Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
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Protestant Church Confer
enCe Expected to Favor
June as Best Time.

A recommendation that the Metho-
dist Protestant Church conduct cam
paign during June to raise $500 900 for
the 1882 budget is expected to be voted
tonight at the church's closing con-
vention session by its Committee on
Findings. The campaign is expected TO
be conducted in all conferences.
The report Of this important COM
nittee is To be read by its chairman,
Dr. A. N. Ward, president Of the West
ern Maryland College, Westminster,
Md. Discussions on the reports con-
tents will be lead by DR.. J. G. Williams
Of Columbus, Ohio, president of the
Ohio Conference; DR.. J. H. Straughn,
executive secretary-treasurer of the
general conferences promotional work.
with headquarters IN Baltimore, and by
Dr. Ward. The reading Of the report
and the discussions will be broadcast
over Radio Station WJSV, starting at
BIS o'clock.
1t is understood that the church's
finances are in good condition. but that
members Of the committee feel that
this money should be raised prior to
the meeting Of the general conference
this Fail.
Cuts Not Necessary.
There will be no material cut in the
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Straughn, and its work in China,
Japan and India, together with its
vast home missionary activities, will be
carried on by full STATS.
During the morning other addresses
were made by DR.. L. B. Smith Of Balti-
more, Nd. president of the Maryland
Conference. on Christian Evangel"; by
DR.. H. H. Price of Baltimore, editor OF
the Recorder. the official organ CT the
church. on Living Pages: by Rev. r.
F. Day. pastor of the Inwood Church,
ardShip," and by w. c. Perkins of pitts
burgh, Pa, on THE Efficient Church"
DR.. Price appealed for a general in
crease in circulation of the church S
organ, citing that its distribution now
numbered 1000 and placed the circula-
ton goal at 10000. He said a church
newspaper was essential because of the
laxity Of the daily press in publishing
accurately religious news.
See Less Pessimism.
At last nights session DR.. Charles F
Wishart, president Of Wooster College
Wooster, Ohio, said youth was rounding
the corner Of pessimism and deserving
larger part in the work Of the church
similar view was taken by DR.. Law
renee Little. executive secretary Of the
Board OF Christian Education with
headquarters at Westminster, Md.
DR.. Wshart declared that the
Byronic cynicism Of youth of five years
ago is passing. Their leader, Memcken, -
he added, is forsaking his old gods; he
has married and is planning a bigger
and better Mercury in true Rotarian
fashion" He said further that the
youth OF every generation has had the
reputation OF going to the dogs" but
he observed that they have never gotten
there.
Dr. Little said statistics show that
67.5 per cent Of the Sunday school mem
bership consists Of persons under Is
years Of age, and that the church mem
bership has % per cent under IS,
Romance in religion will defeat the
cynlclSm with which it is being at
tackled said DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo' pas
tor OF the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. He added that You
can no more wipe out the name OF
Christ and his religion than you car
the sun rays shining on our owr
America" DR.. Sizoo was a speaker al
the afternoon session. as was DR.. r, l
Farmer Of High Point. N. C., and Rev
J. W. Shell of Pittsburgh, Pa.