Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-16
100000 GAIN
IN METHODIST
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Central Penna. Conference at
Altoona Hears of Rapid
Growth
CONTEST SECRETARYSHIP
Rev. Anderson Reelected Over
His Opponent, E. r. Heck
man, of Altoona
CONTEST SECRETARYSHIP
.Sbecial 70 the Telczrath


Altoona, Pa, March 16. - A gain
of 100000 members in the Sunday
schools of the Methodist church dur
ing tho last eight years was reported
by the Rev. DIR. Edgar Blake, in his
address at the anniversary meetings
of the Boards of Sunday Schools and
the Freedmans Aid society last night
in the Eighth Avenue Methodist
Church, Altoona. Evenue. Seven
hundred thousand of these were added
in the last four years.
DR.. I. Garland Penn then spoke on
the work being done by the Freed
mans society for the negro race. At
the opening session of the forty-eighth
annual Central Pennsylvania confer
ence of the Methodist church, prelim-
mary discussions indicated that the
conference would favor Bishop Earl
Cranston's plan proposing a union of
the Methodist Episcopal church, the
Methodist Protestant church and
Methodist Church South.
For the first time in 80 years there
was contest over the secretaryship,
the Rev. ]. f. Anderson, of Milton,
being opposed by the Rev. Edgar r.
Hackman, of Altoona. the former be-
ing reelected Anderson then named
Hickman recorder. The Rev. j. w
Long, of Clearfield, was elected statis-
tician; the Rev. w. E. Watkins OF
York, treasurer, and the Rev. S. w
Dickson, of Berwick, member of the
Conference Board of Stewards. The
Rev. I. S. Wilcox, of Mt. Union, and
the Rev. w. P. Shriner, of Altoona
We're named to represent the Confer
ence at Bishop Cranston's retirement
in Washington in June.
District Superintendent A. s. Fasicl
OF Harrisburg moved to reconsider
the action taken last year, adding g
] ~ aNt
year in college, to the requirement.
for application to the conference. Ac
ton was postponed.
This morning and this afternoon
business sessions of the committee!
were held, and this evening the In
terscholastic banquet will be served il
the First Church. o-night anniver.
saries of the Epworth League and the
Board of Education will feature thu
meeting, with DIR. James II. Morgan
presiding. Speakers will be the Rev
Drs. Wilbur Il. Sheridan and John w
! Hancher.
At the memorial services yesterday
afternoon the Rev. Robert w. Run
yam, Of st. Pauls church, this city
read a memoir of DIR. T. l.. 'Tomkin
son, who died during the conference
gret from the Rev. II. c. Pardoe, thi.
city, was read, because he was unable
to attend the conference.
During the roll call Yesterday wheI
20S delegates responded the members
arose while the names of w. r. d
Noble and II. n. Minnich, deceased
were called.
Resolutions of sympathy were sen
to ReVs, Emory Weeks, Bruce Hughes
j. j. Resh and w. w. Evans, who ART
ill.
Bishop Cranston announced that {
check for $4,193 had been sent to the
conference from the Methodist Bool
Concern as the dividend for the con
ference.
A report that s152,Ss9 has been rails
ed in cash and pledged toward thu
proposed annuity fund of $4,000, 900. wal
submitted at this mornings session o.
| the Central Pennsylvania Conference
| of the Methodist Episcopal Church by
| the Rev. G. w. Karns. of Carlisle, sec
retary of the fund. The Rev b. II
Hart. of Williamsport, president of thu
Board of Trustees, urged the preacheri
to be loyal in raising their apportion
Infnts for the fund.
! The report of the Rev. S. B. Evans
! of Tyrone, superintendent of the Al
toona district showed $4,000 paid OF
new buildings and repairs and a simi
were l,950 conversions and an increast
of 1900 full members in the district
! bringing the total membership ther,
! TO l9,5OO. 1t was reported that $13/
900 had been raised for foreign anC
home missions in the district.
/ Professor +. Watson Harmon, of Mad
ison. y. j., at the meeting this after
subject was THE Complete Equip
ment."