Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-18
DRS. MORGAN AND
FASICK ELECTED
Harrisburg District Men Dele
gates to General Metho-
dist Conference
SbeeiaI to The Telegrabh


Altoona, Pa, March 1S.-Ministerial
and lay delegates to the general con-
ference of the Methodist church to be
held in Saratoga in May, were elected
from the Central Pennsylvania con-
ference yesterday.
The results follow:
Ministers: DIR. James H. Morgan,
president of Dickinson College; Emory
NJ. Stephens, of Huntingdon, superin-
tendent of Juniata district; II. l..
Jacobs, Williamsport, superintendent
of Williamsport district; DR.. A. S.
Fasick, superintendent of Harrisburg
district; w. p. Shriner. pastor of the
Eighth Avenue church, Altoona; S.
b. Evans, of Tyrone, superintendent
of the Altoona district.
Lay delegates: Laymen - w. l..
Woodcock, Altoona; George G. Hutch
inson, Warriors Mark; II. T. Ames.
Williamsport; Thomas IL. Murray.
Clearfeld; c. C. Shuey, Bellefonte;
William S. Lysinger, Bedford.
The report of DR.. Fasick, for the
Harrisburg district showed a big in
crease in all branches of church work.
The statistics follow:
Total Home and Foreign Missions,
S1S,297; total Benevolent collection,
including missions, $35,422; Fifteen
hundred conversions; total full men,
bers, 1928; $1,000 added to total
ministerial support; new church build
ings and additions at Rouzerville, Mt.
Zion, Niedmore, Ridge Avenue, York;
Duke Street, York; Camp Hill, Camp
Curtin, and a chapel at Hickorytown.
He announced the deaths of T. l..
Tomkinson, II. n. Minnich, w. A.
Coon, Mrs NJ. L. Gamble, Mrs. w. A.
Stepling.
DR.. H. L. Jacobs read his report
for the Williamsport district, an
nouncing the death of w. f. d. Noble,
of Picture Rocks.
e. Nj. Stevens reported for the
Juniata district, 2,315 conversions. He
reported churches in process of
building or as having been completed.
The secretary of the conference an
nounced the transfer of the Rev. ].
L. Dunning to the Pittsburgh confer
ence and the transfer of the Rev. H.
Kramer from the New Jersey confer
ence to the Central Pennsylvania
conference.
The following candidates for admis-
sion were introduced to the confer
ence: w. r. Jones, A. L. Mackey and
of the Board of Examiners, the Rev.
H. Greenawalt, Edward Jackson,
Adam Nagay. a. r. Turner, II. r.
Gibson and G.. p. Sarvis were admit
ted to full membership. The Rev.
Adam Nagay and the Rev. G.. p.
Sarvis were elected to elders orders
The Revs. +. c. Artley r. S. Cuddy,
]. p. Hurlburt, and Homer c. Knox
were continued in the studies of the
second year.
The Rev. G. NJ. b. Riddell. formerly
pastor of the Camp Hill Church of
God, and who was preaching at Hus-
tontown. during the year, was admit
ted to full membership in the con-
ference.
The Board of Conference Claimants
at Chicago presented to the confer
ence a check for $500: The Rev. j:
b. Stein of the Danville district read
his report for the district. 1t showed
1850 conversions for the year. There
are 14,843 full members.
The morning session to-day was de-
voted to conference business with an
address by Bishop Earl Cranston. At
2:30 o'clock this afternoon, the ami
versary of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society was held and at 4
o'clock, Prof. f. Watson Hannah lee
tured on The Christian Dynamic"
This evening a concert will be given
in the High School auditorium by the
Miller Trio.
Tomorrow the visiting ministers
will preach in various churches of the
city. At o'clock the Conference
Love Feast will be held, in charge of
the Rev. DIR. Richard Hinkle. Bishop
Cranston will preach at 1890 o'clock
and at 1:45 o'clock a Sunday school
mass meeting will be held.
Bishop Cranston will conduct the
ordination services at $3.50 o'clock and
in the evening the anniversaries of
the boards of Home and Foreign Mis-
sions will be held.