Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-18
EVANGELICALS
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR CONFERENCE
Twenty-second Annual Session
to Be Held in Harris
Street Church


Sessions of the twenty-second an
nual convention of the East Pennsyl-
Vania Conference of the United
Evangelical church will open next
Thursday evening in the Harris Street
Evangelical church, this city, of which
the Rev. George +. Schaum, is pas
tor. Bishop U. f. Swengel, of this city
Will preside at the sessions. The
Lords Supper will be observed at the
opening of the conference, the bust
ness sessions following during the
mornings and afternoons.
The annual meeting of the Temp
erance and Reform Alliance will be
held also on Thursday evening at
1880 o'clock. Music will be furnished
by the Girls Glee Club and the Male
Glee Club, of Albright College,
Myerstown. After the concert of the
glee clubs, John A. McSparran, mas
ter of the State Grange of Pennsyl-
vana will speak on THE Place of
Alcohol in the Twentieth Century"
On Friday evening the Educational
Aid Society will meet and Or. How
ard n. Kelly of Baltimore, will speak
The annual rally of the Keystone
League of Christian Endeavor will be
held Saturday evening in the Park
Street church. The Rev. Hugh b..
McCrone, pastor of the Westminster
Presbyterian church, Philadelphia,
Will give an address on "Enlisting for
/ Service"
Bishop Swengel will give the ordin-
alton address Sunday morning and in
the afternoon will conduct the ordin-
alton services at S:15 o'clock assisted
by the presiding elders. Visiting
ministers will speak at the Sunday
school service at o'clock.
Bishop w. II. Fouke, of Naperville,
ILL.,, will preach at 1880 o'clock in the
rhIrRh RiShnn
will conduct the morning services in
the Park Street church ana Bishop
Swengel the evening services.
George w. Sanville, of Philadelphia,
will be in charge of the singing as
sisted by W. L. High, of this city.
The majority of the ministers and
! lay delegates are expected to arrive
in the city next Wednesday morning.
Ministers and lay delegates are eX-
pected from almost 100 churches in
the districts of the East Pennsylvania
conference. Arrangements have
been completed for the accommoda-
tion of all of the representatives who
will attend the sessions.
Lay Delegates
Lay delegates will be as follows:
Harrisburg District: Akron, j. s.
Wolf; Annville, Elmer Brown; Berrys-
burg, c. E. Kebaugh; Columbia, Mrs.
c. A. Croft; Cresswell, Edwin Eshel-
man; Dauphin. Samuel Maurey; Har-
risburg. (Harris Street, John Lapp-
ley; Harrisburg, (Park Street, w. r.
Rickert; Herndon, Charles a. Wiest;
/ Kinderhook- East Petersburg, Charles
| ID. Zell; Lancaster (Bethany), a. z.
Schnader; Lancaster (Grace), Lands
Parthemore; Lebanon est PauD, II.
y. Kline; Lititz, William Nelson;
Mahantongo, S. w. Helm; Mannheim,
! W. Litzenberger; Myerstown, George
W. Painter; NIillersburg, c. p. Polk;
Mt. Carmel, S. IL. Geist; Palmyra, d.
Heights, Amos krum; Pine Grove, j.
Schlappich; Richland, W. S. Mere
dith; Shamokin, Ii. II. Earring; Steel
ton, w. F, Maginnis; Sunbury (First)
a. w. Pontius; Sunbury (Second)
Frederick Seamon; fremont. II. II.
Otto; Wiconisco, William Ellinger.
Reading District: Adamstown, Geo.
w. Bollman; Birdsboro, ]. o. Houck
Boyertown, w. Ii. Kauler; Cressona,
r. J. Dornsife; Fleetwood, d. r.
Kelchner; Hamburg. S. A. Meyer;
Kutztown, p. S. Heffner; Mohnton, G.
II. Leininger; Obey, \. f. Lutz; Perlla-
sic, II. c. Meyer; Pequea, IL. e. BaX-
ter; Philadelphia (Belfeld Ave0, j.
D. Killheffer; Philadelphia (BetheD
II. f. Young; Philadelphia (Christ)
I. d. Bertolet; Philadelphia German
town., NJ. S. Oberholtzer; Philadel-
phia (Grace), w. w. Sands; Plymouth
Meeting, L. NJ. Rodebaugh; Port Car
bon, f. f. Templin; Pottstown. NJ. f.
Kurtz; Pottsville, G.. w. Hopes;
Quakertown, L. A. Wentz; Reading
| (Bethany), C. f. Kahler; Reading
| (FirsO, j. G. Mohn; Reading (Grace)
S. n. Valley; Reading est. PauD, J.
G.. Willis; Reading (Trinity), A. d.
Plum; Rock and Friedensburg, j. A.
Heffner: Royersford, w. B. Horning;
Schuylkill Haven, w. o. Bolton; Shill-