The Washington herald., 1922-03-26
EPWORTH UNION
HOLDS PAGEANT.
Growth of League De
picted in Entertainment
by Young Folks.
J JORDAN ELDERS
NJ. e. Conference Delegates
Assigned to District :
Churches Today.


night iclosed the third day. of the
f3sth session OF the Baltimore an
nuaI conference Of the Methodist
EpiseSpaI Church South. The
pageant. WHICH came at the end Of
the meeting the Epworth League
Board was held in the Mount YER
non I1ace NJ. p. Church.
Sixty-two young people from the
various chapters of the league ia
this city took part in the pagea-t.
whieh was under the direction OF
Miss Lillian Earnest. juniOr-inter-
mediate superintendent Of the Ep-
worth League in this section.
The meeting Of tho Epwortn
League Board was pres ded over by
Rev. H. p. Baker. Of Baltimore. He
annoiRced that 20j young men and
woTnen. members Of the league. in
the Baltimore annual conference.
had dedicated their lives to whole
time servjC" in the ministry nat
homo and abroad. Herman Wilson.
OF Washington, president of the
Baltimore Conference EpwOrth
League. outlined a program for the
| future. Song services were con-
Quoted by DIT. Herbert Ramsey. Of
thfes city. An organ recital was
given by Il. Dean Shure The prin-
cipais in the pageant were: DR..
Ralph. Spirit OF Church: Miss Cary
WoRis. Spirit Of Epworth League:
Miss Margaret Matthews. Spirit Of
Youth. and Miss Myrta Hinder, as
the Spirit Of 1929.
Five Admitted to Conference.
The afternoon session of the con-
ference was featured by the ad-
issiOn Unto the Baltimore annual
conference with full travelling con-
nectbon Of FIVE young preachers.
The preachers admitted into the
conference were VI. Leo Rippy. as
sistant pastor Of the Mount Yer
non Place NJ +. Church Of this
city. T. r. wyand. of Arlington.
". Va: F. l. Morrison. of Cumber-
land, Md; II. L. Friuger. of Balti-
more. Md and C. NJ. Marshall. Of
Linden. Va
Previous to the afternoon session
the 100 delegates headed by Bishop
Darlington visited the White House
where they were received by PresI-
dent Harding.
Bishop Darlington will preach at
Mount Vernon Place NJ. f. Church
this morning at II o'clock. After
tho services he will ordain as dea-
cons the five preachers who were
yesterday admitted to- the confer
ence and seven other local preach
erS They are John Wesley Seay.
Nc1Iiam Harvey Gray. Harmon les
ley- Hoffman. Comrade William Jor-
dat Harry Louis Coffman. Willard
Conway wiCkIe and Elmer Allan
wlcher.
viii Orinin Elders.
Tonight at o'clock at the Ep-
worth Church. Thirteenth ami North
Catalina avenue. Bishop Darlington
will Ordain as elders the following
william Morris Watkins. William
Jackson BARNARD. Letcher Stevens
Shires. Byron Wilson John, Ray
mdnd BealI CIaEett. Lester Hamill
Sniallw ood. Ford clayton Wagner.
Edgar Carol Eeery and John
Charles SpindIcr- The ordination
sermon will he delivered by Rev.
DIR. $ c. Hatcher. vice president OF
Randolph Macon College.
Much interest is manifested by
the delegates as the assignment Of
pastors for the coming year The
assignments will be announced to-
morrow
Every effort will be made to have
the conference finish up its business
ana adjourn tomorrow.
S.number Of ministers attending
the conference were yesterday as
signed 10 preach at local churches
today. Their names and the
churches in which they will preach
follow:
Mount Vernon Place Church - II
a. m. Bishop L. V. W. Darlington.
Rev. Wade Johnson: 3 p. m. Rev
J. II. BiIlinEsIey: s p. m. Rev. Dr
Gilbert T. Rowe. Rev. L. s Buda
silt
Epworth-11 a. m. Rev. Frank \.
Emory-Il a. m. Rev. L. : Buda-
siIl5'S p. M. Rev. }. W. Martin.
CaIvary-II a. m. Rev. b. L.
Houi: $ p. M. Rev. J. W. I.e=rett.
Marvin-1O a. M. Rev. ]. J. Riv-
ers: II a m. Rev. NJ D. Mitchell; $
p. VI. Rev W. \. Lynch: Rev. J. II.
BiHmgsley.
Mount PIeasant-I1 a. M. Rev.
Dr, Sc. Hatcher: p m. Rev. J. c.
= Copenhsvcr.
Mount Rainicr-I1 Il m. Rev.
GEORGE HassI. y. III. Rev. George
Oliver.
WOOdmOnt-ll 4. NJ. Rev. ]. G..
Cooper. y. M. Rev. Il. J. Jacobs.
'HyattsviIIc-Il a. m. Rev. Charles
pcn Long; = y. NJ. Rev. J. \. John
son.
BrentwUud-Il a. m Rev. II. X.
Nevftt: 5 p. m. Rev VI. =. Marsh.
NeNandria-l1 IA. IN. Rev. :. X
CockreII: 5 p. m. Rev. J. J. Rives.
Gaithersburg-1 a. M. Rev. T. J.
Lambert
Odenton-Il a. m. Rev. II. Q. Burr.