Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-08
MET THOD|STS UNITE
FOR ORDINATION
Remarkable Services Yesterday in
Baltimore in Connection With
Conference Sessions.

Baltimore, Md, April S.-No event in
the history of the two branches of Meth
odism since their separation, 90 years
ago. has been looked upon with more
significance bv its membership than the
ioint ordination service of the Meth
odist Protestant and Methodist Episcopal
churches and conferences, held YES
terdav afternoon in the Lyric Theatre The
smoothness with which the services
were conducted and the way in which
they blended made it strikingly clear
that. although technically divided, there
was but little difference in their creeds
and practically none in their ritualistic
service. such as was required yesterday.
Following the service. at which IA
young men were ordained as full-hedged
cIergymen with full power and authority
TO perform the functions of their respec-
tive denominations. the ministers of both
denominations gathered on the rostrum
of the Lyric and expressed to Bishop
Mcdowell and Rev. DR.. Luther War
ner their praise for the remarkable
impressiveness with which the service
was conducted. Although the southern
MethodlSts refused to participate, it was
a significant fact that numbers of their
members were in the audience and one of
their leading clergymen who was present
stated after the service that Bishop At
klns, who is presiding over the sessions
of that denomination, was not Justified
IN excluding southern Methodsts from
participation.
The service, which lasted little more
than an hour, was marked with Simplcit V
and there was not the slightest intlma-
tion of a hitch in any part of the service.
Besides Bishop William +. Mcdowell. of
the Baltimore Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. and Rev. DR.
Luther +. Warner, president of the Mary
land Conference Of the Methodist Prot
estant Church, the following elders of the
two denominations assisted: District
supcrintendents of the Baltimore Confer
ence of the NJ L. Church-Revs Ed
ward HAYES. w W Barnes John Il.
Edwards. John I. Ensor and Benjamin
i. DeNries. and Rcvs. Frank I. Little,
John Nj Sheridan and James II. Straughn,
of the Methodist Protestant Church.
The following young men, 10 of the
NJ. L. Church and four of the NJ. t.
Church, were ordained:
Methodist Episcopal Robert II, Bart
lett, Otto W Birmingham, Bert Com
stance, Frank \. Jaggcrs, William Lewis,
Howard G. Owens, Edgar II. Shoacrc,
Dillon b. Groves. Charles II. Stephens
and Fred \. LIndhorSt. The latter two
were in uniform, having already been APP
pointed chaplains IN the army and to
them Bishop Mcdowell spoke an extra
word in his charge, admonishing them
TO ply their vocation in the training
camps, in the environments and in the
trenches if necessary. He also bade them
God-speed In their work among the sol
diers OF the nation.
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Ross, j. p. George, p. NJ. K. Schauer
and c. \. Alexander
The men of both denominations were
each presented handsome Bible and
were admonished to make it the watch
word of their lives. The Lyric Theatre
was filed, the ministers Of both denomina-
tions following the service with the greatest
interest. The ordination sermon for the
young men OF the NJ. P Church was de-
livered by Rev. DR.. T. T. Tagg yester-
day morning in the Broadway Church.