Evening journal., 1915-03-31
M. P. Conference
PROGRAM IS READY
Session Will Begin in Wash
ington Church on
April 7
THE PRESIDENT
MAY BE SPEAKER

According TO the program that has
been arranged for the sessions of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, which
convenes in Rhode Island Avenue
Church, Washington, on April z. IL
will be one of the most interesting
sessions ever held. The program COM
mittee, of which the Rev. James II.
Straughn, OF Laurel. Del. is the
chairman, has sought to divide the
time outside Of the business sessions
among the various religious and edu-
cational agencies Of the church The
morning and afternoon sessions will
be devoted mostly to routine business
and to devotional exercises, but the
evenings will be given over to song
service and addresses.
President Wilson is expected to
visit the conference room one even
ing. just as he did the Southern Meth
odist Conference on last Thursday
evening and this visit of the chief
executive will be a notable event in
the weeks meeting. Secretary Bryan
has under consideration an invitation
to address the conference one even
ing during the week, but as yet has
not named the time.
Secretary Of the Navy Josephus
Daniels has promised to attend on
Friday evening and deliver an ad-
dress in connection with the public
service in the interest Of Applied
Christianity. DR.. Howard Kelly will
also be one of the speakers.
Tho conference will convene at .
a. m. on Wednesday morning, April
Z. II will be opened with de-
yotional service conducted by Presi-
dent John S. Bowers, after which he
will read his annual report. The me-
mortal service will be held following
the calling of the dead-roll by the
Rev. DR.. r. r. Tagg. In the afternoon
OF that day tho election OF president
takes place and from what can be
/ CLEANED. DR.. Bowers will succeed him
scf. In the evening the Conference
sermon will be preached by tho Rev.
A. S. Beane. OF Keeno Memorial
Church, OF Baltimore.
Thursday morning the Rev. Or. II.
NJ. Hare, of the Maryland Anti-SalOon
League. will deliver an address In
the afternoon. the Rev. J. M. Stick
will speak in the interest OF tho Mary
land Tract Society. OF which he is
tho general secretary. AT night there
will be mass meeting i'm the in
torest OF tho young people of the
church Tho Rev. Frank T. Benson
will preside.
Friday. April .. will be devoted. fo
tho most part, TO the educational in
. tcrests of the church The Rev. d.
Thomas ". Lewis and the Rev. Or. II
L. Elderdicc will speak ON the work O
tho Western Maryland College AM
tho Westminster Theological Semin
airy. and tho Rev. DR. r. r. TagE AM
Charles Reiner will tell of the prog
ress of the Methodist Protestant. tn
official church paper In the even
ing Secretary Daniels and Dr. How
ard A. Kelly will speak.
Saturday. April 10, only a short Sos
sion will be held. Sunday the ordi
nation service will be preached by tn
Rev. DR.. j. NJ Sheridan of Broadwa.
Church. this city Monday and Tues
day will be taken up with commit
tee reports and the appointments ar
ieXpected to be read Tuesday night
Il is not believed there will be
great many changes this year. and 81
far as can be learned at present, non
of the larger churches will be dis
turbed.