Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-14

man l.. Davidson. Frank Duncombe.
George a. Lougbead and ]. Milton
SkeatH.
George u. Cummings will take an ex-
animation for elders orders, and eau
didatcs for local dcacons' orders will be
e. t. Carter. John Il. Hamill and
Frank NJ Dilks. Five first year pro-
bationers will be examined and six sec
ond. year probationers.
The Philadelphia Conference His.
toriCal Society will celebrate its an
niversary tomorrow night at the Con-
ference Church. DIR. Francis II
Green, headmastcr Of Pennington Semi
nary. will be the principal speaker. The
choir of the church will sing
The first business session will be
opened Wednesday morning with an ad.
dress of welcome by Prof. J. &. Phil
lips, of the West Philadelphia High
School, who is secretary of the board of
trustees of the conference. The roll
call. which Is feature Of the opening
session, will show four ministers "ab.
sent" They died during the year and
were the Rev. Samuel VI. Vernon. who
had just completed his sixtieth year as
preacher. He had just retired from
long service with the Central Church
AT Roxborough. Others who died were
tho Rev. John II. Wood. retired: the
Rev. William II. Shaffer, formerly a
district superintendent and also re-
tired. and the Rev. II. +. Foss. for.
mer minister of the Arch Street Church.
Six wives and widows Of ministers
have also died within the year. A spc-
cial memorial service for the deceased
members of the conference will be held
Thursday morning.
Bishop and Mrs. Berry will give a
reception to ministers and their wives
at their home. 930 South Forty eighth
street Wednesday afternoon from .
TO , p. m. The anniversary of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society will
be held at . y. III. The I o'clock penta-
costal service will be conducted for tho
twenty fifth consecutive year by the
Rev. DR.. Charles NJ. Roswell.
Examiners Meet Again Wednesday
The board of examiners will meet
again Wednesday night in the Bethany
Temple. while at s p NJ. Wednesday
in the Wharton Church the anniversary
of the conference claimants endowment
fund will be celebrated. with James
Aylward Devehn in the chair. Ad-
dresses will be by the Rev. DE-. !. Il.
Hingley, the Rev. Dr. J. ID. G. Hanna
and the Rev. w. r p. Haas.
An innovation this year will be the
admission Of the class of ministerial
candidates to full membership at an
executive session in Bethany Temple.
This will take place Thursday after
noon.
Bishop Theodore W. Henderson will
speak al the business session Thursday
on the subject. Recruiting for the
Ministry. His address will be one Of
the big events of the conference.
Meetings of the Laymen's Associa
ticn. the Ministers Wives Associa
ton, the Epworth League and the lay
electoral conference will be held during
the week
Bishop T. r. Neely. retired. is e1.
peCted to attend all sessions. A familiar
figure at previous conferences that vii!
be absent this year will bc Bishop
George II. Buckley. formerly district
superintendent. who is now at Singa
pore.
\ feature Of the conference this year
will be a ministers quartet. organized
by DR.. Haas, which will sing during the
business sessions. Its members are the
Rev. Il. Radcliffe, of the Fletcher
Church the Rev. Z. J. Bond. Of the
Grace Church; the Rev. II. f. Wahley
of st. Matthews Church. and the Rev
w. II. Robinson. Of Morton. Pa.