, Alexandria; J. T. Lambert,
Winchester. Va; II. |. stephens. Rock
inGham. Va; q. -. White. Roanoke.
Va; John A. Anderson, Lewishurg. w.
Va, and II. A.. Brown. Moorcfteld. W.
Va. The elders reported that despite
adverse financial conditions their work
Is progressing, and announced that "A
total of more than 5000 conversions have
been made in the last year.