Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-03
MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Bible TEACHING
Methods Sifted
.AtConference
BY HARRY BACUS
Star stan Correspondent

Star stan Correspondent
WESTMINSTER. Md, Sept. 8.
The Organized Bible Glass
Association, having elected new
officers for the year. turned to-
day to a study Of how to i'm
prove the quality of Bible class
instruction.
The ATT delegates to this 35th
annual conference on the West
ern Maryland College campus
met in separate forums on at
tendance problems, organization
and lesson presentation. The
delegates come from 245 Bible
classes in SO Washington
churches.
The association numbers more
than $4,000 members of 10 Prot
eStant denominations.
OF the six officers elected yes
terday, four are new. Harold S.
King was reelected to a second
term as president.
Other OfIicers Named
Other officers are DR.. David
M. Frazer, administrative vice
president; Miss Margaret z.
Ringrose, executive secretary;
Guy r. Perry, treasurer; Lou
Metcalf. assistant treasurer, and
Miss T. Louise Morrow. re-
elected recording secretary.
DR.. w. Kenneth Lyons, pastor
of Anacostia Methodist Church,
installed the new officers.
George E. Harris, retiring after
Is years as administrative vice
president, was given a testi-
monial volume signed by each of
the conference delegates. The
other retiring officers also re-
ceived gifts.
Howard M. StackhouSe, for
mer president, was unanimous
ly elected president emeritus,
effective one year ago, the date
he retired.
Proposed Year Ago
The same motion was proposed
a year ago when Mr.. Stackhouse
was presiding for the last time,
but he ruled it out Of order.
Today's study of Bible class
methods followed an innovation
introduced to the conference
yesterday, when a model Bible
class was conducted on the as
sembly stage. DR.. Arthur s.
Flemming. director of the Office
of Defense Mobilization and a
member of Foundry Methodist
Church, was the teacher.
At the annual business meet
ing, a $500 budget was ap-
proved, including authorization
to move the OBCA headquarters
from 1435 g street NV. to the
Central YMCA Building. Finan-
cial reports listed a balance OF
1891 in the treasury and contri-
buttons Of $1.601 to the Bible
fund.
Miss Violet E. Former. the
associations scholarship student
at Western Maryland College,
reported on her work and was
assured support for her third
year Of study.
Farley Ends Today
Principal speaker at the three
day conference which concludes
this evening, is the Rev. Ryan F
Archibald, new pastor of Chevy
Chase Md Baptist Church. In
his sermon at the sunset service
on the college hillside. DR.. Archi-
bald described human activity as
a relay race"
"The saints in the company Of
the faith" he said, look down
from heaven at our generation
engaged in carrying on the race. >
Heaven is not a place Of con-
ISOLATION for lost hopes, he said
but a reflection Of continued
striving"
In q morning sermon. DR.
Archibald made a plea for
greater democracy in the body
of the church. In the Protes-
tant Church, which subscribes
to the priesthood Of all be-
Ilievers," he said, there is nc
distinction. as far as power goes
between the minister and the
humblest member"
Vice Presidents Elected
The association yesterday
elected these denominations
vice presidents:
Baptist - Herschell Lindsey
William Edmundson. William A,
Little, Florence Gianiny. WILL
liam E. Harvard and Arlington
Wiltshire.
Church Of The Brethren
D. L. M. Cult.
Congregational - Mrs. Mar
guerite Luckel Taylor.
Disciples Of Christ - Mrs
Pauline Randol, John Chase
Kenneth H. Buker and Arthur
S. Marthens.
Evangelical and Reformed
Raymond M. Overholtzer.
Evangelical United Brethren
Ernest H. Tullman.
Lutheran-Allen M. Laster.
! Community-Millard Hess.
4 Methodist-Travers A. True
blood, Linwood F. Harris, Louis
r. Maxwell. L. Herbert Martin,
Marshall r. Baker. Mrs. Dasy
Bell, James l.. Ewin, Alden w.
Hoage, Wade H. Holmes, Mrs
Edna McIlvaine and Frank l..
Smith.
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