Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
METHODISTS IN
SESSION HERE
Churchmen Plan For Local
Campaign For Educa-
tional Interests

The Board of Trade was the scene
of most interesting gathering of
Methodists at noon 1t was the off,
cial beginning of the local campaign
for the educational interests of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
Rev. DR.. Il. A: Pyles was the chair
man and toastmaster. The principal
address was given by the Rev. Bishop
William f. Mcdowell. ID. d.. LII. D.,
of Washington. d. c.
The following Methodist men were
in attendance: John p. Melick, A. K.
| Morrison, E. j. Book, David W. Cot
terrell, G. M. Harvey. the Rev. Will
liam Moses; NJ. C. Dietz, Mechanics
burg; w L. Hauck. Merchandising;
j. E. Bell, Mechanicsburg; DR.. C. NJ.
| Ewing, Harrisburg; f.. d. Sears; Pro-
fessor a. II. Ege, Mechanicsburg; the
Rev. H. ]. Schuchert, Duncannon; the
Rev. Homer Knox. New Bloomfield;
the Rev. Stephen Bidlack. Marysville; ;
! the Rev. G. II. KnoX. Blain; the Rev.
Percy Boughey. Liverpool; John II.
Rote, Harrisburg: ii. A. Gable, Camp
Hill; Professor a. S. Laverty, the
Rev. c. ID. Danner; r. Il. Cahill, Camp
Hill; j. N. Peregoy, Harrisburg; the
Rev. DR.. C. A Smucker; John T. Ohm
stead. John A. Afflick. J. w, Smith,
Irwin Y. Martin, John w. Appleby,
Cadwallader. A. E. Brown. H. A. Sur
face. William $. Snyder, Warren Van
Dyke, Fl. b. Saussaman. d. II. Swope,
Al X. Thomas. the Rev. j. A. Kettle
Il. E. Stuart. the Rev. A. l.. Howarth,
r. l.. Beckley, New Cumberland; T.
b. Smith, New Cumberland; Thomas
S Wilcox. New Cumberland; f. Il.
fDoures. w. p. Starkey. J. II. Patton,
Charles w. Bole. c. II. Kinton, L. H.
n A
Deavor; w. +. Reed. eX-president of
Dickinson College; C. w. BURNETT
r. Il. Irwin; President j. III. Morgan
! Carlisle; the Rev. DR.. Horace Lincoln
Jacobs: the Rev. S. b. Evans; DIR. e.
a. Pylesi the Rev. DR.. Emory Stevens;
the Rev. DIR. ]. b. Stein; the Rev.
| +. d. Empey; the Rev. r. Grant
sleep; the Rev. william G.. Babcock
J the Rev. a. H. Ponath. the Rev. DR..
Morris E. Swartz and Bishop Will
| liam l.. Mcdowell, d. D., LII d.
Reach 100000 Line
The Rev. A. L. Howarth was the
first to be introduced. and he made
| the brief statement that the Will
Transport Dickinson Seminary cam
paign. had already reached the $780,
! 600 line. This good news was cheered
| heartily. The Rev. f. ID. Empey
made a statement of the campaign
in this section and brought out the
fact that everything is in good shape,
and the outlook is propitious for a
| successful drive.
President j. II. Morgan said that
the Dickinson College campaign was
making fine progress, and that the
outlook was very favorable for the
procuring of the whole asking of
| S500,000.
Bishop McDowell's address brought
out many approving cheers. He said
the problem of to-day is the problem
of persons and not of dollars. We
have the money. but we need the
men to make money efficient.
In conversation with the Secre-
tary of War the other day, the bishop
quoted the chief as saying that moth
ing more destructive could happen to
this nation than to neglect it's e1u-
cational institutions of church and
state. That it would be suicidal
policy to weaken the church and it's
Institutions at this time.
I'VE are in this business" con-
tinued the bishop. because the world
will need five times the number of
men We are turning out flom our
schools now.
Save the Republic
I'VE are doing business for God"
went on the bishop. Save the re-
public in the hour of it's need, ana
save the world in the hour of its ne
| Cessity.
America must be made the CEN
! ter of religious education. The trag-
| edy of Germany is the moral collapse
| of the scholarship of Germany Jesus
is the great Balancer of human con-
ditions;, the Friend of the rich and
/ the poor; for this reason education
| he Wit ha t.ft
| of the Christ"
The following officers were chosen
! for the Harrisburg drive. to begin
next Monday:
General, w. S. Snyder major gem
erals. Warren Van Dyke and C. w.
| Burtpett. The captains will h
| chosen in few days
Next week as the local campaig