Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30
PASTORS TO ATTEND
BIBLE CONFERENCE.
Tenth Annual Meeting at
Westminster to Draw
Capital Group.

The tenth annual Bible class con-
ference will be held at Western Mary
land College, westminster, Md, July 8,
4 and s. The theme of this conference
will be The Organized Bible Glass and
the Church" Addresses will be deliv-
cred on the topics: The Opportunities
for Evangelism in Washington" THE
Ideal Relationship of the Bible Class to
the Financial and Missionary Program
Of the Church" The Pastor and the
Organized Bible Class" The Duty CT
the Organized Bible Glass in Connection
With the Church Worship Services"
THE Power of the Cooperative Pro-
gram" and Goals Worth While"
Some of the local pastors who will
take part in the conference will be DR..
William S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church; Rev. S. B. Daugherty,
pastor of Memorial United Brethren
Church; Rev. Harvey Baker Smith, pas
tor of Columbia Heights Christian
Church; Rev. William A. Shelton, pastor
of Mount Vernon M. E. Church South;
Rev. C. B. Austin pastor of West Wash
ington Baptist Church: Rev. Harry V.
Wheeler, pastor CT Emory M E. Church
South; Rev. Mark Depp. pastor CT CAL
vary Methodist Episcopal Church: Or.
H. bennington Hayes pastor CT st.
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teen Smith, pastor of Hamline M e.
Church.
Music Is Arranged.
Dr. Homer ]. Councillor, president Of
the Organized Bible Glass Association,
will preside. William r. Schumacher will
be the song leader, Mrs. P. M. Etchison,
pianist, and Miss Laura Lindley will re-
port the proceedings of the conference.
Special music will be furnished by an
instrumental quartet composed OF T. H.
Braden, Cecil McLendon. Howard Cay
ton and William P. Blake, jr. Discus
sion groups for ministers and laymen
will be held at the conference. dealing
with the topics of the addresses.
There will also be held on July /,
and a conference for Sunday school
officers and teachers. The theme of this
conference will be The Sunday School
at Work" Addresses will be delivered
by Thomas Guthrie Speers, pastor of
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
of Baltimore, Md. and Rev. John c.
MILAN, director of religious education
of the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
To Lead Forum.
DR.. MILAN will conduct an open
forum and question box period, at which
Tie PAOplShlS VI lOCdl OuIlUdy SCHOOLS
will be discussed. On the closing day
Of the conference official delegates from
the Sunday schools of the District of
Columbia will meet under the leader
ship of the president of the Sunday
School Association and will endeavor to
plan a program for the association for
the Fall and Winter OF 1892.
A conference for the young people of
the Sunday school will meet simultane-
ously with the officers and teachers
conference July l, and g. The theme
of this conference will be Youth and
the Church" John A. Patterson, jr.,
will preside at the sessions. Addresses
will be delivered by DR.. SpeerS and DR..
MILAN, and round-table discussion
groups on the problems OF youth will
be held under expert leadership.
All the delegates will live On the cam
pus of Western Maryland College, where
the sessions will be held. All interested
can now register with Page NICK. Etchi-
son, religious work director OF the Y. M.
c. A. who is acting as registrar for
the three conferences.