Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-11
BISHOP SWENGLE
TO GIVE WELCOME
Harrisburg Clergyman Has En-
viable Record as Endeavor
Worker

Bishop Z. F. Swengle, of this city.
will welcome the delegates to the
Christian Endeavor convention to-
night. He is one of the leders in State
Endeavor work.
Uriah F. Swengle was born near
Middletown, Pa. October IS. 1S46.
He was the son of Pennsylvania far
mer, of German extraction. At the
age of twelve his life was greatly i'm
periled by an accident At fourteen
he was converted and at sixteen he be.
came q member of the Evangelical
Church The foundation OF his edu-
cation was laid in the home, prior to
entering the public schools. At the
age of sixteen he began his career as
a public shoolteacher. He was en-
gagged in this work four years. Before
he was eighteen years old he enlisted
in the United States army and served
almost ten months in the closing per-
iod of the war OF the rebellion. The
closing of the war shortened the term
of his enlistment. While in the army
he was a leader in the religious meet
tngs held in his company. After being
discharged he re-entered Union Semi
nary at New Berlin, Pa, which later
became Central Pennsylvania College
and now has been consolidated with
Albright College.
At the age of twenty years he was
licensed by the quarterly conference
assistant pastor. In March 1867 he
was licensed by the Central Penna-
Conference of his church to preach
and was received INTO the conference
and stationed on Wyoming Circuit
He has served a number Of the prin-
cipal charges of his conference and
has been presiding elder twelve years.
He has been trustee of his conference
and as a representative OF his confer
ence and a trustee or Albright Col
lege for many years. Since 1888 he
has been a member OF the General
Conference of his church at every
quadrennial session.
He has been editor of the Sunday
School Literature of his denomination
and the author of the Modes and Me-
thods OF Sunday School Work and OF
"A Manual of the United Evangelical
Church." besides a number of tracts.
He has represented his church in ecu
menical Conference proceedings, is a
State and national trustee of the Anti
Saloon League, was a delegate to the
Inter-Church Congress in New York
and to the Inter-Church Fereration
Council in Philadelphia and in Chi
cago.
In his annual Conference he is pres
ident of three of the auxiliary socie-
ties, viz. The Educational Aid Society,
The Church Extension Society and the
Evangelical Historical Society. He
served as secretary of his conference
eleven years and has been the secre-
tary Of the General Conference from
1S9S-191O. Since 1891 he has been a
member of the Managing Board of the
Keystone League OF Christian Endeav-
or, the denominational young peoples
society, and was president of that
Board. He is a member of the Penn
sylvania c. E. Union Executive Com
mittee and has been for 20 years a
trustee of the L. S. C. E. He was
secretary OF the Board of Missions
from 1S94-1910 and a member of the
e-ecutive committee Of the Board.
ia-is also a member of the Board of
church Extension of the United Evan
gelical Church. His alma mater con-
ferred on him as a surprise the hon
orary degree OF Master OF Arts, and in
June, 1905, Richmond College con-
ferred on him without solicitation on
his part, the degree of Doctor of Di-
vinity. In 1910 he was elected Bishop
of his Church. He has two years
more to serve in that office.