Evening star., 1945-08-26
Bible Group 10 Open
Annual Conference in
Maryland Saturday
BY CASPAR NAMES.

Dr. Harold w. Trlbble, professor
Of theology at Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville
KY, will be the main speaker at
the oath annual Organized Bible
Glass Association conference to be
held next Saturday through Labor
Day at Western Maryland College,
Westminster, Md DR.. Page NICK
Etchison, president, announced yes
terday.
DR.. Tribble will address the
gathering at the Saturday evening
Sunday morning and evening and
Monday morning sessions. The con-
ference theme is Joy in Christ"
Delegates will be welcomed at the
opening dinner next Saturday by DIR
Fred G. Holloway, president of
Western Maryland College.
Evening Session.
DR.. Etchison will preside at the
evening session in Alumni Hall. In
addition to the sermon by DR..
Tribble, there will be a song service
led by William R. Schmucker, Or
ganization song leader. Mrs. Lucille
S. Etchison, wife of the association
president, will be the pianist. The
Scripture reading will be given by
H. B. Niece of National City Chris
tian Church and the conference
prayer will be given by DR.. Clifton
P. Clark. resident of the District
Sunday School Association.
The Sunday morning program pro-
vides for a Bible class hour at Baker
Chapel, in charge of Fred j. Eden
and Alden w. Hoage, both of Ed
brooke Methodist Church. Kenneth
C. Buker of Cheverly Christian
Church will lead a young people s
class at the same hour.
George E. Harris, executive vice
president of the organization, will
preside at the annual meeting of the
Organized Bible Glass Association
following the Bible class hour.
Will Elect Officers.
The annual reports will be read
and the nominating committee will
present its candidates for organiza-
ton officers for the coming year
Committee members are Mrs. Ger
trude M. Donovan of Chevy Chase
Methodist Church, chairman; Miss
Alberta Cissel of Kenilworth Pres
oyterian Church, and James T. Elicit
of Temple Baptist Church.
The worship service will be led
by William E. Harvard of Calvary
Baptist Church. Nathan w. Nor
gan of National Baptist Memorial
Church will read the Scripture les
son and the Rev. Edward o. Clark
of Chevy Chase Baptist Church will
offer the prayer. The benediction
will be delivered by the Rev. Clar-
ence M. Cook, pastor of Lansdowne
(Md0 Christian Church.
Newly elected officers will be in
stalled at the Sunday evening ses.
sion. Noah R. Robinson, vice pres.
ident, will preside. The Rev. Robert
E. Shields, pastor of Kenilworth
Presbyterian Church, will offer the
prayer. A "fireside hour" arranged
by Mrs. Etchison and presided ovel
by Harold S. King, also an organiza-
ton vice president, will close the
day.
Discussions Planned.
Discussion groups will feature the
Labor Day morning session. Mr.
Hoage will lead one on Member.
ship" Maj. Neal M. Wherry oI
Western Presbyterian Church or
Program for the Glass Session,
and Howard M. Stackhouse, associa.
ton vice president, on Recreation
and Social Program"
DR.. Tribble will address the clos.
ing assembly of the conference later
that morning. The prayer will be
offered by John G. Minor, vice pres
ident.
The association was founded al
Leesburg, Va, on July 4, 1922. and
now has over 200 Bible classes in
the District and more than 15,0Ol
members