Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
METHOD|STSPLAN
BIG C0NCLAVE HERE
Bryan and volstead to BE
Among Prominent Laymen
at Conference
SESSIONS OPEN MARCH 20

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tcrest will come up for discussion at the
135th annual conclave of the Philadei-
phia Conference Of tho ,re,bodist Epis.
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| The Rev. William r. p. Haas, pas
TOR Of tho church ononpnced todov tbo,
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has completed arrangements for the
gathering of more than 3TJ Methodist
ministers from all sections Of Eastern
/ Pennsylvania as far north ms Easton.
They will be received into the homes OF
church members during their stay in
Philadelphia.
This will be one Of the most mcmor.
able and important church conferences
! held here" declared tho Rev. Mr., Haas
"Anong other things of interest beyond
the denomipationaj. we are going 10
show TINT prohibition has been n sue.
cess. and likewise tbe Washington Con-
! ference on Disarmament. Moral and
ethical questions of the dav will also
,Sme in for treatment by many promi.
nent speakers. Probably the best known
among these are William Jennings
BRYAN and Bishop Berry, of the Metho-
dist Episcopol Church. ="
The latter will also preside over the
meetings.
Program OF Conference
| The conference opens officially March
oI. with the annual meeting OF the
| philedelphia Conference Historical So.
cicty. at Forty first and Spring Garden
streets. The Rev. DR.. Luther B. Will
son VIII 1e nv I.,nC'pnt spe"N.,, hs .hs
ne,t dow ~ . o,clork in rho Wharton
{ Nor,oriol Church Fifty fourth and
cotborina streets Decorations for tbe
ocnosions viii add a festival to,,ch to
,bo atmosnbere ~ the church. Infor-
NATION and registration booths will be
nIaccd in tho lobby Of the SUNDAY
School
Tha most SOLEMN gathering Of the
useL will no March So In memorial
ser,,;co for thc thirteen ministers OF the
conference who died during the year
II is the largest number for one year
for sararo1 decades. The afternoon will
bn davotod IN the ANIMAL meeting of the
Womnn.s Home Mission Society. In
tho Epthany Temple OF the PRESBYTERIAN
Church at Fifty. third and Spruce
s,reets will be held the conference of
,he Rnrol Minister'S Association that
eyenine problems and Methods, will
hc the tonic of two speakers. DR.. Paul
T. Voct and prof Charles Elv. OF
D;cu;nson Collepe, Carlisle Pa. Start
inc tho nav also and continuing daily
tbrouchout the conference will be a
pentacostal service. conducted by DR..
c,barIes N Roswell. who has acted in
tbis conac;tv for the last twenty. five
vears
.. To Examine students
The feature of Thursday, March %.
will be an executive session in Bethany
Temple for the examination OF young
men at the threshold OF the ministry,
to determine their fitness to enter the
service of the Church. After admit
tance to full membership. they will be
addressed BY Bishop Berry. The an
nual meeting of the Womcn's Foreign
Missionary Society that night will be
addressed BY Miss II. Lester Smith,
who has been a missionary in India.
The Rev. William J. Miller will de-.
liver the greetings of the Community
Ministerial Association of West Phila =