Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
CHURCHMEN WILL
SIT AT READING
Notable Gathering of United
Brethren to Take Place
) Early Next Month

Reading, Pa, Sept s.-The one
hundred and twentieth annual ses-
sion OF the East Pennsylvania Con-
ference, United Brethren in Christ
will be held in Salem U. B. church,
Reading, the Re". D. D. Buddinger,
pastor, the first week in october.
This years session will be one Of
unusual interest, as the United
Enlistment Movement and the Four
Year Program will receive special at
tention.
This conference is one of the larg-
est in the entire denomination and
includes all the churches in the
counties OF Dauphin, Lebanon, Ian
caster. Berks, Lehigh, Schuylkill,
Northumberland, Columbia and
Montgomery.
Its territory also embraces three
churches in Philadelphia and one
in Baltimore, Md. Bishop w. NJ.
Bell, D. D., of Washington, D. c.,
will preside.
The conference comprises the fol-
lowing statistics: Number OF
churches. 1856; ministers, 1923; mem
bership. 25,049; Christian Endeavor
societies, los; membership, 5,605;
Junior and intermediate societies. SO;
membership, 1874; Sunday schools,
14S, total enrolment, SS,S4S; col
lected for local current expenses,
$6e,s7s.60: collected for foreign
missions. $11,29l.sS; collected for all
purposes, sS76,974.63; parsonages,
81; value of parsonages, $3l1.300;
value of churches. $1,436,o52.
Lebanon Valley College, located at
Annville, is within the bounds of
this conference. The Rev. C. D.
Gossard, D. D., the president of the
institution. will submit his eighth
annual report to the conference.
The Rev. S. c. Enoch. D. D., of
Philadelphia, is the conference su-
perintendent He will present his
second annual report on the first
day of the conference.
The recording secretaries of the
conference are the Revs. c. E.
Boughter. of Reading. and P. H.
Balsbaugh, of Columbia. The Revs.
E. A. G. Bossler. of Middletown. and
X. r. Butterwick. D. D., of Her
shey, are the statistical secretaries.
The Revs. L. r. Kramer, of Cres-
soma, and ]. H. Albright, Phi. D., of
Cleona, died during the year. APP
propriate immortal services will be
held to their memory.
The Revs. W. r. Fink, D. D.; s.
s. Hough. d. D.; ]. w. Owens. D.
D., and P NJ. Camp, d. D. OF Day
ton. Ohio will be present and deliver
addresses.
The following special addresses
will be delivered during the sessions:
The Minister in His Study" by
the Rev. Oliver Mease. of Millers-
burg; In His Diversions" by the
Rev. A. S. Lehman, OF Hummels-
town; In His Pastoral Work" by
the Rev. H. ]. Behney, of Sha-
mokin; The Superannuated Minis
ter" by the Rev. H. NJ. Miller, OF
Penbrook, and Hon. A. S. Kreider, of
Annville; The Pulpit-Its Voice for
the Church and Sunday School," by
the Rev. NJ. H. Vert, of Highspire;
Its Evangelistic Effort" by the
Rev. P. B. Gibble, of Baltimore,
Md; Its Province in Preaching and
Teaching" by the Rev. John o.
Jones, OF Harrisburg.
The ordination sermon will be
preached by Bishop Bell. in RaJah
Temple. Reading. on Sunday. Oc-
tober 5, at 1880 a. m. At the close
of the discourse the stationing COM
mittee's report will be read.
The conference has four repre-
sentatives in foreign fields as fol-
lows: The Rev. C. C. Wilmer, in
the Philippine Islands; the Rev. c.
A. Funk and the Rev. c. W. Shoop,
In China; the Rev. ]. F. Musselman,
in Africa.