Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
War Effects
Pulpit Changes
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a5drace Church to succeed the Rev Or.
xTrank p. Parkin, who will assume the
q 8scretaryship Of the American Bible So
N6iety. The Rev. W. L. Amthor has been
6hanged from his North Wales pastorate
u and will be succeeded by the Rev. II. r.
tFzo6man. The Rev A. S. Dngee WI
y pucceeded In the First Church, Norris
~Sown, by the Rev. w. E. Yeager.
the Rev. A. A. Arthur has been trans.
Xerred to Chester from the East Allie.
Sheny Avenue Church. He will be sue
NBeeded by the Rev. e. II. Shirk. The
%lRev. A. D. Geist will succeed the Rev.
. 8. X. Mcconnell at the East Montgom-
&cry Avenue Church.
a The Rev. Bertram Shay who has
Hsen stationed at Bustleton is to give
Aha yto the Rev. II. B. Slider.
Another change of importance is that
xDf the Rev. w. E. p. Haas, who has
been pastor of the Twenty-second Street
Hchurch. He is to be succeeded by the
&lsev. w. J. Lindsay. The Rev. DIR. Linn
& Bowman will remain at Spring Garden
V-hurch, one of the most important In the
Ronference limit. The Rev. w. L. Gray
tvill succeed the Rev. ]. w. Tindall at
che Forty-third Street Church. The lat
1ter will go to Mount Airy.
~ Narberth Is to have a new pastor in
[Will take the place of the Rev. c. G..
Koppell. The Re. DR.. George Gaul has
vbeen transferred from Centenary
HChurch and will be succeeded by the
lev. +. J. Andrus. The Rev. DR.. G. 3.
Durnwood has been transferred to Em-
emanuel Church, Roxborough, to succeed
f4he Rev John Priest At the Falls
xChurch the Rev. A. P. Hodgson will be
SSucceeded by the Rev. f. A. Jacks.
In h;oba n'c
cabinet. The district superintendent
Will remain the same as last year.
E Sacrifices due to the war were prob
WkhIy responsible for contributions tc
)ty missions and the Methodist Hospita
Milling of considerably during the las
H0oar, according to the report Of tht
kev, DR.. d. A. Ferguson. treasurer Of
l*bopference.
MI while the sacrifices due to the wal
M|ndoubtedly affected the contributions tc
Hbveral Methodist institutions others re-
n Dived more money than last year. The
W11ntributions to city missions wer'
Wv7oo0 less than last year, while the de
BIroAse In contributions to the Methods
hospital was $4,000.
#4 This was shown In the report OF The
Wksv. DR.. w. "A. Ferguson, conference
wkeasurer. Excerpts from his repor
7 #bliow:
83 Total increase in receipts over lag
\ Near 1920.
M Total receipts Cf the year, s36o,413,
84 Contributions from foreign missions
Wbonations from churches, s17.051; do
Nations from Sunday schools, s22.073.
IA Special gifts. ssoo7
~ These made a total increase In con
rlbutions of s340s over 1917. Follow
- were the contributions to the Hcm
fipsions and Church Extension Society
tcm churches. $14,42o; from sunda!
4 phools, s21,s27; special gifts. $6457
Saling total increase ever 1917 o
11o5.
q 4. The total Of contributions to city mis-
E Soa from all sources was si1,272. or
q rsase OF $4o35 In comparison will
n - OF last year. The Methodist Hos
"A recsived contributions amountin
n 41g,0l2. or Ss761 less than last year
~ was an increase in the contribu
- to the Home for the Aged. Thi
4: 6tlkutfon received $13.lT7, or an In
{t go Of S23ss over 1917
\ 6ontrfbutions to 'undesignated beney