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CHINA, INDIA AND THE HOMELAND REPRESENTED BY THOSE WHO HAD A PART IN MISSION-ARY PROGRAM One of the most inspiring and enthu-siastic meetings yet held during the Con-ference was the Missionary Conference which convened Saturda y mornin g in Convention Hall. It was in charge of the General Mission Boar d and members of the Board, the Secre tar y and assistan t Secretary, returned Missionaries as well as outgoing missionaries, had places on the platform. The devotionals were in charge of E. M. Wampler of Virginia, and Elder Galen B. Royer, Secretar y of the General Mission Board presided . Prof. Yoder helped in a splendid way with the service of song and the big audience caught the inspiration of "Brighten The Corner Where You Are" and sang it with the spirit. The Missionary enthusiasm is growing as the Conference proceeds and this is expected to be a banner year in every way. The firs t speaker was Mi ss Anna Hutchinson who spoke on "China's Women," whose address we are privi-leged to give in full because we feel sure it will be read with unusual interest by all. I t will be found to contain much matter that will be useful in preparing mission-ary programs. It will appear later. Miss Hutchin son was followed by Miss Ida Shuma ker , returned from India , with "If My India School Girls Were Your Daughters." In her most vivid portrayal of conditions of the lot of girls in India , the heartstrings of many a mother were made taut as she thought of the contrast with her own dear cff-spring. Sister Shumaker spoke out of the fulness of her heart and her experience in teaching be-fore going to India has given the girls of every land a warm place in her heart. J. Homer Bright , just home from China, wrought eloquently as he discussed "With China's Future Men." His work has been largely evangelistic and he has come in touch with the manhood and the lack of it , among China's men. Regarding the finan cial, moral and spirit-ual development of the home congrega-tion that they may adequately support the work , not only abroad but at home as well. Rev. W. S. Long, pastor of the First Church of the Brethren at Altoona, Pa., gave a most helpful address on "The Every Member Canvass." We print his address almost complete. Elder John Herr spoke on the helpful phases of a local congregation supporting a missionary on the foreign field. His address will be found in another column. Elder P. D. Reed, of Tennessee brou ght to the Conferenc e "The Needed South-land." It was a strong appeal for work in the Southland, not because they were heathen as they are in India or China, but because they are neglected so much by the ordinary church activities. We hope to present his address in a later issue. Continued on Page 6 Messages From Mission Fields BRETHREN HISTORICAL SOC ETY TAKES STEP TO HONOR MEM-ORY OF FIRST ARRIVALS ON AMERICAN SOIL At the meeting of the Brethren His-torical Society this afternoon at Conven-tion Hall, with an audience that almost filled its spacious capacity, a resolution was adopted, which shall have for its purpose the erection of a building as a suitable Memorial to the memory of Peter Becker and others who came to America in 1719 and became the founders of the Church in America. It is proposed to purchase the lot just adjoining the First church at Germantown and add it to the property already owned there. The text of the resolution as it passed the meetin g this afternoon is as follows: "Inasmuch as the property adjoining on the north of the Brethren Church in Germantown is about to be offered for sale and the building on the lot spoils the outlook from the Mother Church , it is therefore moved that the Chairman of the meetin g be au thorized to appoint a Committee of seven members, two . of whom shall be M. C. Swigart, pastor of the Germantown Church arid Governor M. G. Brumbaugh, which Committee is hereby authorized to raise funds to pur-chase said adjoining property, secure plans and let contracts to erect thereon a Peter Becker Memorial Building; .a suitable home to be provided therein for the Breth-ren Historical Society, said building to be ready for dedication on the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Peter Becker and his companions from Europe, the first Brethren in America." The motion passed unanimously and with considerable enthusiasm. The meet-ings of the society was one of the most largely attended of any yet held. Dr. D. W. Kurtz, of McPherson, Kansas , presided at the meeting and the minutes of the last meeting were read by the sec-retary, Dr. F.F. Holsopple of New Windsor, Md. The principal address was given by Jay G. Francis, A. M. D. D. of Lebanon, Pa., who has given much time to historical research and events dealing with the early activities of the Brethren Church in America. He had for his subject "His-tory of Education in the Church of the Brethren " and it was a most complete treatment of the subject. We do not have room in this issue for only the first of his .address but we hope to be able to prin t the remainder in succeedin g issues of the Conference News as it is worth pre-serving The first part deals with the "Prepara-tory Educational Period," and he spoke fo this as follows: PREPARATORY EDUCATIONAL PERIOD In the Dark Ages the little learning ex-isting was the possession of the clergy. There was a revival of learnin g, the Renaissance, before the Protestant Refor- (Continued on page 5) Would Build a Becker Memorial BEAUTIFUL PARK IS FILLING UP WITH VISITORS FROM EVERY SECTION OF THE COUNTRY MANY MORE ARRIVING Beautiful Hershey Park is beginning to put on the appearance of an Annual Con-ference. All day Friday and Saturday the people kept coming in, some in small groups and some in larger delegations. Every train brought its share and the trorleys from every direction carried hund-reds of visitors Hersheyward. Scores came by autos from nearby points and some distant states. While the attend-ance is not quit e so large as it was three years ago, yet no one expected it to be. Conditions have changed so much since then. It is just three years ago that the United States was in one of its crises brought about by the present war. Sec-retary of State Bryan had just resigned and there was difference of opinion as to the wisdom of his action but then there was scarcely a person who thought that in three short years , so they seem as we look back, that we would be in the midst of this great world conflict-. All this has brought changes. . There were no special railroad rates this year. The railways made no concessions and rail travel is badly congested. People living at a distance feared to undertake the trip because of the incovenience they might have to undergo. But in spite of it all there is a big crowd of people here and there is more to come. ¦ Then it is a good humored crowd. It is a spiritual crowd 'and a crowd of high ideals. They enjoy everything that tley find at Hershey that builds up and we have seen very little that would do otherwise. It is a representative crowd. The East with its conservatism and strength, the West with its aggressiveness and push— all are here. Foreign lands are represented and the nations of the earth have their hearing in the deliberations of the Con-ference Sunday will be the "big day." The spacious capacity of the park will be taxed and the big Convention Hall will be pack-ed. There will be Hillside meetings meet-ings and overflow meetings where neces-sary. One can pick out the place that suits him best and find something that is satisfying. But in it all let us not forget that it is a religious gathering, a body met together to honor God and exalt his kingdom here on earth. May we not fall short of his expectations. LOCAL MEN TO ADDRESS BRETH-REN At the Sunda y mornin g service in the Convention Hall Mr. M. S. Herstiey, head of the great Hershey activitie s as centered here and his manager, Mi. S. D. Clark, will be present and deliver short addresses of welcome to the visitors who are here in such large numbers. They will be greeted with pleasure. : Saturda y Brings Lar ger Crowds MATTERS PERTAINING TO THEI R WORK AND THE AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS OF THE CHURCH The second annual Conference of Pastors was held in Convention Hall Saturday morning with an unusually large at-tendance for the early hour assigned to this meeting. Dr. A. J. Culler, pastor of the McPherson, Kansas Church, and chairman of the Pastor 's Committee, presided. /Pastoral and Lay Evangelism was dis-cussed by Rev. M. Clyde Horst of the Walnut Grove Church, Johnstown, Pa. As evan glism is a vital subject now in the churches of all denominations we give his address practically complete. He was followed by Rev. M. J. Weaver, of the Roaring Spring, Pa. , congra gation and out of the fulness of his experience he discussed the Pastoral Care of Teen Age Members, a most vital subject and upon the successful, carrying out of which depends the success of the future church. The discussions were closed by Rev. Grover Wine, of Polo, III., with a dis-cussion of the Relation of the Pastor and Church. His was a most able address and quite helpful. He spoke in favor of long pastorates as then the pastor had the opportunity of getting and keeping in touch with his flock in a way that a short pastorate could not accomplish. He urged proper financial support , whether it be called salary or support . The labor-er was worthy of his hire and he should not be entagled with the business affairs of life to make a living. In fact the rela-tion between pastor and people should be so close and cooperative that it was in-terlocking, complete. He, quoted fre-quently from Goldsmith's "The Village Preacher" which he designa' ed as one of the finest gems of English poetr y and most appropriate to the problems of the avera ge pastor of today. Rev. H. S. Replogle, Windber, Pa., whose time as a member of the Pa storal Committee expired with this year was chosen to succeed himself for a period of three years. PASTORAL AND LAY EVANGELISM (A Synopsis) "Pastoral and Lay Evangelism," means the winning of souls by the pastor and his people. In discussing this theme we are emphasizing the responsibility of the con-gregation to be its own evangelist. In announcin g this proposition we do not mean to undervalue the professional evangelist of the right type, nor minimize the importance of his function in the Brotherhood . But we feel that the evan-gelistic responsibility of the pastor and his people needs special emphasis for several reasons: First.—There are not enough acceptable professional evangelists to serve all of the congregations in the Fraternity. Second.—Even if there ' were enough (Continued on page 4) Pas tor s Discuss Vital Subjects
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Title | The Hershey Press 1918-06-08 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
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Title | The Hershey Press 1918-06-08 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 19180608 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
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Full Text | CHINA, INDIA AND THE HOMELAND REPRESENTED BY THOSE WHO HAD A PART IN MISSION-ARY PROGRAM One of the most inspiring and enthu-siastic meetings yet held during the Con-ference was the Missionary Conference which convened Saturda y mornin g in Convention Hall. It was in charge of the General Mission Boar d and members of the Board, the Secre tar y and assistan t Secretary, returned Missionaries as well as outgoing missionaries, had places on the platform. The devotionals were in charge of E. M. Wampler of Virginia, and Elder Galen B. Royer, Secretar y of the General Mission Board presided . Prof. Yoder helped in a splendid way with the service of song and the big audience caught the inspiration of "Brighten The Corner Where You Are" and sang it with the spirit. The Missionary enthusiasm is growing as the Conference proceeds and this is expected to be a banner year in every way. The firs t speaker was Mi ss Anna Hutchinson who spoke on "China's Women," whose address we are privi-leged to give in full because we feel sure it will be read with unusual interest by all. I t will be found to contain much matter that will be useful in preparing mission-ary programs. It will appear later. Miss Hutchin son was followed by Miss Ida Shuma ker , returned from India , with "If My India School Girls Were Your Daughters." In her most vivid portrayal of conditions of the lot of girls in India , the heartstrings of many a mother were made taut as she thought of the contrast with her own dear cff-spring. Sister Shumaker spoke out of the fulness of her heart and her experience in teaching be-fore going to India has given the girls of every land a warm place in her heart. J. Homer Bright , just home from China, wrought eloquently as he discussed "With China's Future Men." His work has been largely evangelistic and he has come in touch with the manhood and the lack of it , among China's men. Regarding the finan cial, moral and spirit-ual development of the home congrega-tion that they may adequately support the work , not only abroad but at home as well. Rev. W. S. Long, pastor of the First Church of the Brethren at Altoona, Pa., gave a most helpful address on "The Every Member Canvass." We print his address almost complete. Elder John Herr spoke on the helpful phases of a local congregation supporting a missionary on the foreign field. His address will be found in another column. Elder P. D. Reed, of Tennessee brou ght to the Conferenc e "The Needed South-land." It was a strong appeal for work in the Southland, not because they were heathen as they are in India or China, but because they are neglected so much by the ordinary church activities. We hope to present his address in a later issue. Continued on Page 6 Messages From Mission Fields BRETHREN HISTORICAL SOC ETY TAKES STEP TO HONOR MEM-ORY OF FIRST ARRIVALS ON AMERICAN SOIL At the meeting of the Brethren His-torical Society this afternoon at Conven-tion Hall, with an audience that almost filled its spacious capacity, a resolution was adopted, which shall have for its purpose the erection of a building as a suitable Memorial to the memory of Peter Becker and others who came to America in 1719 and became the founders of the Church in America. It is proposed to purchase the lot just adjoining the First church at Germantown and add it to the property already owned there. The text of the resolution as it passed the meetin g this afternoon is as follows: "Inasmuch as the property adjoining on the north of the Brethren Church in Germantown is about to be offered for sale and the building on the lot spoils the outlook from the Mother Church , it is therefore moved that the Chairman of the meetin g be au thorized to appoint a Committee of seven members, two . of whom shall be M. C. Swigart, pastor of the Germantown Church arid Governor M. G. Brumbaugh, which Committee is hereby authorized to raise funds to pur-chase said adjoining property, secure plans and let contracts to erect thereon a Peter Becker Memorial Building; .a suitable home to be provided therein for the Breth-ren Historical Society, said building to be ready for dedication on the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Peter Becker and his companions from Europe, the first Brethren in America." The motion passed unanimously and with considerable enthusiasm. The meet-ings of the society was one of the most largely attended of any yet held. Dr. D. W. Kurtz, of McPherson, Kansas , presided at the meeting and the minutes of the last meeting were read by the sec-retary, Dr. F.F. Holsopple of New Windsor, Md. The principal address was given by Jay G. Francis, A. M. D. D. of Lebanon, Pa., who has given much time to historical research and events dealing with the early activities of the Brethren Church in America. He had for his subject "His-tory of Education in the Church of the Brethren " and it was a most complete treatment of the subject. We do not have room in this issue for only the first of his .address but we hope to be able to prin t the remainder in succeedin g issues of the Conference News as it is worth pre-serving The first part deals with the "Prepara-tory Educational Period," and he spoke fo this as follows: PREPARATORY EDUCATIONAL PERIOD In the Dark Ages the little learning ex-isting was the possession of the clergy. There was a revival of learnin g, the Renaissance, before the Protestant Refor- (Continued on page 5) Would Build a Becker Memorial BEAUTIFUL PARK IS FILLING UP WITH VISITORS FROM EVERY SECTION OF THE COUNTRY MANY MORE ARRIVING Beautiful Hershey Park is beginning to put on the appearance of an Annual Con-ference. All day Friday and Saturday the people kept coming in, some in small groups and some in larger delegations. Every train brought its share and the trorleys from every direction carried hund-reds of visitors Hersheyward. Scores came by autos from nearby points and some distant states. While the attend-ance is not quit e so large as it was three years ago, yet no one expected it to be. Conditions have changed so much since then. It is just three years ago that the United States was in one of its crises brought about by the present war. Sec-retary of State Bryan had just resigned and there was difference of opinion as to the wisdom of his action but then there was scarcely a person who thought that in three short years , so they seem as we look back, that we would be in the midst of this great world conflict-. All this has brought changes. . There were no special railroad rates this year. The railways made no concessions and rail travel is badly congested. People living at a distance feared to undertake the trip because of the incovenience they might have to undergo. But in spite of it all there is a big crowd of people here and there is more to come. ¦ Then it is a good humored crowd. It is a spiritual crowd 'and a crowd of high ideals. They enjoy everything that tley find at Hershey that builds up and we have seen very little that would do otherwise. It is a representative crowd. The East with its conservatism and strength, the West with its aggressiveness and push— all are here. Foreign lands are represented and the nations of the earth have their hearing in the deliberations of the Con-ference Sunday will be the "big day." The spacious capacity of the park will be taxed and the big Convention Hall will be pack-ed. There will be Hillside meetings meet-ings and overflow meetings where neces-sary. One can pick out the place that suits him best and find something that is satisfying. But in it all let us not forget that it is a religious gathering, a body met together to honor God and exalt his kingdom here on earth. May we not fall short of his expectations. LOCAL MEN TO ADDRESS BRETH-REN At the Sunda y mornin g service in the Convention Hall Mr. M. S. Herstiey, head of the great Hershey activitie s as centered here and his manager, Mi. S. D. Clark, will be present and deliver short addresses of welcome to the visitors who are here in such large numbers. They will be greeted with pleasure. : Saturda y Brings Lar ger Crowds MATTERS PERTAINING TO THEI R WORK AND THE AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS OF THE CHURCH The second annual Conference of Pastors was held in Convention Hall Saturday morning with an unusually large at-tendance for the early hour assigned to this meeting. Dr. A. J. Culler, pastor of the McPherson, Kansas Church, and chairman of the Pastor 's Committee, presided. /Pastoral and Lay Evangelism was dis-cussed by Rev. M. Clyde Horst of the Walnut Grove Church, Johnstown, Pa. As evan glism is a vital subject now in the churches of all denominations we give his address practically complete. He was followed by Rev. M. J. Weaver, of the Roaring Spring, Pa. , congra gation and out of the fulness of his experience he discussed the Pastoral Care of Teen Age Members, a most vital subject and upon the successful, carrying out of which depends the success of the future church. The discussions were closed by Rev. Grover Wine, of Polo, III., with a dis-cussion of the Relation of the Pastor and Church. His was a most able address and quite helpful. He spoke in favor of long pastorates as then the pastor had the opportunity of getting and keeping in touch with his flock in a way that a short pastorate could not accomplish. He urged proper financial support , whether it be called salary or support . The labor-er was worthy of his hire and he should not be entagled with the business affairs of life to make a living. In fact the rela-tion between pastor and people should be so close and cooperative that it was in-terlocking, complete. He, quoted fre-quently from Goldsmith's "The Village Preacher" which he designa' ed as one of the finest gems of English poetr y and most appropriate to the problems of the avera ge pastor of today. Rev. H. S. Replogle, Windber, Pa., whose time as a member of the Pa storal Committee expired with this year was chosen to succeed himself for a period of three years. PASTORAL AND LAY EVANGELISM (A Synopsis) "Pastoral and Lay Evangelism," means the winning of souls by the pastor and his people. In discussing this theme we are emphasizing the responsibility of the con-gregation to be its own evangelist. In announcin g this proposition we do not mean to undervalue the professional evangelist of the right type, nor minimize the importance of his function in the Brotherhood . But we feel that the evan-gelistic responsibility of the pastor and his people needs special emphasis for several reasons: First.—There are not enough acceptable professional evangelists to serve all of the congregations in the Fraternity. Second.—Even if there ' were enough (Continued on page 4) Pas tor s Discuss Vital Subjects |