Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-02
u. CONFERENCE
HEARS REPORTS
Memorial Service Held For
Ministers Who Died
During Year

heading, March 2.-Mem orlal
services were held at the United
Evangelical East Pennsylvania Con-
ference in the First Church. this
place at the opening of to-day's ses-
sion. A number of minister's of the
conference died during the year.
The Rev. A. J. Brunner, pastor of
the Bethany Church, this city, and a
former pastor of the Harris Street
Church, Harrisburg, was reelected
for the fifteenth consecutive year.
The following assistants were then
appointed: The Rev. C. d. Huber, c.
Yves. Marquardt, and S. P. Erisman.
The Rev. D. P. Longsdorf, of Ma
hanoy City, was appointed confer
ence reporter.
Prof. George W. Sanville, of Phil
adelphia, was appointed chorister.
The Rev. j. A. Heck, of Pine Grove,
was appointed pianist.
Prof. ]. p. Stober, instructor at
Albright College, Myerstown, was
placed on the superannuated list at
| his request.
The Rev. e. S. Messersmith, of
Wayne. was excused from attending,
as he is teaching school.
The Rev. F. E. Erdman, presiding
elder of the Allentown district, pre-
sided during the missionary meet
ing and the Rev. II. f. Schlegel, OF
| Bethany Church, Lancaster, was the
secretary. The following commit
tees were appointed: On missionary
report, the Revs. w. II. Harner, N
n. Lower and j. A. Smith; auditing
w. III. Christ, G. B. Gensemer and
w. H. Hartzler.
The Rev. A. E. Hangen, of Har-
risburg, corresponding secretary
read his annual report, which was
interesting. He explained that there
are sixty missionaries in the district
and then gave report of the stew
ardship of these missionaries. He
said: Ten of the sixty missions re-
| port no conversions as against six
out of fifty-eight last year. Thirty
had been one and ten, seven between
eleven and twenty; five had twenty
five or more. The largest number
on any mission is SO. This is credited
to Dauphin mission. Conversions or
follows: Birdsboro, so; Williams
town, SO; Locust Dale, AT; Ruther-
ford. Heights, 80; Sunbury, Second
81; Trevorton, %; Allentown, Zion
16; Steelton, 16; Freemansburg, 15i
Catasauqua, IA; total 554. This is d
gain over last year of nine, the aver
age number of conversions this yeal
being nine plus, and this is the same
as last year.
For every S31 of money paid the
missionaries as salary by this con
ference a convert was made. Fol
every SOS of total paid, not includ-
ing rent, there was one convert. Al
average of one convert for every Ii
members in the mission field was
made this year and for every II
members in the stations of the con-
ference. The pastors serving missions
had this year an average of nine
converts. Those serving stations
averaged 20 converts.
Three of the so missions had nc
accesslons at all, two had 80. Dau-
phin led with a net gain of 81;
Birdsboro follows with 81; Ruther-
ford Heights, 20; WIlliamstown, 26;
Bethlehem, Olivet, %, and Sunbury
Second, 16 The total number of ac-
cessions is $40, an average of IL per
field. There are margins that are
very big between the conversions
and accessions. Twenty-nine mis-
sions have had a net loss, four, re-
! port the same number of members
as a year ago. The net gain is far
greater than the net loss.
One woman delegate, Mrs. r. B.
Trone, of Rutherford Heights, is the
only woman delegate. She was APP
pointed a member of the committee
on temperance, Sunday school and
! K. L. G. e. work.
The following visiting clergymen
will fill the pulpit at First Church
tomorrow: 10 a. M, ordination SER
mon by Bishop U. F. Swengel; Las
p. M, the Revs. A. w. Brownmiller,
w. f. He'll and j. p. Miller, will ad-
dress the Mems Bible class; 3.15 or
dination service by Bishop Swengel;
7.3O sermon by Bishop w. H,
! Fouke