Evening journal., 1919-04-07
new MINISTER'S
FOR M. P. CHURCH
Thirteen Young Men Are
Given Elders Orders
by Conference
PHILADELPHIA CHURCH
Is ADMITTED

BALTIMORE, Nd, April 7.-lmpres-
i've services marked the ordination Of
% young men as ministers Of the
Narylsnd Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church yesterday
morning in Lowe Memorial Church,
where the conference Is being held.
The Rev. Or. Luther T. Warner, pres
dent OF the body, was In charge or
The services. The ordination sermon
,>as delivered by the Rev. G.. X. McCas-
lin, pastor Of Potomac, Va, charge
others taking part were: keNs j. j..
Mills, J. NJ. sheridan. William \. Mel
vim James II. Straughn, A. II. Green'
George L. Brown and Fred G. Klein
The young men ordained were
Georgc +. McDorman J. w TOWNSEND
n. W. White, Karl II. Wareheim, L.
Lester Ballardy, j. r. MckcaWn, Guy
Lester, J. Lease Green, J. W. BaXley'
J. II. Moore, c. II. Dobson, J. II. Lynch
md 4. +. r. Baum This Is The larg-
est class Of young ministers to be
ordained in years.
President Warner, in his words Of
advice 20 the young men, spoke OF inc
need Of highly conservative lives, CALI
ing their attention TO the fact that
even in the ccclesiastic realm there Is
plenty OF room at the top OF the lad
der. lie asked them TO abstain from
tho use Of tobacco and alcoholic drink
and after cautioning them against
becoming efeminate, insisted that
they should be men in every sense
OF tho word, rejecting credit and
honor upon the denomination.
II was learned yesterday that there
Is a possibility OF the Rev. Frank
II. Lewis leaving the Pitlsburgh Con
ference and returning TO the Maryland
Conference. The Rev. Mr.. Lewis, VINO
IS one OF The leading ministers OF the
Maryland Conference, accepted pas
iorate in the Pittsburgh district four
teen years ago, and is said 10 be anN-
ious 10 return 90 Maryland, where he
was born, having spent much OF ms
life on tho Eastern shore of Maryland
BY The action OF the Conference on
saturday. First Reformed Methodist
church. Philadelphia. was received IN
90 tho Maryland Conference, and It's
delegate, Mr.. Dunlap, was given an OF
acial seat among the other regular del
gates. This church property was
fnown as Emmanuel Methodist Pro-
.estaut Church. 10 Is located in North
Philadelphia. 10 has "A large and thrlv-
Ing congregation and an attractive
church property,
President Warner announced yestcr-
day morning that from present indica-
tions he would be prepared TO read his
plan OF appointments at the closing
session Of the Conference tonight.
Al the session of tho conference on
saturday morning reports were heara
igom the moral reform committee ahu
addresses delivered by the Rev. Dr. Il
~. Crabbe, superintendent OF the An
ti-Saloon League OF Maryland, ana INC
Rev. Or. w. w. Davis, Of ilo Lora
Dav Alliance. Or. T. n. Tagg, chair
man Of the committee, IN ms report
stated that the disregard for The law
by the liquor interests is nothing snort
of anarchy" Or. Crabbe said that pro-
ribilion laws as drastic as those IN
force in Virginia will be necessary to
enforce prohibition IN Maryland. Dr.
Davis charged that the criminal and Tor
eign elements are trying to develop a
European sunday in America and that
the motion picture theatre owners are
i'm tho combination. 1.-The combined
forces Of greed, sport and pleasure are
in league for an open Sunday" he said.
This Rev. J. L. Nichols. formerly Of
soaford. Del. and recently returned
from France, where for IL months he
served as a Young Mems Christian As
s0ciaton secretary, was called upon to
refute statements TO the effect that
American soldiers overseas were more
or less unanimously opposed TO prohi-
hilton in The United States.
This" he stated, SIS absolutely un-
true. The American soldiers in France
are Of about The same opinion on The
question as the civilians in this coun-
try. Many Of them told me they had
voted for prohibition when here and
were gad that IL had become a national