Evening star., 1920-04-07
GREATER SERVICE
THROUGH Church, , y
CONFERENCE PLEA
Methodist Protestant PresI-
dent Would Mobilize World
Forces for Good.

The great opportunity Ior service
offered the church today was the key
note Of the presidential address OF
Rev. DR.. Il r. Warner Of Baltimore,
president Of the Maryland conference
Of the Aethodist Protestant Church.
At the opening. sssslon today Of the
ninety second ahnuAi session qf the
conference.
More than 500 ministerial and lay
Delegates from the District. MARYLAND.
nsiaw,rs: New Jersey Psnnsysvsn,..; 4
attendancs al the conference, which
is being held In the First u. p:
Church. Sic 4th street southeast, and
which viii extend through next Tues.
day.; Rev. G., NJ Compiler Is pastor OF
greater service. declared that tho
church must make tho minister big
enough to meet the needs Of human
ity. and declared that 'fn these stir.
ring days It will seem strange Il the
church has nothing to say" It Gan
| to capital and labor equally. he said.
Mobilize Forces for Good.
| we must magnify and e1emDlify
tho spirit OF love-" DR.. Warner declar.
ed. There. will hardly be industrial
peace. he intimated. without inter1ia-
tional peace, and added that world
forces must be Inobilized for good.
leadership she will lose her spiritual
leadership" the speaker said. point
ing out the strides that have been
made in the past year in prohibition
and other reforms: Gambling an and
must be acted against, and the church
must meet dangerous referendums'
with righteous reformations.'
The whole scope OF social service
must be widened. he said. pointins
lies before the conference committees
on moral reform. The spirit OF spirit
uai militancy must prevail. he said.
I'VE ought not sing Hold the Fort
when we can sing Onward. Christian
l Recommended the establishment b,
the church Of a rural church com
mission. The president OF the con.
ference declared that ninety-eight
Epastors reported an increase Of 800.
some Of the charges still paid below
the minimum.
Religion Should Net BE Cheapest.
1.-THE pastors salary" DR.. Warner
said. must be lifted from the bottom
of the comparative salary chart ant
placed near the top. Religion shouls
not be tho cheapest thing In the world
IL the principles Of Christian steward
shtp were more reoognized ther'
would be no need for appeals"
! DR.. Warner recommended to thu
Iconference the establishment OF {
i Stewardship educational program ant
stewardship enrolment. But too mucf
fnancisi matters, he said. sws hav,
|rone over the TOP In things financial
whom viii we 60 over the top In thing
spirttual7
church must come back to the da,
when We prayed more and talked less
The church must set itself to the tasl
Of soul-winning. Our plans should b.
t tAought out. only on our knees. Re
kvivals .,xnuste not be worked up, bu
prayed down. We need moro illumi-
mated pastors, not illuminated posters
uns&ved in large numbers, we shoult
know. the reason why"
Baltimore Pastor Honor Guest.
Dr. Warner presided at the devo'
| tional services which opened the con
ference. Rev. DE-. W. w. Strayer oi
Baltimore. eighty-four years old. de.
lclared to be the oldest living minister
in the Methodist Protestant faith, wal
guest Of honor on the rostrum today
memorial services for those who dice
during the past year was held. thu
roll being called by Rev. b. w. Kind.
ley.
Election OF officers of tho Maryland
iconfefence for the ensuing year is te
be held this afternoon. Tonight there
is to be a meeting at the church, wher
Rev. E. D. Stone Of Baltimore Is tc
preach the conference sermon, after
| which tho sacrament Of the Lords
supper is to be administered by DR.
There are to be morning, afternoon
and evening sessions Of Tho confer.
| ence. Committee meetings are being
held At the nearby Second Baptist