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THE UNITED BRETHREN IN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Old   Presiding Elders Re-Elected, Although the  Baltimore
Elder Wins By a Small Vote Only—Pastors'  And
T
Committees' Make Their Reports.
From Zefhtr of February 28
'HE ONE hundred and twelfth annual  sessions of the United
Brethren in Cbrist are attended by audiences which fill the pretty
church on Nortb Potomac avenue.   Not only are the delegates regu-
 ______ o lar*y present at each
. session but many members of tbe local congregation and of other
denominations occupy
seats in the sanctuary
and observe the proceedings witb interest.
Tbe conference is a
body of men strong in-
[-tellectually and ag-
g e sive i 1 the work of
tbeir calling. Tbe
reports tbat have
been presented
show diligent work by
pastors and zealous
congregations and
have been the cause of
much rejoicing to
Bishop Kephart and
the members of conference. All indicate
tbe rapid and continuous growth of the
church not only in accessions to membership
b it in the acquirement
i t larger and more val-
I uable church proper-
One ties.
|    A  large number of
_^«  o delegates arrived this
morning and the cburcb auditorium is now crowded at every session.
REV. J. L. GRIMM,
Presiding Elder of the Baltimore District,
of tbe strongest men of the conference.
DETAILED WORK OF
CONFERENCE DELEGATES
The opening session, at 2:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was inaugurated
by a half-hour devotional exercise,
conducted by Bishop E. B. Kephart,
D. D., LL. D. He, also, addressed
the members of conference briefly,
giving an interesting account of the
churcb in Africa andGermany, as well
as in this country. The roll was called
and 45 ministers and 30 lay delegates
answered to tbeir names.
Rev. J. R. Hutchison was elected
secretary, after which he announced
the appointment of Rev. W.H.Weaver
as statistical secretary.
Tbe bar of conference was fixed to
include tbe first five pews in tbe fron.
ot the church.
Bishop Kephart announced the following committees;
Devotion--__. R. Ayres, J. R.
Hutchison and D. O. Hammond,
Candidates for Ministry—J. W.
Kiracofe. B. F. Daugherty and J. P.
Anthony.
Elders' Orders—Daniel Eberly, J.
O. Clippinger and D. W. Sollenberger.
Boundaries—J. L. Grimm, A. R.
Ayres, R. R. Rodes, W. H. Weaver. J.
O. Daugherty, W. O. Glessner and S.
N. Moyer.
First year's course reading—W. H.
Washinger, H. B. Spayd, M, M. Burt-
&£r,
Second year's course reading—J. E.
Kleffman, E. H, Hummelbaugb, J. A.
Sbettle.
Third year's course lading—A. H.
Rice, E. S. Bowman. N. W. Burtner.
Missions—J. W. Grimm.
Cburch erection—J A. Gohn.
JPublishipg interests—J. C. Gardner.
Education—A. B. Mowers.
Sabbath schools—--M, J, IJeberley.
Y. P. 0. TJ.^-H. J. Kitzmiiler.
Temperance-—_Iarry Boyer.
Resolutions—G. K. Hartman.
Collector—W. J. Houck.
Finance—J. L. Grimm, A. R. Ayres,
W. O. Appenzellar, R. R. Rodes, W-.
H. Weaver, H. M. Glessner.
Rev. C. E. Fultz was appointed to
secure the money to pay the expenses
pf the delegates to the general conference. S___^!_M
The following candidates for license
po preach tbe gospel were brought be-
I fore the conference and referred to tho I
proper committee for further examination: T. B. Emenheiser, P. D. Reynolds, A. N. Vondersmith, C. A*
Sollenberger, Harry H. Yoe, David M.
Oyer and A. L. House.
Jftev, W. Dickson Mower and L. C.
Smiley presented transfers, which
were referred to the proper committee.
Rev.I. L.Kephart,D.D.,editor of the
Religious Telescope, was introduced
to conference and made a very able
aldress. He added that he was in attendance, also, to look after the business of tbe church publishing house.
Rev, J, L, Grimm, presiding elder of
tbe Baltimore district, read bis report.
His character was passed and his report was approved. The same action
was taken with reference to Rev. A,
R. Ayres, presiding elder of tbo Cbambersburg district.
The conference tben proceeded to
(he examination of the character of
ministers wbo are without fields of
labor.   The following were passed;
D. R. Burkholder, Z. A. Colestock,
W. G. Clippinger, J. Dickson, B. F.
Daugherty, Daniel Eberly, H. L.
Eichinger, S. Garman, J. Garman, J.
B. Jones, J. Edgar Knipp, G. W.
Lightner, I. Lovall, G. K. Little, Wil-.
liam Mower, S. A. McDermad, J, w,
Owen, L. R .xrode, W. H. Shearer, C.
E. Snoke, W. H. Wagner, J. K. Wagner.
The name of J. T. Knapp was referred to tbe committee on grievances.
J. H. Young was reported to have
irregularly withdrawn from the conference.
Conference closed its first session
with prayer by  Rev.  C.  T.  Stearn,
D;D. *
* *
. Bishop Kephart, yesterday evening,
delivered his lecture on '"Egypt and
Palestine" and entertained an audience, whicb crowded the churcb, in a
most delightful manner. He bas made
several visits to tbese eastern countries
and his lecture was a recital of what
he had seen, together with bis comments upon life and customs there.
There was a great amount of instruction in what he told his auditors and
all was presented in ap eloquent sty]e
Which impressed as much as it pleased.
Good instrumental and vocal music
was rendered under tbe direction of
E.C. Arnold,
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■
Tbe second day's session of the con_
ference convened at 8:30 o'clock this
morning, Bishop E. B. Kephart pre*
siding. |^
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. C. B. Wingert, Greencastle.
Tbe attendance was mucb larger than
at yesterday afternoon's session, the
roll call showing 53 ministers and 36
laymen present,
Rev. J.-R. Hutchison, secretary,read
the minutes of tbe first session, which
were approved.
Bishop Kephart announced tbe appointment of J. P. Koontz, J. R.
Jones and J. D. Gossard as an auditing
committee.
Rev. L. 0. Burtner, of the Maryland
conference, was introduced to conference and admitted to an advisory seat.
The greater part of the morning
session was occupied with the examination of the characters of the ministers and the hearing of tbeir reports
as to tbe condition of their charges.
Tbe reports for the charges ip thig
vicinity were as follows:
Waynesboro, Rev. J. R. Hutchison,
pastor—Accessions in past year, 35;
present membership, 222; total .collections, $1704.83.
Mont Alto and Qu ipcy, Rev. JL J.
Kitzmiller, pastor—Accessions, 13;
membership, 235; collections, $741.
Greencastle, Rev. C. B. Wingert,
pastor—Accessions- 61; membership,
179; collections, $906.05.
Chambersburg, Rev. W. H. Washinger, pastor—Accessions, 67; members, 7.86; collections. $25,045.53.
The churches |n Baltimore made
tbe following report-
Franklin street, W. J. Houck, pastor— Access ions, 24; present member-
Ship, 108; total collections, $5909.
Salem church, Rev, N. W. Burtner,
pastor—Accessions, 12; members, 194-
collections, $3147.38.
Otterbein Memorial, Rev. C. E.
Fultz, pastor—Accessions, 186; membership, 408; collections, $3675.62.
Baltimore Second cburcb, Rev. A.
H. Rice, pastor—Accessions, 20; members, 263; collections, $3618.50.
Rev. Hutchison laid before conference a bound type-writtep copy of the
minutes of the conference from 1800
to 1867,   presented by   Rev, I.   H,
Albright, Shamokin. Rev. Anthony
himself made the copy of the minutes.
lt is a large volume and is invaluable
to tbe conference. From 1800 to 1839
the minutes were in German and these
were translated.
Some discussion arose at this point
as to the disposition of the records
and minutes of conference. Rev. W.
A. Dickson, Dilisburg, moved tbat
they be given into tbe care >f D. K.
Appenzellar, Chambersburg, to keep
in bis vault in tbe Chambersburg
woolen mill. This was opposed by
nearly everybody, who believed these
documents should be in tbe bands of
tbe secretary. Only one objection was
made to tbe latter proposition and
tbat was that tbe secretary had no
safe iu which to keep them. To tbis
Bishop Kephart rejoined:
"It seems to me this conference is
old enough and wealthy enough to
bave its own safe and to keep its
records together in it."
The motion was voted down and on
motion Bishop Kephart appointed
Rev. C. T. Stearn, D. D, Rev. Daniel
Eberly, D. D.,and Rev. J. I. Kiracofe.
a committee to consider tbe payment
of Rev. Albright for his expenses in
tbe matter and tbe question of the
disposition of the records and tbe purchase of a safe.
Rev. Albright was tendered a vote
oflbanks.
Rev. W. A. Dickson pronounced the
benediction and tbe   conference adjourned at 11:30 o'clock.
* *
Thursday afternoon's session of the
conference was oj ened with dev »tion
al exercises conducted by Rev. L. C.
Smiley,   .veehaniesburg,
A letter was read from Rev. John
Dodds, Dayton, Ohio, and conference
directed Secretary Hutchison to send
greetings to him.
Conference continued the examination of members having cbarge of
fields of labor. Tbe character of all
was passed and tbeir reports were received.
Revs. W. H. Wasbinger, H. B.Spayd
and M. M. Burtner, the committee on
first year's course of reading, reported
that it bad examined J. W. Yohe and
that he had received a grade of 82i per
cent. H. L. Eichinger was required to
complete his first year's course of
reading by tbe meeting of the next
conference,
Revs. J. E. Kleffman, J. A. Sbettel
a.id E. H. Hummelbaugb, committee
on second year's course of reading, recommended, that J. W. Yohe pass tbe
second year's course of reading.
Conference passed a resolution tbat
ordination be authorised, at the time
of their graduation, of those members
of the conference at present Union
Biblical seminary students, who may
be employed as pastors during tbe ensuing year.
The committee on applicants and
credentials reported in favor of granting these ministers their transfers:
Rev. W. D.  Mower from the M- \%
churcb south; Rev. c. e. b. castle
from Maryland conference; Rev. L. C.
Smiley from Allegheny conference,
The report was adopted.
The committee op finapce read its
report which was amended and passed.
The committee on publishing interests presented its report. Rev. I. L.
Kephart, D. D., editor of the Religious Telescope, addressed tbe CDnfer-
ence, giving a very encouraging report
of the condition of tbe publishing
house, which was highly appreciated.
Tbe report of the committee was then
approved. The report began by saying: "We all know the power of the
press. It does more to create and to
control public policy tban any agency
in existence." The committee expressed its pleasure because of "the grand
success that has crowned the efforts of
the publishing bouse." The committee reported that it was especially
pleased witb tbe work of the editors
of the Religious Telescope, that the
Watchword should be in every home,
that the Quarterly Review should be
on every pastor's table, that the
Search Light is deserving of a much
MT
REV. J. P. ANTHONY
York, Pa., one of the best known
of the conference ministers
REV. W. A. DICKSON,
Dilisburg, Missionary Treasurer.
rculajbingas much as
eratare of the church,
inued favor and bless-
the managers."
) of money for the
lifted-   It amounted
larger patronage, and expressed its
pleasure with.the encouraging success
of the Conference Messenger and* the
College Forum. The committee reported, also, a resolution "that the
members of the conference "pledge
themselves to the support of our publishing house, ci
is possible theii
praying the con
ing of God upon
The coHectio
sx re bar ies was      	
t. $13.
The committee en church erection
presented a very interesting report
whicb was approved. Tbe committee
of whicb J. A- 'John was chairman,
argued that the best, mission ground
in the world is in |be cities of the
United States. Tiie need of sufficiently large cburch houses and the good
they will do a congregation, especially
witb respect to thSir standing in a
community, were emphasized. In
the west the church has 1000 homeless
societies, representing possibly 50,000
United Brethren. The value of the
aid of the church erection society in
these cases was presented forcibly.
The amount of the churcb
erection fund at present is $65,000.
The society bas helped in tbe erection
of 340 houses .of worship in 25 different
states; adding property to tbe cburch
worth a million dollars.
"There ought to be a general crusade for tbe buiiding of parsonages,"
tbe report continued. "Indeed, I
hardly know whether one should pot
give advantage ip ha ving a respectable
parsonage even before a church house."
The report favored the adoption of a
resolution "that we so increase our
assessments tbat annually the
$25,000 line for this fund may be
reached, and that we try apc$ secure
from our people cash donations or
notes,"
The bill of expenses for tbe printing
of tickets for tbe general conference"
election and the tellers' expenses were
ordered to be paid out of the. amount
collected for delegates' expenses.
It was ordered that the bill for thp
expenses of tbe finance committee be
paid out of the home church extension
lV*Wa*
J. W. Houseman was elected corresponding secretary of the Church historical society, 11111
Revs. A. II. Bice, US- S. Bowman,
M. J. Heberly, J. O. Clippinger and
J. P. Anthony were appointed a committee to nominate two candidates
for the Russell Biblical chair.
Revs.; A. H. Rice, J. C. Knipp and
S. N. Moyer were.elected
the Old People's home at
burg.
Rev.  E.  S.  Bowman,
was re-elected Sunday school secretary
and treasurer.
The committee appointed to audit
the missionary treasurer's report, consisting of Revs. J. J. Klugb and M.
Bender, reported that it had examined the report and found it to be cor
rect. The committee was re-appointed for another year.
The conference adjourned at 4:45
o'clock, with benediction by Rev. Z.
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Harrisburg,
t ie committee on ordination, that
Mr. Vondersmith enter second year's
course of study and all the other
brethren the first year's course.
Tbe boundary committee suggested
that Boiling Springs cbarge be called
Boiling Springs circuit, that Salem
and Maytown be detached from Dover
charge andMt.Oli vet fromNe wCumber
land and these, including Marsh Bun
constitute Salem charge;that Thomas-
numerous meetings by missionary societies bad been beld; that the camp-
meetings had been well-attended, and
tbat a committee bad been appointed
toco-operate with tbe Penn Grove
campmeeting association to hold A
grand reunion of tbe churches of tbe
Pennsylvania and Maryland conferences in tbe summer of 1901 at Penn
Grove; that the ministerial and Sah
bath school convention had favored
the contribution of $100 by tbe Pennsylvania conference for a memorial
window in the new centennial church
in Frederick to bear tbe name of
Bishop E. B. Kephart.
There are 25 charges in tbe district,
with 57 cburch bouses and 17 parsonages. The spiritual condition of the
district was perhaps never better.
Revivals with excellent results we.e
beld. Baltimore Otterbein memorial
church led all the rest with 242 conversions during the year. In the district there were 754 converted at revivals and 670 accessions to membership.
Improvements or enlargements were
made to Harrisburg Otterbein church,
$1300; Baltimore Salem, $150; Baltimore Franklin street, $4335.53; Baltimore Otterbein, $1203; Baltimore Scott
street, $1400; Dover circuit, $215 and
ville be attached to Dover charge,
LeMoyne and White Hill be attached j out of debt; Spry cburcb, Yoe charge,
to West Vairview, tbat Spry ap- $310.53; York Fourth, $290; York
pointment be detached from Yoe j Third, $250; Springe., $700; York Fin*,
charge    and   attached   to Hellman j $300; Spring Grove, $100; Dallastown,
and that Yoe appointment be eonsti-
tued Yoe mission station. Tbe report
was adopted.
BeVs. A. R. Ayres, Carlisle, ahd J.
JL. Grimm, Baltimore, were re-elected
presiding elders, Tbere were a number of candidates for the office: C. T.
Steam, J. W. Kiracofe, W. H. Weaver,
W. J. Houck, J. P. Anthony, A. H.
Rice, W. H. Wasbinger, R. R. Rodes,
H. B. Spayd, H. J. Kit-miller, E. L.
Hughes, £. S. Bowman, J. P. Koontz,
D. B. Barnhart, J. R. Hutchison, f b_?
vote was:'"rimm 48; Ayres 67} Stearn,
43; for each of the others one, two or
three yoteg.
The report of J. O. Clippinger, conference treasurer, was approved. It
showed a balance in tbe treasury, March 7,1900, of $859.67, and that
there had been received during the
year $677.26. During the same period
$426 bad beep expended,leaving a balance of $1110,93 in the treasury. Rev.
Clippinger was re-elected treasurer.
The benevolent fund treasurer's report, which was amended, set forth
that the net amount of tbe principal
of the fund was $12,792.13. Interest
receive^ on notes $709,81 and there was
expended a like amount. The board
recommended that $650 be appropriated for eight differeht people tbis year.
The nominations for trustees of
Lebanon Valley college were: J. E.
Kleffman, S. W. Clippinger arid W,,
H. Washinger, terms tQ ex-pi re in 1904,
and J. p. Hecfcert, term to expire in
1902. Conference elected these trustees:
Rey. W. H. Wagner was elected
professor of Russell Biblical chair.
J, W, Grimm, J, P, Anthony, W. J.
Beamer, W, J, Houck and W. H.
Weaver were re-elected trustees of tte
Russell fund,
Tbe committee on Sunday schools
presented its report which was approved.
The committee on missions presented a report which provoked a lively ]
discussion.    It suggested   that   "it
would oe wise not to open up so mapy j
missions and thus endeavor to occupy
more groupd tban  we can properly
cultivate but concentrate our efforts
and make strong and   effective the {
work now in hand."   This suggestion
was warmly combatted by some of the
ministers but the report as to this
was adopted.   A suggestion that the
management of home mission work j
be transferred to the church extension
board, was stricken from the  report, j
Revs. W. Hv Washinger and J.
W. Kiracofe of the- Chambersburg
district and C. T. Stearn, D. D., and
$680. ijlll
Rayville circuit, New Cumberland
and Duncanon will erect new churches
this year and Windsorville and Yoe
appointments on the Red Lion and
Yoe charges respectively are considering the erection of sanctuaries.
The Sabbath schools and Y. P. C. U.
are in a healthy growing condition.
V
-THE REPORT OP-
PRESIDING ELDER AYRES
Presiding Elder A. R. Ayres of tbe
Chambersburg district, in bis report,
said tbat his district was composed of
26 charges. Rev, J. K. Wagner resigned the Path Valley cbarge and Rev.
J. H. Cole was appointed to serve out
the unexpired term. Rev. J. W. Owen
resigned tbe Gettysburg cbarge and
Rev. W. J. Beamer was appointed in
his stead.
He reported a number of district
ministerial and Sunday scbool meetings. There are about 25<K) Y. P. C. U.
members In the district with about
1000 Jr. Y. P. C. U. There are nearly
9000 Sunday school scholars, office]s
and teachers. A number of mite
societies have been organised. Much
work was done in behalf of missions,
especially by the women.
Ii__v. A. k, AlJttJ-S,
Presiding Elder of the Cbambersburg
District.    He has administered
the affairs of his district with
much ability and is very
popular.
Union Biblical seminary and Lebanon Valley college were highly commended by the presiding elder. Two
campmeetings were held during tbe
year.
Rev. Ayres said: ''There are on this
district in Franklin county three
vacant church houses, not under the
jurisdiction of any quarterly conference.   They are   Centre, Oak Grove
The church erection anniversary
exercises Tbursday evening were attended by a very large aqdiepce. Able
addresses were made hy Rev. W. M.
Weakly, D. D., Dayton, and Rev. C.
T. Stearn, D. D., York, and aU_ were
edified by the comprehensive manner
in which the subject was presented
and benefited by the suggestions made
by the speakers. There was good
music by the choir and orchestra
under the direction of E. C. Arnold.
Fiday morning's session was opened
with devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. W. D. Mower. The roll call j
was dispensed witb and the minutes
were read and approved.
Rev. J. R. Koontz, in behalf of
the conference, presented a gave] to
Bishop Kephart.
- It was decided that all surplus con*
ference collections be turned over to
the treasurer of the Home cburch extension society to be placed in tbat
fund.
F. D. Reynolds, A. V. Vondersmith,
T. B. Emenheiser, C. A. Sollenberger,
A. L. House appeared bef ere the committee on candidates for the ministry
and the committee reported that H.
H. Yohe and D. M. Oyer bad passed
and Criders. Tbese houses are being
H. B. Spayd of the Baltimore district, qsed by our Radical brethren regalar-
were elected to station the presiding j *h without Having purchased, leased
elders.      The cogHfl_!.tee to receive
conference collections made a lengthy
report, which showed tbat tbe grand
total assessment for the conference
year was $2771, tbat the grand tQ^ai
received was $2629.40.
Tbe committee op grievances read
)ts report wbich recommended that
the name of Rev, J. T Knapp be
Stricken f rora the roll, because be had
irregdlarly withdrawn from the con
ference.
Conference then adjourned with
benediction by Rev. J. S.x Sollenberger
of the Radical U. B. charch.
THE REPORT OP
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WHY A WOMAN
DELEGATE WAS CHOSEN
This session of conference is unique
in that it has a woman delegate and
one who comes for a definite purpose.
She is Miss Ella Black and her home
is in Duncannon. She is an intelligent
womans full of determination and
energy- To a Zephyb representative
she said:
"This is the first time I ever attended conference as a delegate and I,
of course,enjoy the novelty of it. I was
sent here by the official board of my
church. I wanted to come for two
reasons. I wanted to see what a conference was like from a delegate's
standpoint—I suppose you would call
r.hat tbe womanish side of it, wouldn't
yoo—anil wanted to get a larger
approp-lation for our church. You
see, we are a mission and last year we
got $2004rom conference. If we want
to grow we-must have a new charch
bailding and we want conference to
give us a littlen__ore help this year.
Will I succeed?   I don't know  but I
dope so.
''There were four of us candidates
for delegates.   Three were men and I
was tbe only woman.   I received the
votes of more than half of the sixteen
members of our official board and that
is how I came to* get here.   1  have
been a member of our official board for
f ,ur years.   I have wanted to retire
from it but they will not let me.l sing
in tbe church choir at home, teach in
tiieSund ay school and do committee
work in the Y. P. C. U."
SNAP SIDE-VIEWS
PRESIDING; ELDER GRIM/H
The report of Presiding Elder J. L.
Grimm of the Baltimore district set
forth, in brief, that William Beatty,
of the Hellam charge, resigned after a
month's service because of inadequate
support for himself and family and
D. C. Mundis was appointed to tbe vacancy; that several of the most prominent laymen had died: E. A. Fisher,
Harrisburg; Peter Z.  Strine,  York}
 Jacob G. Altman, Baltimore; that J.
satisfactorily and tbat the young mep Edgar Knipp and wife and Dr. Bara-
named above be received into confer* kat and wife had gone out from the
ence; tbat Mr, Reynolds appear before district as foreign missionaries; that
or rented them. By what authority
they use tbem this conference ought
to know.. 1 am of the opinion that
we Qugbt to use them ourselves or in
some way dispose of them."'
The new Chambersburg church was
completed at a cost of $50,000 and dedicated September 2, 1900, free of debt.
"It stands as a monument to the zeal
and faithful labors of Rev. W. H.
Wasbinger and his tireless cola-
borers."
A new church was also built inHorse
Valley, at a cost uf $500. Parsonages
were built, purchased or improved in
T$evt Bloomfleld, Waynesboro,Fayette-
ville. Improvements were made to
Mt. Pleasant andSpringfield churches,
$250; Shepherdstown, $130; Lehmas-
ters, Gardner's. New organs were
placed in Gardner's Sunday school and
in Biglerville cburch and a new bell in
the Greencastle churcb, cost $125.
Reductions in parsonage debts were
made by Bendersville, Carlisle and
Dilisburg.
A license to prcaeb was granted Ira
R. Sho.p, Mt. Holly, by the Boiling
Springs conference.
David M. Oyer, Upper Strcsburg;
A. L. House, Donnelly's, and Harry
Yoe, Shippensburg, were recommend-'
ed by their quarterly conferences for
membership in this conference.
During the year there were 582 con-
OF LEADERS ON FLOOR
The man who sits in conference and
has a fondness for likening the faces
of the people about him to those of
other persons he has seen would say
that Bishop Kephart has a face mucb
like ex-Secretary Wm.-M. Evarts; that
Presiding Elder J. L. Grimm of tbe
Baltimore district is a very good
counterpart of America's ambassador
to England, Mr. Cboate; Rev. J. E.
Kleffman, Duncanon, of ex- candidate
Wm. J. Br_rfinj Rev. C. T. Steam, D.
D., who is one of tbe handsomest and
most erect men in conference, of ex-
Secretary of War Alger; Rev. J. W.
Grimm, West Fairview, of Senator
Piatt of New York.
Rev. A. R. Ayres, presiding elder of _
the Cbambersburg district, is one of'"'
tbe "sweet singers" of the conference
and has conducted a number of large
and popular song services in the Cumberland valley.
Bishop Kephart is an admirable
presiding officer. He dispatches business quickly and has a fund of rich
humor which continually sparkles
through the sometimes monotonous
routine proceedings. He provoked a
lot of laughter and applause Wednesday
afternoon while ruling on a question
instigated by Rev. A. H. Rice. - "One
time,'* he said in substance, "tbe question of the use of tobacco came up. It *
was decided tbat it was not a good
habit hut there was a hesitancy to
require the old users of the weed to
stop it. 'Let the old sinners continue
a little longer in their ways but
check tbe young sinners at once', was
the verdict." The laugh was at the
expense of Rev. Rice, who is one of
tbe "old sinners" in the matter of
tobacco.
Rev. Daniel Eberly, D. D., Abbotts-
town, one of the retired ministers, who
is attending conference and is an influential member of it, was formerly a
member of tbe faculty of one of the
church institutions in York.
The delegates chosen by vote of the
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