Evening journal., 1918-05-13
NEGRO PASTORS WILL
MEET At BIC Bethel
Philadelphia A. NJ. 1. Con-
ference TO Gather in
I02nd Session
THREE BISHOPS TO
BE AMONG VISITORS

The Philadelphia annual conference
OF the African NJ. F. Church. will as
semble in its one hundred and second
annual session in Big-Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church, sixth and Walnut streets. VII
mington, on Thursday morning and
will remain in session until noon Mon
day next
The conference Is composed OF about
two hundred ministerial and day mem
bers. and Is visited by about three
thousand Of its members and followers.
These church representatives. come
from Pennsylvania least OF Harris
burg and from all Of Delaware. The
conference Is divided into four divi-
sions or presidng-elder districts, OF
which the Wilmington district 'includ-
ing all Of Delaware), is one, and OF
which Big Bethel is the head.
From the last annual reports Of the
Philadelphia conference 1t appears
that these ministerial and lay dele
gates represent over twelve thousand
communicant members Converts re-
! ported were i,ii2. The accessions 20
membership during the year were f.
Sol
The financial tables show collected for
"dollar-money" (which means con-
nectional upkeep ss.i23.55; for mis-
slonary purposes. s4.762s9. for "educa-
tlonal purposes" s36279&, and for other
purposes an amount TO make their total
/ receipts si52ts.S0. They paid al their
I last conference 10 the superannuated
ministers. widows and orphans. s3,O52 ~
/ This conference will increase all reports
The Philadelphia Conference IS one oi
/ the IS annual Conferences Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, which was
organized in 1916 in its connectiona
form Many Of its churches were or.
ganized as early as 1889 in Philadelphia
/ Baltimore. Charlestown, New York anC
Wilmington.
The connection has fifteen Twins
bishops thirteen general officers, seven
ty-eight annual conferences; twenty-five
institutions Of learning. 1886 churchel
and over 10000 communicant members
and operates in all parts Of the UniteC
States Canada, Hayti, British Guiana
Liberia and South Africa.
Among the distinguished Negroe
who will be present are. the Presiding
Bishop. Evans Tyree, n. D., VI. d
Ii. D.. OF Nashville. Tenn. and wife
Bishop John Hurst, d. D. Ii. d
Bishop Of Florida (Ex-Secretary Of IN
Haytian Legation) Bishop Wm.
Heard, y. D., Bishop OF Mississippi af
Louisiana 'Ex-minister to Liberia
Professor John r. Hawkins. a. NJ, q
Washington. d. c., the financial score
tary OF the convention; Dr. Reverdy {
Ransom, editor OF the A. NJ 2 Revie'
(late candidate for Congress in the Hai
/ lam district OF New York;; the Rev.
H. Rankin, Of Texas, missionary seor'
, tary with oflces in New York; N
Rev. r. r. Wright, Jr., Ph. D., editor {
the Christian Recorder. Phils (the ole
est Negro paper published In IN
world Il may be also, that Bishop Y
W. Beckett, Of South Africa and Bisho
I. y. Ross, Of West Africa, who. b'
cause Of war, are "home-bound wi
visit Conference.
The Rev Dr. H. Y Arnett, OF Bl
Bethel, is asking every citizen OF WI
mington 10 assist him In entertalniu
the visitors by contributing to the
comfort and pleasure in every praot
cable way. that tho good name OF n
city may continue in tho hearts Of N
. visitors.