Evening journal., 1921-04-11
SUNDAY Church
SHOWS SCORED
M. P. Conference Speaker
. Says Musicales Cannot
Take Place of Bible
WANTS CHRISTIAN
DAILY IN BALTI.

motion pictures in the churches
-were scored yesterday by the Rev
DIR. J. NJ. Gill. pastor Of the West |
baltimore Church, who preached |
the ordination sermon at the Mary |
land Annual Conference Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church in session |
here.
DIR. Gill said that the lectures. |
.musicales and movies by clergymen
on Sunday nights were poor substi-
tutes for the Bible. He declared
. that nobody could put his hand on
a piece Of music and say that it was
-inspired by God; that the Bible was
the only infallible book. He said
further that so-called Helps TO
Bible study in the Sunday School
were usually a dindrance and calls
them "pre-digested food" He said
that a change was needed in the
methods OF teaching. and that the
ministry has not taught TO the de-
gree that II should the word of God.
Ministers are ovorworked. he said.
giving this as one Of the reasons for
the alleged neglect Of the correct
teaching Of the Bible. Their time is
consumed. he maintained, by too
much organization, too many COM
mittees, even too many services on
4 Sunday He suggested that one
q great preaching service. a Sunday
school service and a young peoples
service at night would be better
than a multiplicity Of services on
Sunday.
He advised that a chair be estab-
ical Seminary to teach the Bible.
Those ordained were: J. Tracy
Fenby, Finksburg. Md; Paul F..
Warner, Baltimore, son OF the Rev.
DR.. L. F. Warner, pastor of St.
Johns Church; Charles NJ. Kelser,
Washington; Fred G.. Holloway.
Newark, and ]. Earl Cummings.
Baltimore.
Il is expected that the conference
will close late tonight. The appoint
ments will be the last thing on the
docket. Today il was stated that
Il the Rev. J. +. Bryan, North Caro-
lima Avenue Church, Washington,
wir-very likely be sent to Emmanuel
Church, Philadelphia; the Rev. Will
liam p. Roberts. now at Emmanuel
will then, it is believed be sent 10
Eutaw Church, Baltimore. II is also
rumored that on the presidents slate
the Rev. G.. Edwin Brown. George
j town. d. c., is scheduled for Broad
way Church. Baltimore. and the
Rev +. A. Sexsmith, Eutaw Church
for Christ Church, Baltimore.
! That a Christian newspaper Is
needed in Baltimore was declared ir
NJ. a report submitted on Saturday e
the Conference. A committee vii
study the situation and secure th'
cooperation Of other denomination
i toward the establishment Of such ;
newspaper, it was stated.
The committee that presented thl
4 report was composed Of Daniel Baker
W o. Atwood and Seth II. Linthi
4 cum The report follows
We. the undersigned, your com
q mittee. appointed at the last session
OF the Maryland conference OF tn
Methodist Protestant Church TO con
slider the report on the question o
the need and feasibility OF estab
4 fishing a Christian daily paper fl
Baltimore, beg leave to report in tn
strongest emphasis that such a pape
is certainly And sadly needed at thi
time. and that if the necessar
financial support can be secured tn
problem would be readily and sue
cessfuily solved.
Never In its history has the Stat
OF Maryland and its great Metrop
oils. Baltimore, needed. more than
does today, a daily newspaper whic
\ will stand for fundamental Chris
tan ideas and Righteousness in pub
lie and private life; paper SAT
for every member of mans family
taking the position OF upholding an
supporting the great moral ques
tions of the day.
From our knowledge Of the ger
tlemen who control our Baltimor
dailies, we entertain a hope that
change in tho policy of their paper
n may be secured by a united and pei
- sistent influence led by the man
Christian organizations of our cit
l and State. or possibly through IN
auspices of the Baltimore Federa
tion Of Churches.
The Rev j. W. Trout. Of st. Luke
Church, Philadelphia. suggested thi
an effort be made 10 convert a news
paper now established. He said ]
was confident he could get in th
newspapers If he turned rascal an
received column after column.
The resignation Of the Rev. A. v
Mather and the Rev. j. L. Mills frol
the faculty Of instruction was r.
ported by the committee Of itineraI
and orders at the morning session
81 the conference.
Robert Browne, Of Emmanu
Church, Philadelphia, Pa, was a'
mitted to a course Of study. The 70
lowing young men were admitted
& the conference:
81 J. Tracey Fenby, of Finksbur
N Md; Paul +. Warner, Of Baltimor
son Of the Rev. L. l.. Warner. pa
tor. Of ST. Johns Methodist Pr
testant Church; Charles NJ. Kelse
.of Washington; Fred c.. Hollowa
of Newark. and J. Earl Cumming
~ OF Baltimore.
The young men graduated fro
III the Westminster Seminary and we
X ordained yesterday.
The Rev. ". II. Hodges, Of q
West Virginia conference. also WI
H admitted TO the Maryland confe
-ence.
The conference appointed a con
mittee TO report TO the next sessiS
II of the conference a plan Of reorgal
Al. .s. -.