Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-13

Representatives of the various de-
partments of church activities of the
Harrisburg District of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, met in Ridge
Avenue Church this afternoon to
formulate plans for a Christian
Activities Conference. 1t will be
held in the Ridge Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sunday, Septem-
ber 2S. Attending this meeting were
the following: ."
Rev. w. T. Powell, DR.. J. V.
Thompson, and Rev. w. n. McKib-
bin, of Chicago; Rev. Milton Nc
Cam, Smyrna, Delaware; DIR. j. NICK
Kelley, York, Pa; Rev. ]. f. Bren-
neman, Stewartstown. Pa; Rev. w.
w. Sholl, York, Pa; DR.. H. r. Bend
er, DR.. e. A. Pyles, DR.. E. r. Heck
| man, Rev. E. c. Keboch and Charles
W. Boil, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The meeting was called by Dn j.
Nick Kelley. who is Life Service
Representative for the Washington
Area. Charles w. Boil, an active
member of Grace Methodist Church,
and president of the Harrisburg Dis
trict Epworth League, was elected
executive chairman for the Harris
burg District Christian Activities
Conference.
Retain Publicity Chairmcn
The sub-district centenary chair
men were retained to handle the pub
licity work over the district. and
they will also have charge of secur-
ing the names of the delegates from
the churches in their various dis
tricts. This conference is primarily
for the young people of the church
from sixteen to twenty-five, and it
is anticipated that from two to three
hundred of the representative young
people of the Harrisburg District will
be present. The program will be an
nounced at later date, but it will
include three services, morning, af-
ternoon and evening, and the eve
ming service will be presided over by
Bishop William F. Mcdowell, of
! Washington!
This conference will be the first
of a series of conferences to be held
throughout the Methodist Episcopal
Church of the nation. The pur-
poses of the conference is to focus
the attention of young people upon
the present religious, social and po-
litical conditions in our own ana
other lands; 10 awaken them to the
need for deeper devotion, clearer
understanding, special training and
wider religious education; to quick
en- the devotional life; to stimulate
cooperation in common enterprise; 4;
to challenge youth of life investment,
and to offer a practicable, workable
program with an accepted goal to be
won.
Unique Features
These conferences are UNIQUE in
Methodism, but already they are at
tracing wide notice among churol,
leaders, and are the first of the fol-
| low-up plans of the great Centenary
Movement which has just been so
successfully ended. The speakers at
this conference will all be leadrs in
thought and action of the various
activities of methodism that they re-
present, and the thoughts that will
be brought to the youth of Method
ism of the Harrisburg District will
be absolutely the best obtainable.
A special invitation to attend this
conference will be extended to young
men and young women who served
in tn World War, either at home or
abroad, and it is anticipated that
this will be one of the most success
full conferences ever held in tho
| Harrisburg District, and its infIu-
ence for the advancement of CHS
| tianity will be far reaching.