Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-17

warned. He quoted figures indicating
how few families Of ministries give sons
or daughters for church work.
The weak point is in the teens"
he continued "In the old days the
normal time for boy or girl to decide
upon his or her life work was in col
lege. Now il is in high school The
high school boys and girls arc the ones
who are absent from the Bible schools
and churches. It is with the high school
boys and girls that we should concen
tratc our efforts"
Discussing students who enter col
lcgc with the ministry in mind, the
bishop declared 80 per cent of them
change from that idea before gradua-
ton.
GLOW many Methodist students arc
Mt the University of Pennsylvania ?"
he asked. Informed the number was
about 800. the bishop said the question
of entering the ministry should be
placed before them.
I'm the last twenty four months"
he concluded, ''how many young men
have you sat down with and presented
the claims of ministry
New Hospital In Sight
The conference. which opened yester-
day and continues until Tuesday next,
started at . o'clock this morning with
prayers by the Rev. f. u. Decker, Of
the Springfield Avenue Church, and the
Rev. A. p. Hodgson. of the Chelten
Avenue Church.
The annual report of the Methodist
Episcopal Hospital was read by the Rev.
c. NJ. Boswell, corresponding secretary
Of the hospitals board of trustees, who
later was reelected to that position.
DR.. Boswell intimated that new
hospital building will be built in the
next few years. One man. he said, has
pledged $50 900 by April, 1922, and an
other, hearing Of the first offer, imme-
diately matched it.
A new building Is greatly needed, DR..
Boswell said, because at present every
bed in the institution is filled. Last
year, he said. was the most successful
year the hospital ever had.
Hospital Report Entered
Receipts from collections and contri-
buttons in 1920. he reported. totaled
Sal 1875 compared with SAL ,733 in 1919,
while the total income last year was
1915 500 compared with $192, DOG the
year before.
Other figures presented for the hospi-
tai were Expenses on property. 1920,
$500, ,719; 1910, S2O1 .O72: patients ad-
mitted, 1920. 1924; 1919. 1862 :;
patients receiving one days treatment,
1920, 81 100; 1919, 47.70S: operations,
1920, $3.50; 1919, 2063.
The daily cost per patient is now
81. 20. DR.. Boswell said, compared with
daily cost of S3.S1 in 1910. He
praised the women's auxiliary of the
hospital, stating it had raised $13, ,678
last year.
A resolution admitting probationers
to the ordination services this afternoon
in Bethany Temple Presbyterian
Church, Fifty third and Spruce streets,
was presented by the Rev. David L..
Mccartney. 1t was passed Hereto
fore probationers have been excluded
from ordination services.
Fund Administration Criticized
When the Rev. Joseph B. Hingley.
corresponding secretary Of the board of
conference claimants. was introduced
by Bishop Berry, the presiding officer.
! he criticized the administration of the
| fund in some conferences.
Because of failure in the past to dis
| criminate properly between those seek
! ing retirement and an annuity grant.
| DR.. Hingley said, many thousands OF
| dollars are being paid out now to men
who never performed ministerial service
| for any conference.
In some instances, he continued, tract
| sellers and men who did volunteer work
among railroad employees we're giver
| places on the annuity rolls of the
church. The sum Of S2,O00,0 900 was
! paid out last year TO claimants, he said
although another million dollars woulC
have been necessary to meet all claims
OF the So 100 900 paid fully $3.50. .OO(
was given to persons who never served
as ministers. Another defect in ad
mnistration, he concluded, was that
sometimes u conference pays 90 per cert
of its apportionment for work done il
another conference.
Bishop Henderson Speaks
Bishop Theodore s. Henderson, resi-.
dent bishop of Detroit, was one of thu
principal speakers this morning
His subject was Recruiting for tht
| Ministry" He laid emphasis on tn,
alarming scarcity Of applicants for III,
ministry. which has been brought on
by the fact that there are only six can,
didatrS this year, as contrasted with thu
fifteen and twenty in others years.
He also discussed under the head o
the attraction of the ministry for yOun,
men. the necessity of increasing sal,
aries, which Is in line with the reports
made Yesterday by the four district su
prrintcndents who all gave figures OF
the salary increases in their districts.
In connection with today's program
W the conference, although in a differ
Is, thn gpCginp. pf tho I
mems Association, which is holding it
twenty ninth annual meeting in ST
Matthew's Church, Fifty third ant
Chestnut streets.
Hold Memorial Service
Another feature Of today's session
Of the conference was the memoria
services conducted at II o'clock for III
four members of conference who hav
died during the last year. They are III
Revs. $. NJ. Vernon, ]. II. Wood, W
II. Shaffer and II. F.. Foss, all Of whor
were retired Services were also hel
for six wives and widows of minister
who died during the year. They ar
Mrs. Matthias Barnhil, Mrs. Robcr
a. McIllwain, Mrs. +. !. ID. Pepper
Mrs j. $. McKinlay, Mrs. G. 4. Wolf
and Mrs. George G.. Dilworth.
| In the afternoon an executive sessio
was held in the Bethany tempt
| Presbyterian Sunday School buildnl
| Fifty fourth and Spruce streets, {
| which the ministerial candidates wPr
| admitted into full membership. The
| are Amos Allen. Joseph Ashwortl
| Norman l.. Davidson, Frank Dun
COmbc, George A. Laughed and ,
Milton Sheath. Bishop Berry OF
fciated. The admission Of new min