Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-16
REV. M. S. WHITE
LEAVES FOR s MONTHS
TO PURSUE COURSE

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summer and that a year ago, and de-
livered a course of lectures on the
lawn under the trees OF the college
campus, that were profitable and APP
preciated by his many hearers He is
a close student and deep thinker.
During his eight months leave the
pastorate here at the Presbyterian
Church will be filled by the Rev. Silas
T.. Persons, ID. D., of Baltimore, who
is not a stranger here as he acted
Moderator of the church during the
period 1t was without pastor after
the resignation of the Rev. George s.
Bell, ID. d., who served as pastor of
the church for eighteen years. DR..
Persons and his wife and daughter
are expected to arrive at the Manse
and take up their residence here to-
morrow for the period of the pastors
absence.
Sketch OF Career
The Rey. Maurice S. White was born
at Philadelphia, July 5, 1888, and was
educated at the Haverford School, TAX
ing Latin-Scientific course. He was
graduated in the Glass of 1905, and
won the commencement oratorical
contest cup on the school debating
team.
Mr.. White took course at the Uni
|yersity OF Pennsylvania 1905-1909 in
Mechanical Engineering, and gradu-
ated in 1909 receiving the degree of
3. S. bachelor of Science) in NJ. c
mechanical Engineering). He took
part IN several intercollegiate debates
and amateur dramatics, and w;ts press
dent of the Zolosophic Literary Socie
~ one Year He was offered position
|of teacher in the Engineering Depart
ment there, but declined.
He worked with the United Gas I'm
proyement Company, of Philadelphia,
as "cadet engineer until the fall of
1912, then he entered the Princeton
Theological Seminary. He united with
the Northminster Presbyterian Church
of Philadelphia when but twelve years
old. At sixteen he took charge of a
class of boys in the Sunday School and
was later superintendent of the Inter-
mediate Department, and still later
Associate Superintendent of the Sun
day School. He was active in SUNDAY
School work in Philadelphia, speaking
at number of conventions. He as
sisted DR.. George W. Bailey, late
president of the Worlds Sunday
School Association, in arrangements
for the Worlds Sunday School con-
vention held in Washington May, 1910,
working in DR.. Baileys Office several
months.
At Princeton Seminary he won the
Banks Scholarship, two prizes $4,000
each) In History OF Doctrine, and the
prize in Systematic Theologyt$75y 00).
At graduation in 1916 he was awarded
the honorary B. D. Bachelor of Diyin-
ity) degree for paper on "Revela-
ton" in Department OF Systematic
Theology
Mr.. White was married December
80, 1911, before deciding to study for
the ministry. Mrs. White lived at
Princeton during the three years and
took several courses with her hus-
band in the Theological Seminary
One child, Dorothy Virginia, was born
August "a 1877.
He was ordained to the Gospel Min
istry on June Is, 1915. and became
pastor OF the Union Presbyterian
Church, in the southern part of Lam
caster county, Pa. This is a large
country church having a membership
Of about 500.
During the period the First Presby-
terrain Church. of this city, was with
out pastor, from January 1st. 1918,
to June LIST, covering six months, sew
eral ministers were invited to preach.
Early in May, 1913. the Rev. Maurice
s. White was one OF the visiting
clergy. Shortly after the congrega-
lion held a meeting presided over by
the Rev. Slias Z. Persons. and issued
a call. which was unanimous. to Mr..
White to become their pastor.
In due form the call was sent the
minister and he accepted, and took
charge Of the church as It's pastor on
dune 9. 1918 having been officially in-l
stalled as pastor on the evening OF
June 20. 1918. with imposing services
In the Presbyterian Church.