Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-05
NEW MINISTER'S
TO BE ORDAINED
United Brethren Conference
at Annville Hears Reports
on Business Matters

Annville, Pa, Oct. s. Wednes-
day evenings session of the Penn
sylvania Conference of the United
Brethren Church was devoted to-
Education" and Lebanon Valley
College, the institution located here.
Professor A. e. Shroyer, of Annville,
presided at the service and the de-
Votlons were conducted by the Rev.
l. M. Hershey, of Myerstown. After
local church, the report on "Educa-
ton" was read by Professor j. 7.
Spangler, of Annville.
Addresses in regard to the insti-
tuition were delivered by the Rev.
o. II. Ehrhardt, of Lebanon; Miss
Edna Weidler, a member of the
junior class; the Rev. Paul Shannon,
senior of the institution, and the
Rev. G. w. Hallman, of Annville,
graduate of the institution of the
class of 1917. The closing address
was made by the Rev. DR.. S. ID.
Faust, of Dayton, Ohio, who occu-
pies the chair of church history at
Bonebrake Theological Seminary, To-
Gated in that city. Previous to his
election to the present position he
served successful pastorates at In
tercourse, Pa, Hygiene, Colorado,
and Harrisburg, Pa.
The second days morning session
of the annual conference was opened
by Bishop Bell. The devotional exer-
cises were conducted by the Rev.
w. F.. Daugherty, of Reading.
Bishop w. NJ. Bell, of Washington,
u. c., then delivered an address on
THE Menaces of Ministerial Eff
ciency."
The forenoon session was also de-
voted to the transaction of a great
Zeal of miscellaneous business.
The name of j. e. Morrison was
on motion dropped from the roll of
the conference.
The Rev. DR.. ]. e. Fout, of Day
ton. Ohio, general manager of Bone
brake Theological Seminary, was in
troduced and granted an advisory
seat.
The Rev. A. G. NYe, of Paradise,
read the report of the third years s
course of reading, and the Rev. M. II.
Jones, of Lebanon, presented the
first years course report, both of
which were adopted.
Professor r. CT. Mowery, solicitor
of the Quincy Orphanage, was in
troduced and granted an advisory
seat. At the close of his address he
presented the conference with sew
eral baskets of fine peaches which
We're grown on the orphanage farm
The afternoon session was opened
by the Rev. p. l.. Hams, of Palmyra,
one of the retired members of the
conference, who conducted the de-
votions.
The Rev. DR.. ]. X. Station, of Hag-
erstown, Md, was introduced to con-
ference and granted an advisory
seat.
w. E. Herr, a representative OF
the United States Navy Y. M. c. A.
work, was also introduced and pre-
sented the interests of the work
in that line among the boys who
have gone to the front.
The Rev. ]. M. Walters, of Sun
bury, presented the report of the
fourth years course of reading. The
following ministers have completed
on Sunday afternoon by the laying
of hands by Bishop Bell: The Revs.
J. r. Macdonald, of Lykens; c. r.
Longenecker, of Palmyra; H. A.
Smith, of Lebanon; III. M. Mentzer,
of Valley View; o. r. Ehrhart, of
Lebanon; C. Y. Ulrich, of Phila-
delphia, and ]. f. Brown, of Shamo-
kin.
An interesting woman's mission
airy rally was held, presided over
by Mrs. Oliver Fridy, of Mountville.
The greetings to the conference were
brought by Miss Erel Grabill. of
Lancaster. An impressive duet was
rendered, after which the Rev. DR..
S. S. Hough, of Dayton, Ohio, the
general foreign missionary secretary
of the denomination, delivered the
closing message.
The Rev. O. T. Ehrhardt of Leb-
anon, presented the report on "The
Home; the Rev. M. A. Wagner, of
Lebanon, on "Bible Cause; the Rev.
Joseph Daugherty, of Harrisburg, on
Temperance" and c. s. Smoke, of
Philadelphia, on Christian Stew
ardship."
For the first time in a number of
years a special series of addresses
is being delivered during this session
of conference. Bishop Bell called
upon the Rev. DR.. H. E. Miller, OF
Lebanon, who gave a message on
Conference Resources and Oppor-
tunities." He was followed by the
Rev. DR.. r. r. Butterwick, of Her
shey, who read an excellent paper
on possibilities of the Rural
Church.
The Rev. DIR. J. S. Kendall, of Day
ton, Ohio, will deliver an address at
the conference this evening.
FRANTZ-FRIEND WEDDING
WaVnesboro Pa Oct 5-Edwar rd